Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for November 11, 1986

Dream on Calvin!

What motivates an onion? I dunno—but it probably has lots of layers. Lots and lots of layers..Shrek: Ogres are like… onions.Donkey: They stink?Shrek: No.Donkey: They make you cry?Shrek: Nooo!Donkey: Oh, you put them out in the sun, they turn brown, start sprouting little hairs.Shrek: Noooooooo!Shrek: [peels an onion] NO! Layers! Onions have layers. Ogres have layers. Onions have layers. You get it? We both have layers. [walks off]Donkey: Oh, you both have LAYERS. Oh. You know, not everybody like onions. . . .

True, true.

You gotta finish the scene. You gotta get to the parfaits!*

Donkey: What about cake? Everybody loves cake!

Shrek: I don’t care what everyone else likes! Ogres are not like cakes.

Donkey: You know what ELSE everybody likes? Parfaits! Have you ever met a person, you say, “Let’s get some parfait,” they say, “Hell no, I don’t like no parfait”? Parfaits are delicious!

Shrek: NO! You dense, irritating, miniature beast of burden! Ogres are like onions! End of story! Bye-bye! See ya later.

Donkey: Parfait’s gotta be the most delicious thing on the whole damn planet!

I’m on my Way by The Proclaimers starts playingDonkey pees on fire

“Parfait? What the hell is a parfait?”

I’ve never met a famous onion before, but I did once meet a celebrity pumpkin (and no it wasn’t the Great Pumpkin).