The Catholic Church actually declared beavers to be a fish, according to dietary restrictions, meaning they are OK to eat on both Fridays and throughout Lent. [The Church’s] decisions are based more on an animal’s environment than their physical characteristics.
—
Via Serious Eats (via katherinespiers) —
Semi-related: some Hindus, such as those around Kerala, eat seafood but still consider themselves vegetarian.
God I hate this guy. What are you smirking about, you smug bastard?
He’s almost as bad as Facebook’s “losing your hair?” guy. Remember him? They should arrange for a chat. In hell!
Back at my most recent employer, there was one story, written back in the dark ages, that was mocked by everyone. It was the one about how you should look for hospitals when you’re hungry — not just when you’ve been hit by a truck. They’re a great place for lunch, and so affordable! Try it the next time you’re on vacation and willing to drag your family somewhere random and possibly infectious.
Of course, the fact that everyone mocked this story should have been a sign that there was something to it: I bring you news from yesterday: it turns out that “hospital food has, seemingly, gotten pretty good” — it may even be the “best restaurant in your town.”
[image]
Cost of Tuition at Colleges Breasts $50,000 a Year
— Who could ever manage to read the above headline correctly?
The Portsmouth Dockyard’s new ad campaign decided to skip rum and the lash, apparently.
![Fascinating article on Mickey Mouse being in the public domain because of copyright screwups in his early years. “‘Everything has to fall into the public domain sometime,’ [said the judge], then headed back to court.” [via Bookslut]](http://16.media.tumblr.com/Wodv9AEECdfysbjp41IS3oIO_250.jpg)
