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04-27-2017 , 05:12 PM

#27226

kerowo

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Originally Posted by Johnny Truant

Banana tip:

To get your bananas to ripen at different rates, wrap the stems of some of them with plastic film and leave the others exposed.

Also: stop eating bananas. They are carb and sugar bombs that are not that good for you. Don't tell me about potassium, either.

Don't tell that to this guy, he'll drop you like you were still clipping in.

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04-27-2017 , 05:18 PM

#27227

Johnny Truant

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I made it until he claimed he has heard "so many people" state that nobody can eat 30 bananas a day. While I believe that kind of discussion could happen as this thread proves, I don't believe he has heard more than six people say that.

Credibility shot. And now I'm more entrenched in my position, that was facetious to begin with, that bananas are basically snickers bars for the uninformed. Anti banana. 100%.

(The tip about the plastic on the stem is true tho)

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04-27-2017 , 05:23 PM

#27228

Lattimer

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These are my bananas:

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04-27-2017 , 05:39 PM

#27229

kerowo

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Originally Posted by Johnny Truant

If you are into cycling at all this guy is pretty funny and a total outlier. He's basically an uber vegan that rides likes a million miles a week and doesn't know why everyone else can't do what he does. And he swears a lot in Australian, which is always fun.

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04-27-2017 , 06:27 PM

#27230

whatthejish

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Bananas are awesome, wtf are you talking about

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04-27-2017 , 07:04 PM

#27231

Sun Tzu

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the word upholstery

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04-27-2017 , 07:06 PM

#27232

spidercrab

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Don't think I've ever come across banana haters before. Very strange.

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04-27-2017 , 07:13 PM

#27233

johnzimbo

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And the fireman rushes in from the pouring rain. Very strange.

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04-27-2017 , 07:18 PM

#27234

samuri8

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Wait, you mean bananas aren't actually brain food?

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04-27-2017 , 07:41 PM

#27235

anonla

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I developed. Until my mid-twenties I found bananas completely disgusting. The smell, the texture.... just mehhhh. Now I love bananas. The flavour, the texture..... just love it.

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04-27-2017 , 07:45 PM

#27236

Johnny Truant

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I don't hate bananas, really. But when it comes to the healthiness of that particular berry, and fruit in general, the masses are off. Eat a banana if you want, but if that is your version of eating healthy and taking a break from junk food it's not as good as you think. It's like people having what they think is a healthy smoothie from Jamba Juice that has as many calories as a Big Mac and as much sugar as a coke. Indulge and enjoy it, but understand what it really is ESPECIALLY if you are making that choice for health reasons and ESPECIALLY if your health reason is to manage weight.

Come to think of it, **** bananas.

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04-27-2017 , 07:57 PM

#27237

SirOsis

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Originally Posted by suzzer99

GQ tweets some interesting stuff occasionally. They have good political articles. But I don't think I can take this anymore.

The one baseball player I follow on twitter, Brandon McCarthy, was taking shots at their tweets fairly frequently a couple months ago. They were hyping some of the most ridiculous "styles" I've ever seen.

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04-27-2017 , 08:01 PM

#27238

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As they ripen bananas (and kiwi fruits) are good at helping ripen other fruits. Useful if you want to speed up getting an solid avocado softer.

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04-27-2017 , 08:04 PM

#27239

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I think if the average westerner replaced one of their usual snacks with a banana it would be a definite win. I do understand what you are saying about it being heavy on sugar but seriously hating on bananas seems pretty lame with all the crap people eat nowadays.

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04-27-2017 , 08:39 PM

#27240

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Originally Posted by Johnny Truant

How many calories do you think are in a banana?

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04-27-2017 , 08:55 PM

#27241

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Originally Posted by Rexx14

This is kinda true but makes it worse also. People who are making efforts to be healthier can make much, much better choices than fruit and they might...if they knew better.

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Originally Posted by Didace

How many calories do you think are in a banana?

It's not just calories, it's the effect starchy carbs have on your blood sugar and insulin. Without hijacking this thread any further let me just say if you want to eat them by the bunch, be my guest but **** your monkey food. You're playing right into satan's hands. The Bible doesn't say "Apple" in it anywhere. It was probably a banana that got us all banished from the garden. Wake up.

Last edited by Johnny Truant; 04-27-2017 at 08:56 PM. Reason: Dick shaped also.

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04-27-2017 , 11:06 PM

#27242

W0X0F

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Originally Posted by Rapini

These should piss you off, much like people who start an OP with "OK."

I disagree. Since most people are unfazed by this usage, I think it probably really shouldn't piss me off. This falls under the same category as the vast numbers of people who use "I" where "me" should be used. I hear it everyday by people from all walks of life. I can only assume they think it makes them sound more intelligent, when in fact the opposite is true. But it's so universal, I think I really shouldn't be pissed and I'm just overly sensitive to grammatical ignorance.

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04-27-2017 , 11:10 PM

#27243

gregorio

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Worse than incorrectly using "I" in place of "me" in order to sound smart is using "myself" where "me" should be used.

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04-27-2017 , 11:18 PM

#27244

Rexx14

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Wox & Greg,

Could you give me an example of where people might do that? I am struggling to think of anyone I know doing it but possibly I am doing it unwittingly myself.

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04-27-2017 , 11:19 PM

#27245

Rexx14

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Originally Posted by Johnny Truant

This is kinda true but makes it worse also. People who are making efforts to be healthier can make much, much better choices than fruit and they might...if they knew better.

It's not just calories, it's the effect starchy carbs have on your blood sugar and insulin. Without hijacking this thread any further let me just say if you want to eat them by the bunch, be my guest but **** your monkey food. You're playing right into satan's hands. The Bible doesn't say "Apple" in it anywhere. It was probably a banana that got us all banished from the garden. Wake up.

Potassium though.

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04-27-2017 , 11:24 PM

#27246

gregorio

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"They gave their extra tickets to my wife and I."
"They gave them to her and myself."
Also, using "myself" instead of "I," as in W0X0F and myself are grammar nits.

Nobody would say, "They gave their extra ticket to I," or, "Myself am (is?) a grammar nit," but people get confused with more than one subject/object when they're trying to sound smart.

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04-27-2017 , 11:31 PM

#27247

Rexx14

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Ok I don't think I do the myself one but almost definitely I am guilty of using I instead of me on occasion. I don't think when I have used it I did so to appear smarter though, I just thought it sounded correct. Although maybe my subconscious kicked in and I did want to sound smarter lol

It will take more than that to fool people unfortunately.

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04-27-2017 , 11:38 PM

#27248

cicakman

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I hate bananas. Their taste, shape, and texture. Won't eat one ever in my life again.

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04-27-2017 , 11:38 PM

#27249

gregorio

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Yeah, maybe not to sound smart, but people get corrected for using "me" as a subject—for example, "Rexx and me are posting right now"—but just takeaway that "Rexx and me" is always wrong and start using "Rexx and I" as an object as well.