Ah, just the book i was looking for

sherman024 · 2012-09-14T11:00:39+00:00

the potato actually plays quite an amazing role in world history. ever wondered why it's insulting to call Irish people "potato eaters?"

llII · 2012-09-14T14:14:07+00:00

Anyone seeking more info might also check here:

title	comnts	points	age	/r/
I thought the potato was just a vegetable	1^com	-2^pts	23^dys	pics
Found this in the library, seems thrilling.	948^coms	2030^pts	2^mos	funny

source: karmadecay

RICH_LITTLE · 1 day

Here's the book in digital form, free on Google Books!

And actually, it looks like a pretty interesting book.

CR4ZY0WN3R · 2012-09-14T11:15:34+00:00

Chapter 1: STOP REPOSTING ME

TheCompass · 2012-09-14T12:07:04+00:00

INB4

Lupawolf · 2012-09-14T12:26:26+00:00

Three women, a red head, brunette, and blonde, are running from the police. They can hear the cops gaining on them. They see a barn and dash inside. Frantically looking around, they see burlap sacks by one of the stalls. "Quick, we can hide in those and they won't find us." The cops show up at the door of the barn. They walk in, glancing around, listening for any noises to tell them if the girls are there. One guy sees the three sacks near the wall of the stalls. Walking over, he gives one of them a light tap with his foot. The redhead goes, "Meow" "This one's just a bag of kittens, sarge." He goes to the next bag and nudges it. The brunette goes, "Ruff!" "This one has a dog in it." He goes to the third one and taps it. The blonde goes, "Po-ta-to."

50_mike_mike · 2012-09-14T13:27:41+00:00

Ah, just the repost I was looking for...

so_obscure · 1 day

Chapter 35: sexual uses: POTATO_IN_MY_ANUS

trexecute · 1 day

At first I thought title was sarcasm until I saw OP's name.

Hope this book helps you in your profession.

ThatOneRandomDude · 1 day

What's taters, precious!?

Krusnix2008 · 2012-09-14T12:31:28+00:00

Huh, my speech professor would always mention this book. We thought she was just making it up.

Kodix · 2012-09-14T05:45:05-07:00

I actually listened to an university lecture on this some years ago. It's surprisingly interesting - previously I had no idea just how rare the damn thing I no longer eat because it's too common used to be. Apparently, kings who got a tiny serving were ecstatic.

NBABUCKS1 · 2012-09-14T06:10:46-07:00

The botany of desire makes a really good argument that the industrial revolution would not have been possible w/o the potato.

Streaming Link

Fandorin · 2012-09-14T13:24:14+00:00

You'd be surprised what influence the potato had on the world. Played a huge part in the increase of Europe's population, and the advancement of the industrial revolution. One of the most important crops in modern times.

Upper_Cunting · 2012-09-14T13:48:53+00:00

Is this in the Cape breton University Library? I've seen this and made fun of it. Haven't been back since i've became a redditor. There's A lot more karma gold in there.

bassinine · 2012-09-14T14:03:11+00:00

latvian say: want share potato? other latvian say: yes, very starving, want potato.

BUT POTATO IS BOOK

so second latvian kill first latvian, and boil down book to eat leather cover. all are happy.

hatescreamingbabies · 2012-09-14T07:34:07-07:00

http://i.imgur.com/FU0gZ.gif

MrBrown89 · 1 day

Including the introduction: How to count to potato.

YourAverageWalrus · 2012-09-14T12:26:21+00:00

Well, for reference, I had to do a 2+ page essay on the historical influence and benefits of cricket in India and Great Britain.

While being interesting, it sounds even less useless than this.

Ahnenglanz · 2012-09-14T05:37:44-07:00

The history and social bullshit of reposts

do_you_realize · 2012-09-14T12:47:51+00:00

A friend of mine had this as a large essay she had to write for a history course. each person in the course was given one object to study in depth, such as tea, pepper, or potatoes. So i wouldn't be surprised if she actually was looking for this exact book, and even used it extensively.

Vocis · 2012-09-14T05:48:50-07:00

I saw a copy of that in my school's library. If only I had known about all the sweet karma I could have obtained...

heresyourhardware · 2012-09-14T06:01:46-07:00

Ha, I remember seeing this at my university library, sat and read a few pages, riveting stuff!

