tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post8669835035027231713..comments2024-02-03T08:17:24.123-06:00Comments on Loud Time: David A. Zimmerman's Blog of Miscellany: What Color Is Your Pair of Fruit?David Zimmermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736122606687383813noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-36918186494800171452007-03-26T20:21:00.000-05:002007-03-26T20:21:00.000-05:00Hilarious."Seedy watermelon"? "Watery watermelon"?...Hilarious.<BR/><BR/>"Seedy watermelon"? "Watery watermelon"? "Hopelessly unsatisfying watermelon"?David Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736122606687383813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-48991916808626990382007-03-23T13:54:00.000-05:002007-03-23T13:54:00.000-05:00...and from the General Mills web site:"There is a......and from the <A HREF="http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/brands/brand.aspx?catID=77" REL="nofollow">General Mills</A> web site:<BR/><BR/><I>"There is a reason the Trix rabbit is always trying to get his hands on great-tasting Trix cereal. He just can’t resist those fruity flavors – raspberry red, lemony lemon, orangey orange, wildberry blue, grapity purple and watermelon."</I><BR/><BR/>WhatWebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14780097635027090571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-60588791473094184652007-03-23T13:51:00.000-05:002007-03-23T13:51:00.000-05:00Hear, hear! I second that. And I also nominate (to...Hear, hear! I second that. And I also nominate (to be similarly stricken) "circle back" and "get some traction on that." Quit it with the pseudo-transportation metaphors!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-88827416759456840202007-03-23T12:37:00.000-05:002007-03-23T12:37:00.000-05:00The low-hanging fruit loops are the ones that chan...The low-hanging fruit loops are the ones that change the color of the milk. And as long as we're nominating cliches to abandon, let me cast my ballot for "at the end of the day." Give it a rest.David Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736122606687383813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-73952839431462252822007-03-23T12:33:00.000-05:002007-03-23T12:33:00.000-05:00Having just finished some "Blackberry Harvest" yog...Having just finished some "Blackberry Harvest" yogurt, I feel fully equipped to respond to the colorful if fruity discussion at hand. First, as has previously been discussed in other circles, let me say once again that "low-hanging fruit" as an expression should be stricken from the record. And last, don't forget Fruit Loops!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-48360528839566924252007-03-20T18:40:00.000-05:002007-03-20T18:40:00.000-05:00Dyes and artificial flavors seem to be the subject...Dyes and artificial flavors seem to be the subject of such persecution lately... maybe they need to muster their resources and hire a PR firm for better representation in the media.<BR/><BR/>Save Red Dye Number 5!<BR/><BR/>It has a ring to it... <BR/><BR/>;)Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14426235232844262043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-34775838876876242542007-03-20T18:38:00.000-05:002007-03-20T18:38:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14426235232844262043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-69488289848210979642007-03-17T15:53:00.000-05:002007-03-17T15:53:00.000-05:00My exception to your banannas are crap rule would ...My exception to your banannas are crap rule would be bananna flavored Runts; you know the platic-ey looking candy that just is hardened sugar. I really, really like them bananna flavored ones :). <BR/><BR/>My rule has been anything with 'berry' attached to it and is the color blue is inheritently something to stay away from. Nothing says processed like blue drink...Pete Juvinallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11688790195308178112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-67912528936704087212007-03-16T23:09:00.000-05:002007-03-16T23:09:00.000-05:00Lest we forget Fruity Pebbles, the cereal with a d...Lest we forget <B><I>Fruity Pebbles</I></B>, the cereal with a delicious fruity taste.Webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14780097635027090571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-13011761985799123282007-03-16T17:16:00.000-05:002007-03-16T17:16:00.000-05:00Why are supposedly-raspberry-flavoured things so o...Why are supposedly-raspberry-flavoured things so often blue? Is that because strawberry and cherry have commandeered the reds? And grape has monopolised the purples?<BR/><BR/>May I further commend you on your banana-flavoured-candy insight. I have thought this for years. Banana should never be a flavour for anything except bananas (and banana bread, if it's homemade), and yellow should only mean Jennwith2nshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798541847458334716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-20198374891149821732007-03-16T15:07:00.000-05:002007-03-16T15:07:00.000-05:00dingleberry (it's not really a berry of any kind)<A HREF="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dingleberry" REL="nofollow">dingle<I>berry</I></A> (it's not really a berry of any kind)Webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14780097635027090571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-4516619440428672182007-03-15T17:05:00.000-05:002007-03-15T17:05:00.000-05:00Blue RAZZ Berry Blow PopBlue RAZZ Berry Blow PopAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-87728051072798205502007-03-15T14:28:00.000-05:002007-03-15T14:28:00.000-05:00My sister is brilliant.My sister is brilliant.David Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736122606687383813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897950.post-83570123924918698682007-03-15T13:36:00.000-05:002007-03-15T13:36:00.000-05:00Homer: "Wanna donut?"Lisa: "Don't you have any fru...Homer: "Wanna donut?"<BR/>Lisa: "Don't you have any fruit?"<BR/>Homer: "This one has purple stuff inside, purple is a fruit."<BR/><BR/><BR/>I think he also said at one point,<BR/><BR/>"Ah.... blue." but I can't confirm this.Elaine M. Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03772168185882092535noreply@blogger.com