As I continue with my transition, I start feeling confident. Almost to the point of what I guess I might call recklessness. Usually what happens in a situation that I feel nervous about ostracism is...I tell myself these people will never see me after today and they don't even know my name. So I just suck it up and say damn the torpodoes!
With that in mind, however, there's one thing we all should be on the watch for. It's pineapples. Don't these just look so sinister? >:-)
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Quote from: Kara on June 29, 2009, 10:26:42 PM
It's pineapples. Don't these just look so sinister? >:-)
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Durian Fruit. I think they look a little more sinister - plus they are much more smelly. And they taste kinda weird. Hard to describe.
The Sinister Pineapples - Sounds like the name of a pop rock musical group :laugh:
I happen to like pineapples. They are sweet and tasty. Wouldn't want one to fall on my head though :P
Pineapples.... huuummm good. Especially in yogurt.
Janet
I heard pineapples messed with your hormones... or was it grapefruits? Indeed there is a lot of sinister fruit out there. :icon_yikes:
I heard it was grapefruit :P
I think it's grapefruit due to high potassium levels I think.
The Sinister Pineapples
Love that group. Heard they were all fruity though :laugh:
Cindy
Virginia Marie, Pineapples don't grow on trees so someone would have to throw it. By the way, Antonio Noriega the famous dictator of Panama was nicknamed Pineapple face or "Cara de Pina". And he is one very evil bastard.
It's grapefruit that you have to watch out for.
A chemical in grapefruit interferes with an intestinal enzyme that metabolizes various medicines.
The medicine ends up being effectively more potent.
While in some cases this may be desirable, in other cases it may be dangerous.
See: List of drugs affected by grapefruit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_drugs_affected_by_grapefruit) on Wikipedia
I loathe grapefruit. I remember getting quinine tablets on half a grapefruit when I was in Africa - the idea being that you discuss one bitter taste with another.
Of course, the British Raj had a better idea - mix the quinine tonic with gin! Far more palatable :) Mind you, that wouldn't have helped me in Africa as I was only 7 and a little young for a Bombay Sapphire and tonic.
Does anyone else think the pic I posted look like the tailpipe of a rocket engine? All that green stuff looks like fire coming out.
But Pineapples are one of the few fruits you can really cook on the grill and have them come out right - really, don't grill the bananas, besides 'they hid the deadly black tarantula' and all, so no to bananas. And kumquats just sound dirty, I'm surprised they have not been banned by the church.
Oh yes, bananas should be cut into generous slices and fried - sprinkle them with unrefined sugar during frying to get a nice sweet caramelized coating ... I was enjoying plenty of that just last week in Manila. Drool! Bananas sure are a tasty herb!
As for kumquats well...I'm sure the Iranians would certainly ban them for "undermining family values and promoting homosexuality" just like those corrupting seedless watermelons.
I think the lowly kumquat should play a more prominent role in the more pleasurably moist pursuits, myself. I had a delicious kumquat marmalade in Santa Clara a little while ago. Not quite joy-jelly but damn fine on a toasted poppyseed bagel.
bananas should be raw on a sandwich with peanut butter, or better yet dipped in chocolate syrup and frozen. I don't mind being dipped in chocolate syrup, but I HATE being frozen. (https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.faeriewylde.com%2Fimages%2Fsmiles2%2Fdancing.gif&hash=6a7f150b76df0a4b7e94e43d3db8d4a758f59dd2)
bananas should be raw on a sandwich with peanut butter
I think we just found Elvis.
it's a Tennessee thing.
Didn't Elvis have his peanut butter and banana sandwiches deep fried too?
Grilled I think.
For a while, Tekla, I was a little skeptical about your sense of humor. I have been cured of this condition by a few minutes of laughing that have left me utterly exhausted. Thank you.
To the spirit of this thread, I agree. We really have nothing substantial to be afraid of. We should try to enjoy our lives, and we should try to make them beautiful.
