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Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Potatoes For Pagans

Cousin Chrissy said she wasn't leaving any comments because, although she recognizes the beauty of the religious posts, she relates more to the potato posts. Therefore, I offer you this potato post in her honor.

Potato Quotes:

"What I say is that, if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow."A. A. Milne (1882-1956), popular children's author



"A diet that consists predominantly of rice leads to the use of opium, just as a diet that consists predominantly of potatoes leads to the use of liquor."Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), German philosopher


"My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with."Oprah Winfrey, television personality



Potato Myths:

If you have a wart, rub it with a cut potato, then bury the potato in the ground. As the potato rots in the ground, your ward will disappear.

If a woman is expecting a baby, she should not eat potatoes because the baby will be born with a big head.



Potato Joke:


Why did the potato cross the road? He saw a fork up ahead.







Visit the following link to be connected to one of the funniest photo-essays I've ever seen (see photo above for a hint of what you're in for!© Timm Chapman--thanks for granting JAIBHAKTI permission to use this photo, Tim!). http://www.spudstravels.com/




May we all take comfort in knowing, this holiday season, that a full tummy is only a baked potato away. Cheers! --Bhakti


tags: humor, potatoes

posted by Unknown at 8:25 PM

23 Comments:

Blogger Unknown said...

Darn...where were you an hour ago when I could have used a love spell!!! (no joke).

I enjoyed visiting your site. Please, do visit here again.

Cheers,
Bhakti

8:57 PM  
Blogger sage said...

Do you know where the Nietzsche quote came from? It must of been his last book when he was in an insane asylum... where he also supposedly said, "the world is a cow pasture, so you better watch you step," or something similar.

9:01 PM  
Blogger His Majesty said...

The King enjoys a good potato.

10:24 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

re: Witty banter... something something...
Now, drop to your knees and honor my visage!


I'm on my knees kissing your little robotic toes, my Lord.

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I hope to God that someday you become the most famous artist in the world. Your avatars just crap me up...my smile's a mile...no wait...let me adjust the measuring tape a bit...no--by golly--my smile is now a mile and a HALF wide!!

10:32 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

ROFLMAO!!! OH my gosh--did anyone catch my typo in the above comment??? I meant to write that your little avatars 'crack' me up, not 'crap' me up!!!!

I think it's time to hit the hay...

10:33 PM  
Blogger kenju said...

I love Spud's Travels, Bhakti. Thanks!

1:07 AM  
Blogger The Zombieslayer said...

"A diet that consists predominantly of rice leads to the use of opium, just as a diet that consists predominantly of potatoes leads to the use of liquor."

I eat more rice than potatoes and only do opium once a week, but drink liquor every day at work, especially during meetings. You're wrong, Nietzchie!

2:38 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

SAGE: I'm not quite sure where that Nietzsche quote is from (I found it on a Google search for 'weird potato quotes'!) I do have a volume of his collected works, so I'll check the index for any mentioning of potatoes, although I suspect it was written at the time of his siphilus related delirium. :)

KENJU: Isn't Spuds the coolest?? I was fortunate enough to grant permission to use the photo from Tim, the gentleman who took the photos!

ZOMBIESLAYER: Too funny!! I recall that you don't only drink at work, but drink (really strong) martinis while blogging late at night, no? :P hahahaha...just kidding!

I think Nietzsche was probably just lamenting about his latent disdain for the Irish when he wrote the potato/drinking comment. I'm not sure who he was lamenting about with regards to the opium comment, although I suspect he may have been talking about the early American jazz musicians! :)

6:33 AM  
Blogger Miladysa said...

Potatoes are staple part of our diet.

One potatoe
Two potatoe
Three potatoe
Four
Five potatoe
Six potatoe
Seven potatoe
More
Eight potatoe
Nine potatoe
Ten potatoe
All for Cousin Chrissy!

Did you know that poetry need not rhyme :)

I wonder if Zombieslayer knows that you can make alcohol from potatoes?

6:40 AM  
Blogger Gyrobo said...

Is the plaural of "potato" potatoes? Or potatos?

Whichever it is, the same rule applies to Tomatoes.

12:29 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Aright! I love it!! Thanks for writing about potatos - I love them! Nutrious and delicious.
And, Yes, I am still married to that handsome Scotsman...and we have 2 wee ones!

1:47 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

MILADYSA: Oh, Cousin Chrissy has just informed me that she is placing this poem inside all of her Christmas cards!! (I hope this isn't an indication of what she's going to be serving us for the holiday feast!!)

GYROBOCOP: Yes... the pluri of 'potato' is 'potatoes' (Chrissy and I had a family feud about that several months ago!). And, yes, you are correct! The same plurification rule applies to 'tomatoes'! It also applies to 'tornadoes' and 'Gyroboes'!

2:20 PM  
Blogger Gyrobo said...

And bozoes, I take it? And hoboes, heroes, uh...

Ponchoes?

2:38 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

GYROBO: Also echoes, embargoes, torpedoes, vetoes...

EDDIE: Did you ever read the story about when Cousin Chrissy invited me over for dinner and only served a baked potato?

Click here and scroll down. It's the October 16th / LOL Potato post.

6:25 PM  
Blogger Lisa Sabin-Wilson said...

Hello! Michele sent me :)

Great blog here - - it's my first visit and I enjoyed it.

This potatoe post is HILARIOUS.

I'm Irish - so, of course, LOVE spuds! :)

8:58 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Why didn't anyone tell me about not eating potatoes while pregnant?!? I at TONS! Big-headed babies... I laugh in the face of big-headed babies!

Michele sent me... enjoyed my stay!

9:02 PM  
Blogger The Zombieslayer said...

Too funny!! I recall that you don't only drink at work, but drink (really strong) martinis while blogging late at night, no?

Heh, you remembered. No, I was just joking. Never done opium and never drank that much at work, except when it was supplied.

I have mixed feelings about Nietzchie. He makes sense sometimes, then he gets bitter and mad at the world in other times.

12:59 AM  
Blogger Lish said...

Hello, Michele sent me. I love potatoes. You just can't go wrong with potatoes!

6:47 PM  
Blogger carmilevy said...

I've long believed that potatoes don't get enough respect. Thanks for trying to turn the spudly tide.

Visiting from Michele's again. I hope you're not sick of me yet.

9:32 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm not big on potatoes (even though I'm Irish!), but this post was great. Highly entertaining. I'd never heard those potato myths, and the picketing Potato Heads were downright hilarious.

10:32 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sweet link.

10:34 PM  
Blogger Prego said...

Oh god, do I hate potatoes. Actually, nothing against the potato plant itself, but yucca is so much more tasty and dynamic.

Doin' the Michele 'thang.

11:12 PM  
Blogger stebbijo said...

I am from the state of Idaho. Thanks for an idea to blog about. Had to share this will other spud -its here! Thanks!

12:05 PM  

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