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By Phil
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29 September 2007 |
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The pineapple:
An oddment of etymology.
A tree nor an apple.
The freak of fruitology. |
HI Phil
Written by jean.day (2266 comments posted) 29th September 2007 | It looks like a cone - sort of - but often tastes slightly of coconut, I think. But then I thought my dates tasted of coconut yesterday too.
I like the word fruitology. |
Written by Bottleblondesurfer (3331 comments posted) 30th September 2007 | The classical references were cleverly underplayed. I missed them first time round. But after a few readings with a glass or two of wine they became clear.
The etymological reference only severed to counterpoint the underlying metaphor and the subtle use of trope gave added meaning and depth to the subtext, though this never overpowered the essential question which is a searing indictment of how we have so callously misnamed this fruit. There is so much more I could say but the Prozac is just kicking in.
Jane
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Written by Phil (6688 comments posted) 30th September 2007 | What's a trope then? And what about a grapefruit? How is a grapefruit anything like a grape? Unless of course my Nottinghamshire great-grandfather had a hand in naming them. He had the most terrible and enormous haemorrhoids. He used to say his a**e grapes were killing him. It would explain their awful taste.
Phil. |
Written by Bottleblondesurfer (3331 comments posted) 30th September 2007 | Yes that does explain a lot. I note your great-grandfather complained of a**e grapes and not a**e grapefruits. a lesson for us all to count our blessings. I think.
Co-incidentally a trope is a cross between a grape and a grapefruit. They grow well in Scunthorpe where they now produce a rather tart Chardonnay
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Written by Phil (6688 comments posted) 30th September 2007 | | Every Chardonnay I've met has been a tart. |
Written by Bottleblondesurfer (3331 comments posted) 30th September 2007 | | Sorry I got that wrong [it must be the Prozac] I meant to say there is a tart called Chardonnay who lives in Scunthorpe and is well known for her grapefruits and a**e. I realise this doesn't explain your grandfather's haemorrhoids but he probably didn't notice them till he left Nottingham |
Written by stevetroster (1549 comments posted) 30th September 2007 | This poem is a quintessential example of many a flora conundrum, as it embodies key underlying issues and concerns that scientists still have with the theory of evolution. A fruit or not a fruit? That is a question, or indeed, which came first, the fruit or the tree? Your dissertation was far from lengthy, in fact it’s succinctness only helped to strengthen the essay and, in all honesty, it negates the need for further discussion on the subject, except to say, that for the perfect pineapple upside down cake, preheat your oven and cut 1/2 inch chunks out of 10 pineapple slices and place them individually in 10 cupcake wells. They should lie flat in the pan and look like a….
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