# What's rough on the outside, but sweet on the inside? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 24, 2012, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rough-on-the-outside-but-sweet-on-the-inside/645062 "2012-12-24T22:12:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rough-on-the-outside-but-sweet-on-the-inside/645062/1 "2012-12-24T22:12:54Z")
What’s something that’s rough on the outside, but sweet (or softer) on the inside? That’s not a joke that needs a punchline or something. It’s because I have a friend who’s like that, and I’m trying to think of something to compare him to. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rough-on-the-outside-but-sweet-on-the-inside/645062/2 "2012-12-24T22:14:14Z")
pineapple ---
**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:** [December 24, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rough-on-the-outside-but-sweet-on-the-inside/645062/3 "2012-12-24T22:14:20Z")
Pineapple? ETA: simul-post! ---
**Author:** ![LC\_Strawhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rough-on-the-outside-but-sweet-on-the-inside/645062/4 "2012-12-24T22:16:09Z")
Kiwi fruit ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rough-on-the-outside-but-sweet-on-the-inside/645062/5 "2012-12-24T22:19:57Z")
Crab! Otherwise known as MrTao 😉 ---
**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:** [December 24, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rough-on-the-outside-but-sweet-on-the-inside/645062/6 "2012-12-24T22:23:01Z")
[Lychee fruit!](http://www.engineeredlifestyles.org/image-files/lychee-fruit-250x166.png) ETA: Call him soft on the inside to his face - guys like that. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rough-on-the-outside-but-sweet-on-the-inside/645062/7 "2012-12-24T22:39:52Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > [Lychee fruit!](http://www.engineeredlifestyles.org/image-files/lychee-fruit-250x166.png) > > ETA: Call him soft on the inside to his face - guys like that. 😃 Okay. I also wonder how he’d react if I called him a pineapple (without any explanation.) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rough-on-the-outside-but-sweet-on-the-inside/645062/8 "2012-12-24T22:44:35Z")
Coconut? ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rough-on-the-outside-but-sweet-on-the-inside/645062/9 "2012-12-24T22:45:26Z")
A sweet, sweet geode. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rough-on-the-outside-but-sweet-on-the-inside/645062/10 "2012-12-24T23:06:21Z")
Cantaloupes. This forum requires that you wait 60 seconds between posts. Please try again in 5 seconds. ---
**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rough-on-the-outside-but-sweet-on-the-inside/645062/11 "2012-12-25T03:16:49Z")
me. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rough-on-the-outside-but-sweet-on-the-inside/645062/12 "2012-12-25T03:28:20Z")
Pearson’s Nut Roll. ---
**Author:** ![cwthree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rough-on-the-outside-but-sweet-on-the-inside/645062/13 "2012-12-25T04:15:30Z")
What\*\* ducati \*\*said. Also, gumdrops. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rough-on-the-outside-but-sweet-on-the-inside/645062/14 "2012-12-25T04:30:23Z")
Porcupine ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rough-on-the-outside-but-sweet-on-the-inside/645062/15 "2012-12-25T04:30:24Z")
Ferrero Rocher chocolates. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rough-on-the-outside-but-sweet-on-the-inside/645062/16 "2012-12-25T04:31:29Z")
Old-fashioned doughnuts. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rough-on-the-outside-but-sweet-on-the-inside/645062/17 "2012-12-25T05:20:36Z")
perhaps more like an oyster? ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rough-on-the-outside-but-sweet-on-the-inside/645062/18 "2012-12-25T05:34:17Z")
There’s a whole country full of people like the OP : Israel. The traditional nickname for an Israeli is “sabra”, which is a type of cactus that grows all over the country. And produces a sweet edible fruit. So it’s prickly on the outside, sweet inside. (And it is actually is a pretty accurate and appropriate description of Israeli culture.) ---
**Author:** ![Enter\_the\_Flagon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Enter\_the\_Flagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enter_the_Flagon)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rough-on-the-outside-but-sweet-on-the-inside/645062/19 "2012-12-25T05:41:56Z")
I was thinking of a kitten in a chain mail, uh, kitten suit. Or Michael Dukakis riding in a tank. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2012, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-rough-on-the-outside-but-sweet-on-the-inside/645062/20 "2012-12-25T06:07:41Z")
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