A bad thing about bananas is that they look like Homer Simpson's penis
this post was submitted on 23 Oct 2025
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Fun fact: The banana was actually a significant part of the industrial revolution. This was because coal miners could eat it without needing to wash their hands.
I love bananas. About three years ago, I started having one banana and a spoonful of natural peanut butter for breakfast every day. It was easy and I loved it.
I put on 15 pounds before I noticed.
🤔 I'm skeptical that it was just the banana and peanut butter that did it.
How big was the spoon?
The spoon
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The taste. I've tried to like them. Had them in smoothies and banana bread, had the is savoury and sweet things. I even made myself eat one everyday while hiking cross country, thinking I'd learn to associate the taste which much needed energy. Nothing worked, they just taste like garbage smells. And the texture! Firm and soft each have their unique horrors.
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Nothing beats that time when Kirk Cameron & Ray Comfort were praising God about the brilliant design of bananas.
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Except for there is like a 1 hour window when they taste really good and have a good texture. In between when they're green and taste like chalk and when they're full yellow and taste like mushy baby food.
Right in that 1 hour window? Delicious.
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The banana republics? The monoculture? The fact the ones in supermarket taste bland and it costs and arm and leg if you want one that tastes good?
Take your pick
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Also you harvest them every two weeks. Want to sell them already? Just stick them under a plastic carp for a couple of days and they'll be ripe and yellow.
The bad part is loading trucks of bananas is hard work, those things are heavy.
will any plastic fish work or is it necessary to have a plastic carp?
Carp for best results, may be substituted with salmon or tuna but do not expect the same quality.
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