[deleted] · 2012-09-14T06:15:29-07:00

bitch slaughter isn't a crime yet, but at this rate, who knows?

emacsenorg · 2012-09-14T06:18:26-07:00

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/How-the-Potato-Changed-the-World.html?c=y&story=fullstory

gnuchu · 2012-09-14T13:28:49+00:00

The fuel of the industrial revolution.

richiewww · 2012-09-14T06:29:39-07:00

I'm falling asleep thinking about the man who thought "I'm going to write a 400 page treatise on the potato"

Devadander · 2012-09-14T13:30:06+00:00

What, is it Christmas already?!

ross1550 · 2012-09-14T13:39:53+00:00

This book should be in Skyrim

Pur3kill3d · 2012-09-14T06:39:58-07:00

I'm almost positive that was the book you were looking for "Inspector-potatoface"

CloudCircus · 2012-09-14T13:44:36+00:00

That's one of those books that has the pages carved out to fit a gun inside.

kimmycat · 2012-09-14T06:44:45-07:00

On a flight to Japan years ago, I witnessed a man who had brought nothing more than this to entertain him. For 14 hours.

argv_minus_one · 2012-09-14T06:44:52-07:00

Die, potato!

amarach_inniu · 2012-09-14T06:45:37-07:00

The irishman in me is wetter than an otters pocket for that book.

J-Nice · 2012-09-14T06:46:45-07:00

Old Redcliffe must have been the life of the party in his time.

Guest: Redcliffe old boy! How have you been?

Redcliffe: Just great just great. Hey, did you know there are over 5000 varieties of potato's all over the world?

Guest: I didn't. Good see you again Redcliffe.

Josmeister · 2012-09-14T13:47:18+00:00

My life. My whole life I've been looking for a book to complete me. A book that identifies who I am and all I want in life. THIS IS IT!

kbrand00 · 2012-09-14T06:48:57-07:00

THE BOOK IS SO BIG?!

tar_heeldd · 2012-09-14T13:51:57+00:00

The potato is an amazing contributor to the world as we know it. Imagine an American tuber growing all over the 2 continents, just an ocean away from a people who would later be rescued by it's sustenance in one of the greatest survival stories of the millennia. Pretty cool.

Potatoguy123 · 2012-09-14T13:56:27+00:00

It certainly changed my life.

JuanJondre · 2012-09-14T13:58:38+00:00

The book Salt: A World History was pretty good, actually. I recommend it.

Packersobsessed · 2012-09-14T07:00:05-07:00

There is a national potato day, so why not a book about the history of potatoes? I'd read it!

Splatypus · 2012-09-14T14:00:48+00:00

Ahh, just the repost I was looking for. Wait. No I wasn't.

JaroSage · 2012-09-14T07:03:51-07:00

DID NO ONE SEE HIS USERNAME THOUGH?

xsmiley · 2012-09-14T14:06:34+00:00

I thought it was about the philosopher "Plato"

then I came back and lol'd.

Tlingit_Raven · 2012-09-14T07:06:44-07:00

Not a bad read really...

Barkinghawgleg · 2012-09-14T07:08:43-07:00

I'm not sure why but I can't stop laughing at this picture.

addedpulp · 2012-09-14T14:08:45+00:00

What school do you go to? My university had the same book.

Tartantyco · 2012-09-14T07:14:26-07:00

I would read the shit out of that book.

BaconCanada · 2012-09-14T14:18:02+00:00

It seems the day has come. I recognize this as a repost.

yeebianca · 2012-09-14T14:18:23+00:00

The potato kinda single handedly saved the world. Thanks, Pizarro!

MattBootyBulan · 2012-09-14T14:19:12+00:00

That might just be crazy enough..

masterdingo · 2012-09-14T14:19:53+00:00

I take it you found that in the math aisle? http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/128/742/128911365455039114.jpg

Pixelskaya · 2012-09-14T14:20:14+00:00

I've seen this reposted at least 3 times already. And I still don't get it.

valormorghullis · 2012-09-14T14:20:23+00:00

You'd Think the guy who wrote a book about the history and social influence of the Potato would be named Flannigan O'Rielly, or at least something Native American

MrAkademik · 2012-09-14T07:23:51-07:00

Written by Corky Thacher.

bri35 · 2012-09-14T14:26:08+00:00

I literally took a class about the history of the potato in college.

toxoplasma_gandhi · 2012-09-14T14:28:02+00:00

The username takes the cake.

