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Peregrinus's avatar

Great. Mangoes are now weird. Thanks a lot.

Just stay away from broccoli . . .

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Samantha Gluck's avatar

I was going to put Trump as a carrot — you know, orange and all, but with his sometimes (often?) inappropriate talk, I thought a hot jalapeño the better pick.

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Samantha Gluck's avatar

Mangoes are weird anyway, Dear Peregrinus! What was it that the great CS Lewis used to say? “The only way to eat a mango is naked and in the bathtub.” I may be paraphrasing, but he said it!

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Roman S Shapoval's avatar

"What the hell is broccoli anyways?!" - Arnold's Pizza Shop by Opie & Anthony

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Samantha Gluck's avatar

ROMAN!!! I am dy…inggg! That is hilarious! I just sent it to my husband at work.

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Samantha Gluck's avatar

Hahahahaha! I needed that this morning, Roman!

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Roman S Shapoval's avatar

Thanks Samantha. Have you ever heard of that skit?

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Samantha Gluck's avatar

No! But you just made my day by sharing it with me.

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SadieJay's avatar

Nice...lol. This will weed your Substack garden very nicely. Well done. Although I think some fruit or vegetables would be highly offended, if they had feelings, like bell peppers. You know...that screaming face when you cut them in half? Hurts some more than others. Bell Peppers are known as "the vegetable with big feelers".

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Samantha Gluck's avatar

Haha I figured my garden might need weeding. DS and I talk about that all the time for various aspects of life. It was all in fun, but I know some people will get upset.

Yes on bell peppers! They have big fee-fees! I need to take a picture of that screamy cut bell pepper face! Thanks Sadie!

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Troy Teixeira's avatar

Now that's hilarious. 🤣

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Samantha Gluck's avatar

LOL thanks Troy. I hesitated to actually post it because it’s DEFINITELY not my normal sort of thing. But I just randomly started thinking of these comparisons as I moved debris and discovered crops we thought we lost. After some thought, I figured I may as well publish it and come what may.

Some people have a thin sense of humor, but oh well!

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Troy Teixeira's avatar

I think it is excellent and totally appropriate. If people can't laugh at that, they're wound too tight. And that's part of the problem these days.... with way too many people. 🤷‍♂️ I'm glad you posted it. 🙏🤗

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Samantha Gluck's avatar

😘😘😘 Troy!

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Samantha Gluck's avatar

Hahahaha I love it Justin! Your sense of humor always makes me giddy. I was thinking that if that if I were good with photoshop as some people are, I could superimpose the faces/heads of the people onto the vegetables. Alas, I am not.

Puppet strings…it seems most of them are somebody’s puppet nowadays.

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Samantha Gluck's avatar

Justin — Hahahahahaha *breathe* hahahahahaha

I would totally choose a lamb roast over ANY celebrity — EVEN if I were single.

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