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Berry club [Mr Lovenstein] (files.mastodon.social)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Source: https://mastodon.social/@MrLovenstein/113844297604610435

Secret panel: https://tapas.io/episode/220482

Alt text from replies: 4 panel comic.

First panel: A strawberry, a raspberry, and a blueberry are sitting on the floor. A tomato comes along and asks: "Can I join berry club?" – "Sorry, Tomato. Berries only", says Strawberry.

Second panel: Tomato holds up a sheet of paper. "Well this article says I am a berry and you're not." Angrily, Strawberry says "No way! 'Berry' is right in my name!"

Third panel: Close-up on Strawberry and Raspberry. "What?! I'm an 'accessory' fruit? What the hell is that?!", says Strawberry in disbelief, looking at the paper. "I'm not a Berry either?!!" exclaims Raspberry, sweating.

Fourth panel. "These are strange times for berry club. Strange times." says Blueberry. Tomato, a watermelon, and a banana are sitting next to it. Strawberry is sitting way in the background, looking sad.

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[–] [email protected] 61 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

The pitfalls of mixing culinary categories and scientific (botanical) categories. We have to ask ourselves the hard questions: If you were an anthropomorphic fruit, would you refer to yourself with culinary or scientific categories?

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I never thought of using tomatos as a way to explore the themes of gender and sexual identity, but there might be something there...

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You mean, it might be fruitful..? 😅

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

🥁

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Then one day I was transposed
From a simple young man
To a godly tomato that held all existence
And told me that we should expand...

I wonder how many more fruits
Can connect to my head
I would take a papaya
Travel the world and the universe as two best friends

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'd refer to myself with scientific categories. I'd refer to me so hard.

[–] Klear 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

You are a fish! Fuck paraphyletic groups!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

There's no such thing as a fish.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What is this gif from?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Silence of the Lambs.

Specifically the scene in which the serial killer known as Buffalo Bill (pictured) says "would you do me? I'd do me so hard" 😁

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think whether I was a fruit or not, I wouldn't want to operate with the assumption that I'm going to be eaten, so scientific categories all the way. As a human, I like to think of myself as a mammal/ape/homo sapien/whatever instead of wondering which parts of me are white meat vs dark meat.

[–] rocketpoweredredneck 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've wondered quite a bit about my dark meat vs light meat. I've also wondered how well marbled I am. I think I'd be delicious.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

As they say, "you eat with your eyes" so most certainly not.