I've been searching cnn as well as ddg & google - I can't find this article.. probably a fake..but I can totally see CNN running this.. I'll keep looking..
What a cushy job writing drivel! Though I have not read it, I assume there is a team of editors and illustrators, etc. who sign off on and pass this crap.
Strawberries represent the good fruits of the righteous man
Quite early in medieval art and lore we find the strawberry plant of the Earthly Paradise. This probably derives from a passage in Ovid (Metamorphoses), who says that in the Golden Age the earth spontaneously provided fruit for man to enjoy, and names the strawberry as one of these salubrious delights.
By the 1300s, it is common to find strawberries pictured in Italian, Flemish and German art as well as in English miniatures as a symbol of perfect righteousness. Why? Because, the Symbol-Fibel tells us, medieval man believed the strawberry to be a cure for depressive illnesses; thus, its presence suggests the healing powers of Christ that lead us to eternal salvation.
Further, it stands "for noble thought and modesty, for although it is conspicuous by its color and fragrance, it nevertheless bows humbly to the earth." (Darrow, p. 13)
Its three-partitioned leaf is a reminder of the Holy Trinity. The fruits, pointing downward, are the drops of Blood of Christ, and the five petals of its white flower, His five Wounds. (ibid.)
St. Francis de Sales, who considered that virtue is represented in nature, speaks of the righteous and incorruptible nature of the strawberry, untouched by any poison around it:
"In tilling our gardens we cannot but admire the fresh innocence and purity of the strawberry, because although it creeps along the ground, and is continually crushed by serpents, lizards and other venomous reptiles, yet it does not imbibe the slightest impression of poison or the smallest malignant quality, a true sign that it has no affinity with poison. " (On the Love of God, book 1, c. 2)
In this way, he continues, the strawberry reminds us of the virtuous man, who is not influenced by the malice of sin that surrounds him.
Thus, as a symbol of perfection and righteousness, medieval stone masons carved strawberry designs on altars and around the tops of pillars in churches and cathedrals.
The ornamentation of these magnificent cathedrals and churches sang the medieval admiration for nature, an appreciation for all the spring delights – garlands of flowers, winding twines of ivy and the greatly coveted fraise des bois (strawberries) with its red fruit and white blossoms.
In particular, we find the strawberry in paintings depicting Our Lady, on the borders of illuminated pages of prayer books, and the books of Hours, especially in scenes featuring the Madonna and Christ.
Sometimes they are part of the background, as in the charming German painting that honors the lowly fruit in its name, The Madonna of the Strawberries, at right. The strawberry symbolizes Our Lady as the "fruitful Virgin," which remains in flower and bears fruit at the same time. Because of its red color, the strawberry also alludes to the Passion of Christ, while the white flowers on the plant refer to the Madonna's purity and humility.
The Renaissance artists also depicted the strawberry in many paintings of Our Lady. In the Bagnacavallo Madonna by Albrecht Dürer, Our Lady has in her lap the Christ Child, who holds in one hand a sprig of a fruit-bearing strawberry plant. The plant has only two leaves in the three-leaf configuration, the missing leaf indicating the last person of the Trinity in the Child.
So also do we find a perfect strawberry plant with bloom and berries in the corner of Botticelli's Virgin Adoring the Sleeping Christ Child.
In the Garden of Paradise, below, another early 15th century painting, we again find Our Lady surrounded by flowers and fruits, all Marian symbols. Among those fruits is the lowly strawberry, food of the blessed souls in Heaven.
Thus, this sweet berry signifies not only the happiness of the garden of Eden, but also of the blessed souls in Heaven who are Our Lady's fruit and, thus, grow around her feet.
There is only one exception to this rule of the strawberry as a Marian symbol in Garden of Paradise art, Darrow tells us, and that is its depiction in Bosch's strange, complicated triptych, where the painter depicts the strawberry along with the grape, cherry and apple, as a sign of voluptuousness. This is clearly not an expression of the innocent medieval artistic spirit. What we find there, rather, is the dark and occult symbolism that lived in Bosch's tortured imagination.
Thus, we conclude that the reputation of the sweet, aromatic strawberry is good. Its medieval symbolism is firmly set in reflecting the fruitful virginity of Our Lady and the righteous perfection of those blessed who enjoy her company in heavenly bliss.
#Milkshakegate
Can you archive this and drop the link. I need to read this
I can't even tell anymore. My wife pointed out it could be "one of those novelty news stories'' which would mean it's an actual headline....
Of course it is but I'd still love to read their insanity
Know your enemy
-Sun Tzu probably
OFFICIAL MILKSHAKE POLL:
VANILLA
Racist!
CHOCOLATE
STRAWBERRY
OTHER (Comment below)
I live in NC. Cookout is a place with a lot of milkshake varieties. My go-to is a blueberry cheesecake milkshake.
I've been searching cnn as well as ddg & google - I can't find this article.. probably a fake..but I can totally see CNN running this.. I'll keep looking..
