jungle bunnies rule the world

Once upon a time there was some bunnies. They wanted to rule the world.
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What do we mean when we say it today?
Essentially, this phrase just means that someone will make the most out of life in
a situation. How do you open an oyster? By prying it open. You can't just gently
touch an oyster with a knife; you have to put some muscle behind it. But we think
all that hard work is totally worth it because there's a chance of a huge payoff
inside. Not only are they totally delicious�sometimes there's a pearl inside.

Hmm, that sounds familiar. Out in the big world, there are endless possibilities,
but you have to work hard to find them. And a pearl isn't just sitting around for
the taking, but an oyster is. That means that even if you find an oyster, there's
no guarantee that it will pay off. Sometimes oysters have nothing inside (but more
oyster).

The lesson? Anyone can pick up an oyster, but only the lucky find a pearl inside.
If you're quoting this line, then chances are you're an optimist hoping that the
oyster you pick up will be one of the lucky ones that actually contains a beautiful
pearl.

The subtext of Pistol threatening Falstaff is gone nowadays. There is no sword or

threat in our modern version. Instead, we just like to think that if we're
persistent enough, we can find those oysters with pearls anywhere in the world.

Why Should I Care?

Most of the time when this phrase is said, people know they are quoting Shakespeare
(or someone famous), so why should we care about it then? Did we already mention
that Merry Wives is the great, great grandfather of the modern TV sitcom?

So, how did our favorite poet come up with the idea for this play about 450 years
before the invention of reality TV? Word on the street is that, after seeing Henry
IV, Part I, Queen Elizabeth ordered Shakespeare to give one of the characters (that
would be Falstaff) his own spin-off. According to a popular theater tradition
dating all the way back to the early 1700s, Elizabeth I gave Shakespeare only 14
days to whip up a little something for the stage that showed Falstaff "in love."

And this is what he delivered. But Shakespeare didn't just write about a disgraced,
booze-loving knight in love. He did much more than that. With this play he coined a
new phrase and helped develop the idea for our modern day spin-off on TV. It's
quips like this that make the comedy into a faced-paced sitcom-like production
anyway.

In other words, next time you're watching you're favorite sitcom on TV, you have
Shakespeare to thank for it. He might not have written the episode you're watching,
but he did create the whole idea of a spin-off. And he practically invented the
quick-witted character who always has a response, and always gets the last word.
Pistol here might be all talk, but Shakespeare was not.