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I just love this story. These guys analyzed 52 paintings of “The Last Supper,” done over a period of 1,000 years, and they found the size of the main meal depicted has grown progressively by 69 percent.
They say this suggests that the phenomenon of serving bigger portions on bigger plates has also occurred gradually over the same time period.
Their study found that plate sizes in the paintings grew 66 percent.
By contrast, the size of bread grew by only 23 percent. That may be the result of the first low-carb diet, published in 1611 and sold along with the King James version of The Bible.
Of course, this is only the beginning. At the present rate of super-sizing portions in our society, within five years somebody will paint “The Last Supper” as an all-you-can-eat buffet, showing several of the apostles leaving with overflowing doggy bags.
“What’s the matter, Thomas? You doubt that I can eat this whole Philly Cheesesteak?”
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Top: A painting in which advertising icons ranging from Tony the Tiger to Aunt Jemima replace the figures in Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” which stirred up a minor tempest at a Chicago-area art museum, in a 2001 file photo.
Middle: A detail shows part of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” in a 1999 file photo. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
Bottom: A woman looks at “The Last Supper” painting by Italian master Jacopo Tintoretto at EL Prado Museum in Madrid in a 2007 file photo. REUTERS/Victor Fraile
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Weeeeelcome to the Holy Hoagie, best hoagies this side of the Holy Land… how may I take your order?
Looks like steak to me, see the marbling on the piece on the bottom left? No sauce though. The guy on the left looks like he wants a cigarette.
I don’t remember Snap, Crackle and Pop, and the Frosties Tiger being at the last supper when I was at Sunday School, but we were only allowed Weetabix and Shreddies when we were kids.
I want that job studying paintings as though they were gospel. If you scrunch your eyes up hard enough, Jesus looks almost Nordic Caucasian, yo. Must mean something…
[That'll be $150,000]
I don’t get it….
Just who is being potrayed as Jesus in that gimmick painting??
Is this one dedicated to Easter?
Baz, your blog is so funny it crashed my computer!!
I once tried to carve the Last Supper into a pumpkin. Nobody came around to analyse it though. I wonder why?
E.
Hope you didn’t lose any files when you computer crashed E. Jesus never has to worry about that if his computer crashes, ya know why?
Jesus saves.
Ahh that’s a classic.
I am tired of meaningless conference calls….. Am in one now… and I can actually feel my brains being ripped out… I am sure it would look like that steak on the table…
Dave… welcome back, dude!
You, Mr.Pilot, need a doughnut… i am going out to get one… you want?
ifly that was so funny I forgot to laugh.
E.
Yes Shra, yes I do. Make it a double please.
Dave, did the census people catch up with you in your cave yet?
Shra, I fancy one, please. Now, kindly super-size it
Come now E you know you got a chuckle outta that.
Shra, if you rip your brains out, it will look more like intestines / porridge, depending on how much you unravel them.
CG, in most cases, that could have been gross… But I am beginning to enjoy this macabre sense of humouor of yours… but say, I think I will unravel someone else’s brains… just to see if they DO look like intestines/porridges…. but quick question… how is the brain supposed to look like intestines?? Isnt it this one massive chunk? With bumps and crevices.. and a huge middle partition?
Well, Shra, some people’s brains look more like intestines and some other people’s look more like porridge. It not only depends on how much you unravel them, but also on the subject. I am certain we all can identify who has which!!
I, obviously, have porridge now… albeit with a little too much sugar from Robert’s medidoughnuts!
Well, we all do know he now super-sizes his doughnuts, right? That explains it.
I thought peoples brains looked like eggs.
Scrambled if they are on drugs?
A touch of grey, eh?
Spliffy clouds don’t scamble brains, they provide a nice marshmallow cushion to help soften the effects of being bounced around in the insanity of it all.
Those who don’t fly have to wait for the fog to roll in to get a fix.
The day might be gray, and even grey, but oh man it’s so freaking me out right now!
Oh wait, you inhaled too deeply, now you will never be the POTUS!!
E, I need some munchies!
Shra, imagine a bleached walnut half…
Thanks Unca, the Zombie Model dudes asked if they can come along for dinner also.
Bleached walnut, Brain flavoured noodles… grey clouds… simply spiffing, I say!
Now now Unca if you don’t finish your brains you will get no dessert!
Blood pudding of course.
Yeah but what else was I gonna say, chocolate pecan pie a’la mode with a nice dollop of whipped cream sprinkled with cinnamon?
yummm…. pieeeeeeeee!