This is shaping up to be a royal throw-down. Spinach advocate, sailor and all around ladies man, Popeye has filed a federal suit against the FDA citing damages related to the FDA’s moratorium on Spinach. The suit seeks, among other things, punitive damages based on intellectual property damage since Popeye has been barred from using his catch phrase, “I’m strongs to the finish, ’cause I eats my Spinach.”

We received the following statement from Popeye’s Lawyer, J. Wellington Wimpy, Esq.:

“Claims made by the FDA are nothing more than a blatant attempt to discredit my client’s reputation. For years, mothers around the world have used my clients likeness to urge their children to eat healthier. The FDA’s wreckless statements jepordize not only my clients reputation, but the very health of our society’s children.”

When pressed about J. Wellington Wimpy’s own sizable debts, Wimpy responded, “I’ll gladly pay them next Tuesday.”

The head of the FDA, Bluto “the Terrible”, could not be reached for comment and calls to his office were not immediately returned.