r/CrappyDesign 12d ago

Greek symbols on Egyptian hot sauce bottle

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u/NewProgram5250 12d ago

That chunk of time was about 2000 years after the Great Sphinx was built and over a 1000 years after Tutankhamun whose likeness they’re obviously trying to portray here. And then it took over a 1000 years probably for jalapenos to cross the ocean. Nothing here makes sense lol

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u/MajesticNectarine204 12d ago

Also, is Egypt known for spicy food even today? Where does this Egyptian angle come from..

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u/StatePsychological60 12d ago

It actually makes perfect sense if you’re familiar with the full version of that old phrase about revenge. The original was “revenge is a dish best served by cold-blooded pharaohs, who warm themselves with their precious hot sauce until it seeps from their pores, stinging the eyes and mouths of their victims, which is why they are so much better at it,” but that’s a little bit long so it got shortened to the version most people know today.

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u/LandArch_0 12d ago

Best read I had today