# It tastes like sin, why do people eat it?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-tastes-like-sin-why-do-people-eat-it/586517>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 23, 2011, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-tastes-like-sin-why-do-people-eat-it/586517 "2011-06-23T02:23:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![GameHat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-tastes-like-sin-why-do-people-eat-it/586517/141 "2011-06-28T05:20:33Z")

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> [@Jormungandr](#):
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> Before I do my own post, I have to say this made me laugh to where I was almost teary-eyed. 😃

You laugh, but have you ever had to have tried to convince friends that they were flat wrong, that honest tea was delicious, and that the cloyingly spiced swill they were drinking was an affront to all that was good and true?

😃

…I still hate herbal tea. With all my being.

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**Author:** ![wei\_ji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wei\_ji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wei_ji)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-tastes-like-sin-why-do-people-eat-it/586517/142 "2011-06-30T01:07:54Z")

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My uncle absolutely hated eggplant–but for the best of reasons:

“Anything purple CAN’T be good for you!”

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**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-tastes-like-sin-why-do-people-eat-it/586517/143 "2011-06-30T01:17:42Z")

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> [@wei\_ji](#):
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> My uncle absolutely hated eggplant–but for the best of reasons:
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> “Anything purple CAN’T be good for you!”

Someone needs to drink more Bordeaux.

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-tastes-like-sin-why-do-people-eat-it/586517/144 "2011-06-30T04:11:57Z")

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> [@wei\_ji](#):
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> My uncle absolutely hated eggplant–but for the best of reasons:
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> “Anything purple CAN’T be good for you!”

> [@Steophan](#):
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> Someone needs to drink more Bordeaux.

Or grape soda.

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