# Swallow pomegranate seeds?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swallow-pomegranate-seeds/582164>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 17, 2011, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swallow-pomegranate-seeds/582164 "2011-05-17T01:28:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swallow-pomegranate-seeds/582164/21 "2011-05-17T21:38:20Z")

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Interesting - I always spit them out. I thought it was a huge PITA, but figured that was what you did to get the deliciousness. Next time, I’ll try eating the seeds and not going through the whole hassle. For some reason, I always had it in my head that the seeds are poisonous (which never really made sense, but I only get the craving once every couple of years, so never really thought about it).

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**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swallow-pomegranate-seeds/582164/22 "2011-05-17T23:13:46Z")

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I feel compelled to post to this thread.

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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swallow-pomegranate-seeds/582164/23 "2011-05-17T23:35:57Z")

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> [@Hades](#):
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> I feel compelled to post to this thread.

It’s them damn _voices._! :eek:

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**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2011, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swallow-pomegranate-seeds/582164/24 "2011-05-18T02:12:05Z")

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> [@Hades](#):
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> I feel compelled to post to this thread.

Hades, you are only allowed to post in this thread for up to six months. Each year.

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