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Topic: It's like Apples And Oranges

Posted By: Snow Dog
Subject: It's like Apples And Oranges
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 06:06

Hard one. It's like comparing two unlike things.

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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 06:50

Oranges smell like vomit - I have banned people from eating them in my office - if they want an orange they can go outside and stand in the freezing cold and the rain and they cannot bring the peel back in with them, that has to be disposed of in the bin outside - some people think I'm joking or just making a symbolic point because I'm a smoker - it's not, I really cannot stand the smell.

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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 06:56

That's weird. LOL

How about other citrus fruit?

I love the smell of oranges. Not a big fan of raw apples though. I think it's a textural thing.

All oranges are not made equal though. The flesh has to be tender and the juice tangy and the skin easy to peel.

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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 07:09

Neither are very good for the teeth I'm afraid.

Posted By: NecronCommander
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 07:15

I love both, but only when the apple is of the Granny Smith variety. Otherwise the citrus will always prevail!

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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 07:53

The only to two fruits I like, but I usually like then green apples, whilst less picky with oranges.

EDIT: oh, just like Kevin, I guess, though it could be Papirovka apples.

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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 09:00

Dean wrote:

Oranges smell like vomit - I have banned people from eating them in my office - if they want an orange they can go outside and stand in the freezing cold and the rain and they cannot bring the peel back in with them, that has to be disposed of in the bin outside - some people think I'm joking or just making a symbolic point because I'm a smoker - it's not, I really cannot stand the smell.

You are quite an interesting fellow. What more shall we learn i wonder. Tongue

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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 09:23

Well, the poll has been done http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72179&KW=apples&PID=3893683#3893683" rel="nofollow - before and http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=68783&KW=apples&PID=3710206#3710206" rel="nofollow - before and http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13656&KW=apples&PID=1718197#1718197%20" rel="nofollow">before Smile

, but I will answer though: apples are more proggish, with all the different shades and colours. Oranges are just one colour, more like hit parade music so to say.

Posted By: refugee
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 09:28

No other fruit can match a really good orange. Here on Rhodes we have a variety called Merlin, and it tastes like … magic!

I can enjoy apples, too, but often I prefer them with a little cinnamon. I use both fruits in cooking; oranges mainly with chicken (citrus fruits make the meat juicier) and apples mainly with pork.

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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 09:37

Moogtron III wrote:

Well, the poll has been done http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=72179&KW=apples&PID=3893683#3893683" rel="nofollow - before and http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=68783&KW=apples&PID=3710206#3710206" rel="nofollow - before and http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13656&KW=apples&PID=1718197#1718197%20" rel="nofollow">before Smile

, but I will answer though: apples are more proggish, with all the different shades and colours. Oranges are just one colour, more like hit parade music so to say.

Oh dear. I really should have checked I just didn't recall a poll like this. Sorry all.

BTW. Oranges are more than one colour. There are green skinned oranges too.

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Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 10:35

Apples, for it is the fruit of sin.

At least, that's what I believe.

Posted By: colorofmoney91
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 10:39

I eat both on a daily basis, so I cannot possibly choose.

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Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 10:42

They are fruit, They are alike!

Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 10:54

Snow Dog wrote:

You are quite an interesting fellow. What more shall we learn i wonder. Tongue

Like this you mean:

I only like raw apples that are eaten within a few minutes of being picked - for me the flavour rapidly deteriorates within 20 minutes of being picked - this probably has something to do with ethylene production in the ripening process and oxidation but I'm too lazy to look it up. If you have an apple tree in your garden this is an easy experiment to try - in autumn pick several apples at the same time and eat them at fixed periodic intervals - the taste changes dramatically. One exception to that is Russet apples - which I can only eat if they have been stored for several months until they become soft with wrinkled skins (but before the go bad) - again I suspect that the same "deterioration" process is involved here, but in this one case the outcome is subjectively better. Cooked apples are fine, but that most likely to do with the amount of sugar, butter, cinnamon and other sweet spices I use when cooking them.

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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 11:55

Dean wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

You are quite an interesting fellow. What more shall we learn i wonder. Tongue

Like this you mean:

You are one strange cookie. Ermm

I'm pretty sure I would not detect a change in taste and how does your wife cope with these foibles?

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Posted By: refugee
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 12:03

^Foibles? Do you mean 1. or 2.?

