[JOKE] To pea or not tok pea

[Australian rePublic]

] To Pea or Not Pea? (JOKE)

[desc] A study into the nation's obesity figures has shown that parents can't get their kids to eat green vegetables, such as peas. Suddenly, you find yourself surrounded by various people with various proposals
[validity] High obesity rate, joke issue will not be published, must not be vegan

[option] “All I am saying is give peas a chance,” sings popular children’s entertainer, known by his stage name John Lemon, “@@LEADER@@, I could write a song about how yummy peas and broccoli are! And you can turn it into a national commercial. You’ll just need to pay me a few royalties every time it airs!”
[effect] “peas and broccoli” is a new smash hit

[option] “Or you can try some actual parenting,” suggests childless commentator @@RANDOMNAME@@, “When I was kid, my mum gave me vegetables for dinner, and if I didn't eat them, I went hungry! Kids these days are spoilt brats who think they can get away with anything. I say parents should be forced to smack their kids if they don't eat their veggies!”
[effect] children often associate chocolate with spanking

[option] “But I want ice cream for dinner!” yells 4 year old @@RANDOMNAME@@, whilst lying on the floor, kicking and screaming, “I want ice cream for dinner! I want ice cream for dinner! I want ice cream for dinner!”
[effect] chocolate fudge sundaes have replaced Sunday roasts

[Jutsa]

[Anexora]

The lack of a corporation named "Rest In Peas" is making me uncomfortable.

[Drayxaso]

"But I want ice cream for dinner!" is a master stroke.

Is it just me, or have there been a lot of joke drafts lately?

[Jutsa]

Oh yeah, especially a couple months ago.

Guess we're just not a very serious generation.

[Australian rePublic]

Should I make this an actual issue?

[Trotterdam]

We already have issues about obesity and health food, including in children. We also already did the "give peas a chance" pun.

[Jutsa]

It's still a really good joke draft, though, Aussie.

I similarly would love to make an issue about overly happy people at some point,
but that's another one of those instances where I'm having trouble coming up with a reason why it could be a problem.

[Trotterdam]

I similarly would love to make an issue about overly happy people at some point,
but that's another one of those instances where I'm having trouble coming up with a reason why it could be a problem.

Pessimists complaining that there are very real problems which need to be solved, which the overly-happy people aren't giving due attention?

[Jutsa]

Eh, thinking about it, that's already sorta covered by that happiness vs. work issue. Good issue I might add.