And people, don't be afraid of kumquats. They're just a misshapen orange, if you ask me. If you hang two of them together and add a banana, though...hehehe, image.
Quote from: Virginia Marie on June 29, 2009, 10:43:25 PM
Wouldn't want one to fall on my head though :P
Well your lucky then, they grow in the ground believe it or not. Which makes them even more scary if you ask me. You see them in the store and then go out and spend your whole life looking for a pineapple tree, yet you never find one. Meanwhile they're hiding underground laughing evilly at you in that field of odd looking grass you've been standing beside the entire time....
Yams and carrots grow in the ground, pineapples do grow in trees. If your confused. Which one would you not shove up your.... That's the one that grows in trees.
P.S. Please wash the other first OK? Cleanliness is next to godlessness after all.
http://image10.webshots.com/10/6/52/48/134865248xTfuPo_fs.jpg (http://image10.webshots.com/10/6/52/48/134865248xTfuPo_fs.jpg)
Pinapple grove, clearly not a tree
Exactly what else grows in a grove except trees? Cyprus Grove. Just for one example.
OK friends. The pineapple tree is more of a bush. I should clarify. The reference I was making was about some college kids dropping one from a 3rd story balcony and nearly hitting me with it. Sorry for the confusion.
There was a picture showing it wasn't a tree... but I guess it was too big... oh well.
Quote from: Adrianna on June 30, 2009, 10:33:47 PM
There was a picture showing it wasn't a tree... but I guess it was too big... oh well.
No worries :laugh: It's called a tree, but it looks like a bush :laugh:
I think they're pretty tasty either way :laugh:
Quote from: Virginia Marie on June 30, 2009, 10:39:25 PM
No worries :laugh: It's called a tree, but it looks like a bush :laugh:
I think they're pretty tasty either way :laugh:
Well I do have to agree with you there, I love the taste of the bloody things. Though I also agree that they are evil. I mean if you buy one at the grocery store, cut it's top off and then plant it... in about 2 years you can grow your own.... it's... scary
Given the last 8 years, I think we've all had enough bush, don't you think?
Quote from: tekla on June 30, 2009, 11:07:53 PM
Given the last 8 years, I think we've all had enough bush, don't you think?
Maybe the poor saps who had to put up with him actually running their government, but for everyone else in the world he was at least wonderful comedic cannon fodder! Can't really say anything so bad it's funny about Obama.... yet
Exactly how high were you when you were in Hawaii? I tried, never got quite that high.
but.
http://imagecache5.art.com/p/LRG/6/674/46VC000Z/tina-chaden-pineapple-tree.jpg (http://imagecache5.art.com/p/LRG/6/674/46VC000Z/tina-chaden-pineapple-tree.jpg)
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/1187762565026689257qRjDZe (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/1187762565026689257qRjDZe)
Quote from: tekla on June 30, 2009, 11:12:11 PM
Exactly how high were you when you were in Hawaii? I tried, never got quite that high.
but.
http://imagecache5.art.com/p/LRG/6/674/46VC000Z/tina-chaden-pineapple-tree.jpg (http://imagecache5.art.com/p/LRG/6/674/46VC000Z/tina-chaden-pineapple-tree.jpg)
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/1187762565026689257qRjDZe (http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/1187762565026689257qRjDZe)
Never been high, or to Hawaii. Just because you call it a tree, doesn't really make it a tree. Honestly it has to be taller than a normal human to really be a tree in my opinion
Yeah, but... There is a difference between fruit (grows in the air) and Veggies (Grow in the ground), which of course makes Tomatoes a fruit, but still, Pineapples grow ABOVE the ground, not on it, or below it. Hence, a fruit.
Quote from: tekla on June 30, 2009, 11:21:43 PM
Yeah, but... There is a difference between fruit (grows in the air) and Veggies (Grow in the ground), which of course makes Tomatoes a fruit, but still, Pineapples grow ABOVE the ground, not on it, or below it. Hence, a fruit.
