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[–] egrets@lemmy.world 9 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

Actually, the color is named after the fruit. It wasn't until the late Middle Ages that we discovered anything other than the redcurrant that was red in color. Poppies, for example, were only discovered in ~1917, and we only found out about blood in the 1970s.

[–] Denjin@lemmings.world 5 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Are you seriously trying to claim that no human ever bled and saw the colour until the 1970s? LOL

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 9 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Lol no. They are entirely taking the piss.

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

If their piss is red they need to go to the doctor as per this shart

[–] ContriteErudite@lemmy.world 3 points 50 minutes ago (1 children)

I have tetrachromacy and piss in colors that would drive most into madness.

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 2 points 25 minutes ago

Look out, it's the mad pisser!!!

[–] grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

A chart made by someone that's never eaten a whole bag of beet chips in one sitting, I see.

I think you misunderstand. If you've eaten a whole bag of beet chips you should see the doctor.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Dear Mr Encyclopedia, when were raspberries discovered? Wasn't Avalon "the isle of apples?" When did Christian bibles start describing the forbidden fruit as "apples?" Were they not red apples?

What color did they call ripe ribe avu-crispa (a gooseberry)?

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

Fuck.

Greengages.