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Post by Valodya Bassarov on Jan 6, 2005 19:41:46 GMT -5
"I really like cherries. I have some siberian cherry juice in the refridgerator. You should try it." Bassarov pours him a glass and one for himself. "I would have to say that the cherry is my favorite fruit." Bassarov says, talking about random things. He sometimes enjoys less serious conversation.
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Post by Freak Boy on Jan 6, 2005 19:44:48 GMT -5
"I think the Kiwi is mine." Freak Boy said, trying the cherry juice. "Wow... that's really good.
"So, I got into a debate with a guy at the market last week. He was charging $4 for the vegetables he was selling and $6 for the fruits. So I pick out some fruit and vegetables, but when he's ringing up the purchase he said the Tomato is a fruit." he paused a second, taking another sip of the cherry juice.
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Post by Elijah Debs on Jan 6, 2005 19:45:04 GMT -5
Elijah decides that he will visit Andrew. He drops by Andrews apartment unannounced and hope that his friend doesn't mind. "Hello Andrew, I was just stopping by since I thought maybe we could talk about politics. I really was considering joining the democratic socialists, but if that is the case, I may have to move to wherever they decide our headquarters will be. I thought I would talk to you about this before the party meeting on Sunday. I think that I will announce my decision at the meeting and do not want to show up unprepared."
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Post by Valodya Bassarov on Jan 6, 2005 19:51:18 GMT -5
Bassarov thinks for a moment, then takes a long swig of the juice. "I am no expert on fruits...but I believe that the tomato is a fruit actually. It is the ripened ovary of the tomato. plant. A vegetable is any part of the plant, such as leaf, root, stalk, seed..." Bassarov says. He tries to think back to his science classes but it is so long ago that it is a little foggy.
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Post by Freak Boy on Jan 6, 2005 19:56:31 GMT -5
"No, I beg to differ, but a tomato is a vegetable. Granted it has some fruit like qualities, the flavor is distinctly vegetable in nature, whereas fruits tend to have sweetened natural sugary tastes. Like Strawberries, for instance." Freak Boy says.
He couldn't help but feel like he was on an episode of Seinfeld or something...
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Post by Valodya Bassarov on Jan 6, 2005 20:02:15 GMT -5
"Botanically speaking, the tomato is a fruit since it is the ripened ovary of that plant. By this definition, squash and cucumbers are also fruits. Horticulturally speaking, it is a vegetable because it the the product of a non woody plant. But along this definition, the strawberry is not a fruit because it comes from a soft stemmed plant. I don't think sweetness has anything to do with this." Bassarov replies. "You know, until the 8th grade I wanted to be a botanist. Can you imagine that? Me a scientist rather than a socialist revolutionary. The world would sure be different."
(this is true, growing up I wanted to be a botanist until about the 8th grade.)
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Post by Freak Boy on Jan 6, 2005 20:04:23 GMT -5
"Well, one things for sure, your love life would certainly have suffered... No offense, but I just don't think Botanists are as sexually appealing as a rebel leader." Freak Boy said with a smirk.
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Post by Valodya Bassarov on Jan 6, 2005 20:08:36 GMT -5
"True." Bassarov concedes. "Though I think I could dig the black framed glasses and lab coat. I could make botany sexy. A revolutionary in plant science. Making women swoon whenever I mention my favourite Monocotyledones. I could take women into my Green house or laboratory..." Bassarov says jokingly.
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Post by Freak Boy on Jan 6, 2005 20:14:01 GMT -5
"Ok, now you're just being goofy." Freak Boy said with a slight laugh before taking another sip of his juice.
"So, if a tomato is both a fruit and a vegetable... then what the hell should I have paid?" he asked. "I mean, most people consider it a vegetable, but some, like yourself, consider it to be a fruit. Which is it?" Freak Boy asked, placing his juice on the side-table next to the chair.
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Post by Valodya Bassarov on Jan 6, 2005 20:22:45 GMT -5
"I would say that it is both and maybe you should have paid $5 since that is between the $4 vegetable and the $6 fruit. (if these were the prices since I didn't bother checking) That seems the fairest thing. The poor tomato. It must have identity issues. It doesn't know what it is. I can relate to that..." Bassarov says, deciding not to ellaborate.
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Post by Raine on Jan 6, 2005 20:23:54 GMT -5
Raine sighed and turned the corner and looked around.It seemed like today was a almost normal day.She bought another pack of cigarettes and used one at the benches outside of the place wheer she bought them.
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Post by Freak Boy on Jan 6, 2005 20:26:08 GMT -5
Freak Boy was wondering what Bassarov meant by that and was waiting for him to elaborate. When he didn't, he spoke up.
"Would you mind explaining what you mean by that, Vodya?" he asked qith a quirked brow.
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Post by Iris Faust on Jan 6, 2005 20:31:47 GMT -5
"I know," Iris lowered her head. "Mother said something earlier that was...disturbing. What exactly is my role with Red Infinity?"
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Post by Valodya Bassarov on Jan 6, 2005 20:32:55 GMT -5
"I was just thinking. Many people are like tomatos in many ways, in that, the world gives us two choices about many things, and expects us to fit into one thing or the other. We do that so much...good and evil, capitalist and anti capitalist, male or female, just or unjust, gay or straight...when really most things are gray. Thinking about wanting to be a botanist, made me think of growing up. I remember when I was in highschool and never knowing if I was gay or straight. Sometimes I was convinced that I was homosexual. In fact, I think I spent more time thinking that than thinking I was straight. I never told anyone since I didn't want to be ridiculed for it. I never really thought that a person could be attracted to both, as naive as it sounds. So I really didn't figure out that I was bisexual until college..." Bassarov reflects. "Anyway, I think a tomato can be both a fruit and a vegetable."
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Post by Raine on Jan 6, 2005 20:33:20 GMT -5
After Raine had squished another cigarette she trotted down the streets and she rested herself by the railings by the rebel base.
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