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It's time to consider different apples. Sounds like you have been burned by the "delicious" apple, which is rarely correctly named. Go Gala. Small, but always crisp and crunchy. Or Granny Smith, if green is your thing.
But, face it: You're not keeping the doctor away with a banana.
Eh. I mean, it's all relative - they're both really good for you. But, other than the higher glycemic score and starch content, bananas are better than apples in lots of ways.
Not to mention, you can use the inside of a banana peel to relieve the swelling and itch from mosquito bites.
Post by steveternal on Oct 25, 2013 8:34:35 GMT -5
Find a different orchard. If they are picked fresh off the tree, there is no reason they should be... mealy *shudder*... after just a few days. I don't claim to be an expert, but I've never had apples go bad that quickly if I've gotten them from an orchard, the farmer's market, or the local apple festival.
Find a different orchard. If they are picked fresh off the tree, there is no reason they should be... mealy *shudder*... after just a few days. I don't claim to be an expert, but I've never had apples go bad that quickly if I've gotten them from an orchard, the farmer's market, or the local apple festival.
Oh, it's not that they're bad. Far from it. It's just that there are certain apples with a softer texture than others - however, when still attached to the tree they display a crispier, crunchier facade. Once removed from the tree, they revert back to their normal state. Like, if I buy a McIntosh or whatever at the grocery store, I know it's going to be fairly soft, because that's just how those apples are. But at the orchard, I grab one off the tree and it's crispy and awesome and I get fooled into thinking that somehow this apple has defied its species.
Meanwhile, the bananas on top of my fridge are doing a phenomenal job staving off any sort of browning. Good job, guys.
Am I reading too far into this when I say this might be a metaphor?
Find a different orchard. If they are picked fresh off the tree, there is no reason they should be... mealy *shudder*... after just a few days. I don't claim to be an expert, but I've never had apples go bad that quickly if I've gotten them from an orchard, the farmer's market, or the local apple festival.
Oh, it's not that they're bad. Far from it. It's just that there are certain apples with a softer texture than others - however, when still attached to the tree they display a crispier, crunchier facade. Once removed from the tree, they revert back to their normal state. Like, if I buy a McIntosh or whatever at the grocery store, I know it's going to be fairly soft, because that's just how those apples are. But at the orchard, I grab one off the tree and it's crispy and awesome and I get fooled into thinking that somehow this apple has defied its species.
Meanwhile, the bananas on top of my fridge are doing a phenomenal job staving off any sort of browning. Good job, guys.
Sounds like you'd prefer your apples to fade away rather than burn out?
Am I reading too far into this when I say this might be a metaphor?
You are, as this really is just a thread born of my frustration with the apple I attempted to eat yesterday at work, but I'd be honestly interested to hear what you think the metaphor would be. This could be a fascinating exercise.
Well this may be a result of me watching too much Sherlock (and possibly thinking way too much of my own intellect), but I'd say it represents your frustration with the false "tough" persona someone or some people put on. They make you think that they are confident and strong but once you take them out of their element or support system (the tree), they become soft and weak (mushy). Therefore, you prefer to engage with people where they are in their element (the orchard) as opposed to where they are weak (the store).
As for the bananas, I'm having a tough time deciding between a metaphor for a superior group or just the obvious <===3 (ha! I can't say it, but I can draw it). But I suppose there's little difference between the two. Am I right fellas? BA DUM TISH! ...no? ...sorry
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I had the same issue with some baby carrots I attempted to eat a few weeks ago. I took a huge bite only to find that it was mushy and slimy, and I had to spit it out.
I had the same issue with some baby carrots I attempted to eat a few weeks ago. I took a huge bite only to find that it was mushy and slimy, and I had to spit it out.
Well this may be a result of me watching too much Sherlock (and possibly thinking way too much of my own intellect), but I'd say it represents your frustration with the false "tough" persona someone or some people put on. They make you think that they are confident and strong but once you take them out of their element or support system (the tree), they become soft and weak (mushy). Therefore, you prefer to engage with people where they are in their element (the orchard) as opposed to where they are weak (the store).
As for the bananas, I'm having a tough time deciding between a metaphor for a superior group or just the obvious <===3 (ha! I can't say it, but I can draw it). But I suppose there's little difference between the two. Am I right fellas? BA DUM TISH! ...no? ...sorry
I feel like I've learned so much about you here, Kev.
Besides that I have amazing taste in TV and a curved yellow weewee? Or is making it about me a defense mechanism to avoid the fact that I was right on? I guess we're doomed to be locked in an infinite cycle of psycho-analysis!
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BA DUM TISH! ...no? ...sorry 
