In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
LAPUTAN
airy, impractical, visionary, Laputan, windy
(adjective) not practical or realizable; speculative; “airy theories about socioeconomic improvement”; “visionary schemes for getting rich”
Laputan
(adjective) relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Laputa or its people
Source: WordNet® 3.1
La*pu"tan, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to Laputa, an imaginary flying island described in Gulliver's Travels as the home of chimerical philosophers. Hence, fanciful; preposterous; absurd in science or philosophy. "Laputan ideas." G. Eliot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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