I read their response not as “The correct plural is brassica”, but as “Friggin’ everything is a brassica cultivar”.
If you didn’t know: cabbage, kale, broccoli, kohlrabi, brussels sprouts, collard greens and cauliflower are all selectively bred cultivars of the same species.
I think you’re really on to something here, if you don’t work in history or something, you should run this by a historian or scholar and see what they think
Monks did most of the writing and artwork.
Monks main diet was brassicas.
They grew their own food.
Do the math, it’s wish fulfillment
Brassica, it is ALWAY brassica.
Mate, when a full monastery is blowing the covers off every night to the sound of foghorns i care little for correct plurality
I read their response not as “The correct plural is brassica”, but as “Friggin’ everything is a brassica cultivar”.
If you didn’t know: cabbage, kale, broccoli, kohlrabi, brussels sprouts, collard greens and cauliflower are all selectively bred cultivars of the same species.
You are correct. Not sure why he felt so attacked.
I think you’re really on to something here, if you don’t work in history or something, you should run this by a historian or scholar and see what they think
Explains the rabbits as well! You come up with this on your own?!
Monty Python makes so much more sense now
This makes so much sense, is there any evidence? I don’t want to spread the rumor as a fun fact unless there’s something behind it. Very fun idea!
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That’s my guess too. Snail plague there heart to be evidence of it somewhere. Also when did escargot become popular?