11/1/2005: Veggie man

Undertoad · 11-01-2005, 08:16 AM

Thanks xoB, from a German daily images site, the official caption:

A man dressed to turn heads strolls through the aisles at Anuga, the world's largest food-and-beverage trade fair, taking place in Cologne through Oct. 12. A veritable supermarket of information on food trends, exhibitors are divided into numerous, themed food-marketing groups: chilled foods, frozen foods, gourmet foods, fine foods, drinks, dairy, bread and bakers, health foods, etc. There is no one category for leafy green vegetables, but then again, this veggie-critter is in a class of its own.

lumberjim · 11-01-2005, 08:20 AM

Looks like he has to take a leek.

dar512 · 11-01-2005, 09:39 AM

Clever. But it's been done before and better. Giuseppe Arcimboldo's work is in the Louvre.

glatt · 11-01-2005, 10:18 AM

I wonder how this thing "strolls" through the fair. I suspect the caption isn't accurate. It looks like a static display to me. I think it's neat though.

Trilby · 11-01-2005, 11:06 AM

It makes me hungry for something...

And, for being a guy, isn't he dressed a bit frou-frou?

Elspode · 11-01-2005, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

Looks like he has to take a leek.

Okay, LJ...let's just leaf the puns out of this. Bad puns make me turn green.

No, really, its boquet. I really don't carrot all if you make bad puns.

dar512 · 11-01-2005, 03:37 PM

peas stop.

lumberjim · 11-01-2005, 04:11 PM

but there's something so a-peel-ing about veggie puns...... even if they're ruined in text like that one.
..... cock

SteveDallas · 11-01-2005, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

cock

They do say a cucumber is better than a man . . .

Ubergeek · 11-01-2005, 04:23 PM

DAMN!! Whew ... when I first saw that pic I thought I was having a bad drug flashback.

As for him walking through the fair, doesn't look to me like he's go the legumes for that kind of thing.

lumberjim · 11-01-2005, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

They do say a cucumber is better than a man . . .

you'd probably want to ask tw about that. i wouldn't know.

Mav · 11-01-2005, 08:04 PM

Some how I forsee something related to Veggie tales coming soon ;o

capnhowdy · 11-01-2005, 08:24 PM

I don't see the first goddam fig.

IMO fig leaves would more appropriately complete the ensemble.

be-bop · 11-02-2005, 05:51 PM

Scottish Veggie Man

http://www.ferryfair.co.uk/the_burry_man.htm

11-01-2005, 08:16 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	11/1/2005: Veggie man Thanks xoB, from a German daily images site, the official caption: A man dressed to turn heads strolls through the aisles at Anuga, the world's largest food-and-beverage trade fair, taking place in Cologne through Oct. 12. A veritable supermarket of information on food trends, exhibitors are divided into numerous, themed food-marketing groups: chilled foods, frozen foods, gourmet foods, fine foods, drinks, dairy, bread and bakers, health foods, etc. There is no one category for leafy green vegetables, but then again, this veggie-critter is in a class of its own.

11-01-2005, 08:20 AM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Looks like he has to take a leek. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-01-2005, 09:39 AM	#3
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Clever. But it's been done before and better. Giuseppe Arcimboldo's work is in the Louvre. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

11-01-2005, 11:06 AM	#5
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	It makes me hungry for something... And, for being a guy, isn't he dressed a bit frou-frou? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

11-01-2005, 03:37 PM	#7
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	peas stop. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

11-01-2005, 10:18 AM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I wonder how this thing "strolls" through the fair. I suspect the caption isn't accurate. It looks like a static display to me. I think it's neat though.

11-01-2005, 04:11 PM	#8
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	but there's something so a-peel-ing about veggie puns...... even if they're ruined in text like that one. ..... cock __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-01-2005, 04:23 PM	#10
Ubergeek Simulated Simulacrum Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 39	DAMN!! Whew ... when I first saw that pic I thought I was having a bad drug flashback. As for him walking through the fair, doesn't look to me like he's go the legumes for that kind of thing. __________________ Never trust anything that can think for itself if you can't tell where it keeps its brain. Arthur Weasley

11-01-2005, 08:04 PM	#12
Mav Lurker Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 26	Some how I forsee something related to Veggie tales coming soon ;o

11-01-2005, 08:24 PM	#13
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I don't see the first goddam fig. IMO fig leaves would more appropriately complete the ensemble. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please. Last edited by capnhowdy; 11-01-2005 at 08:27 PM.

11-02-2005, 05:51 PM	#14
be-bop Operations Operative Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: scotland/uk Posts: 664	Scottish Veggie Man http://www.ferryfair.co.uk/the_burry_man.htm

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