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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 01:40 PM
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Alert: Strawberries are not Real Berries.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberries

In false berries like blueberries and cranberries the fruit is formed
from other parts of the flower in addition to the ovary. Although
referred to as berries in common language, aggregate fruits like
raspberries are also not true berries but collections of small drupes,
and accessory fruits like strawberries are formed from parts of the
plant other than the ovary. As explained in below, none of these is a true berry.


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mainegreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 01:41 PM
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1. lalalalalalalalalalala
I CANT HEAR YOU
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latebloomer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 01:57 PM
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4. That child is adorable
but the pic makes me nervous every time I look at it.

I wanna yell "GET OFF THAT TRACK!!"

:scared:
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mainegreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 02:10 PM
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5. Not to worry. That track is exempt.
No trains ever.
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latebloomer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 02:12 PM
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6. Phew
Just make sure he knows never never to go on a live one.

A teen was killed by a train in our town and I'm traumatized.
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 01:55 PM
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2. I'm not so sure many people would want to eat at "Strawovary" or a "Strawdrupe."
One sounds like yer eating nads and the other sounds like it'll make you droopy after eating it. Meh, I still can't keep it straight whether a tomato is a fruit or a vegetable. :P
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lazyriver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 01:57 PM
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3. I have no proof but have long suspected they aren't made of straw either.
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 02:14 PM
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7. So then what IS a true berry?
If not blueberries, raspberries (and I presume blackberries), strawberries, cranberries?
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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 02:16 PM
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8. Tomatoes and peppers, apparently.
:shrug:

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NJmaverick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-05-09 02:43 PM
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9. My cat's breath smells like cat food
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