# What's all this then? (fruit contains fruit) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 11, 2012, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-all-this-then-fruit-contains-fruit/621627 "2012-05-11T17:32:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-all-this-then-fruit-contains-fruit/621627/1 "2012-05-11T17:32:52Z")
I have just discovered a coconut which contains a lime. What am I supposed to do with this? Why would someone do this? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-all-this-then-fruit-contains-fruit/621627/2 "2012-05-11T17:38:58Z")
Drink it all up. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-all-this-then-fruit-contains-fruit/621627/3 "2012-05-11T17:40:59Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > Why would someone do this? Perhaps, to relieve a belly ache? ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-all-this-then-fruit-contains-fruit/621627/4 "2012-05-11T17:46:56Z")
Call your doctor. To be specific, your _DOC_-TAH! ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-all-this-then-fruit-contains-fruit/621627/5 "2012-05-11T19:14:49Z")
> [@Dendarii\_Dame](#): > > Call your doctor. To be specific, your _DOC_-TAH! Try not to wake him up. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-all-this-then-fruit-contains-fruit/621627/6 "2012-05-11T19:17:53Z")
Don’t forget to call in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-all-this-then-fruit-contains-fruit/621627/7 "2012-05-11T19:25:33Z")
Now we’ve cleared up this mystery, maybe someone can figure out what you do with a drunken sailor. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-all-this-then-fruit-contains-fruit/621627/8 "2012-05-11T19:27:55Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Now we’ve cleared up this mystery, maybe someone can figure out what you do with a drunken sailor. 😕 Nah, let’s work on that in the morning. Early. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-all-this-then-fruit-contains-fruit/621627/9 "2012-05-11T19:32:01Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Now we’ve cleared up this mystery, maybe someone can figure out what you do with a drunken sailor. 😕 I’m all for shaving his junk with a rusty razor. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-all-this-then-fruit-contains-fruit/621627/10 "2012-05-11T19:33:24Z")
Do we even have a long boat? Does it need bailing? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-all-this-then-fruit-contains-fruit/621627/11 "2012-05-11T19:33:59Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > I’m all for shaving his junk with a rusty razor. Ah, that’s perfect - now I have that line in my head, set to music. I can always count on you, **Inigo.** 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-all-this-then-fruit-contains-fruit/621627/12 "2012-05-11T19:39:23Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Now we’ve cleared up this mystery, maybe someone can figure out what you do with a drunken sailor. 😕 [Good question!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=603454&highlight=drunken+sailor) ---
**Author:** ![SubaRhubarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@SubaRhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SubaRhubarb)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-all-this-then-fruit-contains-fruit/621627/13 "2012-05-11T19:48:26Z")
Was it one of those migrating coconuts? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-all-this-then-fruit-contains-fruit/621627/14 "2012-05-11T20:14:30Z")
> [@SubaRhubarb](#): > > Was it one of those migrating coconuts? What, the ones found in the British Isles during the time of King Arthur? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-all-this-then-fruit-contains-fruit/621627/15 "2012-05-11T20:16:54Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > What, the ones found in the British Isles during the time of King Arthur? No, it’s far too perilous. ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-all-this-then-fruit-contains-fruit/621627/16 "2012-05-11T20:20:15Z")
My concern is actually with a bunch of bananas I just found. I can’t quite tell if it’s a six-foot, seven-foot, or eight-foot bunch, but I’m pretty sure it contains a highly deadly black tarantula. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-all-this-then-fruit-contains-fruit/621627/17 "2012-05-11T20:20:26Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > What, the ones found in the British Isles during the time of King Arthur? And we’ve come 360 back to limeys. ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-all-this-then-fruit-contains-fruit/621627/18 "2012-05-11T20:50:08Z")
> [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](#): > > My concern is actually with a bunch of bananas I just found. I can’t quite tell if it’s a six-foot, seven-foot, or eight-foot bunch, but I’m pretty sure it contains a highly deadly black tarantula. Yikes! You’d better steer clear of them, then. Why don’t you take one of my coconuts instead? I have a quite a few of them, in a variety of sizes. They’re all lined up here; aren’t they lovely? ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-all-this-then-fruit-contains-fruit/621627/19 "2012-05-11T20:55:18Z")
Doesn’t anyone have any peaches? I’ve always wanted to really shake a tree. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-all-this-then-fruit-contains-fruit/621627/20 "2012-05-11T21:26:40Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > Doesn’t anyone have any peaches? I’ve always wanted to really shake a tree. I’m pretty sure there’s a spot you can find millions of peaches. Peaches for free. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-all-this-then-fruit-contains-fruit/621627.md?page=2)