[HN Gopher] For centuries, England's go-to apple utensil was a s...
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       For centuries, England's go-to apple utensil was a sheep bone
        
       Author : bookofjoe
       Score  : 42 points
       Date   : 2021-08-08 15:50 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (www.atlasobscura.com)
        
       | soperj wrote:
       | Why wouldn't they just use pig teeth for dentures? Or rat teeth?
        
         | majjam wrote:
         | They did! It sounds like using animal teeth was a more
         | primitive approach than porcelain or other human teeth,
         | presumably because they dont look human enough?
         | 
         | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dentures
        
       | b0rsuk wrote:
       | Let me guess, because they had LOTS of sheep, which they had
       | because they had LOTS of grass, which they had because they had
       | LOTS of rain. And they were known for mass producing wool and
       | exporting it to Europe.
       | 
       | Ok, now I've skimmed the article. The elderly and toothless. That
       | must be why medlars were so popular. Once the fruit is bletted,
       | it gains the consistency of a baked apple.
        
         | canadianfella wrote:
         | What is the point of your first paragraph?
        
       | krylon wrote:
       | Atlas Obscura is one of my favorite places on the Internet.
       | 
       | They have a podcast, too! And some very interesting food
       | specialties as well.
        
       | xvector wrote:
       | What an interesting article!
        
       | wombatmobile wrote:
       | If someone from those times got as much pleasure and satisfaction
       | from a sheep bone as I get today from my phone, or more even,
       | what does that tell us about the nature of pleasure and
       | satisfaction?
        
         | naniwaduni wrote:
         | That other people's qualia are inaccessible?
        
           | wombatmobile wrote:
           | Quite, and yet the magnitude of their pleasure may be
           | mirrored by their smile.
        
         | RobRivera wrote:
         | that it is like warm apple pie?
        
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