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General Talk / BANANA ARTICLE
« on: July 20, 2006, 04:56:57 PM »
I came across this article in SEA magazine, March 2006 edition page75. This is the article as it is written.
Title : Hold the Bananas!
Try bringing a banana aboard a fishing boat, and you might be left at the dock! Why? Bananas are considered bad luck. While nobody knows for certain how this ancient superstition began, some interesting theories abound.
One notion dates back to the era of the sailing ships. To prevent scurvy, fruit was brought aboard. Because bananas spoil quickly, bug larvae would spread to other fruit. In fact, the entire ship could become infested.
Another version has it that bananas carried aboard ships often hosted black widow spiders and tarantulas. Sailors on ships so plagued often never returned from sea.
I guess when planting one on a yak the riper the better!!!!!
Title : Hold the Bananas!
Try bringing a banana aboard a fishing boat, and you might be left at the dock! Why? Bananas are considered bad luck. While nobody knows for certain how this ancient superstition began, some interesting theories abound.
One notion dates back to the era of the sailing ships. To prevent scurvy, fruit was brought aboard. Because bananas spoil quickly, bug larvae would spread to other fruit. In fact, the entire ship could become infested.
Another version has it that bananas carried aboard ships often hosted black widow spiders and tarantulas. Sailors on ships so plagued often never returned from sea.
I guess when planting one on a yak the riper the better!!!!!