who figured out that brains are edible.
Brains, nothing -- who figured out how to prepare kidneys? At least badly prepared brains don't taste like pee.
Illyria: We cling to what is gone. Is there anything in this life but grief? Wesley: There's love. There's hope...for some. There's hope that you'll find something worthy...that your life will lead you to some joy...that after everything...you can still be surprised. Illyria: Is that enough? Is that enough to live on?
'Shells'
Natter 48 Contiguous States of Denial
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Dec 04, 2006 11:38:55 am PST #4417 of 10007
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
flea - Dec 04, 2006 11:38:56 am PST #4418 of 10007
information libertarian
Brains are easy. Evolutionarily, we're scavengers and omnivores. Brains are spicy and nummy.
sarameg - Dec 04, 2006 11:40:28 am PST #4419 of 10007
The artichoke is the one I always question. How much trial and error did that take?
I swear, I've had this conversation before.
I do wonder. ..
And then I'm reminded of people I'm related to who are miraculously still alive despite their lack of caution and incredible oddity when the thought I wonder what would happen if... transmits through grey matter.
Nutty - Dec 04, 2006 11:40:52 am PST #4420 of 10007
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Brains look like congealed vomit. I'd -- have to really really have a good motivation to think brains = breakfast.
At least the first person who prepared kidneys didn't know they might taste like pee. For that matter, he probably thought he was preparing liver or heart muscle or something.
Sean K - Dec 04, 2006 11:42:00 am PST #4421 of 10007
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I'd try separating eggs before I'd eat the first artichoke. And I love artichokes.
The artichoke is the one I always question. How much trial and error did that take?
SO MUCH THIS.
I mean, can you even be hungry enough to think the giant thistle looks tasty, and yet still have the strength for trial and error on preparation?
§ ita § - Dec 04, 2006 11:42:10 am PST #4422 of 10007
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'd -- have to really really have a good motivation to think brains = breakfast.
Well, if you had to kill your own food, you'd probably be a little less delicate about what it looks like.
For me, the worst thing about brains would be that they look like brains.
It might just be that I'm lucky enough to never have seen congealed vomit.
Ginger - Dec 04, 2006 11:42:11 am PST #4423 of 10007
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Early man seems to have been rather fond of brains, if you go by the remains of their kills. Brains are certainly easier to eat than most of the rest of the animal.
Brains!
Jessica - Dec 04, 2006 11:42:25 am PST #4424 of 10007
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
At least the first person who prepared kidneys didn't know they might taste like pee. For that matter, he probably thought he was preparing liver or heart muscle or something.
It's the getting from "Ew, this tastes like pee (should have stuck with the brains)" to "But you know, if I soaked it in milk for 4 hours..." that puzzles me.
sarameg - Dec 04, 2006 11:43:04 am PST #4425 of 10007
Human eat cacti. A thistle doesn't even compare.
Amy - Dec 04, 2006 11:45:04 am PST #4426 of 10007
Because books.
Yeah, I've thought about the first guy who smoked tobacco, too. I had another "first" thing, too, and now I can't remember what it was.
The most obvious head-scratcher to me these days is behaving as crudely and obnoxiously as possible, revealing the absolute worst of human urges, and doing on TV. KNOWING you're doing it on TV, in fact. (I'm thinking more Maury and Jerry Springer here than Survivor or Amazing Race, but only by a little bit.)