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I bought a bunch of green bananas from
BJ's, circa December 18, 2008. Do it all the time. A bunch, maybe
a dozen, from BJ's cost about 1.29, while banana's from Giant are $1.29
a pound. The banana is a core ingredient in our morning cocktail,
so we use a fair amount. Anyway, a bunch of green bananas will
usually ripen over a period of a week, by which time they've been et.
Not these. The first one required use of my sharpest knife to
denude it. The pulp had the consistency chopped nuts, and tasted
not so much like banana. This is the next to last one, from this
morning. The pictures speak for themselves. I know what
you're saying, "Rodge, you boyishly handsome dildo, that's plantain!"
But I use plantain quite often, generally fried, and served with
Caribbean cuisine. Ain't never seen plantain like these.
Here's what I think. I think now that the Banana republics no
longer fear our CIA, their scientists have genetically altered the
banana by crossing it with particle board to reduce spoilage.
That's what I think. Presidents from Ike to Ronnie would have
overthrown these gummints, but not this current crop of Chavez loving
arseholes who rule us today. Trust me, this is just the tip of
the banana.
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