back to earth Posted July 10, 2017 #26 Share Posted July 10, 2017 ..... just you wait .... he will be here in a minute .... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanslune Posted July 10, 2017 #27 Share Posted July 10, 2017 10 hours ago, kmt_sesh said: I was about to take offense. I read it wrong and thought you had written "under-cooked rice." What am I, a savage? But you wrote lice. Well, it's true, I prefer them under-cooked, preferably plucked right off carpophagous critters. This only proves the depth of your savagery and perfidy! I rather like them with poached with a touch of sweet chili sauce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Wellington Posted July 10, 2017 Author #28 Share Posted July 10, 2017 I`m not convinced at it being a pine cone because the picture shows the leaves coming out of the top end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingitsune Posted July 10, 2017 #29 Share Posted July 10, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, RabidMongoose said: I`m not convinced at it being a pine cone because the picture shows the leaves coming out of the top end. There is that indeed, especially since coniferous nuts don't have that kind of sproutings at the end. Although it could be some green stuff to decorate the plate, there are branches at the other end of the plate... Let's bring back the picture. Umbrella pine nuts in their natural surrounding: Although artichoke have some sprouting ends: Or it could be something that changed a lot since 2 millennia ago or fell out of favor...Edit: Anyway it should be some kind of plant, the picture separate them neatly, plants, fishes and birds. Edited July 10, 2017 by Gingitsune 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmt_sesh Posted July 10, 2017 #30 Share Posted July 10, 2017 4 minutes ago, Gingitsune said: ...it could be some green stuff to decorate the plate, there are branches at the other end of the plate... ... I hadn't considered that. It could just be our eyes and modern minds filling in the picture. If you look closely, the vegetation poking out the end doesn't match up too well with the bulbous part. I used Photoshop to sample the color range between the bulbous part and the vegetation (the colors of the individual mosaics) and the color range is similar but different. But then again, that might just be the nature of the mosaic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingitsune Posted July 10, 2017 #31 Share Posted July 10, 2017 (edited) 11 minutes ago, kmt_sesh said: If you look closely, the vegetation poking out the end doesn't match up too well with the bulbous part. I used Photoshop to sample the color range between the bulbous part and the vegetation (the colors of the individual mosaics) and the color range is similar but different. The sprouting is definitely greener and darker. Compare to the grape, even it it was jumbo grape, the mysterious plant can't be too big and pineapples are definitely too big. What is the rest of the fruits? Edited July 10, 2017 by Gingitsune 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylemurph Posted July 10, 2017 #32 Share Posted July 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Gingitsune said: The sprouting is definitely greener and darker. Compare to the grape, even it it was jumbo grape, the mysterious plant can't be too big and pineapples are definitely too big. What is the rest of the fruits? I see figs, grapes, and pomegranates. There's something golden in the middle that might be oranges, apples or maybe persimmons. --Jaylemurph 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back to earth Posted July 10, 2017 #33 Share Posted July 10, 2017 < wafts the smell upwards > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmt_sesh Posted July 10, 2017 #34 Share Posted July 10, 2017 8 minutes ago, back to earth said: < wafts the smell upwards > I love ham. Can't stand pineapple...so that's a wicked thing to do to a lovely ham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unusual Tournament Posted July 10, 2017 #35 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Impossible! It just can not be a pineapple. http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/293933-reconsidering-history-the-discovery-of-america-thousands-of-years-ago/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingitsune Posted July 10, 2017 #36 Share Posted July 10, 2017 (edited) As tasty as it looks, back to earth, the upper part of the mosaic is about fruits. Ham unfortunately don't fit. 1 hour ago, jaylemurph said: I see figs, grapes, and pomegranates. There's something golden in the middle that might be oranges, apples or maybe persimmons. --Jaylemurph The candidate so far are pineapple, artichokes, pine nut, we could even add bread: Edited July 10, 2017 by Gingitsune Tyring to put images that works. -__- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back