“Did you know,” piped up Zoe, breaking the stony silence in the staff room, “that bananas are an amazing thing?” We didn’t, which was lucky as she then went on to explain all manners of uses for the humble, globally declining fruit. “you can rub them on yourself to cure all sorts of things, cuts, sores, itchy legs, anything.” This was a surprise to us all. “Yes, it can do all sorts of things, a really amazing thing.”
Then silence. We all thought we’d heard the last of Zoe’s facts. Slowly, seconds passed.
Suddenly, Zoe’s face lit up. “But not as amazing as a coconut.”
This latest revelation sent us all into fits of giggles. I always try to go to lunch when she’s there – you learn all sorts of things in an hour. Apparently, coconuts can be used as food AND water, you can make rope from it’s hairy outside bits, and you can do all sorts of other things I can’t remember.
So, there you go. I could say it was a “fruit”-ful lunch hour. But I won’t.
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Well, it’s a long story, old thing. Who are you?
Cocunuts are a very interesting fruit, as I understand it. And Zoe is exactly right about them. If you listen to Radio 4 as much as I do, and Up All Night on Radio 5 Live, then you glean these things over time.
But I imagine that Zoe is a great deal younger than I am and doesn’t listen to these progs; so how is she so well informed?
Anxious to know!
WEll, she’s actually 48…
waist?
The threatened stripper, you still haven’t told me why its’ called wibbler
it’s because his car numberplate is W188 LER. Satisfied?
OOOOh, I’d like that….