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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 12:08

Oranges smell nice and taste good.

Oh and I choose Strawberries.

Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 12:13

I like oranges more, though I like pretty much all citrus fruit more than oranges.

I didn't vote though because they're even right now.

Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 12:20

Snow Dog wrote:

You are one strange cookie. Ermm

I'm pretty sure I would not detect a change in taste and how does your wife cope with these foibles?

You'll never know unless you try the experiment - if you can tell a difference in the taste of different varieties of apple you should be able to detect a change in the flavour of freshly picked apple over one of the same variety that has been stored. I don't have a particularily decerning palate and can easily notice the change. My foibles are what makes me me - like I can't stand pears but love pear cider and perry yet don't like apple cider much (I can drink it but prefer not to) - my wife hates both because (to her) they smell like vomit.

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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 12:25

JJLehto wrote:

Oranges smell nice and taste good.

Oranges taste fine, and orange juice is a great smell, as is the zest - which only leaves the pith so I guess that's the bit that smells like puke to me, (then maybe I'm just taking the pith).

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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 12:27

Dean wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

You are one strange cookie. Ermm

I'm pretty sure I would not detect a change in taste and how does your wife cope with these foibles?

Between you and your wife pretty much everything smells of vomit. LOL

I'll try this apple experiment next year.

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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 12:52

Snow Dog wrote:

Between you and your wife pretty much everything smells of vomit. LOL

I don't think two items constitutes "everything"

. I suspect the cider thing is the result of drinking a quart of Bulmers woodpecker cider (or a couple of bottles of white lightning for the ladies) as a teenager and failing to keep it down - which I guess many of us may have experienced either directly or indirectly.

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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 12:58

Let me know when there is a good orange pie

Posted By: refugee
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 13:12

If you google "orange pie" you’ll find a pornographic anime … but also this one that combines apples and oranges:

http://www.dessert.net.au/apple-orange-pie/" rel="nofollow - http://www.dessert.net.au/apple-orange-pie/

Never tried it, though. It’s probably good.

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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 13:16

hmm - I wonder if Google had a spike of "orange pie" searches just then

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Posted By: refugee
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 13:42

You couldn’t resist? Wink

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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 14:09

Snow Dog wrote:

, but I will answer though: apples are more proggish, with all the different shades and colours. Oranges are just one colour, more like hit parade music so to say.

Oh dear. I really should have checked I just didn't recall a poll like this. Sorry all.

BTW. Oranges are more than one colour. There are green skinned oranges too.

No problem. It's just that I have a good memory.
Oranges which are green: yes, but never green and orange at the same time.
Apples are the ELP of fruit, oranges the Elvis Presley of fruit.
Approve

Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 14:12

Moogtron III wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

, but I will answer though: apples are more proggish, with all the different shades and colours. Oranges are just one colour, more like hit parade music so to say.

Oh dear. I really should have checked I just didn't recall a poll like this. Sorry all.

BTW. Oranges are more than one colour. There are green skinned oranges too.

No problem. It's just that I have a good memory.
Oranges which are green: yes, but never green and orange at the same time.
Apples are the ELP of fruit, oranges the Elvis Presley of fruit.
Approve

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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 15:06

Snow Dog wrote:

Moogtron III wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

, but I will answer though: apples are more proggish, with all the different shades and colours. Oranges are just one colour, more like hit parade music so to say.

Oh dear. I really should have checked I just didn't recall a poll like this. Sorry all.

BTW. Oranges are more than one colour. There are green skinned oranges too.

No problem. It's just that I have a good memory.
Oranges which are green: yes, but never green and orange at the same time.
Apples are the ELP of fruit, oranges the Elvis Presley of fruit.
Approve

Oops

You win

Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 15:08

Snow Dog wrote:

Moogtron III wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

, but I will answer though: apples are more proggish, with all the different shades and colours. Oranges are just one colour, more like hit parade music so to say.

Oh dear. I really should have checked I just didn't recall a poll like this. Sorry all.

BTW. Oranges are more than one colour. There are green skinned oranges too.

No problem. It's just that I have a good memory.
Oranges which are green: yes, but never green and orange at the same time.
Apples are the ELP of fruit, oranges the Elvis Presley of fruit.
Approve

(pic chosen for the two-colour skin of the orange on the left, not the red fruit)

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Posted By: refugee
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 15:22

Blood orange. The opposite of same sh*t, new wrapping. And I’ve eaten deliciuos oranges with half green, half orange skin. Does that make them progressive? Maybe this could be the theme of a new poll?

