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Which fictional character created by a controversial mathematician was named after a dish which was devised solely to imitate another dish but by using inferior ingredients?
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#69544. Asked by peasypod.
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gdec1
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The Mock Turtle is a fictional character devised by Lewis Carroll from his popular book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Its name is a pun on a dish that was popular in the Victorian period, mock turtle soup.Mock turtle soup is an English soup that was created in the mid-18th century as a cheaper version of green turtle soup. It often uses brains and organ meats to duplicate the texture and flavor of the original.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mock_turtle_soup
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davejacobs
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Just wondered why the questioner considered Charles Dodgson / Lewis Carroll controversial as a mathematician?
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lanfranco
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I don't think she did. But he is somewhat controversial, and he was a mathematician, and peasy's questions usually offer indirect clues. Which is why they're both challenging and fun.
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Gnomon
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Dodgson is controversial because of his practice of photographing naked girls.
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peasypod
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Yes, gdec, and a Golden Thingamibob to you.
Thankyou, Frankie, for explaining the reference. Yes, I do make indirect clues inside my questions, all of them in fact. Yes, he was a mathematician, and yes, he was considered controversial as a person, as per Gnomon's tote. Apart from the photography, there is a whole list under the sub-heading "Current Controversies and Mysteries" of Lewis Carroll here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Carroll#Current_Controversies_and_Mysteries
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