Japanese Fortune Telling: Of Cats’ Paw-pads, Penguins, Monsters, and Gundams
A very odd collection of books from Japan about unique forms of fortune telling.
Actually, I'm torn between consulting Kitty-chan or the capybara.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
Capybara revisited
I had a post about this in 2006, but how many of you have been reading since then?
This time it is the BBC with an article about the poor capybara - the red meat you eat in Venezuela when you are not allowed to eat red meat. (We're talking Lent, and perhaps the most opportunistic categorisation of meat ever.)
This time it is the BBC with an article about the poor capybara - the red meat you eat in Venezuela when you are not allowed to eat red meat. (We're talking Lent, and perhaps the most opportunistic categorisation of meat ever.)
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Would you eat one of these during Lent?
According to the Wall Street Journal, yes indeed the Vatican did allow for the eating of this large South American rodents during Lent. I wonder if they really understood what a capybara was? See OpinionJournal - Taste for the story.
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