Title: Green Eggs and Ham
Author: KellethMetheus
Show: SGA
Spoilers: none
Category: Gen/Humor (maybe)
Summary: Teyla is confused by the green eggs and ham.
Disclaimer: Not mine and I'll put them back when the Muse runs out, maybe.
Warnings: none
Beta: Not betaed since it was a time sensitive piece. All errors are mine.
Stargatedrabbles Challenge: #110 Luck 'O the Irish: Four words: Jig, Leprechauns, bagpipes, Patrick-Bonus: Parade.
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John watched Teyla move across the commissary with a frown on her face. She sat down across from him and beside Rodney. "Why is some of the food green?"
Rodney spoke first. "It's just food coloring. It doesn't affect the taste at all. It just changes the color." He popped a mouthful of his own green food into his mouth chewing happily.
A smile broke out on John's face as she lifted a green pancake and moved her green scrambled eggs with her fork. Takign a forkful of his food he was glad they'd left the ham alone.
She looked up and asked, "Yes, but why have they put this food coloring in the food? It looks sick."
Jumping into the fray, John explained. "St Patrick's Day. It's a holiday on Earth that is celebrated by a lot of countries and since we have a lot of them represented in the people here, the chefs decided to celebrate with the green food."
Stabbing a bite of the food, Teyla studied it for a moment and then ate it. When she was done chewing she asked, "What did this Patrick do to be made a Saint?"
Rodney and John exchanged looks. "Well I remember something about him driving the snakes out of Ireland." Rodney said hesitantly.
Skepticism was clear on Teyla's face. "Snakes?"
"Ye,s well since we found out about the Goa'uld, Daniel Jackson has thought that it might be the them but in the past it was assumed to be the Druids, a polytheistic group, which was replaced by the Christian church as the dominant religion after Patrick's arrival."
Teyla took another bite and considered both men. "So you didn't learn about him as a child. If he was a great man, I would think that it would be important to know." She took a drink of her orange juice. "So you really have no idea why you celebrate this holiday?"
John and Rodney exchanged looks and spoke at the same time. "Nope." "Not really."
But Rodney continued, "I may not know why we celebrate, but I do know how to celebrate. Last year I was in Chicago to see the river died green and the Parade. It was great, but I'm not a fan of green Guinness though, that stuff is vile in any color. Oh and I was in Toronto a few years ago when the Maple Leafs wore their St Pat's jersey on 's Day because that used to be there name. Now that was a sight to see. Then there are the leprechauns and shamrocks-"
John held up his hand. "Rodney stop it, you're confusing her. Look she's almost as green as the food." He turned back to Teyla. "No matter how it started, it has become a day to gather with friends and celebrate the mixing of heritages, whether you're Irish or not. It's a time when you can be yourself. You can dance a jig if you like, but I prefer a quiet night without the hoopla and bagpipes."
"Well let's make it a movie night. I think O'Malley brought Darby O'Gill and the Little People as his comfort item."
Although he nodded, John wasn't sure he wanted to spend the night watching a movie about man meeting up the Leprechauns. "Well let me know if it happens and maybe I'll come."
And with that he beat a hasty retreat to find something to keep him busy for the rest of the night, even if he had to create the emergency.
This is going to be a collection of the Drabbles that I write for this group and others. Hope you enjoy. It will be some SG-1 and SGA so sit back and enjoy. I was going to start with another one but since tomorrow is St Pat's Day I thought this was a good one to start with. So on Friday this will be come Through the Gate.