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LostOne4Ever

(9,757 posts)
Thu Sep 10, 2015, 10:53 PM Sep 2015

Strawberries are not Berries! [View all]

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Ready to have your mind blown, your childish innocence shattered, your ideas of everything right in the world torn asunder? Strawberries are not really berries, but watermelon, pumpkins, bananas, and avocados are. It's okay. Take a few deep breaths. We're right here with you.

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Personally I am okay with this as it totally screws with peoples common understanding and that is always a good thing in my opinion [/font]

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Strawberries are not Berries! [View all] LostOne4Ever Sep 2015 OP
Does This mean ketchup is a jam and not a vegetable? NV Whino Sep 2015 #1
Ketchup would be a jelly, not a jam jmowreader Sep 2015 #5
Ah, I stand corrected. NV Whino Sep 2015 #6
If you want a savory jam, salsa would fill the bill jmowreader Sep 2015 #7
Ha, like the peanut is not a nut. nt valerief Sep 2015 #2
I see what you did there LiberalElite Sep 2015 #9
I learned in botany class that berries Art_from_Ark Sep 2015 #3
So they've been lying all this time? shenmue Sep 2015 #4
However they are classified, I love them all. LWolf Sep 2015 #8
I'm looking forward to the movie version of this. Frank Cannon Sep 2015 #10
... pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #11
First Pluto and now this! Ron Obvious Sep 2015 #12
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