Playing Popeye* The man who played Popeye
sponged off the dirt from another hard days work at the studio. He was really sick of
spinach, but that was his
specialty and what the
spectators demanded. And he always
sparkled when the crowd was happy. Who cares if they didn’t know that the
spinach was rich with
spices and tasted more like
spaghetti than a vegetable. His
spectacle pleased them and they bought enough
souvenirs to keep him from
spiraling out of business. His business was good and soon to be
solvent.
He
splashed more water on to the
sponge and kept washing as much for the
soothing effect as to be clean. His bathroom was large and
spacious with the full
spectrum of colors lining the walls. Those were the
spatial specifications he had given the designers when it was built and that was how he liked it. In his bathroom he was
sovereign just as he was king when he played Popeye.
But what would he do next? He wouldn’t be able to keep being Popeye for long! He was getting bored. Maybe he could play a caveman next and
spear apples from over people’s heads! That would please the crowd! But then he thought that not many people would have the
spine to let a stranger throw a pointed stick at their head. Nah, he’d have to think of something else. He would stay Popeye for a little longer. And with that thought he turned of the water and stepped out of the shower into his colorful bathroom. Now what should I eat other than
spinach? He thought.
扮演卜派 在演播室又苦干了一天，这个扮演卜派的人
用海绵擦洗掉身上的脏东西。他吃
菠菜真的吃腻了，但那是他的
特色菜，也正是
观众们要他吃的菜。只要观众高兴，他常常会
才智焕发。谁在乎他们是不是知道
菠菜里放了许多
调味品，吃起来不像蔬菜倒更像
意大利面条。他的
演出让他们高兴，他们买了足够的
纪念品，这使他不至于
很快无生意可做。他的生意很好，很快他就
无债一身轻了。
他往
海绵上
泼了更多的水并一直洗个不停，像是为了干净，也像是为了它的
镇定效果。他的卫生间又大又
宽敞，墙上有各种
系列的彩色线条。建房的时候他给了设计师这些
与空间有关的明确说明，他喜欢的就是这个样子。在他的浴室里他是
君主，就像扮演卜派的时候他是国王一样。
但是接下来他要做什么呢？他不能长期继续扮演卜派！他已经觉得有些烦了。下次他也许可以扮一个穴居野人，用梭镖刺人们头上
顶着的苹果！这会让大家高兴的！不过转念一想，没有那么多人有
勇气让一个陌生人拿尖东西往他们头上扔。不，他得另想高招。他还是再扮演一段时间的卜派吧！想到这里他把水关掉，从浴室来到了他那五彩缤纷的卫生间。不吃
菠菜，我现在该吃什么呢？他想。
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