“Geomelophagia” is very interesting when you look at its roots. “Geo” is earth, “Melo” refers to apples and “Phagia” is eating. “Earth-apples” is what potatoes are called in French: “Pommes de terre.”
Believe it or not raw potatoes provide less calories than cooked potatoes. And I am not talking about adding anything like cooking oil. You can just boil them and they will provide more calories. IKEA you not.
While it may be true, more or less, it’s misleading. Geomelophagia is NOT a desire to eat potatoes. It’s an iron deficiency. Eating potatoes is just one way of getting the iron.
Don’t see anything wrong with eating raw potatoes, actually they can be beneficial. In Farsi The name for potato is, ‘Seeb Zamini’, which literally means, Ground apple, if you have a taste for apples, you can have a taste for potatoes as well, and they can cleanse with your teeth.
Yuck. Raw potatoes. My dad loved those. Every time my mom would be cutting up potatoes for something he’d be hovering around trying to snatch pieces. I don’t see how anyone can stand the taste of them when they’re not cooked.
No doubt a grandson of the physicist who informed us that it was impossible for a baseball trajectory to change in anyway after leaving the pitchers hand.
Pringles first attempt at marketing was the raw potato chip tube, but it clumped up in the can.
If it were 1º warmer, and the ball had traveled 2 inches further, Willie Mays would have gone faster and higher as well.
I wonder how much in tax dollars we paid physicist Alan Nathan for his provocative, astounding and illuminating reply. Then we wonder why conservatives don’t trust science.
I’m not clear as to why it would “normally have been a home run”. The ball was nowhere near the outfield wall when he caught it, and that wasn’t the only park with deep fences. And it was an amazing catch at the time, but, as so often happens when an icon makes a great play in any sport, future generations emulate it – that catch is not at all uncommon in today’s game.
I grew up in San Francisco. Willie Mays made plenty of spectacular catches. And his homers were pretty good as well, 660 of them. Willie is still alive at 89 years young.
Fritzsch almost 4 years ago
“Geomelophagia” is very interesting when you look at its roots. “Geo” is earth, “Melo” refers to apples and “Phagia” is eating. “Earth-apples” is what potatoes are called in French: “Pommes de terre.”
Templo S.U.D. almost 4 years ago
and what’s with the IKEA products’ bizarre names? other Swedish towns and cities and municipalities?
pearlsbs almost 4 years ago
Willie Mays throw after the catch may have been a better feat than the catch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUK9lG-7HTc&ab_channel=chawk720
pearlsbs almost 4 years ago
Believe it or not raw potatoes provide less calories than cooked potatoes. And I am not talking about adding anything like cooking oil. You can just boil them and they will provide more calories. IKEA you not.
Bilan almost 4 years ago
While it may be true, more or less, it’s misleading. Geomelophagia is NOT a desire to eat potatoes. It’s an iron deficiency. Eating potatoes is just one way of getting the iron.
Gent almost 4 years ago
Every other creatures except yourselves eat everything raw, hyoomans.
Mugens Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Its funny that Willie Mays often said that he had made much better catches throughout his career, but that’s the “one” everyone talks about.
UmmeMoosa almost 4 years ago
Don’t see anything wrong with eating raw potatoes, actually they can be beneficial. In Farsi The name for potato is, ‘Seeb Zamini’, which literally means, Ground apple, if you have a taste for apples, you can have a taste for potatoes as well, and they can cleanse with your teeth.
The Pro from Dover almost 4 years ago
But he did catch it.
bookworm0812 almost 4 years ago
Yuck. Raw potatoes. My dad loved those. Every time my mom would be cutting up potatoes for something he’d be hovering around trying to snatch pieces. I don’t see how anyone can stand the taste of them when they’re not cooked.
Huckleberry Hiroshima almost 4 years ago
And the word for swallowing a potato whole is gulkmbooorffkack.
Take care, may the adored by with you, and gesundheit.
Rick Parkhurst Premium Member almost 4 years ago
No doubt a grandson of the physicist who informed us that it was impossible for a baseball trajectory to change in anyway after leaving the pitchers hand.
arthurseery almost 4 years ago
If frogs had wings they wouldn’t bump their ass.
Pickled Pete almost 4 years ago
IMAGINE! A girl once told me the difference between striking out or a home run is a matter of only 2 inches.
Gameguy49 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
What a bunch of ho-hum today, c’mon Ripley, you can do better!
dv1093 almost 4 years ago
I like raw potatoes and raw turnips. But you gotta peel ’em first. Salted.
dv1093 almost 4 years ago
Alan Nathan proved that anyone can post anything. In this case, “What can I do to discredit Willie Mays and just label him lucky?”
ncorgbl almost 4 years ago
FUBAR and SNAFU are my favorite acronyms.
Pringles first attempt at marketing was the raw potato chip tube, but it clumped up in the can.
If it were 1º warmer, and the ball had traveled 2 inches further, Willie Mays would have gone faster and higher as well.
I wonder how much in tax dollars we paid physicist Alan Nathan for his provocative, astounding and illuminating reply. Then we wonder why conservatives don’t trust science.
comixbomix almost 4 years ago
I’m not clear as to why it would “normally have been a home run”. The ball was nowhere near the outfield wall when he caught it, and that wasn’t the only park with deep fences. And it was an amazing catch at the time, but, as so often happens when an icon makes a great play in any sport, future generations emulate it – that catch is not at all uncommon in today’s game.
MuddyUSA Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Willie Mays….one of the greats!
Teto85 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I grew up in San Francisco. Willie Mays made plenty of spectacular catches. And his homers were pretty good as well, 660 of them. Willie is still alive at 89 years young.
begonebogum almost 4 years ago
potato
oakie817 almost 4 years ago
i love raw potatoes
Craig Westlake almost 4 years ago
Nah, the greatest catch was when I met my soon-to-be wife…
paullp Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I shopped at IKEA this past weekend. How timely!