"Frankenstein Foods" -- it's colorful.

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David F Mayer — 5/15/2003 5:00:22 PM (archived)

By the way, do you know where the term "Frankenstein" originated?

Here is the simple answer:

There was a place in what is now Germany that was controlled by the Franks for many years. (The Franks were the ancestors of the French.) In this place is a large hill, not quite a mountain, called "Rock of the Franks".

Franken = Franks
stein = Rock (compare to English "stone")

Later on, a castle was built on this rock, known as Castle Frankenstein. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (later married to poet Shelley) had visited this castle and was impressed by its bleakness and ugliness. Hence, the title of her masterwork, written in 1816.

David F Mayer

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Green infested Europe restricting biotek - phil - 5/15/2003 3:33:36 PM
- Farm subsidy - Gary - 5/15/2003 4:00:25 PM
  - You have hit the nail on the head. Restriction of farm imports is the name of the game. Anti-biotech is just a ruse. - David F Mayer - 5/15/2003 4:16:40 PM
    - YEah, those EU governments force the media to refer to "Frankenstein foods" instead of GM.....n/t (n/t) - Tony - 5/15/2003 4:46:46 PM
      - "Frankenstein Foods" -- it's colorful. - David F Mayer - 5/15/2003 5:00:22 PM

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