Pineapples and Citrus Fruits - Page 5

Shawnee123 · 01-26-2011, 11:12 AM

Oh, thanks.

Smoooooooth!

wolf · 01-26-2011, 11:18 AM

Glatt kosher is like REALLY kosher, with a rabbi present and everything.

I'm not Jewish, but if you can hum a few bars I can fake it ...

My best friend in high school was Jewish. I spent a lot of time with his family. I learned enough kasruth (kosher laws) so that I was trusted to house and cat sit and not mix up the dishes and silverware.

glatt · 01-26-2011, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Smoooooooth!

Yeah!

We had a phone directory in college and my nickname of "smooth" was so well known, a lot of people didn't know my real name. So I put two entries in the directory. One with my real name, and one under smooth. glatt was a variation on smooth cause I was taking German.

(this was a snooty college with single rooms for upperclassmen, so many people got their own phones each year.)

Shawnee123 · 01-26-2011, 11:37 AM

We had phones in our dorm rooms in college. I thought we were so state of the art, not having to use a common payphone.

But we had roommates, unless we paid extry!

What was my nickname....hmmmm, yeah, maybe I didn't have one. Ahem. No really, I didn't have one!

Tulip · 01-26-2011, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

One of my farmer friends was at a market in NYC and a woman asked her what the chickens ate. The farmer told her "Grain, oyster shells, and they run around and eat a lot of insects and grubs."
The woman freaked out "You let them eat insects? That's disgusting."
"Well, they're chickens, that's what birds eat. Insects."
The woman shot back, "Chickens aren't birds. What's wrong with you?" and she stormed off.

Sundae · 01-26-2011, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

Do most people know that bananas grow "upwards"? I did a project on bananas and the teacher informed me that I was mistaken that bananas grow upwards.

Yes, but only because I saw them growing in Sri Lanka - it surpised me at the time. I tell that to my children when 'nanas come up in conversation (after making gagging noises and explaining that they are inedible) so that they don't grow up too dumb.

And yes, I think of eggs as dairy as well. Not to the point of assuming someone on a dairy-free diet can't have them, but from the same associations as Dana. Except I don't keep mine in the fridge.

footfootfoot · 01-26-2011, 12:26 PM

Glatt = Smoove B ?

TheMercenary · 01-26-2011, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

The same people probably think eggs are dairy.

We they are sold in the "Dairy Section" of most stores, along with yogurt, and that is dairy too.

Aliantha · 01-26-2011, 09:20 PM

Eggs are not dairy and pineapples are not citrus. What is wrong with you people? lol

monster · 01-26-2011, 09:29 PM

Shall we start the "do carrots belong in Jello" argument now?

Aliantha · 01-26-2011, 09:34 PM

Who puts carrots in Jell(y)?

monster · 01-26-2011, 09:57 PM

merkins....

Aliantha · 01-26-2011, 09:58 PM

weirdos

monster · 01-26-2011, 09:59 PM

yup.

*cellar explodes*

Clodfobble · 01-26-2011, 11:13 PM

Now here's a wild coincidence for you. Progressing through my Nutrition textbook just this evening, I came upon this sentence:

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For example, Vitamin C in a pineapple or other citrus fruit can enhance the absorption of iron...

I still agree with the distinction of pineapple as a bromeliad, I'm just pointing out how your average person would have every reason to be misled on this topic. Even professional dietitians confuse them, it would seem.

View Poll Results: Pineapples and Citrus Fruit and place of upbringing
I was brought up to believe pineapple is a citrus fruit. American continent	3	12.00%
I was brought up to believe pineapple is a citrus fruit. Elsewhere	0	0%
I consider pineapple t be similar to a citrus fruit. American continent	4	16.00%
I consider pineapple t be similar to a citrus fruit. Elsewhere	0	0%
Are you kidding me? they're nothing alike. American Continent	9	36.00%
Are you kidding me? they're nothing alike. Elsewhere	9	36.00%
Voters: 25. You may not vote on this poll

01-26-2011, 11:12 AM	#61
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Oh, thanks. Smoooooooth! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-26-2011, 11:18 AM	#62
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Glatt kosher is like REALLY kosher, with a rabbi present and everything. I'm not Jewish, but if you can hum a few bars I can fake it ... My best friend in high school was Jewish. I spent a lot of time with his family. I learned enough kasruth (kosher laws) so that I was trusted to house and cat sit and not mix up the dishes and silverware. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-26-2011, 11:37 AM	#64
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	We had phones in our dorm rooms in college. I thought we were so state of the art, not having to use a common payphone. But we had roommates, unless we paid extry! What was my nickname....hmmmm, yeah, maybe I didn't have one. Ahem. No really, I didn't have one! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

01-26-2011, 12:26 PM	#67
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Glatt = Smoove B ? __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-26-2011, 09:20 PM	#69
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Eggs are not dairy and pineapples are not citrus. What is wrong with you people? lol __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-26-2011, 09:29 PM	#70
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Shall we start the "do carrots belong in Jello" argument now? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-26-2011, 09:34 PM	#71
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Who puts carrots in Jell(y)? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-26-2011, 09:57 PM	#72
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	merkins.... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-26-2011, 09:58 PM	#73
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	weirdos __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-26-2011, 09:59 PM	#74
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	yup. cellar explodes __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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