Fun Facts - Page 10

Gravdigr · 10-25-2010, 02:52 AM

Illegal?! WTF?!

xoxoxoBruce · 10-25-2010, 08:22 AM

Because we're to rich to eat offal.

monster · 10-25-2010, 08:28 AM

Even the thought of Haggis makes me barf. I appreciate living in a country where I can refuse without offending because the law is on my side..

Rhianne · 10-25-2010, 08:41 AM

As a vegetarian, I prefer to see the Haggis running free on the mountainsides where they belong.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-25-2010, 08:45 AM

Would that be Haggi or Haggises?

monster · 10-25-2010, 09:13 AM

Watermelon is a vegetable.

Spexxvet · 10-25-2010, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Because we're to rich to eat offal.

That's awful.

morethanpretty · 10-25-2010, 10:28 AM

But yet hot dogs and ground beef and sausage are legal....

Gravdigr · 10-26-2010, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

Watermelon is a vegetable.

from Wikipedia

Quote:

Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.), family Cucurbitaceae) can be both the fruit and the plant of a vine-like (scrambler and trailer) plant originally from southern Africa, and is one of the most common types of melon. This flowering plant produces a special type of fruit known by botanists as a pepo, a berry which has a thick rind (exocarp) and fleshy center (mesocarp and endocarp); pepos are derived from an inferior ovary, and are characteristic of the Cucurbitaceae. The watermelon fruit, loosely considered a type of melon (although not in the genus Cucumis), has a smooth exterior rind (green, yellow and sometimes white) and a juicy, sweet interior flesh (usually pink, but sometimes orange, yellow, red and sometimes green if not ripe). It is also commonly used to make a variety of salads, most notably fruit salad.

So there. Watermelon is a fruit. And it's special. And that's one big berry.

monster · 10-26-2010, 08:15 PM

it's still a vegetable. And it's the state vegetable of Oklahoma.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=130729448

Happy Monkey · 10-26-2010, 08:27 PM

That is an odd explanation of why watermelon would be a vegetable. Biologically, it is a fruit, because it is the seed container. Likewise, cucumbers and gourds are also fruits, biologically. They are colloquially considered vegetables because they are not sweet, and due to tradition, neither of which applies to watermelon.

Of course, 'vegetable' doesn't have a biological meaning akin to fruit, so definitions are somewhat subjective.

And one could definitely say it's not an animal or mineral.

Lamplighter · 10-26-2010, 08:52 PM

Like pumpkins, watermelons are catapult ammunitions

monster · 10-26-2010, 09:03 PM

listen, Oklahoma says it's a vegetable, so it's freaking vegetable, OKAY?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

That is an odd explanation of why watermelon would be a vegetable. Biologically, it is a fruit, because it is the seed container. Likewise, cucumbers and gourds are also fruits, biologically. They are colloquially considered vegetables because they are not sweet, and due to tradition, neither of which applies to watermelon.

Of course, 'vegetable' doesn't have a biological meaning akin to fruit, so definitions are somewhat subjective.

And one could definitely say it's not an animal or mineral.

Gravdigr · 10-27-2010, 03:03 AM

Well...I'd argue with you, but, I ain't fucking with Oklahoma.

Crimson Ghost · 10-28-2010, 08:41 PM

Where the wind comes sweeping down the plains...

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

And it's the state vegetable of Oklahoma.

Terry Schivo was the state vegetable of Florida.

10-25-2010, 02:52 AM	#136
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10-25-2010, 08:22 AM	#137
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Because we're to rich to eat offal. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-25-2010, 08:28 AM	#138
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Even the thought of Haggis makes me barf. I appreciate living in a country where I can refuse without offending because the law is on my side.. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-25-2010, 08:45 AM	#140
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Would that be Haggi or Haggises? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-25-2010, 09:13 AM	#141
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Watermelon is a vegetable. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-25-2010, 08:41 AM	#139
Rhianne Nearly done. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Teetering on the edge. Posts: 1,134	As a vegetarian, I prefer to see the Haggis running free on the mountainsides where they belong.

10-25-2010, 10:28 AM	#143
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	But yet hot dogs and ground beef and sausage are legal.... __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

10-26-2010, 08:15 PM	#145
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	it's still a vegetable. And it's the state vegetable of Oklahoma. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=130729448 __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-26-2010, 08:27 PM	#146
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	That is an odd explanation of why watermelon would be a vegetable. Biologically, it is a fruit, because it is the seed container. Likewise, cucumbers and gourds are also fruits, biologically. They are colloquially considered vegetables because they are not sweet, and due to tradition, neither of which applies to watermelon. Of course, 'vegetable' doesn't have a biological meaning akin to fruit, so definitions are somewhat subjective. And one could definitely say it's not an animal or mineral. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

10-26-2010, 08:52 PM	#147
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Like pumpkins, watermelons are catapult ammunitions

10-27-2010, 03:03 AM	#149
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Well...I'd argue with you, but, I ain't fucking with Oklahoma. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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