tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post6142999340062156218..comments2024-02-20T16:10:31.948-07:00Comments on First Nerve: Nasal NIMBY Graham Webb-Lee Plays the Islam CardAvery Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-16463286599720268482010-10-30T07:04:46.698-07:002010-10-30T07:04:46.698-07:00Literally, “spiced oil”. It was very common in bot...Literally, “spiced oil”. It was very common in both Biblical (See (Devarim 28:40, Shmuel II 14:2, Yechezkel 16:9, Micha 6:15, Tehillim 104:15, Tehillim 141:5, Rut 3:3) and Talmudic times to use oil as a cosmetic and rub it on the head and the limbs, whether after bath or just because. Oil used in this way was usually olive oil scented with various spices, especially balsam (אפרסמון in Aramaic, See Talmud Bavli, Berachot 43a). It was made by soaking a stick of balsam tree in olive oil for a long time until the oil absorbed the smell of the balsam. See Meiri, Bet Habechira, Berachot 43b, Shemen Aparsamon. Nowadays it is still common to see Arabs using perfumed oil in this way. I have seen them rub it on the head, neck and arms, myself here in Israel. Perfumed oil was kept in jars or vials (not boxes) made of alabaster. See International Standard Bible Encyclopedia of 1915 (entry Ointment).+ Q Perfume Bloghttp://www.maisqueperfume.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-70947007109709802292010-10-28T21:08:21.486-07:002010-10-28T21:08:21.486-07:00+Q Perfume:
I wonder if there is Talmudic comment...+Q Perfume:<br /><br />I wonder if there is Talmudic commentary on whether non-kosher smells are acceptable.Avery Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-21793702067135738852010-10-28T21:05:49.473-07:002010-10-28T21:05:49.473-07:00Charna:
Spoken like a true bacon fan.
Although I...Charna:<br /><br />Spoken like a true bacon fan.<br /><br />Although I don't think there's anything wrong with scrapple.Avery Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-84292192405665311612010-10-28T21:04:45.118-07:002010-10-28T21:04:45.118-07:00Elena:
The progressives in Stockport, England no ...Elena:<br /><br />The progressives in Stockport, England no doubt want us to live in environmentally responsible high-density urban housing to reduce our carbon footprint. Yet apartment living requires tolerance of the sight, sound and smell of other people. How square that with politically correct NIMBYism? "This is a smoke-free, bacon-free, 24/7 quiet zone building"?Avery Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-14319794574881445132010-10-28T20:58:41.086-07:002010-10-28T20:58:41.086-07:00Phlox:
Good point. And what about the timing? The...Phlox:<br /><br />Good point. And what about the timing? The cafe cooks bacon in the morning. Does Graham Webb-Lee entertain all his Muslim friends at 8:00 a.m.?Avery Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-39530937706110656392010-10-28T20:53:42.064-07:002010-10-28T20:53:42.064-07:00Josephine:
It's a useful comeback, but don...Josephine:<br /><br />It's a useful comeback, but don't you think he's already suffered enough?Avery Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-56241217814780907512010-10-27T06:31:32.344-07:002010-10-27T06:31:32.344-07:00Hummm...Muslims friends coming to a place where th...Hummm...Muslims friends coming to a place where they serve bacon??? I don't think so.<br /><br />By the way...it all smells like horse shit.<br />Wait, is horse shit kosher? <br />I am Jewish and I can't live with non kosher, non parve smells. hahahahahah!+ Q Perfume Bloghttp://www.maisqueperfume.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-89326371411338306242010-10-26T18:08:23.533-07:002010-10-26T18:08:23.533-07:00Obviously this man is insane as everyone knows the...Obviously this man is insane as everyone knows the smell of bacon cooking is DIVINE! There are far worse aromas we must tolerate daily than the scent of a little delicious smoked meat. Please! <br />Love reading your posts. Always informative and thought provoking. Thank you<br />CharnaCharnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17469413042646579175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-49740496364828660742010-10-24T09:58:42.878-07:002010-10-24T09:58:42.878-07:00I heard similar complaints from people who live ab...I heard similar complaints from people who live above a Lush shop. They said : i'm eating Parma ham and it fells like I'm eationg a huge flower petal!!!<br />But they didn't take it to the authorities. <br />I think commonsense and tolerance are required. I used to live above some very nice people from the Philippines, but I couldn't stand the smell of a fishy and spicy dish they cooked every sunday. Of course, I didn't say anything. When the smell bothered me, I just used a room spray.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15025943486734688536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-4248797542672945582010-10-23T13:27:18.506-07:002010-10-23T13:27:18.506-07:00I had to re-read the part where he mentioned it wa...I had to re-read the part where he mentioned it was his FRONT door (and not his bedroom or bathroom or something). Just crazy...<br /><br />Sooner or later we won't remember what smells actually smell like, and IFF will make a killing making imitation bacon that seems like a hologram of the real thing. Thanks, nasal NIMBYs.Phloxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-32095027926723988002010-10-23T10:30:57.524-07:002010-10-23T10:30:57.524-07:00You had me at smell-o-phobic douchebag. Everythin...You had me at smell-o-phobic douchebag. Everything after that is a blur.<br /><br />I'll be trolling to use it in a sentence soon. Perhaps the next time my husband comments when I fart in bed...Katy Josephinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00504394399778675539noreply@blogger.com