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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 15:55

Dean wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

Moogtron III wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

, but I will answer though: apples are more proggish, with all the different shades and colours. Oranges are just one colour, more like hit parade music so to say.

Oh dear. I really should have checked I just didn't recall a poll like this. Sorry all.

BTW. Oranges are more than one colour. There are green skinned oranges too.

No problem. It's just that I have a good memory.
Oranges which are green: yes, but never green and orange at the same time.
Apples are the ELP of fruit, oranges the Elvis Presley of fruit.
Approve

(pic chosen for the two-colour skin of the orange on the left, not the red fruit)

Oh, my skin is having two colours as well Embarrassed

How I underestimated oranges. Shocked

Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 16:33

Apples > Oranges.

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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 17:36

orange pie sounds vile, though orange cake is wonderful when you can find it; I grew up in California so tree fruit was the most common thing around. Faves are Honeycrisp and Gravenstein apple juice, and the thin-skinned oranges.

..and Dean, stop being so pithy.

Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 17:43

Oranges for me!

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Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: December 15 2011 at 18:55

I love me some blood oranges.

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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 16 2011 at 03:33

Atavachron wrote:

orange pie sounds vile, though orange cake is wonderful when you can find it; I grew up in California so tree fruit was the most common thing around. Faves are Honeycrisp and Gravenstein apple juice, and the thin-skinned oranges.

..and Dean, stop being so pithy.

He likes to take the pith. That is the core of his problem. Keep your eyes peeled for more comments. Some juicy posts to come I expect. Pip pip!

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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: December 16 2011 at 03:43

Snow Dog wrote:

He likes to take the pith. That is the core of his problem. Keep your eyes peeled for more comments. Some juicy posts to come I expect. Pip pip!

Core! you're being zesty this morning, where does this stem from? The seeds of this must be skin deep or are they from another segment (the quality of this post leaves a lot to be desired, I could be barking up the wrong tree here or just branching out from the root of the issue, but given time I'll twig-on as there is always someing budding that will blossom into a more fruitful thought)

that's me punned out.

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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 16 2011 at 03:50

One thing I do know about oranges. They are not the only fruit.

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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: December 16 2011 at 04:05

^ Ladies and Gentlemen... it's Alan Davies

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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 16 2011 at 04:07

Dean wrote:

^ Ladies and Gentlemen... it's Alan Davies

You are quite right. I had forgotten he had said that.

Obviously we both watch QI then. Is there any point in me saying I didn't deliberately copy him? I won't go on about orange originally being called norange then.....

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Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: December 16 2011 at 06:46

I like orange chocolate, but when it comes to fruit apples are easier to eat than citrus juicey fruit

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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: December 16 2011 at 06:56

Snow Dog wrote:

Dean wrote:

^ Ladies and Gentlemen... it's Alan Davies

You are quite right. I had forgotten he had said that.

Obviously we both watch QI then. Is there any point in me saying I didn't deliberately copy him? I won't go on about orange originally being called norange then.....

Wasn't being snarky - just spotted the same phrasing and thought it was funny - I was surprised they didn't do a "what rhymes with Orange?" routine given that Fry is a word-junkie.

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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 16 2011 at 06:59

Dean wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

Dean wrote:

^ Ladies and Gentlemen... it's Alan Davies

You are quite right. I had forgotten he had said that.

Obviously we both watch QI then. Is there any point in me saying I didn't deliberately copy him? I won't go on about orange originally being called norange then.....

Wasn't being snarky - just spotted the same phrasing and thought it was funny - I was surprised they didn't do a "what rhymes with Orange?" routine given that Fry is a word-junkie.

Oh I think you were being just a bit snarky. Wink

They did the "what rhymes with orange" a few series ago. So I suppose no need to do it again. BTW aren't the BBC utter cowards not showing the QI with Jeremy Clarkson in last week?

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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: December 16 2011 at 07:16

Snow Dog wrote:

Dean wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

Dean wrote:

^ Ladies and Gentlemen... it's Alan Davies

You are quite right. I had forgotten he had said that.

Obviously we both watch QI then. Is there any point in me saying I didn't deliberately copy him? I won't go on about orange originally being called norange then.....

