Rubes by Leigh Rubin for April 15, 2021

And the mayflies are excellent, too. But you’ll have to order soon, cause they’re going fast!

Start off with the soup with extra flies

You could order the them served on dried grapes, but that flies in the face of raisin

I hope that’s free-range bioluminescence…

Ah, Planet Bribbitt and its floating diners.

He’s there to see what all the buzz is about, as soon as they work the bugs out.

“I feel so ‘at home’ here. This is almost like my own ‘pad’.”

“We serve them as fast as lightning. I hope that doesn’t bug you.”

“For an extra tip I’ll sing ‘Hello, My Ragtime Gal’.”

Light me up!

If he swallows that, he isn’t too bright.

“I’m here because of all the buzz over your French Flies”

When his order is delivered, he’ll complain, “Waiter, there are no flies in my soup!”

Those flies are toxic. Do you want to croak?

Lilly Pad Cafe located in the Great Smoky Mountains between May and June.

I protest…fireflies are very cool. Eat normal flies, or horse flies instead!

Give me a jar of them to go.

“But if you want something filling instead, I recommend our Dragon Flies. They’re so heavy, we’ll be draggin’ you outta here! HA, HA.”

“Just bring me a new waiter for now…”

Let me know when you run out of puns.