wonkalot · 2012-09-14T14:29:37+00:00

actually - I would bet good money this is a fascinating read.

eleven_toes · 2012-09-14T07:30:56-07:00

I wrote my high school history thesis on potatoes and this was my bible. Bless you, Redcliffe Salaman.

takayama729 · 2012-09-14T14:31:03+00:00

I feel like this is the type of research Harold MacDougal was doing.

summerday008 · 2012-09-14T07:31:41-07:00

I want this book

Imtheone457 · 2012-09-14T14:31:59+00:00

as an Irishman, I can tesify the importance of this book to our people

Allenzilla · 2012-09-14T14:32:20+00:00

How many potatoes does it take to kill an Irishman. None.

nicko1031 · 2012-09-14T14:33:49+00:00

I liked the sequel better "The rise and fall of the Irish"

TheyreTheirThere · 2012-09-14T07:35:46-07:00

OP, are you perchance an Ohioan?

brodie7838 · 2012-09-14T07:35:46-07:00

http://books.google.com/books/about/The_History_and_Social_Influence_of_the.html?id=EV4YE_0RsywC

longwell · 2012-09-14T14:37:37+00:00

Here is some background information about the esteemed author, Dr. Redcliffe Nathan Salaman: www.jstor.org/stable/769254

SquareTurtles · 2012-09-14T07:38:06-07:00

It might be a bit bland

MixBlender · 2012-09-14T07:41:30-07:00

Also known as the Irish Constitution.

kolm · 2012-09-14T14:44:42+00:00

WELCOME TO POTATO FACTS!

TO UNSUBSCRIBE, PLEASE SEND A MESSAGE "ILOVEPOTATOSANDWANTTOHEARMORE"!

DID YOU KNOW THAT THE POTATO PLANT WAS ASSUMED TO BE A STRONG APHRODISIAC IN EARLY TIMES?

STAY TUNED FOR OUR HOURLY UPDATE ON POTATO FACTS!

Dvdrummer360 · 2012-09-14T14:49:31+00:00

Repost from IGTHFT...

MZITF · 2012-09-14T14:49:53+00:00

I've read parts of that book, it's fairly good.

densygeko · 2012-09-14T08:01:34-07:00

I watched a documentary about that subject. It was pretty interesting.

crenshizzle · 2012-09-14T08:08:47-07:00

This is a repost...of my post. You win this round.

Crunchy_II · 2012-09-14T08:21:53-07:00

I work in my university's library and had a chuckle when I re-shelved this page-turner.

Kesby · 2012-09-14T15:23:09+00:00

Ah, just the repost i was looking for

Ragnalypse · 2012-09-14T15:25:09+00:00

Ah yes indubitabuly. I concur very much that this goes as far as to even. For so much as shallow and pedantic!

fuzzycuffs · 2012-09-14T08:26:10-07:00

How many volumes of potato are there?

davew3b · 2012-09-14T15:32:43+00:00

I love the history of food and all the unsung heroes that died preparing and eating foods for the first time..

"Ogg, you eat!"

"No, Oop eat first!"

dsade · 2012-09-14T15:43:05+00:00

So this is a math book?

caribdis · 2012-09-14T08:44:12-07:00

you'd be surprised...

LexSenthur · 2012-09-14T08:48:52-07:00

Hotshot author and celebrity personality Redcliffe Salaman.

Wait a minute, potatoes are in the genus Solanum. Do some DaVinci Code shit to it and you have Salaman.

This is an autobiography by a potato.

armchairdetective · 2012-09-14T16:07:05+00:00

It is actually a fascinating book. Anyone who is interested in economic history and human development should read it.

Also, this is a repost.

PhilAB · 2012-09-14T16:10:50+00:00

Diddly Dee!

librarianzrock · 2012-09-14T09:19:38-07:00

Good work Inspector-potatoface!

SiON42X · 2012-09-14T16:21:37+00:00

To you it's a potato, to me it's a potato. But to Sir Walter Bloody Raleigh it's country estates, fine carriages, and as many girls as his tongue can cope with. He's making a fortune out of the things; people are smoking them, building houses out of them... They'll be eating them next.

fluffypotato · 2012-09-14T16:30:40+00:00

Do have any extra copies you could send my way?

stormin_norman138 · 2012-09-14T16:34:01+00:00

You'd think the author would be George Washington Carver

Blackbal · 2012-09-14T16:35:05+00:00

I see your first edition and I raise you a second edition. Used it for an essay at university. I didn't get laid much in first year...

http://i.imgur.com/meVbj.jpg

PandaSixx · 2012-09-14T16:35:06+00:00

Ah, just the repost I was looking for.

