Happy Genocide Day, everyone!

[av8rdave]

[sharp_stick]

1. I prefer my Genocidal

holiday's to have a Spanish flair and therefore celebrate Hernan Cortes.

Not that I really can disrespect the splendid old timey style of Chris Columbus but I find the menu is a bit more eclectic with Cortes.

[a la izquierda]

4. Eh, there's some theories that Columbus was actually Spanish.

And what difference does Columbus' ethnicity make anyway? He was sailing FOR Spain. His ethnic background is irrelevant.

[NuclearDem]

2. To quote a couple of great people WRT Columbus:

That dude LOVES to kill people.

Loves it! Woo hoo, genocide!

[sharp_stick]

3. Genghis Khan is a pretty

cool one too but it's tough to find traditional Mongolian genocidal ingredients for the meal around here.

[Chan790]

5. Really?

I guess that maybe the horse blood might be hard to source but the heavily-salted hard cheeses from non-standard milks (they travel well and can be imported) and the mutton not so much.

Though, it was the topic of one of my favorite travel articles ever:

The Mongolia Obsession: Falling in love with Mongolia. By Tim Wu
The Most Disgusting Food. Ever.
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/welltraveled/features/2008/the_mongolia_obsession/the_most_disgusting_food_ever.html

Warning: This article is potentially extremely stomach-churning. It's just also a really good piece of travel writing.