tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post7520018956176610728..comments2023-08-27T10:10:30.032+02:00Comments on Laws of Silence: How do you like them ... er ... orangesDauradehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06296473494856239751noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-44697906057856953112014-03-04T09:39:26.550+01:002014-03-04T09:39:26.550+01:00That must have made life difficult for non-prostit...That must have made life difficult for non-prostitute street vendors! Manet's use must conform to widespread practice of the day....a Parisian artist would be in the position to know. My next question would be: When did this start? Also, is there a specific reason why it was the orange?<br /><br />Back in the mid-90's there were these little stores in Alphabet City (NYC) where you Dauradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296473494856239751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-33716565527756283312014-03-04T07:21:10.786+01:002014-03-04T07:21:10.786+01:00About them oranges and the prostitute connection t...About them oranges and the prostitute connection that Burger Boy brought up:<br /><br />* Check out the Wikipedia article about Manet's painting, "A Bar at the Folies-Bergère", which states: "By including a dish of oranges in the foreground, Manet identifies the barmaid as a prostitute, according to art historian Larry L. Ligo, who says that Manet habitually associated oranges The Gidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04222098025692029885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-54892251818139857322014-03-03T11:28:17.866+01:002014-03-03T11:28:17.866+01:00Cool, thanks BB. We haven't been very active ...Cool, thanks BB. We haven't been very active lately, but I just did a post and another is in the works. Glad to know it's being read and that you've taken the time to comment. We appreciate it. Dauradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296473494856239751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-87360089668372017572014-02-25T16:10:15.062+01:002014-02-25T16:10:15.062+01:00Yeah man, I'm a periodic lurker. I found the b...Yeah man, I'm a periodic lurker. I found the blog through one of the owners' posts a while back on another blog somewhere. <br /><br />Fruitless...lol. Don't have a source ready for the orange/prostitution symbolism. It's one of those things I've picked up and stored in the noggin somehow. I read various blogs and books that discuss these things and eventually they all bleed Burger Boynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-19095485090334225852014-02-25T08:49:12.049+01:002014-02-25T08:49:12.049+01:00Could very well be a veiled dig, like bryant was p...Could very well be a veiled dig, like bryant was prostituting herself to the citrus industry? I'd like to see that scene again, now. BTW, can you point me in the direction of an article discussing the orange/prostitution link. Gid found something, but my Googglings have so far been....fruitless. Wa-wa-wa-waaah. Just curious, Burger Boy, how did you come across the blog....are you a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-51569141926688488652014-02-25T02:12:28.036+01:002014-02-25T02:12:28.036+01:00Quite possibly. "Milk" uses the actual f...Quite possibly. "Milk" uses the actual footage of this transaction, and I remember Reagan looking a little embarrassed or sheepish when accepting. Just seemed really bizarre and I figured something else was probably going on with that situation. Could have been completely innocent, but I never assume that when neo fascists are involved.Burger boynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-41005469284602038082014-02-22T13:35:11.549+01:002014-02-22T13:35:11.549+01:00Ahh, I Googled Bryant and see she was the spokespe...Ahh, I Googled Bryant and see she was the spokesperson for the Florida Citrus Commission....her anti-gay activism led to a boycott of Florida orange juice., It was quite the hubbub. I gotta imagine that's the extent of the reference. I think its prostitution symbolism is a bit too obscure, no? I could be wrong though!Dauradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296473494856239751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-48246834389743540472014-02-21T21:47:34.065+01:002014-02-21T21:47:34.065+01:00Oranges, or more specifically the peels, are used ...Oranges, or more specifically the peels, are used by prostitutes as a skin-rub to protect against bacteria, parasites and other unseemlies. It also makes them smell like poison.T.A.WILSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01947128396314205006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-74120587814877558732014-02-21T14:07:59.346+01:002014-02-21T14:07:59.346+01:00Some of our Red Riding Hood posts mention that red...Some of our Red Riding Hood posts mention that red cloaks were often worn by prostitutes, in France I believe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-48127221921483425192014-02-19T05:48:30.092+01:002014-02-19T05:48:30.092+01:00I saw that movies, but it was long ago and I don&#...I saw that movies, but it was long ago and I don't recall that scene. Sounds like a funny image: FL give the CA guv ... oranges? How about giving the fellow something that doesn't grow in his backyard next time! <br /><br />I hadn't heard of the connection between oranges and prostitution; red/scarlet come more readily to my mind, but a quick googling shows that in London, prostitutesThe Gidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04222098025692029885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-15020044205763320032014-02-18T15:21:38.195+01:002014-02-18T15:21:38.195+01:00Oranges are also used as symbols of prostitution. ...Oranges are also used as symbols of prostitution. Seen the movie "Milk"? It shows Anita Bryant, former Florida Citrus spokesperson giving a basket of oranges to then Guv Reagan. Don't know if the director was making a point there, but it seemed apropos given Bryant's storyBurger boynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-7830162108556375652014-02-04T20:14:26.822+01:002014-02-04T20:14:26.822+01:00Actually, I'm wrong, a charlotte is not a shor...Actually, I'm wrong, a charlotte is not a shortcake. They just used the logical next best thing because Shortcake au Fraises would've been meaningless to most French. So they used the next best thing and very logically, at that. Bravo, les traducteurs!Dauradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296473494856239751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-40563105545088158962014-02-04T06:54:38.291+01:002014-02-04T06:54:38.291+01:00Strawberry Shortcake in France is Charlotte au Fra...Strawberry Shortcake in France is Charlotte au Fraises. "Fraise" being strawberry. So I thought, weird, why'd they call her Charlotte and not Lucille or Jeanne or any number of names? I later learned that a charlotte au fraise is a strawberry shortcake. Go figure. It could be a charlotte au pommes, or poires, etc.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_%28cake%29Dauradehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296473494856239751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414775977222684812.post-89657722527935975702014-02-03T23:09:39.157+01:002014-02-03T23:09:39.157+01:00That is a spectacular rack.That is a spectacular rack.T.A.WILSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01947128396314205006noreply@blogger.com