# My sunflower seeds taste like gravel
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sunflower-seeds-taste-like-gravel/312308
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [July 13, 2005, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sunflower-seeds-taste-like-gravel/312308 "2005-07-13T08:01:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2005, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sunflower-seeds-taste-like-gravel/312308/1 "2005-07-13T08:01:14Z")
I went out of my way today to go to the store and pick up sunflower seeds. I have a long night tonight editing a wedding video that I didn’t find out I have to do tonight until this afternoon. Because I’m an unemployed graduate I’m back with Ma and Pa which means I can’t just step outside and smoke when I need it. Thus, I keep a copious supply of sunflower seeds on hand.
But these seeds suck ass. BBQ flavored David-brand sunflower seeds have never been this bad. They’re coarse and they taste like petrified ass. I’m so very, very disappointed.
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### Author:  [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2005, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sunflower-seeds-taste-like-gravel/312308/2 "2005-07-13T08:56:37Z")
I’m curious as to how you know what either gravel or petrified ass tastes like.
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### Author:  [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2005, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sunflower-seeds-taste-like-gravel/312308/3 "2005-07-13T13:32:29Z")
I misread the thread title as “My sunflower seeds taste like grave!” Ew.
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### Author:  [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2005, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sunflower-seeds-taste-like-gravel/312308/4 "2005-07-13T13:34:16Z")
My ass is petrified of gravel.
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### Author:  [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2005, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sunflower-seeds-taste-like-gravel/312308/5 "2005-07-13T13:37:06Z")
Me too, **Erin**. I only would have expected that from Daisies.
There’s a major shortage of sunflower seeds this year. Maybe they’re passing off stuff that normally would have been discarded. I hope it’ll not force a cancellation or shortening of the ML Baseball season.
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### Author:  [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2005, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sunflower-seeds-taste-like-gravel/312308/6 "2005-07-13T13:57:28Z")
You’re supposed to take the sunflowers out of the ground, first. 😃
Or at least wash the roots.
I wonder–is the rest of the sunflower good to eat?
Can you make flour from the seeds?
If so, how does the bread taste?
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### Author:  [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2005, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sunflower-seeds-taste-like-gravel/312308/7 "2005-07-13T15:15:35Z")
Bah! Only fools do mock the proper flavor of sunflower seeds!
PHILISTINES!!
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### Author:  [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2005, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sunflower-seeds-taste-like-gravel/312308/8 "2005-07-13T15:31:33Z")
Giant type fonts.
Raaaaaaly!
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Whoever would do _that_?
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### Author:  [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2005, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sunflower-seeds-taste-like-gravel/312308/9 "2005-07-13T16:11:10Z")
Somewhere there is another thread titled, “My gravel tastes like sunflower seeds”…
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### Author:  [@EleventyOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EleventyOne)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2005, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sunflower-seeds-taste-like-gravel/312308/10 "2005-07-13T16:17:50Z")
You’re supposed to take the shells off first.