tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post4514138274508225362..comments2024-03-20T02:26:46.482-04:00Comments on Joanna Bourne: Jo Bournehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-82633199928627317682017-11-12T07:55:43.249-05:002017-11-12T07:55:43.249-05:00Well, quite. Ineluctable logic.Well, quite. Ineluctable logic.Evelyn M. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427861437774125046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-46763837698870682272017-11-11T10:35:18.204-05:002017-11-11T10:35:18.204-05:00I will bow to Terry Pratchetr's cladistics on ...I will bow to Terry Pratchetr's cladistics on this matter of bananas.<br /><br />Blowfish, however, obviously ARE very large berries, as anyone can tell by looking at them. I'm surprised this is not more widely recognized. Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-67291547317350959532017-11-10T20:12:27.939-05:002017-11-10T20:12:27.939-05:00Excuse me, but I don't believe bananas are ber...Excuse me, but I don't believe bananas are berries. <br />I have to choose between believing you and believing Terry Pratchett.<br />It's a tough choice, true. But how can you dispute this logic?<br /><br />“Yes, sir, but the Librarian likes bananas, sir."<br />"Very nourishin' fruit, Mr Stibbons."<br />"Yes, sir. Although, funnily enough it's not actually a fruit, sir."<br />"Really?"<br />"Yes, sir. Botanically, it's a type of fish, sir. According to my theory it's cladistically associated with the Krullian pipefish, sir, which of course is also yellow and goes around in bunches or shoals."<br />"And lives in trees?"<br />"Well, not usually, sir. The banana is obviously exploiting a new niche."<br />"Good heavens, really? It's a funny thing, but I've never much liked bananas and I've always been a bit suspicious of fish, too. That'd explain it.”Evelyn M. Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427861437774125046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-68636870279716712482017-10-05T13:07:27.318-04:002017-10-05T13:07:27.318-04:00As it happens, I wrote a posting about oranges and...As it happens, I wrote a posting about oranges and lemons in England ..<br /><br />http://wordwenches.typepad.com/word_wenches/2013/09/oranges-and-lemons.htmlJo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-59620138174980746132017-10-05T13:06:20.212-04:002017-10-05T13:06:20.212-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jo Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457862962618886252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15617001.post-15303896468331364302017-10-05T11:12:07.261-04:002017-10-05T11:12:07.261-04:00Interesting! What about oranges and other citrus f...Interesting! What about oranges and other citrus fruits? I guess that even though England is warmer than Sweden, they don't grow outside greenhouses? Sara Thornhttp://sara-thorn.comnoreply@blogger.com