Well I never said it wasn't a fruit, simply that it didn't grow on trees, and hid in the tall grass mocking you.
Cucumbers and Zucchini grow above ground but I believe they are veggies
They grow ON the ground, which makes them Veggies. Pineapple grows in trees, (really) so its a fruit. It does not grow in the ground.
Quote from: tekla on June 30, 2009, 11:07:53 PM
Given the last 8 years, I think we've all had enough bush, don't you think?
So is Bush a fruit or a veggie? :laugh:
i think the only thing we have to fear are ridiculous arguments about whether a pineapple plant is a tree or not.
look at the word.
pine
apple
both trees.
there. a pineapple grows on a tree.
obviously >:-) >:-) >:-)
axshully the pineapple is a bromeliad, and if you have ever had one of those you would know it is a flower.
carry on...
Pineapple (Ananas comosus) is the common name for an edible tropical plant and also its fruit.[1] It is native to the southern part of Brazil, and Paraguay.[2] This herbaceous perennial plant grows to 1.0 to 1.5 metres (3.3 to 4.9 ft) tall with 30 or more trough-shaped and pointed leaves 30 to 100 centimetres (1.0 to 3.3 ft) long, surrounding a thick stem. The pineapple is an example of a multiple fruit: multiple, helically-arranged flowers along the axis each produce a fleshy fruit that becomes pressed against the fruits of adjacent flowers, forming what appears to be a single fleshy fruit. Pineapple is eaten fresh or canned and is available as a juice or in juice combinations. It is used in desserts, salads, as a complement to meat dishes and in fruit cocktail. While sweet, it is known for its high acid content (perhaps malic and/or citric[citation needed]). Pineapples are the only bromeliad fruit in widespread cultivation. It is one of the most commercially important plants which carry out CAM photosynthesis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineapple (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineapple)
omg it's a herb. where's my pipe.
http://images.google.com/images?q=bromeliad (http://images.google.com/images?q=bromeliad)
pretty things
now that we're off on this tangent, what is this topic about anyway...
I was never quite sure. But I made pork n' beans with pineapple chunks and rice for dinner earlier this evening :laugh:
Quote from: Virginia Marie on July 01, 2009, 12:10:17 AM
I was never quite sure. But I made pork n' beans with pineapple chunks and rice for dinner earlier this evening :laugh:
Yummy, pineapples are sweet that's why I like them. I like Kiwis too
the other thing to fear, in my backyard at least, are rattlesnakes.
i was pulling some weeds earlier and heard that sound that makes you freeze.
went and got a shovel to dispatch the critter, but couldn't find it.
hopefully it took off across the field and finds my annoying neighbor's dog that barks at all hours
or maybe finds the neighbor
It's waiting for you when you least expect it. Move to the East Coast now.
Quote from: tekla on July 01, 2009, 12:22:07 AM
It's waiting for you when you least expect it. Move to the East Coast now.
Maybe she'll find it inside a pineapple?
Quote from: Adrianna on July 01, 2009, 12:24:24 AM
Maybe she'll find it inside a pineapple?
My next band will be called "The Pineapple Dwelling Rattle Snakes" :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Quote from: Virginia Marie on July 01, 2009, 12:30:13 AM
My next band will be called "The Pineapple Dwelling Rattle Snakes" :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I'll be lead guitarist! heh heh heh
Or maybe I'd rather be something to do with Kiwis... pineapples are starting to scare me more and more, especially with rattlesnakes in 'em now.
Kiwis For Pineapple Saftey, a support group for those that have been wronged by Pineapples
Quote from: Adrianna on July 01, 2009, 12:24:24 AM
Maybe she'll find it inside a pineapple?
nope no pineapples around here. Just rattlesnakes, scorpions and poison ivy, oh yeah and apparently the occasional tekla
gotta watch out for the later, prolly more dangerous than the rest ::)
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Quote from: tekla on July 01, 2009, 12:22:07 AM
It's waiting for you when you least expect it. Move to the East Coast now.
yeah, sorry can't do that. will never live in a humid climate again.
