TIL a Canadian town Tisdale used to have a motto "The land of rape and honey" which was changed to "Opportunity grows here" in 2016.

realitista@lemm.ee · 10 days ago

TIL a Canadian town Tisdale used to have a motto "The land of rape and honey" which was changed to "Opportunity grows here" in 2016.

ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml · 10 days ago

They meant rape as in the plant to be clear

Xanthrax@lemmy.world · edit-2 10 days ago

That’s why we call it canola oil

Also, here is where rapeseed comes from:

“The name for rapeseed comes from the Latin word rapum meaning turnip. Turnip, rutabaga (swede), cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and mustard are related to rapeseed.”

KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee · 10 days ago

This is one marketing rebranding I can get behind.

ratel@mander.xyz · 10 days ago

Yeah they’re all part of the Brassica family. Canola is a bred cultivar of Rapeseed with low levels of erucic acid suited for human consumption and very widely grown so while not completely synonymous with Rapeseed using the term Canola is usually correct especially with respect to the cooking oil.

acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 10 days ago

Probably they produce a lot of rapeseed and honey.

darvocet@infosec.pub · 10 days ago

When you are raping it’s important to control your seed.

garbagebagel@lemmy.world · 10 days ago

Lol why did it take them so long

TIL a Canadian town Tisdale used to have a motto "The land of rape and honey" which was changed to "Opportunity grows here" in 2016.

TIL a Canadian town Tisdale used to have a motto "The land of rape and honey" which was changed to "Opportunity grows here" in 2016.

Canadian town drops 'land of rape and honey' slogan

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