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Berry club [Mr Lovenstein] (files.mastodon.social)

submitted 4 months ago by i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

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Source: https://mastodon.social/@MrLovenstein/113844297604610435

Secret panel: https://tapas.io/episode/220482

Alt text from replies: 4 panel comic.

First panel: A strawberry, a raspberry, and a blueberry are sitting on the floor. A tomato comes along and asks: "Can I join berry club?" – "Sorry, Tomato. Berries only", says Strawberry.

Second panel: Tomato holds up a sheet of paper. "Well this article says I am a berry and you're not." Angrily, Strawberry says "No way! 'Berry' is right in my name!"

Third panel: Close-up on Strawberry and Raspberry. "What?! I'm an 'accessory' fruit? What the hell is that?!", says Strawberry in disbelief, looking at the paper. "I'm not a Berry either?!!" exclaims Raspberry, sweating.

Fourth panel. "These are strange times for berry club. Strange times." says Blueberry. Tomato, a watermelon, and a banana are sitting next to it. Strawberry is sitting way in the background, looking sad.

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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 60 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

The pitfalls of mixing culinary categories and scientific (botanical) categories. We have to ask ourselves the hard questions: If you were an anthropomorphic fruit, would you refer to yourself with culinary or scientific categories?

[–] esc27@lemmy.world 30 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I never thought of using tomatos as a way to explore the themes of gender and sexual identity, but there might be something there...

[–] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You mean, it might be fruitful..? 😅

[–] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 1 points 4 months ago

🥁

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I'd refer to myself with scientific categories. I'd refer to me so hard.

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

You are a fish! Fuck paraphyletic groups!

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago

There's no such thing as a fish.

[–] JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What is this gif from?

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Silence of the Lambs.

Specifically the scene in which the serial killer known as Buffalo Bill (pictured) says "would you do me? I'd do me so hard" 😁

[–] prowe45@lemm.ee 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think whether I was a fruit or not, I wouldn't want to operate with the assumption that I'm going to be eaten, so scientific categories all the way. As a human, I like to think of myself as a mammal/ape/homo sapien/whatever instead of wondering which parts of me are white meat vs dark meat.

[–] rocketpoweredredneck@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I've wondered quite a bit about my dark meat vs light meat. I've also wondered how well marbled I am. I think I'd be delicious.

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

As they say, "you eat with your eyes" so most certainly not.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 36 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Knowledge is knowing tomato is a fruit.

Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 18 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Stregnth is being able to crush a tomato

Dexterity is being able to accurately throw a tomato.

Constitution is being able to eat a rotten tomato without getting sick

Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit.

Wisdom is knowing not to put one in a fruit salad.

Charisma is being able to sell a tomato based fruit salad.

Person: Wouldn't a tomato based fruit salad be salsa

Person2: Hey I found the bard!

[–] argh_another_username@lemmy.ca 13 points 4 months ago

Oh, man! Yesterday my daughter asked to confirm that avocados are, in fact, berries. And they are!

[–] FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Here's the bonus panel

[–] Syd@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

But they're classified by the FDA as tree nuts.

[–] MadBob@feddit.nl 9 points 4 months ago

Ah, the stoic blueberry.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Chillis are berries too.

[–] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

That would make an interesting Cap'n Crunch Oops All Berries!

[–] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 4 points 4 months ago

Mind blown.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

You forgot tomato's line from panel two in the alt text.

Edit: OP fixed it.

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This is nuts!

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Berry much so

[–] Jackhammer_Joe@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Is there a comprehensive list that shows most common berries, fruits etc. categorized? Especially the "I wouldn't have guessed that" ones, like the ones in the comic. I could use that for a Pubquiz

[–] BigBrainBrett2517@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

I'm sure Wikipedia has your back.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I think to be classed a berry you should have a minimum sugar content

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

This is transphobic

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

How?

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz -1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Strawberry and raspberry identify as berries

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Okay but you must realise you are looking too deep into this. If your first xomment was a joke then okay. But if you seriously meant it you need to rethink your focuses. It's clearly a joje about how we classify different fruits.

[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

You think I seriously think that strawberries and raspberries identify as berries?

edit removed snark

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

I never thought you think that. I just thought you might be looking too deep into it and equating it to something it is not. Just a slight misunderstanding it seems.

[–] lseif@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 months ago

what