h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

When an arm tumbles down,
Pinning you to the ground,
That's sagarro,
That's sagarro.

When a big cactus spine
On your chest carves a sign,
That's sagarro,
That's sagarro.

Oh, that trunk weighs a ton.
When it hits you, you're done,
You can't bellow.

This is not some strange play,
You have just passed away,
Silly fellow!

Good rhymes!

Given how long Winter has been upon us, I thought you could use something fun and silly to brighten your day, Dmitri.

A month ago I was reading about prickly pear cactus, which makes some delicious fruits.

http://homeguides.sfgate.com/grow-cactus-pears-containers-32707.html

Oh, , that's what they mean by cactus pears! I never knew.

And now I have another earworm. Thanks.

I've had prickly pear in Cyprus. I really can't remember what it tastes like, but I do recall enjoying it.

TRiG.

Another culinary recommendation from h2g2...

You can make jam from prickly pears

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/254409/prickly-pear-jelly/

[My mind is like refrigerator. Open it up, and you see food.

I could grow prickly pears inside, but I don't want to.

Is a prickly pear the same as a sabra?

Sabra is the English version of the Hebrew word "tzabar," which means prickly pear. So, yes, they are one and the same, except that "Sabra" can also refer to a person who was born in Israel..

I knew that, but didn't know if it was the same fruit. , thanks! I knew a sabra once, and he told me it also meant 'prickly pear'.

We eat lots of prickly pears here in South Africa! The species actually has become invasive in many regions, crowding out many of our indigenous succulents. We had to import a cactus-eating beetle to combat them.

Cool cactus story by the way! Just check, autocorrect seems to have messed up your scientific name, it is Carnegiea gigantea not gigantean!

Ah! Thanks, we can fix that.

"Cactus-eating Beetle" conjures up an image in my mind that Volkswagen would prefer I not have.