tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post9150035360848353733..comments2024-03-28T11:54:53.075+00:00Comments on Adullamite: Bread, Bacon, Cheese and tea.Adullamitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-24958277594543142512014-04-13T20:19:12.079+01:002014-04-13T20:19:12.079+01:00Beatrix killed her pet rabbit, had it stuffed, the...Beatrix killed her pet rabbit, had it stuffed, then used it as a model for the pictures in her book.Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-52317642661589575692014-04-13T18:29:54.483+01:002014-04-13T18:29:54.483+01:00I think you are correct about the Romans introduci...I think you are correct about the Romans introducing the rabbits. "Beatrix, may I present Peter Rabbit. He is a vegetarian." Only they said these words in Latin.<br /><br />As it happened, they weren't introduced as a source of meat. No, the history books tell us the rabbits were a source of cruel entertainment. The Roman soldiers were very much into Friday rabbit fighting -- similar to modern cock-fighting (except for the little leather gloves) or the fine British tradition of bear baiting, from whence evolved the English bulldog, with an overbite suitable for bear nose hanging. So they say. Similar to the dingo-kangaroo baiting so popular in Australia. Lee can probably shed more light on that.<br /><br />Anyway, many of the fighting rabbits were quite fierce indeed and were referred to by their Roman handlers as "bad rabbits." And so they must have been.<br /><br />Incidentally, that is also the origin of the adage, "Friday is often a bad hare day."<br /><br />Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-60553341338064793992014-04-13T07:53:53.398+01:002014-04-13T07:53:53.398+01:00Mo, Clearly a barbarian!!!!Mo, Clearly a barbarian!!!!Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-17993855362957192192014-04-12T10:56:57.794+01:002014-04-12T10:56:57.794+01:00I'm clearly a barbarian I love a tasty bunny (...I'm clearly a barbarian I love a tasty bunny (and not just the chocolate ones)Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16999026380030273440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-82935846931866509772014-04-11T16:36:45.969+01:002014-04-11T16:36:45.969+01:00Carol, I always saw you as a woman of taste and di...Carol, I always saw you as a woman of taste and discernment. <br /><br />BP, Thank you! I must admit I like it too.<br /><br />Jerry, Actually I was not curious, and could not eat such a sweet little fluffy bunny! Could anyone with a heart do this? Actually I think the Romans introduced them as a supply of meat but may be wrong there.Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-12651880350677535962014-04-11T13:03:26.628+01:002014-04-11T13:03:26.628+01:00Just in case you were curious, rabbit tastes like ...Just in case you were curious, rabbit tastes like rabbit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349087080262856079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-82987629081771563592014-04-11T12:34:38.093+01:002014-04-11T12:34:38.093+01:00That top picture is brilliant.That top picture is brilliant.Brighton Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370054497955792775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-88628532348090267922014-04-11T11:50:47.280+01:002014-04-11T11:50:47.280+01:00Great post Adullaman. Great post Adullaman. Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592150238891296272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-1258400910643040052014-04-11T11:35:49.046+01:002014-04-11T11:35:49.046+01:00Lee, We only hard hard boiled eggs, painted by us,...Lee, We only hard hard boiled eggs, painted by us, and rolled down hills in the park for reasons I never understood. We did it anyway!<br /><br />Fly, Oh poor bantam! One chick that will be well looked after I reckon, congratulations!Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-87092145601971009682014-04-11T01:24:34.906+01:002014-04-11T01:24:34.906+01:00One of the bantams hatched a solitary chick yester...One of the bantams hatched a solitary chick yesterday..unfortunately the stupid bird left the rest of the eggs which would have hatched today...I shall rename her Cameron.... the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16539163.post-77912900830487060412014-04-10T21:48:25.288+01:002014-04-10T21:48:25.288+01:00City living is not for me these days; and it's...City living is not for me these days; and it's been this way for quite some time. I don't even drive down to the Gold Coast,which is about 30 minutes away because I can't stand the madding crowd...the hustle and bustle. I'll leave that to everyone else...I like the peaceful village-like, country-style attitude of here where I live.<br /><br />When I was a child the Easter Bunny was no where to be seen. We had the Easter Bird, which to me is a far more logical deliverer of eggs, chocolate or otherwise. Easter eggs all those years ago...and there are many...were mainly those of the colourful sugar variety.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.com