3 Word story

[MountieXXL]

which wasn't frozen

(thats 1st Semester Biology there, Bosco.[unless you had Bio in school, then it would be grade 11 I think])

[dintbo(aka bosco)]

Alas Mountie, science was never my thing in school. So I only found this shit out recently enough. Its true what they say, you never stop learning.

[MountieXXL]

yeah, there are a lot of things like that you only know if you specialize in that region or have read a book on useless facts for sounding smart at cocktail party conversations. But normally I still refer to a fruits as the sweet things and vegetables those that aren't, Pluto is still a planet, and tomorrow is after I sleep, not tonight at 12:01.

[dintbo(aka bosco)]

Very good point there Mountie. And I'm very glad you decided to take more than three words to explain it

Pluto isn't actually a planet???

[MountieXXL]

Not since the 24th of august 2006, even though it has three moons I guess they figured since its so small (bout half the size of Earth's moon) that it doesn't deserve planet status.

Well, at least we can say to kids "When I was your age, Pluto was still a planet!"

[Jonnywhy]

Don't mention tomatoes Bosco, I pick them everyday at work - approx 13000 a day...And as for Pluto, it is in fact believed to be part of an asteroid belt beyond Neptune called the 'Kuiper Belt' due to the fact that several similar sized objects (including one larger one) have been found in close proximity to Pluto, leading the argument that Pluto is just a large asteroid.


Back to the topic at hand:

But in fact

[MountieXXL]

Back to the topic at hand:

But in fact

I don't wanna!

[Jonnywhy]

continue progressing this

[BBloke]

Story number 6:

I was watching an episode of The West Wing a few years back and during the episode the question was asked 'What is the only fruit who's seed grow on the outside'. The answer was ............the strawberry. I was quite delighted with this little bit of trivia, and asked many people the same question thinking I was rather clever. Until i asked a particular friend of mine, who's response was, you're wrong!!!!! How could I be wrong I asked myself, I heard it on The West Wing for fucks sake. But I was wrong, and here's why:

Fruit is, by definition, the ripened ovary of the plant, it is the flesh that protects the seeds. Therefore strawberries are not actually fruits at all They are the receptacle of the plant, but as strawberries are the only receptacles we eat, they are bundled in with fruits. This intrigued me even more, so I delved a little further. Many foods we would consider vegetables, are actually fruits. Most of us will know that tomatoes are fruits, but did you know that peppers were as well. Then we come to the humble banana. There's no seeds in there I hear some of you say. Well there is. However commercially grown bananas are sterile, therefore the seeds are tiny. However for some reason, which I cannot remember, bananas can also be classed as herbs.

Apologies if this story seems a little unusual, but I'm very hungover.

Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Common sense is knowing that you use it in a fresh salad and not a fruit salad.

Never argue with an idiot. They'll bring you down to their level and beat you on experience.

[Jonnywhy]

I agree entirely