Follies of the Mad Men #76
Nothing like aligning your product with a civilization that practiced human sacrifice. The Incas weren't the Aztecs, but as Wikipedia reminds us: "There is [sic] archaeological discoveries supporting the presence of sacrifice within Inca society according to Reinhard and Ceruti: 'Archaeological evidence found on distant mountain summits has established that the burial of offerings was a common practice among the Incas and that human sacrifice took place at several of the sites.The excellent preservation of the bodies and other material in the cold and dry environment of the high Andes provides revealing details about the rituals that were performed at these ceremonial complexes.'"
And did they actually make the best ink ever? I can't find any reference to such an accomplishment.
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inca ink? were the ad guys on crack? hey those incas might have had brilliant colors, but apparently they only had 4. no brown or orange or yellow...
i guess roy g. biv wasn't an inca.
i guess roy g. biv wasn't an inca.
Posted by patty on 11/10 at 01:33 PM
Roy G. Biv was a well known leprechaun. 
Posted by Wayne in Wildwood on 11/10 at 02:12 PM
Of course the Incas had great ink. Where do you think they got their name from?
Posted by Brian on 11/10 at 03:02 PM
oh is that why g is his middle initial wayne?
Posted by patty on 11/10 at 07:54 PM
Scientists figure out secret of Maya’s blue paint
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23373242/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23373242/
Posted by Robb in Michigan on 11/10 at 08:44 PM
Very interesting link, Robb. Though I wonder if the Mayas shared their secrets with the far-off Incas?
Posted by Paul on 11/11 at 08:23 AM
Sure, that's what Wikipedia says now. Who knows what it said about the Incas in 1953.
Posted by Murph1908 on 11/11 at 08:49 AM
Either they were referring to tattoo inks, or they just something that sounded as exotic and permanent as India Ink.
Posted by Mark in Chicago on 11/11 at 10:41 AM
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