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Turf Cutters Unearth Prehistoric Lump Of Bog Butter [Ireland]
Belfast Telegraph ^ | June 9, 2016 | unattributed

Posted on 06/12/2016 5:52:50 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

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To: SunkenCiv

Rimshot


41 posted on 06/12/2016 9:40:32 PM PDT by Hoosier-Daddy ("Washington, DC. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious")
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To: BloodScarletMinnesota

Also, can’t forget the Bog Butter Buds.


42 posted on 06/12/2016 9:59:35 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: BenLurkin

Is it Irish Gold or Palugra?


43 posted on 06/12/2016 10:37:27 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Rurudyne
I can’t believe it’s not Bog Butter

Dena Dietrich a.k.a. Mother Nature

44 posted on 06/13/2016 8:22:14 AM PDT by Oatka (Beware of an old man in a profession where men usually die young.)
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To: Oatka

Along with Pilgrim’s Pride and Life cereal that’s one of the most memorable commercials of the era.


45 posted on 06/13/2016 11:57:38 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: SunkenCiv

Btw, just to pick a nit, 2000 years isn’t “prehistory” in Europe.


46 posted on 06/13/2016 11:59:12 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Rurudyne

In Ireland (and Scotland) it’s generally considered prehistoric, although it’s apparent that Ogham was in use (probably not general literacy).


47 posted on 06/13/2016 2:19:47 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
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To: SunkenCiv

That’s just because the ancient high tech Irish super civilization collapsed after the invention of whiskey.... /runsaway!


48 posted on 06/13/2016 3:32:11 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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