Ok , I'll bite. What are bile beans?
On the RS home page, the photo for Travel Forums shows a guy in front of a sign for Bile Beans. Apparently they keep you healthy bright eyed and slim. Who knew???
I crack up laughing every time I see this.
Posted by
Minnesota 🎒
16497 posts
What a hoot, Judy!
But I want me some, whatever the heck they are. The long winter did serious damage to my waistline!
Posted by
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA
14643 posts
Hahaha!! I AM the bean queen and had not heard of these.
Fun Wiki article...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bile_Beans
Somehow I missed the ghost sign the last time I was in York. This should definitely be on the RS walking tour, hahaha!!
Posted by
Seattle, WA, USA ☔️
6788 posts
The sign in York is not any sort of "ghost" - at least it wasn't when we were there 2 years ago. It looked freshly painted, clear as a bell, and pretty hard to miss. Walk the walls in York and you should see it. A lot of us have the same picture.
I'll add that, while my health is pretty good, I have to admit my eyesight isn't what it used to be, and I could stand to drop a few pounds/kilos...I attribute that to not keeping up with my nightly requirement of you-know-what.
Posted by
OP
Westland, MI
416 posts
Thinking I need me some of those beans! I could stand to lose many lbs!!
Posted by
martinez, ca, usa
2398 posts
HAHA
i saw that and was curious like you judy. i'm still laughing since i could use some.
Posted by
Minnesota 🎒
16497 posts
The ""Bile Bean March": "a bold, spirited composition"
Love it! 😂
Posted by
London, United Kingdom
4684 posts
"Ghost sign" doesn't necessarily mean run-down, it just means a sign for a defunct business that stays up due to inertia or deliberate historical preservation.