Guitarman2169 · 2012-09-14T16:36:45+00:00

Oddly relevant username.....

demonthenese · 2012-09-14T10:01:00-07:00

This was legitimately a required reading for russian school children in the 1950's.

source:Al Sharpton

zimmeric · 2012-09-14T10:06:26-07:00

I'm not familiar with Mr. Salaman's work but--depending on his writing style-- it could be very interesting. I offer "Salt" by Mark Kurlansky (Jan 28, 2003) as an example.

geeklife09 · 2012-09-14T10:12:59-07:00

woah. Apparently this book is worth quite a lot. Is there anyone who might be able to offer insight into why this is?

Aulritta · 2012-09-14T17:22:17+00:00

I have a book about the world history of Salt.

hollyholidayz · 2012-09-14T17:24:06+00:00

Manhattan College? Yes, I see you.

CiderDrinker · 2012-09-14T17:24:30+00:00

The second edition was better.

raheelp · 2012-09-14T17:31:19+00:00

Whats so funny about a major food staple playing a role in history?

thehouse1751 · 2012-09-14T17:37:33+00:00

What kind of a silly man would write this? Oh... Salaman

Sh4mwiches · 2012-09-14T17:41:53+00:00

Sounds like the sequel to the bible.

anarrogantworm · 2012-09-14T17:43:57+00:00

Repost.

steakmeout · 2012-09-14T17:51:20+00:00

The Potato Famine, the rise of the Cottage Industry, the nascent push of early Socialism. All of these things are influenced by the humble potato.

Manammal · 2012-09-14T11:16:09-07:00

We have a copy of that at SUNY Potsdam...

LetsGoBohs · 2012-09-14T18:50:29+00:00

How in the fuck do you write a whole giant ass book about that?

DrinkThis · 2012-09-14T18:51:34+00:00

We now know the pen name of Samwise Gamgee.

pyroaries · 2012-09-14T19:11:26+00:00

I could have used this. I did a speech on exactly that. It was the easiest speech ever, but I'm pretty sure I bored the hell out of my classmates. OWEL. Idgaf

JoeClever · 2012-09-14T19:12:04+00:00

Irish history

AnorexicBuddha · 2012-09-14T19:23:28+00:00

Seriously? Another repost?

worth1000kps · 2012-09-14T19:26:15+00:00

Shouldn't this be in /r/IrishHistory?

TheOtherJuggernaut · 2012-09-14T12:56:52-07:00

You found this in Gorgas, didn't you?

Brouje · 2012-09-14T20:13:10+00:00

Honestly, the potato is one of the most important trade goods in the history of both America and Europe. This doesn't belong in /r/funny.

jawndisease · 2012-09-14T21:11:59+00:00

Potatoes are actually sort of a huge deal if you think about it.

NotReallyFromTheUK · 2012-09-14T21:12:08+00:00

hot damn. Is that dude's name "Redcliffe Salamander"? That's an amazing name.

MJZMan · 2012-09-14T21:14:04+00:00

The Irish Bible.

Mecha_Cthulhu · 2012-09-14T21:52:03+00:00

I have actually watched a documentary on the potatoes impact on European history. Fascinating stuff.

MasterLJ · 2012-09-14T23:02:39+00:00

All bullshit aside, the history of the potato is fascinating. They originated in South America and were imported to Europe. They were originally purple and poisonous.

myfriendmadethis · 2012-09-15T00:09:08+00:00

lol fuck could you imagine reading that book.

Minnesotapolis · 2012-09-15T00:52:01+00:00

Re-post.

AliasUndercover · 2012-09-15T03:22:04+00:00

I'm Irish. This looks interesting...

kingkooka · 2012-09-15T08:25:43+00:00

Clearly written by an Irish person. Though, I would say Guinness played a greater role in the history and social influence on its people. However, I would say there's a good chance violence played a grater role with Guinness. Still, it's far tastier!

essbeck · 2012-09-14T12:17:41+00:00

Even if its a funny title it is probably a quite interesting book or its just me that is extremely boring :)

Duchas · 2012-09-14T14:57:37+00:00

Also known as, "The History of Ireland"

funny

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