# My name is Kimballkid and I'm a cherry junkie. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 8, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-kimballkid-and-im-a-cherry-junkie/665727 "2013-08-08T17:36:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-kimballkid-and-im-a-cherry-junkie/665727/21 "2013-08-09T14:26:12Z")
I was doing so well, I hadn’t had a single cherry today and then I saw this thread. I’m pretty sure I’ve eaten dozens of lbs this year. I don’t tend to get a poopy reaction to them even with the number I consume. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-kimballkid-and-im-a-cherry-junkie/665727/22 "2013-08-09T14:50:34Z")
> [@chizzuk](#): > > I love cherries, but they give me nuclear farts. The stench is ungodly and lingers for a long time. So I’ve kind of given them up, because eating them means I can’t be near other people for like 3 hours and I have to put up with the room smelling like a port-a-potty, which can become draining. And then there’s the possibility of sharting. Look on the bright side, at least you wouldn’t have to share your cherries. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-kimballkid-and-im-a-cherry-junkie/665727/23 "2013-08-09T14:54:46Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > Cherries are the best fruit ever. The only comparisons are a really juicy pear or a \*\*winesap apple \*\*right from the tree but even an ordinary cherry still bests them. They’ve been quite expensive this summer but I’ve been indulging anyway. My bold. I’m so glad you said this. People think I’m nuts because I think a good winesap is The Very Best Eating Apple. When they’re good, they have a depth of flavor that you just don’t find in the other popular (what I consider “wimpier”) apples. They are hard to find here in Texas–sometimes you can get them for a couple of weeks in the winter. I will be heading to the grocery store later for cherries… I kind of OD’d on them a couple of weeks ago and had to lay off, but this thread has got me going again. (I’ll call my sponsor and go to a meeting later… :rolleyes:) ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-kimballkid-and-im-a-cherry-junkie/665727/24 "2013-08-09T15:09:35Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > My bold. > > I’m so glad you said this. People think I’m nuts because I think a good winesap is The Very Best Eating Apple. When they’re good, they have a depth of flavor that you just don’t find in the other popular (what I consider “wimpier”) apples. They are hard to find here in Texas–sometimes you can get them for a couple of weeks in the winter. > > I will be heading to the grocery store later for cherries… I kind of OD’d on them a couple of weeks ago and had to lay off, but this thread has got me going again. (I’ll call my sponsor and go to a meeting later… :rolleyes:) Yeah I don’t quite get honeycrisps, fujis or granny smiths. They’re okay but winesaps and empires are my very favorites. Sweet, slightly tart, juicy and deliciously crisp each of them. We have a wonderful apple orchid within half an hour of my house. I can’t wait for next month so we do the first of several annual apple picking trips. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-kimballkid-and-im-a-cherry-junkie/665727/25 "2013-08-09T15:10:30Z")
I discovered Jazz apples this year and they are like candy. I don’t get the others and red delicious just barely manages to be red. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-kimballkid-and-im-a-cherry-junkie/665727/26 "2013-08-09T15:12:07Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Since this is about cherries, I’ll move it to CS. Unfortunately, this thread stopped being about cherries in post #2. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-kimballkid-and-im-a-cherry-junkie/665727/27 "2013-08-09T15:14:51Z")
> [@labrador deceiver](#): > > post #2. iswydt ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-kimballkid-and-im-a-cherry-junkie/665727/28 "2013-08-09T15:29:05Z")
What kind of cherries are good? I’m not a fan but figure I’ll give them a try. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-kimballkid-and-im-a-cherry-junkie/665727/29 "2013-08-09T16:37:09Z")
I’ve had Bing, Rainier and Stemilt and I think they are all good. Raniers seem to be a little over priced for what they are as I couldn’t discern a huge difference from the others. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-kimballkid-and-im-a-cherry-junkie/665727/30 "2013-08-09T16:43:30Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > Unfortunately, this thread stopped being about cherries in post #2. Heretic. > [@Kimballkid](#): > > Raniers seem to be a little over priced for what they are Blasphemy. ---
**Author:** ![sylmar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@sylmar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sylmar)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-kimballkid-and-im-a-cherry-junkie/665727/31 "2013-08-09T17:08:45Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > To be fair, I have frozen some and intend to freeze some of this last purchase. Straight cherry Rumtopf is pretty good (Although I have to cut mine with half water to get past the sweetness, so final proof is probably just above wine. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-kimballkid-and-im-a-cherry-junkie/665727/32 "2013-08-09T17:29:39Z")
I like to cut up a few fresh cherries and put on my cereal. Always look forward to the fresh summer harvest of cherrys and blueberries. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-kimballkid-and-im-a-cherry-junkie/665727/33 "2013-08-09T17:49:35Z")
I like cherries too, but my summertime obsession is with peaches. So that I’ll ignore cherries if there are peaches in the house. My favorite are yellow freestone peaches. For some reason a few years ago, I collected the pits from the peaches all summer, throwing them into a bowl. At the end of the summer I had more than a quart of peach pits. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-kimballkid-and-im-a-cherry-junkie/665727/34 "2013-08-09T18:01:58Z")
One of my pleasures is driving in the country on summer days with my car stereo set to liquify. I bring along several cans of pop, a mug full of ice, some extra ice and a tupperware container with; One Plum Rainier Cherries (in season, other cherries when not) Blueberries And then some dark chocolate. Usually Dove Dark. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-kimballkid-and-im-a-cherry-junkie/665727/35 "2013-08-09T18:02:49Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Heretic. I don’t get it. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-kimballkid-and-im-a-cherry-junkie/665727/36 "2013-08-09T18:07:19Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > One of my pleasures is driving in the country on summer days with my car stereo set to liquify. > > I bring along several cans of pop, a mug full of ice, some extra ice and a tupperware container with; > > One Plum > Rainier Cherries (in season, other cherries when not) > Blueberries > > And then some dark chocolate. Usually Dove Dark. Ooh, ooh, I have a bar of dark chocolate in the fridge now. I never even thought of eating the dark chocolate and cherries together. Unfortunately, I no longer have a car stereo that will liquify. Got too expensive and I got tired of people asking me to help them with their car stereo problems. ---
**Author:** ![ReticulatingSplines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@ReticulatingSplines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReticulatingSplines)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-kimballkid-and-im-a-cherry-junkie/665727/37 "2013-08-09T18:51:35Z")
OMG, thank you everyone. Cherries are my favorite fruit but they give me the wickedest fucking shits (which they didn’t do when I was a kid) so I thought there must be something uniquely wrong with me. It’s so bad that I have to plan my cherry-eating, i.e., make sure I have no engagements afterward and eat all 10 pounds in one sitting so that I only have to endure one night’s worth of nuclear shit. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-kimballkid-and-im-a-cherry-junkie/665727/38 "2013-08-09T19:17:19Z")
Perhaps your intestinal problems are _caused_ by eating ten pounds of cherries in one sitting? Have you considered eating less of them? Perhaps only five pounds at a time? Or maybe a light snack of two pounds. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-kimballkid-and-im-a-cherry-junkie/665727.md?page=1)