Wasn't being snarky - just spotted the same phrasing and thought it was funny - I was surprised they didn't do a "what rhymes with Orange?" routine given that Fry is a word-junkie.

Oh I think you were being just a bit snarky. Wink

They did the "what rhymes with orange" a few series ago. So I suppose no need to do it again. BTW aren't the BBC utter cowards not showing the QI with Jeremy Clarkson in last week?

Didn't know anything about it - Clarkson says something right-wing and controversial in an attempt to be funny - quelle surprise - if he wasn't amusing he'd be very sad - much like Boris Johnson but with more influence on neckless wonders. The BBC should keep him away from anything unscripted or live because he's an idiot, and they're idiots for giving him the airtime to be a dick. [erm, what I'm saying is that saying people should be executed in front of their families because they dared to go on strike is wrong not matter how funny people think you are]

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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 16 2011 at 07:21

Dean wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

Dean wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

Dean wrote:

^ Ladies and Gentlemen... it's Alan Davies

You are quite right. I had forgotten he had said that.

Obviously we both watch QI then. Is there any point in me saying I didn't deliberately copy him? I won't go on about orange originally being called norange then.....

Wasn't being snarky - just spotted the same phrasing and thought it was funny - I was surprised they didn't do a "what rhymes with Orange?" routine given that Fry is a word-junkie.

Oh I think you were being just a bit snarky. Wink

They did the "what rhymes with orange" a few series ago. So I suppose no need to do it again. BTW aren't the BBC utter cowards not showing the QI with Jeremy Clarkson in last week?

He didn't. Well he did, but he was giving a BBC "balanced" view because he previously said he was all for the strike because it was easier to drive around London.

I don't believe it was wrong to say and as it happens the whole studio or a good deal of them burst into laughter. Not the presenters of course who didn't know what to say. LOL

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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: December 16 2011 at 08:39

Snow Dog wrote:

He didn't. Well he did, but he was giving a BBC "balanced" view because he previously said he was all for the strike because it was easier to drive around London.

I don't believe it was wrong to say and as it happens the whole studio or a good deal of them burst into laughter. Not the presenters of course who didn't know what to say. LOL

Dunno, didn't see the One Show either, only what was reported on the interweb - somehow I don't see that as being balanced - the first comment (empty streets) was flippant, the second (gilt-edge pensions) was ill-informed and about 30 years out of date and the last (kill'em all) was inexcusably crass. When flippancy is balanced by crassness it's time to reappraise what balance means on an allegedly topical light magazine programme for C-list celebs to peddle their latest publicity stunt.

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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 16 2011 at 08:44

Dean wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

He didn't. Well he did, but he was giving a BBC "balanced" view because he previously said he was all for the strike because it was easier to drive around London.

I don't believe it was wrong to say and as it happens the whole studio or a good deal of them burst into laughter. Not the presenters of course who didn't know what to say. LOL

No need to reappraise what balance means. He wasn't speaking officially for the BBC. It was his own humourus version of balance obviously. I see you and I don't see eye to eye on this and respectfully suggest we end this now.

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Posted By: refugee
Date Posted: December 16 2011 at 09:48

Another word learned today:

Snarky
Snide and sarkastic; usually out of irritation; often humourously.

I guess it’s ok as long as it’s not a boojum.

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Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: December 16 2011 at 19:10

refugee wrote:

Another word learned today:

Snarky
Snide and sarkastic; usually out of irritation; often humourously.

I guess it’s ok as long as it’s not a boojum.

Who says the internet isn't educational! Big smile

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Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: December 16 2011 at 19:25

Interesting...there are many avowedly serious discussion threads on PA that have yielded less substantial debate than this one? Shocked

(Note to self - start a thread called Does My Bum Look Big in this Forum or What? and see what happens)

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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: December 17 2011 at 05:52

ExittheLemming wrote:

Interesting...there are many avowedly serious discussion threads on PA that have yielded less substantial debate than this one? Shocked

(Note to self - start a thread called Does My Bum Look Big in this Forum or What? and see what happens)

I started this in the general polls section (because as far as I could see it was a serious poll with two proper choices) and got moved to Just For Fun by some overzealous...........

......I don't mind to much though. LOL

Well.............I do.just a leeeeetle bit. Tongue

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