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Leafy greens first dished up 3,500 years ago [West Africa]
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| January 28, 2022
| Goethe University
Posted on 02/06/2022 8:05:25 AM PST by SunkenCiv
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To: dfwgator; FlingWingFlyer
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02/06/2022 11:16:21 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: SunkenCiv
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02/06/2022 11:17:51 AM PST
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dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Covenantor
I was going to followup with a fork joke, but got sidetracked -- the earliest known fork utensil was dug up in Gansu China (slightly ironic), and that is much older than the knife that originated in Ginsu. The earliest known table fork was only about 1000 years ago. So, this joke really does write itself. It doesn't happen to be funny, but hey, we're talking about one of my jokes, so...
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02/06/2022 11:20:19 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: dfwgator
Yes, it was discovered by Ebenezer Twist, the famous professor’s older brother.
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02/06/2022 11:21:23 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: webheart
Giving credit where credit is due? Not only was mathematics and writing invented in Africa, but also eating cooked green vegetables. Wonderful things we learn every day.Wht a coinky-dink: just in time time for Black History Month!
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posted on
02/06/2022 2:42:29 PM PST
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ApplegateRanch
(Love me, love my guns!)
To: ApplegateRanch
What about Collard Greens?
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posted on
02/06/2022 2:43:32 PM PST
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dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: SunkenCiv
So you saying that they lost their only fork and have been using sticks ever since?
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02/06/2022 6:19:56 PM PST
by
Adder
(Proud member of the FJBLGB community: /s is implied where applicable.)
To: AAABEST
Before pottery and cooking became the norm, I’m sure they munched the greens and seeds right off the plant.
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02/07/2022 8:44:30 AM PST
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JimRed
(TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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