Roman Empire vs. Inland Empire: the Chalice, the Wrapper, Class, and Race
He did not go so far as to speculate on the vintage and the grape, although that would probably have clinched it- but it did have writings in ancient Hebrew and Aramaic (so some Jews were actually here that long ago).
The Arabic media called it a cup used by Jesus to wash his hands, but we know better, don’t we?
At least it was not silver, that came later, probably a legend perpetuated by the gluttonous priests who turned the simple eccentric Jewish reform sect into a worldwide conglomerate complete with separate houses of worship based on color and economic class (some would even say sexual preference, but let’s not get into that).
This reminded me of something I discovered once in the outskirts of San Bernardino (Calif.) some years ago after lunch while passing through on my way somewhere else. (The only way to see San Bernardino is to see it while on your way somewhere else- preferably driving within striking distance from the speed limit. The same probably goes for most of Texas, at least).
It was an ancient wrapper I estimated to be dated from about, oh, 1940, with a black-and-white logo of a smiling burger flipper that said “I’m Speedee”. I could swear, I could but I won’t, that there were two faded names on same wrapper “Dick & Mac McDonald”. Just think: John Wayne could have wiped his mouth with it, maybe even Dutch Reagan, in which case it should be preserved at Simi Valley. Or better yet: it could have been Betty Grable!
But I have always loved the Duke’s films, the westerns not the silly ones where he wears a city-slicker’ suit.
Cheers
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