Happy Shrove Tuesday, first celebrated by the followers of St. Shrove, the patron saint of pancakes. According to Catholic lore, St. Shrove drove the British out of Ireland by feeding them pancakes. Eventually, when British troops could no longer fit into their uniforms, they were left with no choice but to deploy back to England in hopes that the could lose the pancake weight. Eventually, the British did return after St. Shrove's death. Shrove's followers were forced to flee for their lives, eventually settling in the swamps of northwest Louisiana. Time and poor pronunciation has morphed the name of their colony to Shreveport...and they were safe there, because no one- not even the British- wanted to invade Louisiana. Trust me on this; I've been to Shreveport. Why anyone would willingly live there is beyond me.
Ah, but I digress....
For those of you who normally don't get your fill of fat, carbohydates, and weak, watery coffee on a Tuesday morning, you might be interested in knowing that today is National Pancake Day. I have no idea who came down from the mountain top with that decree, but IHOP is using it to lure you in for a free short stack of pancakes this morning. And while you're there, of course, you certainly won't be able to pass up the bacon, sausage, and eggs to go along with the cardboard pancakes and the tasteless coffee. Still, a free meal is still a free meal...and how bad can that be, eh? Better yet, it's for a good cause.
This is why you're fat.... ;-)
