Bananas are not the only fruit.

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All I want to eat lately is bananas. You can give me any amount of other food, not relating to bananas, and I still want to eat a banana afterwards. This is an extremely recent phenomenon. I can't even think about eating anything besides bananas. I try, but then I want to eat a banana - what the hell? Does anyone else have like really random food fetishes that pop up occasionally?

Ally, Thursday, 23 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I have had a long standing obsession with artifical banana favloring , and this spills over to real bananas every so often.

anthony, Thursday, 23 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I had a real craving for pudding pops recently, but I don't even think that Jello makes them anymore so I got over it.

Nicole, Thursday, 23 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I usually only want to eat instant mushroom cup-a-soup and english muffins with cream cheese and sliced tomatoes on them. I get cross if I can't have that stuff.

rainy, Thursday, 23 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

THERE ARE BANANA PUDDING POPS IN CANADA I AM EATING ONE RIGHT NOW. DAVID BROUGHT IT HOME FOR ME AS A GIFT BECAUSE HE WORKED LATE

anthony, Thursday, 23 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

It's not really a fetish, it's more a random food compulsive disorder happening at around 1am.
I can't discern a pattern in this for sure, it's subsonscious stuff but to have a go at it, I'd say looks something like this :

2 weeks of cunsumption for each food object (here enter value for x) , with an inactivity period (that can last from a week to a month) happening every 3 to 4 weeks.

food object (x) = 1 rice wrapped in wine leaves soaked in sunflower oil
food object (x) = 2 2L. bottle of RC cola.
food object (x) = 3 very spicy asian ramen that is violating law 101
If I could fill forms, I'd like to get a govt grand to study this micro-social phenomenon in its longer cycles to know how some food objects are kicked out of the ensemble as new one take their place. And why. And how this data shapes the schizo-identity of french speaking north americans. (lol - ol)

The Hegemon, Thursday, 23 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Tofutti Cuties. I think I'm gonna have one now... Mmmmmmmmmmmm

Brian MacDonald, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Buttermilk

Kris, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I know a very cute baby who loves carrots so much that his little nose turned orange. Awwwww...

Colin Meeder, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

In the past I have had uncontrollable urges for tuna sandwiches, peanut butter & salt and vinegar crisps (not together you understand). Also there are cravings related to PMT (chocolate, icecream, how very unoriginal) and hangovers (cherry coke num num) and a periodic desperate hankering after a huge bloody steak which my mum thinks signifies an iron deficiency.

Emma, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

you are normal emma - brian is the mentalist ("tofutti cuties"?!?!?!?!)

geeta, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

  • Herby matzah crackahs
  • Nutella
  • CRUNCHIES
  • Avocadoes
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Sarah, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    I eat bananas non stop all day when I'm at home because I'm so lazy and I don't want to have to make the effort to cook something. In fact I rarely get cravings for things at home because the effort to make them just puts me right off.

    Ronan, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    i think you are all pregnant

    mark s, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    I sometimes worry that I am the only person in the world who thinks that bananas (and banana flavourings) are vile.

    Andrew L, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    does head and shoulders smell like bananas?

    Alan Trewartha, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    raw puff pastry hardons.

    Senor MExican Geoff, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    My grandpa has an intense loathing for bananas / banana flavouring etc. which has its origins in some unpleasant 1910s childhood disease he had (diptheria or something), during which time his mother fed him nothing but bananas. My dad won't go near anything coconutty so as kids me & my brother always had to get Bounty bars to stop him from stealing our chocs. I have never been very fond of Bounty bars. Sigh.

    Emma, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    Coconut is a disgusting thing.

    Ronan, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    Monkeys guide to guacamole is GRATE but he misses out adding a bit of cumin - cumin makes guacamole EVEN NUMMIER. His queso dip looks a bit frightening though - processed cheese overload. Mmmmm. Also add processed cheese onto the list. Mmmm.

    Sarah, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    Coconut is a disgusting thing.
    NOT! Today I bought five boxes of coconut tea. Yay!

    cuba libre (nathalie), Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    I have not had bananas and custard since I was about 7 and recently have been getting cravings for the stuff, tho the cravings are still unconsumated because I never have cravings strong enough to get me up off me arse to make some. But if I see some for sale in a shop sometime soon, I will most certainly buy it.

    Steve.n., Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    urban myth alert: whenever i reached for a second banana as a child, my mum wd tell of some poor gurl just after the war, who got so excited at this previously unavailable taste bonanza that she ate nothing bananas for days on end — until she dropped dead.

    mark s, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    This did happen.

    N., Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    sorry n., was she a friend of a friend of yrs?

    mark s, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    Bananas are fucking

    EVIL

    Ed, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    Banana cake=good.

    Matt, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    Banana Tarte Tatin (as eaten by me last night) - beyond good and evil.

    Mark - no, but I trust your mother.

    N., Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    Bananas are fucking EVIL >Freud seems to agree with this. But remember sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. Note he didn't use bananas when saying this.

    cuba libre (nathalie), Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    Donkey Kong 64 for all your golden banana needs

    Alan T, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    NUM banana bread.

