# RUbes peels an orange (or really mundane and pointless)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 15, 2000, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rubes-peels-an-orange-or-really-mundane-and-pointless/19561 "2000-05-15T13:52:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![rubes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@rubes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rubes)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2000, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rubes-peels-an-orange-or-really-mundane-and-pointless/19561/1 "2000-05-15T13:52:22Z")

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After eating my bowl of Kelloggs’ Smart Start, I found myself still hungry. I went to the cafe, bought an orange, and managed to peel it in one peel. I think I’ve only done that once before. (Granted, I don’t always try to do that)

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**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2000, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rubes-peels-an-orange-or-really-mundane-and-pointless/19561/2 "2000-05-15T14:08:46Z")

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I can honestly say I am impressed, since I have the orange peeling skills of one-handed blind man.