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   tattooedcyberidiot said, 11 months ago

   Yeah but that red food colouring is hand squeezed from cochineal beetles by Egyptian virgins
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   AussieDownUnder said, 11 months ago

   @tattooedcyberidiot

   They have some in Egypt?? That’s beetles of course.
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   Sisyphos said, 11 months ago

   Well, certainly that small wad is not worth $4.50…. Long-suffering Jarvis just absorbs the hit and moves on, as so many times before.
   Will the worm ever turn?
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   Markm Mitchell said, 11 months ago

   Amazing!
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   Pacopuddy said, 11 months ago

   @Sisyphos

   I hope so. I really, really hope so.
   Of course, Jarvis is British. The vengeance of a British butler is terrible to behold, and would come under the heading of “cruel and unusual punishment” in the States. And like God, his mills grind slowly, but , , ,
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   Coyoty said, 11 months ago

   The value is not just in the materials. There’s also the the entertainment.
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   Prof danglais said, 11 months ago

   @tattooedcyberidiot

   It was because of the cochineal colouring (a product forbidden to Muslims and Jews) that Rontree’s replaced red Smarties with blue.
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   Pacopuddy said, 11 months ago

   @Prof danglais

   What!!!!
   You mean I have been deprived of nourishing low-fat insect cases because of the religious practices of others?!
   I demand my human right to be an insectivore!
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   Commentator said, 11 months ago

   That is one ugly little kid.
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    JackButler said, 11 months ago

    Cochneal beetles (used to make the red dye) are native to Central America and were used by the Maya and Aztecs as a fabric and skin dye.
    Because it is made from an “unclean” animal, Jews and Moslems are forbidden to consume cochineal.
    Christians are permitted to eat all the bugs they want.
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    Maxi_Haha said, 11 months ago

    @JackButler
    You mean like shrimp and lobster!?
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    TheIrishInquisition said, 11 months ago

    @Maxi_Haha

    Those are crustaceans.
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    TheIrishInquisition said, 11 months ago

    No, Meddick! Do not rob me of the wonder and nostalgia I associate with cotton candy by exposing it for what it truly is!
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    yldonaldson said, 11 months ago

    My theory is that cotton candy is the perfect sugary snack. You put it on your tongue and it disappears. What did I just eat? Nothing. It vaporized! I think James needs to bop that kid on the head for ruining his cotton candy! My favorite cotton candy memory is when I dropped it on the ground and tried to wash it off. Fascinating!
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    LafInLarry said, 11 months ago

    The newer polyester candy is a much better deal.
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