Fruit Boycotts - classic or dud

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I'm not so much talking of boycotting the fruit of countries that practice bad stuff, but more the boycotting of all fruit everywhere. Will you join me in my fruitwa?

― DV (dirtyvicar), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 15:59 (nineteen years ago)

Back in the day we used to scorn other children with CAPE oranges in their lunchbox, now JAFFA is the target but not much scorning goes on, even if I don't buy it.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 16:06 (nineteen years ago)

Fruit is dangerous. There are a group of pomegranates that hang around on my street corner with mean faces. I once saw one wearing a hoodie.

― hobart paving (hobart paving), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 16:08 (nineteen years ago)

I'm no friend of fruit. Seriously.

― Rumpsy Pumpsy (Rumpie), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 16:11 (nineteen years ago)

I hear spiders lay their eggs in the end of bananas. Don't eat bananas. Spiders will devour your insides.

― hobart paving (hobart paving), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 16:19 (nineteen years ago)

FRUITOPHOBES.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 16:25 (nineteen years ago)

Citrus fruit contains acid - acid kills - fact.

― Rumpsy Pumpsy (Rumpie), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 16:29 (nineteen years ago)

Is ILx now the Momus of fruit?

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 16:32 (nineteen years ago)

This tragic fucking fruit.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 16:33 (nineteen years ago)

Also, whenever they go out of sight, all your friends talk about you. Before they do that, they turn into melons.

― hobart paving (hobart paving), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 16:39 (nineteen years ago)

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i'll stop now.

― scnnr drkly (scnnr drkly), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 16:53 (nineteen years ago)

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This deserves to be a thread.

I predict people will eat grapes. But slowly, and without enthusiasm.

― hobart paving (hobart paving), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 16:55 (nineteen years ago)

made me think of

Which fruits and vegetables contain the most pesticide residues?
There are certain foods that you should try to buy organic as much as possible. These foods are those fruits and vegetables whose conventionally grown ‘alternatives’ have been found to contain high levels of pesticide residues.

In the mid-1990s, the Environmental Working Group developed the "Dirty Dozen", a list of high-risk, pesticide containing foods. In October 2003, they updated this list. We suggest that if you must prioritize your purchasing of organic produce, you focus on avoiding those that are included in the "Dirty Dozen". To learn more about why organic foods are important to your health and the health of the environment, you can refer to our in-depth article on Organics.

The Dirty Dozen
Apples
Bell Peppers
Celery
Cherries
Grapes (imported)
Nectarines
Peaches
Pears
Potatoes
Red Raspberries
Spinach
Strawberries

― S. (Sébastien Chikara), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 17:00 (nineteen years ago)

Potatoes?? In fact I would like to see an explanation for quite a few of these, tho I can see how spinach would be a prime target for peesticides.

― Abbott (Abbott), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 17:18 (nineteen years ago)

Fruct You

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 18:10 (nineteen years ago)

Fruit Connection UK

― scnnr drkly (scnnr drkly), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 18:18 (nineteen years ago)

What is wrong with you all? Fruit rules. You're an adult now, you don't have to eat rubbish fruit that your mother made you eat. You can buy strawberries whenever you want. You can make a fruit salad with only nice fruit in it. Raspberries, mangoes, pineapple, yummy yum! No more bulking it up with cheap apples, wooden pears and black bananas.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 18:20 (nineteen years ago)

"Have you ever taken a serious political stand on anything?"
"Yeah. Sure. For twenty-four hours once I refused to eat grapes."

― elmo argonaut (allocryptic), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 18:39 (nineteen years ago)

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