Well if its dry enough you might want to shake your shoes out before you put them on, scorpions love that hot shoe deal.
It's really only leeches that I can't stand. I remember being barely 5 minutes into the jungle and getting absolutely covered in the buggers. They tend to infest the tea plantations too. (These are the smaller, thinner pale ones that get in everywhere rather than the larger, darker water leeches).
A pineapple recipie from back in the day.
Soak pineappple slices in bourbon, vodka, or gin.
Quote from: finewine on July 01, 2009, 01:32:46 AM
It's really only leeches that I can't stand. I remember being barely 5 minutes into the jungle and getting absolutely covered in the buggers. They tend to infest the tea plantations too. (These are the smaller, thinner pale ones that get in everywhere rather than the larger, darker water leeches).
Leeches? :P A full body wet suit under your BDU's solves the problem
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Quote from: michellesofl on July 01, 2009, 01:54:40 AM
A pineapple recipie from back in the day.
Soak pineappple slices in bourbon, vodka, or gin.
How 'bout soaking the pineapple in Jack?
Quote from: Adrianna on July 01, 2009, 12:31:11 AMKiwis For Pineapple Saftey, a support group for those that have been wronged by Pineapples
You know, this does sound like something a New Zealander would do. Of course, you guys must be plagued with diabolical pineapples plotting to take over the local area code.
Over here, we chop them up, put them in a can in their own juices and sell them at grocery stores. It's about what they deserve, I think.
Quote from: Kara on July 01, 2009, 07:56:52 AM
You know, this does sound like something a New Zealander would do. Of course, you guys must be plagued with diabolical pineapples plotting to take over the local area code.
Over here, we chop them up, put them in a can in their own juices and sell them at grocery stores. It's about what they deserve, I think.
I agree whole heartily! Do Kiwis grow in New Zealand? I know they have the cute bird type Kiwis, I like them too
a friend of mine made some pineapple martinis the other day, ZOMG they were delicious! Even sinister fruit can have their uses.
Quote from: FairyGirl on June 29, 2009, 11:39:09 PM
I heard pineapples messed with your hormones... or was it grapefruits? Indeed there is a lot of sinister fruit out there. :icon_yikes:
From http://www.ehow.com/about_5066472_foods-increase-estrogen-body.html (http://www.ehow.com/about_5066472_foods-increase-estrogen-body.html) :
Foods that inhibit estrogen production include melons,
pineapple, berries, figs, grapes, cabbage, green beans, corn, squash, broccoli, white rice and white flour.
OOH! I'ma go get me a melon!
Quote from: Miniar on July 03, 2009, 08:35:34 AM
OOH! I'ma go get me a melon!
what if we just throw those other vegetables at you? :laugh:
FOOD FIGHT!!!
:( oh noes.. I'll be pelted with pineapples!.. :( that's not nice
:P
okay, we'll only use that mushy pineapple that comes in the cans. (sans the cans, of course ;))
Anybody else picturing the scene from Animal House?
CHORUS
"Pineapple princess", he calls me pineapple princess all day
As he plays his ukulele on the hill above the bay
"Pineapple princess, I love you, you're the sweetest girl I've seen"
"Some day we're gonna marry and you'll be my pineapple queen"
I saw a boy on Oahu isle
Floatin' down the bay on a crocodile
He waved at me and he swam ashore
And I knew he'd be mine forevermore
CHORUS
He sings his song from banana trees
He even sings to me on his water skis
We went skin-divin' and beneath the blue
He sang and played his ukulele, too
"Pineapple princess", I love you, you're the sweetest girl I've seen
"Some day we're gonna marry and you'll be my pineapple queen"
We'll settle down in a bamboo hut
And he will be my own little coconut
Then we'll be beachcombin' royalty
On wicky-wicky wacky Waikiki
The ever so cute Annette Funicello