May 23, 2003
Last Week's Question - Okay, this week I'll attempt to return back to the harmless and sophomoric. There's enough strife every else without bringing the QotW into it. So: Why did "peas and carrots" become such a (relatively) vegetable popular mixture? What unites those two vegetables in a way that, say, "radishes and mushrooms" will never match?
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Your Answers -
Alex Y - Complementary colors. Everyone knows orange and green are appetizing. Mushrooms and radishes? Aren't both of those funny shades of gray? Aren't they both used in making nefarious substances? I rest my case.
Linda S - All I can say is pea's and carrots sound no better than mushrooms and radishes, Maybe it is individual taste sounds simple . But radishes and salad sound and taste ok even radishes and cucumbers , as for peas I like them on my baked potatoes with lots of butter and mushrooms on an omelet.
King J - Easy question to answer:
Because Forrest Gump and Jenny were like peas and carrots. Translation: It was destiny. Back when the world was created, and there was just a bunch of soup if you will, colors started to form and take shape to what we now call vegetables. Now, any artist will tell you that red and green are complementary colors. I know what you're thinking, carrots are orange, tomatoes and red peppers are red. Solution: tomatoes are fruit and red peppers are nasty when boiled. So, since red vegetables won't work, orange is the next best thing. When you see these two on a plate, its really the color combination that tricks you into thinking its a good combination. Besides, taste is just another factor put in place by the Matrix.
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This Week's Question - Is there a such thing as a lesser form of art? Should literature, film, paintings, and so on all be considered as equal mediums for artistic expression? Are some forms more refined? Or is that an elitist viewpoint?
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