# What 3 kinds of fruit come into mind when I say "fruit"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 8, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-kinds-of-fruit-come-into-mind-when-i-say-fruit/535367 "2010-04-08T01:58:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-kinds-of-fruit-come-into-mind-when-i-say-fruit/535367/21 "2010-04-08T04:09:29Z")
Same as OP. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-kinds-of-fruit-come-into-mind-when-i-say-fruit/535367/22 "2010-04-08T04:10:33Z")
Apple, orange, lemon. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-kinds-of-fruit-come-into-mind-when-i-say-fruit/535367/23 "2010-04-08T04:35:17Z")
Apples, oranges, strawberries ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-kinds-of-fruit-come-into-mind-when-i-say-fruit/535367/24 "2010-04-08T04:38:09Z")
Mango, papaya, pineapple I’ve been spending too much time in the tropics! ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-kinds-of-fruit-come-into-mind-when-i-say-fruit/535367/25 "2010-04-08T05:12:11Z")
Apple, banana, and orange. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Postariti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Postariti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Postariti)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-kinds-of-fruit-come-into-mind-when-i-say-fruit/535367/26 "2010-04-08T05:15:59Z")
Same fruits, slightly different order - banana, apple, orange. The last one is funny, since I’m horribly allergic to oranges. Also interesting, after I thought of those three my brain froze up and I couldn’t think of anything else. So it seems those are the ONLY fruits as far as my brain is concerned. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-kinds-of-fruit-come-into-mind-when-i-say-fruit/535367/27 "2010-04-08T05:32:39Z")
banana, apple, & orange–or strawberry. weird thing is I thought of the word orange, but I was trying to put in words a picture in my head, which was a banana & two red non-citrus. (Maybe a _Prunus_ or a pomegranate) ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-kinds-of-fruit-come-into-mind-when-i-say-fruit/535367/28 "2010-04-08T05:37:09Z")
Upon review, the same as the OP. ---
**Author:** ![halfliquid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e57/32.png) [@halfliquid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/halfliquid)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-kinds-of-fruit-come-into-mind-when-i-say-fruit/535367/29 "2010-04-08T07:03:30Z")
A queer, an apple, and loops. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-kinds-of-fruit-come-into-mind-when-i-say-fruit/535367/30 "2010-04-08T07:11:58Z")
Apple, banana and citrus. I hate apples. The sound of someone cutting them, or biting into them sends chills down my spine. I usually end up leaving the room if someone is eating a raw apple (cooked varieties don’t make the sound). Pears sound almost identical but don’t have the same effect on me, even during a “blind” situation. Those water chestnut things in Chinese food also give me that same uncomfortable feeling. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-kinds-of-fruit-come-into-mind-when-i-say-fruit/535367/31 "2010-04-08T07:18:25Z")
Same list, same order as the OP - and they \*are \*my preferred fruit, although there’s something to be said for peaches, pears and watermellon. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-kinds-of-fruit-come-into-mind-when-i-say-fruit/535367/32 "2010-04-08T07:22:50Z")
[SPOILER]Plums, apples, raspberries. I don’t know why. I’m not particularly fond of plums.[/SPOILER] ---
**Author:** ![Tinkertoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f19dbf/32.png) [@Tinkertoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinkertoy)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-kinds-of-fruit-come-into-mind-when-i-say-fruit/535367/33 "2010-04-08T07:39:47Z")
Bananas, apples, oranges. Can someone tell me how to do spoiler tags? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-kinds-of-fruit-come-into-mind-when-i-say-fruit/535367/34 "2010-04-08T07:50:29Z")
> [@Tinkertoy](#): > > Bananas, apples, oranges. > > Can someone tell me how to do spoiler tags? [spoiler] text [/spoiler] Close the space at the end. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-kinds-of-fruit-come-into-mind-when-i-say-fruit/535367/35 "2010-04-08T07:51:51Z")
Bananas, apples, pear. I normally would’ve thought oranges instead of pears, but I’ve been feeling a bit off lately. ---
**Author:** ![Tinkertoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f19dbf/32.png) [@Tinkertoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinkertoy)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-kinds-of-fruit-come-into-mind-when-i-say-fruit/535367/36 "2010-04-08T07:56:15Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > [spoiler] text [/spoiler] > > Close the space at the end. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-kinds-of-fruit-come-into-mind-when-i-say-fruit/535367/37 "2010-04-08T07:58:13Z")
apple, strawberry, banana ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-kinds-of-fruit-come-into-mind-when-i-say-fruit/535367/38 "2010-04-08T09:53:10Z")
strawberry, blueberry, banana what we always keep at home fresh and in freezer, they are our favorites. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-kinds-of-fruit-come-into-mind-when-i-say-fruit/535367/39 "2010-04-08T09:56:12Z")
Apple, banana, pear. But when I thought it, my brain said “apple, banana, pear - no- orange”. ETA: fist pumps Autolycus! Posted without reading first. Cool! ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-kinds-of-fruit-come-into-mind-when-i-say-fruit/535367/40 "2010-04-08T10:07:23Z")
Apples, Oranges, Bananas. Then strawberries, my favourite fruit of all. But apples, oranges and bananas came first. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-kinds-of-fruit-come-into-mind-when-i-say-fruit/535367.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-kinds-of-fruit-come-into-mind-when-i-say-fruit/535367.md?page=3)