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( , Mon 18 Aug 2003, 10:16, archived)
From the Double Take challenge. See all 785 entries (closed)
( , Mon 18 Aug 2003, 10:16, archived)
Well, it is meant to be subtle.
But I thought it was fairly straightforward.
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Mon 18 Aug 2003, 10:22,
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subtle and historic
that's new world foods in old world painting (tatties, peppers etc)
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Mon 18 Aug 2003, 10:22,
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someone else doesn't think so either
www.b3ta.com/board/1801164
and if you've been watching too much telly like i have, they only had bread for a very long time before tatties and rice.
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Mon 18 Aug 2003, 10:25,
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and if you've been watching too much telly like i have, they only had bread for a very long time before tatties and rice.
Not as such.
First cultivated in Peru, about 2000 years ago.
First European encounter with the potato was in 1537 in Colombia. Introduced to Spain in 1550s, British Isles in 1590s.
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Mon 18 Aug 2003, 10:33,
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First European encounter with the potato was in 1537 in Colombia. Introduced to Spain in 1550s, British Isles in 1590s.
And blue dye
was incredibly expensive, so that blue tunic is out of place too.
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Mon 18 Aug 2003, 10:23,
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unless the painting was done for some very rich person.
That was the only thing I can remember from my art history course.
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Mon 18 Aug 2003, 10:25,
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and if you look really hard...
there is a guy having a wank in one of those windows at the back....of course we all know Wanking was only discovered when Cook discovered the ancient aboriginal Cockbasher Tribes of Australia.
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Mon 18 Aug 2003, 10:27,
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A bit too subtle, there.
Although it is a herb garden, so these could be upper-class folks, rather than peasants.
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Mon 18 Aug 2003, 10:28,
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That's it. Well spotted.
Potatoes, peppers, tomatoes, sweet corn (barely visible) - and a turkey.
Medieval food must have been so boring.
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Mon 18 Aug 2003, 10:25,
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Medieval food must have been so boring.
McDonalds was even more popular
back then, what with real food being so bland.
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Mon 18 Aug 2003, 10:27,
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from what I've found
they must have had a lot of fun with different herbs for all sorts of medicinal aliments though...
and they ate bread and meat, mmm.. :)
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Mon 18 Aug 2003, 10:28,
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and they ate bread and meat, mmm.. :)
arf!
all of those vegetables were unknown to europe at that period! We only got tomatoes and potatoes n' stuff after Columbus discovered the Americas.
/art historian
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Mon 18 Aug 2003, 10:24,
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/art historian
he discovered some islands in the americas
not "America" aka US specifically. he discovered cuba and a few islands round there.
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Mon 18 Aug 2003, 10:34,
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anyway...
Leif Erikson discovered the american continent long before Columbus did.
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Mon 18 Aug 2003, 10:38,
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pphhtt he discovered Canada
does he really want to be remembered for that? at least cuba's a tough little island that columbus would be proud of ;)
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Mon 18 Aug 2003, 10:44,
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I'm talking continents here...
not countries...and anyway how can you find somthing that was not really needing to be found...the Native American peoples were there first until the europeans butchered most of them and destroyed their cultures. :(
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Mon 18 Aug 2003, 10:51,
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Leif Erickson?
Man of many talents - explorer and film star.
You may remember him from such films as The Gay Intruders (sic) and Once Upon a Horse.
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Mon 18 Aug 2003, 10:47,
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You may remember him from such films as The Gay Intruders (sic) and Once Upon a Horse.