“Sacrilege!” was my first reaction. Then it occurred to me that this Popeye exists in an alternate universe (the universe of Andertoons), so it’s okay if he wants to eat kale. (It also explains this Popeye’s use of proper English.)
In the delightful Robin Williams Popeye movie (1980), he wanted carrots — didn’t get to spinach until later in the film. So there’s some precedent for him eating other things besides spinach.
His tendency to do such a detailed analysis of the local animal life — instead of just running away — will shortly see him eliminated from the gene pool.
I hate to be the one to let you down, Brutus, but I’m pretty sure that in the next panel the waitress will be explaining that that isn’t how it works. Nice try, though.
A long time ago, my personal modification of that definition of insanity became this: “Anyone who believes that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results has never used a personal computer.”
Sounds like Aunty’s been reading Dear Abby.