Author Mark Kurlansky, who wrote the book The Big Oyster, about NYC's history with oysters, told NPR, "It's a kind of a lost history, but New York was an oyster center. It was always associated with oysters. In past centuries, if you were to say, I'm going to New York, the most likely response would be, enjoy the oysters. It was known for oysters. Oysters were sold in stands on every street corner. You could go to these huge open markets downtown any time of night and get oyster stew or raw oysters."
This is way back when everyone used to just poo right into the bay. Now, we're all worried about Salmonella, Vibrio and Norovirus. What losers.
Author Mark Kurlansky, who wrote the book The Big Oyster, about NYC's history with oysters, told NPR, "It's a kind of a lost history, but New York was an oyster center. It was always associated with oysters. In past centuries, if you were to say, I'm going to New York, the most likely response would be, enjoy the oysters. It was known for oysters. Oysters were sold in stands on every street corner. You could go to these huge open markets downtown any time of night and get oyster stew or raw oysters."
This is way back when everyone used to just poo right into the bay. Now, we're all worried about Salmonella, Vibrio and Norovirus. What losers.
Currently, a shit from Jamaica, NY, is running for president.
Jamaica Mistakea
and a shellfish one, at that!
[Tom Lehrer] nailed it fifty years ago, as usual.
Here's hoping that the scheme will be flushed with success.
A new American Standard
But is it art?
"Oyster Bowl Blues"
Still Loaf with Oysters and Lemon
I don't think water that clear is anywhere within 1000 miles of Jamaica Bay.
It will be after the 50,000 Toilet Oysters get through with it. It will still smell bad, though.
Bi, Valves.
well played, sir