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edrodmedina
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WOD/POD
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Thank you Alex for selecting me as the winner of the Phrase of the Day. Today we are trying to find out what a Saltpetre Man is.
Tell us please in 5,000 words or less what possibly could a saltpetre man be, do? Please no dictionary definitions. Just use your imagination. Good luck. Ed
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25 Aug 2011
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ascincoquinas
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Ok! I think Salpetre man is an old portuguese traditional trade. Let �s split the word:
Salt - something that is used in cooking,the man had to extract salt and it was usually performedby a man called Peter.
In Portuguese it would be "Pedro Salineiro" , very common in a small Portuguese town - Aveiro:
here is the image to prove that SALTPETRE MAN is from Aveiro, therefore Portuguese
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25 Aug 2011
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maryse pey�
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some salt, some pepper, some thyme, some rosmarine, something else as spices.
A saltpetre man is the man whose task is to gather all the needed spices for a special dish.
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25 Aug 2011
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Jayho
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The saltpetre man is your friendly science teacher
"... now add some salt to your petre (petri) dish and observe the reaction ..."
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25 Aug 2011
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