    Sarah, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    Toasted bread banana sandwiches, so quick and easy. Not particularly delicious but convenience is taste.

    Ronan, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    my brother's favorite sammich used to this concoction, in cluding, but not limited to, peanut butter, banana, onion, garlic, and tomato on toasted bread.

    ewwww.

    nancy b., Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    nancy's brother is the most pregnant yet

    mark s, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    Cheese. I binge eat cheese. I don't buy it very often because I can eat a whole block in an evening and it's really fattening. But cheese in restuarnts doesn't count and neither does cheese at other people's houses or after a bad day at work or with a hangover. My life is just one long round of excuses to eat cheese.

    Bananas ming.

    Anna, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    But what about the nightmares Anna!

    I had such a bad dream last night that it woke me up and I couldn't get the horribleness of it out of my head. Then I fell back asleep and had another dream which seems to have erased the first one as for the life of me I can't remember exactly what was so horrific. And I didn't even have cheese yesterday.

    Emma, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    Craving for bananas probably equals potassium defiency.

    Ms. S., Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    Oh and as for my own food fetish: salsa. I must eat it everyday. Preferably with every meal.

    Ms. S., Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    ALL YOUR NUTTY BARS ARE BELONG TO US.

    Dan Perry, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    they make a good banana pie thing at the thai place where i eat. but the tapioca is better yum with taro and corn yum yum

    Ron, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    I laugh in the face of nightmares. (This is not true). I don't actually eat that much cheese, I just want to. To the extent that one of myfriends said if I ever died a rockstar death I would be found in an LA hotel room with my head in a large wheel of brie.

    Anna, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    I approve of Anna's way to go. I've actually been eating less recently, intentionally so -- just a very small bread roll and OJ for breakfast, usually a salad and fruit juice blend for lunch. Good summer food -- I indulge a bit more with dinner, but not by much (last night was a pretty good veg sandwich at Boudin's).

    Ned Raggett, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    As I told Sarah the other week I nearly got myself killed while the only objuect about my person was a printout of the lyrics to Bad Babysitter. Beautiful.

    Graham, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    Graham? Are you on the right thread? Or is this a nightmare? Oh it's a reference to ways to die, right .. ignore me.

    Anna, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    they are dishing out banana splits today in the cafeteria, i cannot resist the powers of the mighty banana split. its like a godamn jedi mind trick,me: "I really shouldn't get a banana split" the banana: "You should really get a banana split".

    Chris, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    bananas are even

    EVILER

    than Ed thinks.

    Mitch Lastnamewithheld, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    NUTT Y BARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Dan Perry, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    Dan, deep breath now. You're almost at Memorial Day weekend. ;-)

    Ned Raggett, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    brian is the mentalist ("tofutti cuties"?!?!?!?!)

    http://www.tofutti.com/images/tofuttibanner.gif

    Brian MacDonald, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    THEY ARE PARVE !

    anthony, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    did someone say nutty bar? yum! but what about one of the ice cream drumsticks? aaah!

    monkey, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    Dubplatestyle: i think you are all pregnant -- mark s (mark@evazev.demon.co.uk), May 24, 2002.
    Dubplatestyle: you know, i feel pregnant.
    Dubplatestyle: maybe i am.
    Dubplatestyle: its a miracle!
    MitchAnon: well, you are looking radiant.
    Dubplatestyle: thanks. i thought it was all the polish.
    (oh, and mine is COFFEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

    jess, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    PERKY NANAS!!!!!!!!

    di, Sunday, 26 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    or are they unique to new zealand?

    di, Sunday, 26 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    mmmm they taste poisonous!

    rainy, Sunday, 26 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    why eat banana when you can eat fake banana?

    di, Sunday, 26 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    Aphorism, sent to me via email: Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

    Frank Kogan, Sunday, 26 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    I like flan. So did that girl really die? Perhaps they were FLESH EATING BANANAS! http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/062900/ent_3419343.html

    MadPanic, Monday, 27 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    two weeks pass...
    aRe yOu craVing sleep? banAnas haVe thAt amiNo aCid iN iT thAt maKes yOu sleepy... I CRAVE GREEN OLIVES ofTen

    strange_girl243, Friday, 14 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    Bananas wake me up, not make me sleepy. They are like fruit speed to me.

    Ally, Saturday, 15 June 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

    four years pass...
    for a while i did not care about bananas but i bought some organic bananas the other day and all i want to eat now are bananas

    i think it has something to do with needing more potassium (my foot+toes cramped into like a vulcan greeting the other day - disturbing)

    or that these bananas are HYPER GOOD

    (re: above 2 posts of 4 yrs ago - weirdly, when i bought these bananas i also bought green olives... neither make me sleepy.)

    rrrobyn, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 17:02 (eighteen years ago)

    I eat bananas!

    nickalicious, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 17:04 (eighteen years ago)

    "fruit speed"

    sunny successor, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 17:05 (eighteen years ago)

    one year passes...

    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/opinion/18koeppel.html

    El Tomboto, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 03:59 (seventeen years ago)

    Getting used to life without bananas will take some adjustment.

