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1. TorazChryx 3 min later

   @zachleat "In German, it’s called “meerrettich” (sea radish) because it grows by the sea. Many believe the English mispronounced the German word “meer” and began calling it “mareradish.” Eventually it became known as horseradish. The word “horse” (as applied in “horseradish”) is believed to denote large size and coarseness. “Radish” comes from the Latin radix meaning root." - https://horseradish.org/horseradish-facts/horseradish-history/ - Petition to start calling it mareradish again starts here!

   1. Zach Leatherman 5 min later

      @Torazchryx awesome!

      and I appreciate whoever is running horseradish.org! incredible domain name

      1. TorazChryx 12 min later

         @zachleat I mean I don't know about that, it seems to be run by a group of commercial horseradish growers as a PR/lobbying group type thing (much like The Dairy Council or whathaveyou), but yes, fantastic domain to be sure.

         1. Zach Leatherman 14 min later

            @Torazchryx

            and nary a “Where’s The Horseradish?” or “Got Horseradish?” in sight!

            1. TorazChryx 29 min later

               @zachleat They went with "Horseradish - The Secret Ingredient"... Bold strategy to make your slogan proof of your prior failure!

2. Robb Knightmare 4 min later

   @zachleat finally some intellectual discourse

   1. Zach Leatherman 7 min later

      @robb my dissertation starts here