# Sometimes a banana is just a banana? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 14, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-a-banana-is-just-a-banana/1010240 "2024-11-14T03:03:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-a-banana-is-just-a-banana/1010240/1 "2024-11-14T03:03:47Z")
I was looking for more info on a brand of bananas I wasn’t familiar with\* and found their website. > **[DERBY® PREMIUM BANANAS](https://www.derbybananas.com/)** > > DERBY® PREMIUM BANANAS International Brand is one of the leading brands in the international market. The header image for their page is an apparently naked woman who seems to be very excited to be caressing some large bananas. So, am I reading too much symbolism into it or do they indeed know damn well what they are doing with their marketing material? (\*Looking into it because a cousin of mine is out of work and picked up some donations at a food bank. They gave him two full 40 pound boxes of bananas, and apparently were giving that many to everyone. Because like almost everybody he lacks the ability to quickly use 80 pounds of bananas before they go bad, he gave one box to his sister and she gave half a box to me. Now I have a freezer full of bananas.) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-a-banana-is-just-a-banana/1010240/2 "2024-11-14T03:06:05Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > So, am I reading too much symbolism into it or do they indeed know damn well what they are doing with their marketing material? Nobody just accidentally puts a naked woman in their marketing. Of course they know what they’re doing. (and I just almost typoed “doing” by leaving out the “i”) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-a-banana-is-just-a-banana/1010240/3 "2024-11-14T03:09:30Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > So, am I reading too much symbolism into it or do they indeed know damn well what they are doing with their marketing material? The latter. If you keep scrolling down their website, you find several background images of attractive young women in small outfits. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2024, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-a-banana-is-just-a-banana/1010240/4 "2024-11-14T03:37:28Z")
Did _everyone_ receive eighty pounds of bananas from that food bank? That’s a ridiculous amount to hand out. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-a-banana-is-just-a-banana/1010240/5 "2024-11-14T03:44:11Z")
I assume that was the standard amount, because why randomly give him more? And I agree, it is crazy. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2024, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-a-banana-is-just-a-banana/1010240/6 "2024-11-14T03:50:16Z")
Crazy and wasteful; a decent percentage of the recipients are just going to throw out most of that. (I, for one, didn’t even know you could freeze bananas. I’ve only ever had them fresh.) BTW, I’m with you; never heard of the Derby brand of bananas until you mentioned it. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-a-banana-is-just-a-banana/1010240/7 "2024-11-14T03:55:06Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I, for one, didn’t even know you could freeze bananas. I guess you never watched _Arrested Development_? ---
**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:** [November 14, 2024, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-a-banana-is-just-a-banana/1010240/8 "2024-11-14T03:55:07Z")
Frozen bananas are not good for much. Banana bread or muffins, smoothies. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-a-banana-is-just-a-banana/1010240/9 "2024-11-14T03:57:29Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > BTW, I’m with you; never heard of the Derby brand of bananas until you mentioned it. I suspect they aren’t distributed in the U.S. (or even in the Western Hemisphere); they’re based in Slovenia. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-a-banana-is-just-a-banana/1010240/10 "2024-11-14T04:06:25Z")
Hm, maybe they weren’t Derby. But they were something I didn’t recognize. I googled banana brands hours later and thought that looked right. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-a-banana-is-just-a-banana/1010240/11 "2024-11-14T04:06:29Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Nobody just accidentally puts a naked woman in their marketing. Well, not necessarily _naked._ We see her only from the shoulders up. It is implied, IMHO. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2024, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-a-banana-is-just-a-banana/1010240/12 "2024-11-14T13:07:34Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Frozen bananas are not good for much. Banana bread or muffins, smoothies My gf’s lunch most days is a smoothie. A frozen banana, oat milk, yogurt, bran, etc. The grocery store has a display with very ripe bananas. As many as you can fit into a bag they supply for a buck, or something like. She buys them every week. ---
**Author:** ![We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@We\_re\_wolves\_not\_werewolves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/We_re_wolves_not_werewolves)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-a-banana-is-just-a-banana/1010240/13 "2024-11-14T13:23:44Z")
It’s a strange website for sure. If you scroll down far enough you will see recipes that include bananas. Among the standard ones such as banana bread and smoothie recipes, they have a recipe for banana potato salad! I have to admit, I’m intrigued. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-a-banana-is-just-a-banana/1010240/14 "2024-11-14T14:21:05Z")
I’ve had banana in a curry dish. Interestingly, in many languages “ananas” are pineapples. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-a-banana-is-just-a-banana/1010240/15 "2024-11-14T14:25:27Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Did _everyone_ receive eighty pounds of bananas from that food bank? That’s a ridiculous amount to hand out. Food banks don’t control who donates how much on what schedule. But they do know how much cool & cold storage they have open, and about how many people show up per day. If somd donor dropped off a ton of bananas, the lucky patrons that day are each gonna get a lot. Better that than turnips. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-a-banana-is-just-a-banana/1010240/16 "2024-11-14T14:41:24Z")
Don’t turnips at least keep for a while? Aside from freezing them, how else can a single person or small family even consume that much? And even freezing them is a problem if you don’t have a large enough freezer. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-a-banana-is-just-a-banana/1010240/17 "2024-11-14T14:48:38Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Crazy and wasteful; a decent percentage of the recipients are just going to throw out most of that. (I, for one, didn’t even know you could freeze bananas. I’ve only ever had them fresh.) > [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > I guess you never watched _Arrested Development_? It’s one banana @Dewey_Finn, how much could it cost? Ten dollars? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-a-banana-is-just-a-banana/1010240/18 "2024-11-14T14:57:33Z")
My Dad used to watch some PBS(?) show re beginning French. It was hosted by a tween girl and boy. And a pineapple - l’ anana (pronounced LAH na na, sorta. I’m sure the spelling is wrong, too. I took German, dammit!) One day, they had a guest star - l’ banana (BAH na na, kinda). Surreal, to say the least. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-a-banana-is-just-a-banana/1010240/19 "2024-11-14T15:05:21Z")
Those Slovenian palm trees waving in the breeze are gorgeous, aren’t they? 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-a-banana-is-just-a-banana/1010240/20 "2024-11-14T16:23:24Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > I guess you never watched _Arrested Development_? …or watched this video :- [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/h0oa-K-sR6g/maxresdefault.jpg "Banana Song (feat. The Swingles) - Sam Greenfield") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0oa-K-sR6g) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-a-banana-is-just-a-banana/1010240.md?page=2)