    El Tomboto, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 04:00 (seventeen years ago)

    we had a banana drought in australia last year i think? cyclones up north killed all the plantations and there was basically zero bananas at the grocery store for like 9 months.

    no bananas suxxxx. that last statement is no exaggeration

    sonderborg, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 04:31 (seventeen years ago)

    where will I get my potassium??????

    Curt1s Stephens, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 04:32 (seventeen years ago)

    please answer that in the form of an ILX poll.

    Curt1s Stephens, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 04:32 (seventeen years ago)

    http://www.health.gov/DIETARYGUIDELINES/dga2005/document/html/AppendixB.htm

    El Tomboto, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 04:33 (seventeen years ago)

    make yr own poll with that

    El Tomboto, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 04:33 (seventeen years ago)

    as luck would have it my baked potato loaded with pico/salsa formulation is actually a perfect food as well

    El Tomboto, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 04:34 (seventeen years ago)

    also note white flaky fish bringin the nom noms there

    El Tomboto, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 04:35 (seventeen years ago)

    the australian banana drought was terrible. i have properly appreciated them ever since, every banana is a gift.

    estela, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 04:35 (seventeen years ago)

    fuck bananas fuck potassium it is all voodoo bullshit

    fuck united fruit co. evilest food corporation pre monsanto

    bananas are not only not the only fruit bananas are no fruit at all

    deeznuts, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 04:40 (seventeen years ago)

    do you have to be wrong about everything

    El Tomboto, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 04:42 (seventeen years ago)

    no bananas would hell of suck

    electricsound, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 04:52 (seventeen years ago)

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/78/Tommy_Banana_Johnson.jpg

    S-, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 05:11 (seventeen years ago)

    what the hell does that comic mean

    burt_stanton, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 05:36 (seventeen years ago)

    I was a kid the first time I heard that there were 1,000 varieties of banana and Americans have been sold only one, and not even close to the best one

    It pissed me the fuck off then & it pisses me the fuck off now

    J0hn D., Tuesday, 24 June 2008 09:25 (seventeen years ago)

    bananas = motherfuckin' superfruit

    http://www.corsinet.com/trivia/bananas.html

    Why bananas are good for you:

    Containing three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.

    Providing energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

    Depression: According to a recent survey amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.

    PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

    Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.

    Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it the perfect way to beat high blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

    Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.

    Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.

    Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

    Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.

    Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.

    Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

    Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.

    Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.

    Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

    Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit t hat can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand, for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.

    Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer, tryptophan.

    Smoking: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.

    Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.

    Strokes: According to research in "The New England Journal of Medicine," eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!

    Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!

    So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills.

    When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around. So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"

    Upt0eleven, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 09:32 (seventeen years ago)

    unleash the other 999 bananas God damn you all

    J0hn D., Tuesday, 24 June 2008 09:35 (seventeen years ago)

    they are wise men = they eat bananas

    Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 10:00 (seventeen years ago)

    dont forget:
    BEHOLD... THE ATHEIST'S NIGHTMARE

    gr8080, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 10:37 (seventeen years ago)

    wild apple bananas cut off a tree in the wild while hiking SUCKERS!
    http://farm1.static.flickr.com/34/170889111_b84ebe966e.jpg

    gr8080, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 10:39 (seventeen years ago)

    is it true bananas are the only fruit i heard it on the internet

    jhøshea, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 12:49 (seventeen years ago)

    holy fuck gr80 those look awesome

    J0hn D., Tuesday, 24 June 2008 13:27 (seventeen years ago)

    what the hell does that comic mean

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_%22Banana%22_Johnson

    Matt #2, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 13:36 (seventeen years ago)

    bananas are an awesome after-work snack because you can get one for 25 cents from the fruitstand by my train.

    bell_labs, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 14:25 (seventeen years ago)

    you can still get bananas for a quarter???? lucky

    Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 14:28 (seventeen years ago)

    yes, and it's awesome because my blood sugar is always low after work and i'm like mmmm must eat some snack...hot dog? but then i see the fruitstand and it's cheaper and healthier.

    bell_labs, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 14:31 (seventeen years ago)

    unless you fritterise them

    NOM

    Upt0eleven, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 14:34 (seventeen years ago)

    http://www.aussieproducts.com/images/NEBA01.gif

    sunny successor, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 14:38 (seventeen years ago)

    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080624.wbanana24/BNStory/National/home

    s1ocki, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 14:44 (seventeen years ago)

    one year passes...

    i get this way with bananas sometimes. they're like all natural cake!

    I love rainbow cookies (surm), Monday, 3 August 2009 16:08 (sixteen years ago)

    i really like bananas with sugar.

    I love rainbow cookies (surm), Monday, 3 August 2009 16:10 (sixteen years ago)

    like on cereal, for example

    I love rainbow cookies (surm), Monday, 3 August 2009 16:11 (sixteen years ago)

    fourteen years pass...

    but goldurn are they delicious

    CEO Greedwagon (Neanderthal), Monday, 18 March 2024 13:47 (two years ago)


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