# Dorian Gray and ...banana's? What exactly... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 3, 2019, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorian-gray-and-bananas-what-exactly/839651 "2019-09-03T23:46:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![paulreallyisdeceased](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@paulreallyisdeceased](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulreallyisdeceased)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorian-gray-and-bananas-what-exactly/839651/1 "2019-09-03T23:46:14Z")
So I keep seeing news retorts about ‘Dorian Gray buttering the banana’s for 40 straight hours.’ I think he was just a fictional character. Why is he being brought back in such a way? This story really raises more questions than answers, imho. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorian-gray-and-bananas-what-exactly/839651/2 "2019-09-03T23:52:37Z")
Banana’s whaaaaaaat? ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorian-gray-and-bananas-what-exactly/839651/3 "2019-09-04T00:08:57Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Banana’s whaaaaaaat? (Hurricane) Dorian batters the Bahamas for 40 straight hours. Bad pun. StG ---
**Author:** ![paulreallyisdeceased](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@paulreallyisdeceased](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulreallyisdeceased)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorian-gray-and-bananas-what-exactly/839651/4 "2019-09-04T00:10:33Z")
It is…how in world do I delete this? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorian-gray-and-bananas-what-exactly/839651/5 "2019-09-04T00:10:36Z")
> [@StGermain](#): > > (Hurricane) Dorian batters the Bahamas for 40 straight hours. Bad pun. > > StG \*bananas. QtM, Apostrophe police. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorian-gray-and-bananas-what-exactly/839651/6 "2019-09-04T00:16:56Z")
I used to shop in a store that always had “banana’s 49 cents”. I carried a white-out pen and took care of it about fifty times. They never got the hint. The butcher saw me doing it once and laughed so I guess he knew it was wrong. Not sure why he didn’t tell somebody. You, OP, have been told. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorian-gray-and-bananas-what-exactly/839651/7 "2019-09-04T00:18:52Z")
> [@paulreallyisdeceased](#): > > It is…how in world do I delete this? You can’t. You’re stuck with this shame for eternity. It’ll be alright everyone has shameful threads. We still like you.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorian-gray-and-bananas-what-exactly/839651/8 "2019-09-04T00:49:17Z")
No, the banana is in the batter, Batman. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorian-gray-and-bananas-what-exactly/839651/9 "2019-09-04T01:09:40Z")
And I thought this was about [the banana dying out](http://theconversation.com/the-quest-to-save-the-banana-from-extinction-112256) :smack:. Maybe while having a picture of a brown shriveling banana hanging in the attic… ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorian-gray-and-bananas-what-exactly/839651/10 "2019-09-04T01:20:22Z")
The cad! Has he no shame? Bannannannanses need nothing more then a pinch of salt. Maybe a tablespoon of sugar. 4 tablespoons of lime juice. Saute no more then a couple of minutes. Serve with crème fraîche. Garnish with mint, if you must. But 40 hours? That’s over doing it a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorian-gray-and-bananas-what-exactly/839651/11 "2019-09-04T07:20:29Z")
‘Dorian Gray buttering the bananas for 40 straight hours’ sounds like one of those YouTube videos - like these: [https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=10+hours+of+just+shouting](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=10+hours+of+just+shouting) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorian-gray-and-bananas-what-exactly/839651/12 "2019-09-04T11:17:33Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > I used to shop in a store that always had “banana’s 49 cents”. I carried a white-out pen and took care of it about fifty times. They never got the hint. The butcher saw me doing it once and laughed so I guess he knew it was wrong. Not sure why he didn’t tell somebody. Produce guys and meat department dudes _never_ interact. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorian-gray-and-bananas-what-exactly/839651/13 "2019-09-04T11:52:25Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > \*bananas. > > QtM, Apostrophe police. Is it still an instance of Gaudere’s Law if the post is grammatically correct, but quotes the wrong post? ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorian-gray-and-bananas-what-exactly/839651/14 "2019-09-04T11:59:11Z")
> [@Aquadementia](#): > > Bannannannanses need nothing more then a pinch of salt. Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew… ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorian-gray-and-bananas-what-exactly/839651/15 "2019-09-04T12:49:53Z")
Not bananas, Dorian fruit. Regards, Shodan-banna-bo-banna, fee fie foe banna ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dorian-gray-and-bananas-what-exactly/839651/16 "2019-09-04T13:30:07Z")
The title suggests to me a new Veggie Tales movie – **The Picture of Durian Gray**. While socialite Durian gets older he remains unchanged, but his picture, stored away in his attic, gets smellier and smellier.