>An extremely rare and intricately carved "death vase" has been discovered in the 1,400-year-old grave ...
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Posted on 12/04/2007 10:29:27 AM PST by blam
Question - If the Mayans couldn’t predict the collapse of their own culture, how can the predict the end of entire world?
Or flavored ipecac? Hunh? Reminds me of the fighter pilot who told (true story) his news guy passenger to eat a banana before the flight. When asked why, the pilot (call sign “Psycho”) said, “it tastes the same coming up as going down.”
Colonel, USAFR
Hey wait - I saw that vase on the Antiques Roadshow.
Somewhere in the middle of that, you gotcher regrettable actions that never have anything to do with communicating with ancestors.
“So, they can invent a calendar which is accurate and astronomy but they can’t invent alcohol or find a plant in the jungle which will get you high? Amazingly, virtually every other society managed to find or invent a hallucinogenic drug or plant somewhere.”
But they did have chocolate....
Chocolate tastes awful, til other things are added to it.
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A number of comments come to mind; none, however, that would get past the mods.
“Look, nurse, I like chocolate as well as the next feller but isn’t this getting just a little carried away?”
It resembles an ancient popcorn bowl.
Same could be said of whiskey, I am sure it is a aquired taste.
People can aquire a taste for chocolate that has no sugar added to it? Why would anyone wanna?
Well, they did add sugar, it seems.
In the New World, chocolate was consumed in a bitter, spicy drink called xocoatl, and was often flavored with vanilla, chile pepper, and achiote (known today as annatto). Xocoatl was believed to fight fatigue, a belief that is probably attributable to the theobromine content. Other chocolate drinks combined it with such edibles as maize starch paste (which acts as an emulsifier and thickener), various fruits, and honey. —http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate
Dollar General has all you could want, Made in China of course.
Ironically, the flowers found in it were dead as well....
But they did have chocolate....
And they put it in their butt......Eric Cartman would be proud.
Ta-kill-ya tends to have that effect on it’s victims.
“chocolate enemas”??
EW!
Champurrado
6 cups whole milk
1 cup masa harina (corn flour)
2 cups water
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, grated
1 cinnamon stick
1. Heat the milk and chocolate in a saucepan, stirring to dissolve the chocolate. 2. When chocolate is completely dissolved, remove from the heat and set aside to keep warm. 3. Mix the masa harina with the water in another saucepan; place over low heat, add the cinnamon stick, and cook until the mixture has thickened and the masa becomes translucent. 4. Add the chocolate milk and sugar. Stir to dissolve the sugar and simmer for a few minutes. 5. Remove the cinnamon stick and serve the champurrado hot in cups or mugs.
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