# Aversion to cucumber and melon? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 31, 2011, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aversion-to-cucumber-and-melon/601426 "2011-10-31T20:57:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aversion-to-cucumber-and-melon/601426/61 "2014-06-24T01:14:50Z")
I love melon, but don’t care for cucumbers. I don’t hate them, but they’re kinda slimy. ---
**Author:** ![barnacle\_belle\_hotmail.com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@barnacle\_belle\_hotmail.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barnacle_belle_hotmail.com)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aversion-to-cucumber-and-melon/601426/62 "2014-06-25T02:49:10Z")
Oh, my God, I HATE cucumbers and everything else they touch. I also poke out sushi cucumber with a chopstick. Ewww! I bought a burrito tonight at a Mexican place that everyone is raving about. Chopped up cucumber in the salsa! Yuck! I also hate melons. Which they always serve at breakfast conferences that I always go to. For me, GROSS! Don’t even like to touch or smell against my food! Watermelon is not so bad. But cantaloupes and honey melons, nope. I love all other foods and I am not at all picky. ---
**Author:** ![barnacle\_belle\_hotmail.com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@barnacle\_belle\_hotmail.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barnacle_belle_hotmail.com)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aversion-to-cucumber-and-melon/601426/63 "2014-06-25T02:53:52Z")
Oh, and I also love pickles. ---
**Author:** ![namizmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e495f1/32.png) [@namizmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/namizmo)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aversion-to-cucumber-and-melon/601426/64 "2015-09-02T08:34:59Z")
I have this SAME reaction… the most powerful ones have been cucumbers and by far watermelon. Sometimes with things like cantaloupe i taste and have a reaction that is similar. It’s kind of weird. I can have a salad with the cucumbers removed after being in there, and before the first bite it’s so overpowering. It’s the same thing with a watermelon… Funny thing, with the artificial watermelon flavors like candy or bubblegum I actually like the flavor, but if I take one bite of the actual fruit my body has a reaction that wants to reject it. A very powerful smell, taste reaction. It’s terrible… I have studied different fruits like these and not all similar ones do this or have this effect… ---
**Author:** ![namizmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e495f1/32.png) [@namizmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/namizmo)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aversion-to-cucumber-and-melon/601426/65 "2015-09-02T08:38:09Z")
And I love pickles! Something happens in the pickle process that completely takes away whatever it is that the cucumber has… I believe its just some natural thing, but yeah! Pickles are ok! ---
**Author:** ![phantom\_lamb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@phantom\_lamb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phantom_lamb)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aversion-to-cucumber-and-melon/601426/66 "2015-09-02T13:03:29Z")
I have the same issue more or less. I cannot stand the flavor and stench of watermelon and melons. When I was a bit younger I had the same kind of aversion to cucumber as well but was somehow able to overcome it more or less. And this is from someone who pretty much likes _all_ fruits and vegetables I have ever tasted - except watermelon and melon. ---
**Author:** ![cucumberhater34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@cucumberhater34](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cucumberhater34)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aversion-to-cucumber-and-melon/601426/67 "2021-02-23T13:05:41Z")
I agree, cucumbers and melons are quite atrocious. They’re the worst thing to ever exist. You are not crazy. Cucumbers and melon haters unite! ---
**Author:** ![watermelonsugar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ccd318/32.png) [@watermelonsugar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watermelonsugar)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aversion-to-cucumber-and-melon/601426/68 "2021-02-23T13:06:42Z")
I am deeply offended. Watermelon is the best thing that ever happened to humankind. In ancient times, watermelon was worshipped and thought to be sacred. Harry Styles even wrote a song about his love for watermelon. I’m actually really sorry for you, you have never experienced true happiness. As for cucumber, I think it’s ok I don’t really feel too strongly about it. ---
**Author:** ![cucumberhater34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@cucumberhater34](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cucumberhater34)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aversion-to-cucumber-and-melon/601426/69 "2021-02-23T13:07:05Z")
die… ---
**Author:** ![watermelonsugar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ccd318/32.png) [@watermelonsugar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watermelonsugar)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aversion-to-cucumber-and-melon/601426/70 "2021-02-23T13:08:12Z")
Typical response from a watermelon hater. You need to eat watermelon and let love into your heart. Life without watermelon is filling you with hate and evil. ---
**Author:** ![cucumberhater34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/13edae/32.png) [@cucumberhater34](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cucumberhater34)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aversion-to-cucumber-and-melon/601426/71 "2021-02-23T13:09:26Z")
Watermelon sugar isn’t even a good song. Watermelon tastes like the Sahara desert with a pinch of horse shit accompanying it. Hate has a home in my heart and I’m ok with that ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aversion-to-cucumber-and-melon/601426/72 "2021-02-23T13:11:18Z")
Closed on February 23, 2021, 1:11pm UTC ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aversion-to-cucumber-and-melon/601426/73 "2021-02-23T13:19:33Z")
> [@cucumberhater34](#): > > I agree, cucumbers and melons are quite atrocious. They’re the worst thing to ever exist. You are not crazy. Cucumbers and melon haters unite! > [@watermelonsugar](#): > > I am deeply offended. Watermelon is the best thing that ever happened to humankind. In ancient times, watermelon was worshipped and thought to be sacred. Harry Styles even wrote a song about his love for watermelon. I’m actually really sorry for you, you have never experienced true happiness. As for cucumber, I think it’s ok I don’t really feel too strongly about it. Ok, it is obvious that these are the same poster. It is not permitted to have two usernames on this site. I have banned the **cucumberhater34** name, but since you may not have known the rule I have allowed **watermelonsugar** to remain. However, do not play games like this on this site or you will be banned. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aversion-to-cucumber-and-melon/601426.md?page=3)