Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Enjoy Your Roasted Huexolotlin Today

That is their original Aztec name, where they had been domesticated for centuries before the Spanish invasion. They were brought to Europe from Mexico by the Spaniards in the 16th Century. The birds eventually made it to the Ottoman Empire, where they were known ans "indis" and were raised on farms. Once grown, they were exported to western Europe where, at least in Britain, they became known as "turkeys".

Those live turkeys were then brought back to New England to provide the settlers with a taste of home. Then they were bred with the local varieties and, of course, selective breeding over the centuries have resulted in a bird that is far removed from either the native North America turkeys or their Aztec cousins.

But they are good eating, nonetheless.

Happy Thanksgiving.

1 comment:

One Fly said...

Same back at you Misfit. That was fun!