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Holy Cabbage! [Vanity or Sign from Above?]
Posted on 08/30/2006 8:24:52 PM PDT by monkeyshine
While preparing Shabbat dinner for a couple of close friends and their acquaintances, my long-time girlfriend sliced straight down the middle of this cabbage.
She was surprised and amused to find that this particular cabbage had taken the form of the Star of David. She thought it particularly remarkable that this occurred while preparing a Shabbat dinner.
No, she wasn't making borscht, the intent was to make a cabbage salad but after cutting it open we decided this cabbage was symbolic and, so, refused to eat it.
She in particular recalled the news of the image of Mary appearing on a grilled cheese sandwich, and thought that a worldwide audience might appreciate seeing images of this Star of David cabbage. So she took a couple of pictures and I have been tasked with putting this on the web.
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KEYWORDS: cabbage; david; hebrew; jew; mrpitt; shabbat; star; starofdavid
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I invite your comments, humor, insights. We thought of the symbolism but couldn't quite put our fingers on what that symbolism is. Sure, there is the irony of seeing the Star of David while preparing a Shabbat dinner. And of course, Israel (the country) has been in the news a lot recently, and the topic of anti-semitism has been floating around... what can one say?
The Star of David, iirc, was placed on the shields the ancient Israelites used in battle, so there is a little bit of a connection there.
Well anyway I like cabbage and have made plenty of my own cabbage salads but I don't quite recall ever seeing image in the form.
There has been no photoshop retouching of this image! :-)
To: Alouette; dennisw; goldstategop; Sabramerican; SJackson
Ping to you for your ping lists... to those who may be interested.
To: monkeyshine
And they say drug use is a victimless crime.
Just kidding! I see The Star of David.
Sort of.
If I squint just right.
And tilt my head.
And take another sip of beer.
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posted on
08/30/2006 8:28:41 PM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
To: monkeyshine
...i'm starting to get verrrrrrry sleeeeepy......zzzzzzz
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posted on
08/30/2006 8:29:50 PM PDT
by
Tulsa Ramjet
("If not now, when?")
To: Texas Eagle
Hey man, drink some more beer and squint harder and you'll see Mary in this sandwich
To: monkeyshine
I still say that looks more like Charlie Chaplin's child bride Oona than it does The Virgin Mary.
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posted on
08/30/2006 8:34:12 PM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
To: Tulsa Ramjet
It's not a Rorschach test :-)
Or as Mr. Pitt would say "...you want DEEP focus!"
To: Texas Eagle; monkeyshine
And take another sip of beer. Maybe you better make that Mogen David ;o)
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posted on
08/30/2006 8:37:34 PM PDT
by
kstewskis
("Tolerance is what happens when one loses their principles..." Fr. A. Saenz)
To: Texas Eagle
The cheese sandwich, looks like The Great Nora Desmond to me. The cabbage is cool, don't see much Jewish stuff like that.
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posted on
08/30/2006 8:42:48 PM PDT
by
PandaRosaMishima
(she who tends the Nightunicorn)
To: kstewskis
MMMMMMM. Blackberry.
I haven't had Mad Dog for almost 30 years. If I close my eyes I can almost hear the faint sounds of "Barracuda" coming from the living room. And I can almost see the blurry clock on the wall above the toilet that I've been puking into. Can it really be 3:35 in the morning?
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posted on
08/30/2006 8:42:52 PM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
To: Texas Eagle
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posted on
08/30/2006 8:44:56 PM PDT
by
kstewskis
("Tolerance is what happens when one loses their principles..." Fr. A. Saenz)
To: PandaRosaMishima
Wait a minute. I'm thinking of Charlie Chaplin's wife Lita Grey. Lita is second from the left.
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posted on
08/30/2006 8:47:16 PM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
To: PandaRosaMishima
don't see much Jewish stuff like that. Glad someone can appreciate it :-)
I've seen Jesus on a door, statues that cry, and a fish with Arabic markings. This cabbage is equal opportunity for religious metaphysics.
To: monkeyshine
Looks more like Clara Bow
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posted on
08/30/2006 9:06:28 PM PDT
by
tapatio
To: monkeyshine
Hey anyone know how to preserve a cabbage?
I thought maybe we could shellac it?
Anybody?
To: kstewskis
To: monkeyshine
The tuna fish with what looks like Arabic writing on its side Hmmm....how about a little desert to go with that fish?
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posted on
08/30/2006 9:25:22 PM PDT
by
kstewskis
("Tolerance is what happens when one loses their principles..." Fr. A. Saenz)
To: kstewskis
Don't forget to wash it all down with a tasty swig of
To: monkeyshine
Hey anyone know how to preserve a cabbage? I have a great sauerkraut recipe.
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posted on
08/30/2006 9:50:49 PM PDT
by
Between the Lines
(Be careful how you live your life, it may be the only gospel anyone reads.)
To: monkeyshine
burp!
Thanks I needed that! :o)
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posted on
08/30/2006 9:53:01 PM PDT
by
kstewskis
("Tolerance is what happens when one loses their principles..." Fr. A. Saenz)
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