

| Subject: | Re: Impressions |
| From: | Aristotle Sagan |
| Date: | Fri, 14 Oct 2005 12:12:53 -0700 |
Yew fergot the question... Is it a $6,000 modified banana or a $31,000 stock banana. tim in san jose On 10/14/05, bueses <bueses@earthlink.net> wrote: > > You forgot to mention whether the banana had the proper rated skins, > whether > other fruits installed in the salad w/ it decreased its value or not, how > do > you solve problems w/ keeping the banana cool, how to add additional > potassium to the banana,whether mixing S. American Bananas w/ Asian > bananas > is worth while, etc. > > Grin, > > Tom > > > We'd not only tell someone how to peel it, but bring in the FDA > > regulations on bananas, argue about the time of perfect ripeness, bring > > up the politics of the countries that export bananas and whether or not > > more energy could be derived from eating a banana than growing one, and > > what kind of moron would buy a banana in the first place, and whether a > > banana should be fried in petro or synthetic oil. > > > > Jim > > > > On Oct 14, 2005, at 11:35 AM, John Bange wrote: > > > >>> You know, it's not what people DO say on this > >>> list that impresses me, it's that the other 800 > >>> people have the restraint to NOT say what > >>> they're thinking. > >>> > >> > >> > >> Heh. I reckon it's like any other communication venue of the same > >> semi-public nature. There always seems to be a small group of talking > >> heads > >> that supply most of the traffic, while the vast majority just sit and > >> listen, occasionally throwing out a question or comment to rile them > >> up, but > >> mostly they just silently wonder what's wrong with those people. We'd > >> tell a > >> monkey how to peel a banana, if he said he was peeling one in a > >> Vanagon. > >> > -- Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my van, in which case, you ain't got there yet.
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