to earth Posted July 10, 2017 #37 Share Posted July 10, 2017 20 minutes ago, Captain Risky said: Impossible! It just can not be a pineapple. http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/293933-reconsidering-history-the-discovery-of-america-thousands-of-years-ago/ Great site for accurate info ! I especially liked the story next to it ; Beyond Science Iraqi Transport Minister Announces That Sumerians Launched Spaceships 7,000 Years Ago or this one 12 Million-Year-Old Vehicle Tracks Found in Stone, Claims Geologist :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back to earth Posted July 10, 2017 #38 Share Posted July 10, 2017 22 minutes ago, Gingitsune said: As tasty as it looks, back to earth, the upper part of the mosaic is about fruits. Ham unfortunately don't fit. neither does bread then . .... hmmm ... now I want a ham sandwich . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmt_sesh Posted July 11, 2017 #39 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Bruschetta and ham, straight from the UM Cafe. That will be $9.99 US, please. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccr8 Posted July 11, 2017 #40 Share Posted July 11, 2017 18 minutes ago, kmt_sesh said: Bruschetta and ham, straight from the UM Cafe. That will be $9.99 US, please. You got anything to wash that down with. jmccr8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rashore Posted July 11, 2017 #41 Share Posted July 11, 2017 1 minute ago, jmccr8 said: You got anything to wash that down with. jmccr8 Um,,, ancient beer? Perhaps a long lost crate of spirits hauled from the icy depths of a shipwreck? Wine might be a good choice. Probably not water, it might kill ya. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmt_sesh Posted July 11, 2017 #42 Share Posted July 11, 2017 9 minutes ago, jmccr8 said: You got anything to wash that down with. jmccr8 5 minutes ago, rashore said: Um,,, ancient beer? Perhaps a long lost crate of spirits hauled from the icy depths of a shipwreck? Wine might be a good choice. Probably not water, it might kill ya. A traditional ancient Egyptian embalmers' cocktail: Put together with exotic ingredients scraped up around the embalmers' tent. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted July 11, 2017 #43 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I thought the red ones might be pomegranates. An artichoke would have had a single stem, not a lot of leaf type things sticking out. What does everyone think the object behind the pine cone thing is? It doesn't really look similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanslune Posted July 11, 2017 #44 Share Posted July 11, 2017 1 hour ago, rashore said: Probably not water, it might kill ya. The PTB hide from us the fact that 100% of the people who drink water die!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back to earth Posted July 11, 2017 #45 Share Posted July 11, 2017 4 hours ago, kmt_sesh said: Bruschetta and ham, straight from the UM Cafe. That will be $9.99 US, please. < flashes cabal ring ... takes sandwich without paying > 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back to earth Posted July 11, 2017 #46 Share Posted July 11, 2017 3 hours ago, jmccr8 said: You got anything to wash that down with. jmccr8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
back to earth Posted July 11, 2017 #47 Share Posted July 11, 2017 3 hours ago, susieice said: I thought the red ones might be pomegranates. An artichoke would have had a single stem, not a lot of leaf type things sticking out. What does everyone think the object behind the pine cone thing is? It doesn't really look similar. That is the pinecone . We got native pine nuts here ; roast near coals until the pop .... yum ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted July 11, 2017 #48 Share Posted July 11, 2017 7 hours ago, back to earth said: That is the pinecone . We got native pine nuts here ; roast near coals until the pop .... yum ! So there's 2 of them there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted July 11, 2017 #49 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Well, if you look at the mosaic, one has a tuft, the one behind it does not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenemet Posted July 11, 2017 #50 Share Posted July 11, 2017 On 7/9/2017 at 10:09 PM, susieice said: I had to look up cardoon too. Artichoke hearts are good and used in a lot of Italian dishes. Add me to the list of people looking up cardoon. Maybe we can start a Google trend? Looking at the overall design of the object, I'm going with "stone pine" (aka Umbrella Pine) - if you take a look at the terminal vegetation on the top of the item, it clearly shows some fringe-like leaves. This is characteristic of pine cones...but not of any other fruit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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