The ritual was very important to me: cleaning the pot, rolling the pot.
The caterpillar does all the work, but the butterfly gets all the publicity.
Most of the time people feel okay. Probably it's because at the moment they're not actually dying.
Humor is based on surprise, and surprise is a milder way of saying shock. It's surprise that makes the joke.
"Fussy eater" is a euphemism for "big pain in the ass."
A good motto to live by: "Always try not to get killed.