SC - history of potatoes - probably OT
Christina van Tets
cjvt at hotmail.com
Fri Sep 24 09:15:43 PDT 1999
Dear all,
thought you might enjoy this - it's from a reputable scientific journal (New
Scientist) so it must be true!
***
The answer to Feedback's question (21 August) about what became of the wild
potatoes that were "12 000 feet high" and collected by nomadic indians is
quite simple: like the woolly mammoth, the sabre-toothed tiger and other
giant species, they were hunted to extinction - in this case by nomadic
Indians.
Unlike their smaller cousins, which were able to escape detection by
burrowing underground, the giant potatoes were unable to hide. There is
even a theory that the Inca pyramids were originally created in the image of
the giant potatoes, perhaps in the hope that worship and rituals could
persuadethem to return. Over time, the origins of these temples were
forgotten and giant potato worship evolved into the formal religion that the
Spanish conquistadors discovered.
***
Served with dragon, maybe?
Cairistiona
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