I found a businessinsider.com link, but it looks like CNN may have deleted because they were mocked for it:
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-ordered-milkshakes-amid-classified-briefing-on-afghanistan-2020-10
What a cushy job writing drivel! Though I have not read it, I assume there is a team of editors and illustrators, etc. who sign off on and pass this crap.
This better be trending top of all social media.
None of these politicians have the guts to address the real polarizing flavors, namely mint chocolate chip. My family simply can’t agree.
I dont prefer chocolate, i like vanilla or strawberry. Chocolate leaves too strong of an aftertaste. 👎
Oh No! StrawbeReeeeeeeeee!
Poes Law
Why do I feel the sudden urge to get a nice strawberry milkshake all of a sudden?
Well son of a bitch.
You know you're living in clown world when you can't tell if this is a shitpost.
This is parody right?
Strawberries represent the good fruits of the righteous man
Quite early in medieval art and lore we find the strawberry plant of the Earthly Paradise. This probably derives from a passage in Ovid (Metamorphoses), who says that in the Golden Age the earth spontaneously provided fruit for man to enjoy, and names the strawberry as one of these salubrious delights.
By the 1300s, it is common to find strawberries pictured in Italian, Flemish and German art as well as in English miniatures as a symbol of perfect righteousness. Why? Because, the Symbol-Fibel tells us, medieval man believed the strawberry to be a cure for depressive illnesses; thus, its presence suggests the healing powers of Christ that lead us to eternal salvation.
Further, it stands "for noble thought and modesty, for although it is conspicuous by its color and fragrance, it nevertheless bows humbly to the earth." (Darrow, p. 13)
Its three-partitioned leaf is a reminder of the Holy Trinity. The fruits, pointing downward, are the drops of Blood of Christ, and the five petals of its white flower, His five Wounds. (ibid.)
St. Francis de Sales, who considered that virtue is represented in nature, speaks of the righteous and incorruptible nature of the strawberry, untouched by any poison around it:
"In tilling our gardens we cannot but admire the fresh innocence and purity of the strawberry, because although it creeps along the ground, and is continually crushed by serpents, lizards and other venomous reptiles, yet it does not imbibe the slightest impression of poison or the smallest malignant quality, a true sign that it has no affinity with poison. " (On the Love of God, book 1, c. 2)
In this way, he continues, the strawberry reminds us of the virtuous man, who is not influenced by the malice of sin that surrounds him.
Thus, as a symbol of perfection and righteousness, medieval stone masons carved strawberry designs on altars and around the tops of pillars in churches and cathedrals.
The ornamentation of these magnificent cathedrals and churches sang the medieval admiration for nature, an appreciation for all the spring delights – garlands of flowers, winding twines of ivy and the greatly coveted fraise des bois (strawberries) with its red fruit and white blossoms.
In particular, we find the strawberry in paintings depicting Our Lady, on the borders of illuminated pages of prayer books, and the books of Hours, especially in scenes featuring the Madonna and Christ.
Sometimes they are part of the background, as in the charming German painting that honors the lowly fruit in its name, The Madonna of the Strawberries, at right. The strawberry symbolizes Our Lady as the "fruitful Virgin," which remains in flower and bears fruit at the same time. Because of its red color, the strawberry also alludes to the Passion of Christ, while the white flowers on the plant refer to the Madonna's purity and humility.
The Renaissance artists also depicted the strawberry in many paintings of Our Lady. In the Bagnacavallo Madonna by Albrecht Dürer, Our Lady has in her lap the Christ Child, who holds in one hand a sprig of a fruit-bearing strawberry plant. The plant has only two leaves in the three-leaf configuration, the missing leaf indicating the last person of the Trinity in the Child.
So also do we find a perfect strawberry plant with bloom and berries in the corner of Botticelli's Virgin Adoring the Sleeping Christ Child.
In the Garden of Paradise, below, another early 15th century painting, we again find Our Lady surrounded by flowers and fruits, all Marian symbols. Among those fruits is the lowly strawberry, food of the blessed souls in Heaven.
Thus, this sweet berry signifies not only the happiness of the garden of Eden, but also of the blessed souls in Heaven who are Our Lady's fruit and, thus, grow around her feet.
There is only one exception to this rule of the strawberry as a Marian symbol in Garden of Paradise art, Darrow tells us, and that is its depiction in Bosch's strange, complicated triptych, where the painter depicts the strawberry along with the grape, cherry and apple, as a sign of voluptuousness. This is clearly not an expression of the innocent medieval artistic spirit. What we find there, rather, is the dark and occult symbolism that lived in Bosch's tortured imagination.
Thus, we conclude that the reputation of the sweet, aromatic strawberry is good. Its medieval symbolism is firmly set in reflecting the fruitful virginity of Our Lady and the righteous perfection of those blessed who enjoy her company in heavenly bliss.
https://www.traditioninaction.org/religious/f035_Strawberry.htm
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Haha. This isn't ADD Twitter with limited characters 😋
TLDR. Strawberries good.
jest kiddin Pede , love reading these cultured posts
Geez, the left is so pathetic