# The Banana Peel Poll **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 16, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-banana-peel-poll/155501 "2003-02-16T21:13:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-banana-peel-poll/155501/1 "2003-02-16T21:13:19Z")
OK, fess up now. Has anybody ever actually slipped on a banana peel and feel down? Classic comedy would imply this is an everyday occurance, yet I’ve never done it. Nor have I ever seen anyone do it. Who has slipped on a banana peel? Who has ever seen anyone slip on a banana peel and, if so, was it funny? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-banana-peel-poll/155501/2 "2003-02-16T22:34:35Z")
never fell all the way down, but I have twice slipped on one (luckily I regained balance before going ass-first into the tile covered concrete.) ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-banana-peel-poll/155501/3 "2003-02-17T02:47:54Z")
> [@](#): > > Has anybody ever actually slipped on a banana peel and feel down? No, and I’ve never slipped on one and fallen down, either. Sorry, couldn’t help myself. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-banana-peel-poll/155501/4 "2003-02-17T03:41:13Z")
Once tried to deliberately skid around on one when I was 10. Kind of given it up now. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-banana-peel-poll/155501/5 "2003-02-17T08:16:38Z")
Yes, I once slipped on a banana peel, on the loading dock of a cafeteria. Didn’t fall down, but almost. Made a mental note that a cliché had just come true for me. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-banana-peel-poll/155501/6 "2003-02-17T14:09:18Z")
Never done it myself, but a friend of mine did it once. She caught herself before cracking her head open on the concrete sidewalk. Which is a good thing, since I was busting a gut laughing. It even made the little slidewhistle noise that always happens in cartoons. [sub]okay, not really, but the slidewhistle happened in my head.[/sub] Daniel ---
**Author:** ![vibrotronica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-banana-peel-poll/155501/7 "2003-02-17T15:45:20Z")
> [@](#): > > No, and I’ve never slipped on one and fallen down, either. Well, that’s what I get for posting in the heat of emotion. The question popped into my head and I just HAD to get to the bottom of the issue right away. Man, I spend too much time on the board. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-banana-peel-poll/155501/8 "2003-02-17T16:50:57Z")
I used to work at a Braum’s (fast food and ice cream chain) and I once slipped on a banana peel and fell on my butt. I immediately burst out lauging because I was thinking, “No way! This only happens in cartoons!” ---
**Author:** ![DaToad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@DaToad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaToad)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2003, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-banana-peel-poll/155501/9 "2003-02-17T17:24:24Z")
Never on a Banana peel, but I did slip on a green onion. I didn’t fall though.