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ONE HAS TO BE DELETED FROM EARTH! WHICH ONE?! (Original Post) demmiblue May 2020 OP
Watermelon. applegrove May 2020 #1
Me too Faux pas May 2020 #3
I just find it to be the wimpiest of fruits. applegrove May 2020 #8
Lol Faux pas May 2020 #12
Yeah, it's not even the 3rd best melon Salviati May 2020 #26
I dislike all melon. applegrove May 2020 #27
Makes two of us!! 👍 TruckFump May 2020 #30
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Go out to have breakfast and they insist on giving you Melon TruckFump May 2020 #33
Yes. Melons are big huge fruit so cost effective in terms of garnishing applegrove May 2020 #36
I would like to be part of the anti-melon club OriginalGeek May 2020 #52
That makes 3 of us. Niagara May 2020 #60
OMG - I CRAVE watermelon! Totally Tunsie May 2020 #47
So do I! It's not only my favorite fruit, it is one of my favorite foods. I could probably eat an smirkymonkey May 2020 #54
Kindred spirits again, smirky! Totally Tunsie May 2020 #55
I'm the same way. I crave it the way other people crave chocolate or ice cream! smirkymonkey May 2020 #56
It is, smirky. Lying low and safe. Totally Tunsie May 2020 #57
Republicans! n/t DonaldsRump May 2020 #2
Lordy... I eat strawberries almost daily, so NEVER them! hlthe2b May 2020 #4
Yes, but which one does your dog like? demmiblue May 2020 #7
well, I couldn't give her blueberries or she and everything else would be stained blue! hlthe2b May 2020 #10
A choice I hope I will never have to make in my life... nocoincidences May 2020 #5
Wild blueberry pie is the best. nt applegrove May 2020 #11
Yup! jpak May 2020 #19
I've been known to bake blueberry muffins in the middle of a drunken game applegrove May 2020 #21
I want to play with you... nocoincidences May 2020 #23
It was from a kit. So it took like 5 minutes to get it into the oven. It was applegrove May 2020 #28
You are killing me here!! nocoincidences May 2020 #50
Ha! jpak May 2020 #41
Amazing. applegrove May 2020 #42
Watermelons Wolf Frankula May 2020 #6
Pineapple LAS14 May 2020 #9
Mawpy jberryhill May 2020 #13
Substitute cantaloupe for watermelon and my choice is easy Cirque du So-What May 2020 #14
Watermelon. There are plenty of other melons. cayugafalls May 2020 #15
watermelon MFM008 May 2020 #16
Blueberry, because no one enjoys paying to pick their own nor the diarrhea that follows NightWatcher May 2020 #17
Watermelon. TexasTowelie May 2020 #18
Watermelon. 42bambi May 2020 #20
Blueberry would be the last one I'd eliminate Clash City Rocker May 2020 #22
Pineapple Renew Deal May 2020 #24
And apparently the hardest to spell. n/t Niagara May 2020 #59
Watermelon. Iggo May 2020 #25
The yuckiest fruit EVER!!!!!!! TruckFump May 2020 #29
I am amazed so many here don't like watermelon. LisaL May 2020 #32
I have hated it since I was a little kid. TruckFump May 2020 #34
I find it very refreshing on a hot day. LisaL May 2020 #37
I'm with you, LisaL. Totally Tunsie May 2020 #48
I love watermelon with salt. Kaleva May 2020 #58
Watermelon. Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #35
Watermelon, no question. I loves me some berries. Pineapple reminds me of Hawaii. Shrike47 May 2020 #38
Pineapples make my mouth itch and burn. Laffy Kat May 2020 #39
Strawberries... 2naSalit May 2020 #40
blueberries good for you & make great tarts when mixed w/ other fruit. pansypoo53219 May 2020 #43
Message auto-removed Name removed May 2020 #44
While watermelons are one of my favorite fruits, I'd have to vote for it to go csziggy May 2020 #45
Watermellon, blueberries a close second n/t sarge43 May 2020 #46
Strawberries. They've never done much for me. yonder May 2020 #49
False choice. Delete tRUMP. lastlib May 2020 #51
Can I just substitute cantaloupe instead qazplm135 May 2020 #53
I second cantaloupe...too sweet LeftInTX May 2020 #62
Blueberries. Yuck. sinkingfeeling May 2020 #61

TruckFump

(5,812 posts)
33. Go out to have breakfast and they insist on giving you Melon
Sun May 10, 2020, 10:39 PM
May 2020

I firmly tell them NO MELON and if the plate arrives with melon it goes back to be redone.

applegrove

(118,865 posts)
36. Yes. Melons are big huge fruit so cost effective in terms of garnishing
Sun May 10, 2020, 10:44 PM
May 2020

breakfast. I used to eat at a place so i knew to nix the melon and instead have a banana and strawberries when i ordered.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
52. I would like to be part of the anti-melon club
Mon May 11, 2020, 11:08 AM
May 2020

I can't think of one I want to eat and I can think of a few I actively hate.

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
47. OMG - I CRAVE watermelon!
Mon May 11, 2020, 12:49 AM
May 2020

Once they're nicely ripened, I go through one a week by myself. I especially love it in salads.

My elimination? Strawberries. Used to love them, but now they're acidic tasting to me and not satisfying.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
54. So do I! It's not only my favorite fruit, it is one of my favorite foods. I could probably eat an
Mon May 11, 2020, 07:43 PM
May 2020

entire, huge watermelon in one sitting. I love the flavor, the texture, the color - everything about it! I would rather have it for dessert than any other sweet treat.

I would get rid of pineapple. It's ok, but I can take it or leave it.

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
55. Kindred spirits again, smirky!
Mon May 11, 2020, 07:52 PM
May 2020

One evening, I wanted watermelon so badly that I got out of my jammies and went to Stop & Shop at 10:30 at night to buy one. Once I get the thought of watermelon in my brain, nothing else will quench it.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
56. I'm the same way. I crave it the way other people crave chocolate or ice cream!
Mon May 11, 2020, 08:13 PM
May 2020

Hope all is going well with you, Tunsie!

hlthe2b

(102,448 posts)
4. Lordy... I eat strawberries almost daily, so NEVER them!
Sun May 10, 2020, 09:00 PM
May 2020

I guess I'd have to flip a three-sided coin...

demmiblue

(36,907 posts)
7. Yes, but which one does your dog like?
Sun May 10, 2020, 09:04 PM
May 2020

Of the 4, my dog only likes watermelon.

This is an important factor.

hlthe2b

(102,448 posts)
10. well, I couldn't give her blueberries or she and everything else would be stained blue!
Sun May 10, 2020, 09:05 PM
May 2020

But I don't think she likes pineapple, so...

nocoincidences

(2,234 posts)
5. A choice I hope I will never have to make in my life...
Sun May 10, 2020, 09:00 PM
May 2020

but for me, it would be blueberries.

If that option had been raspberries instead, I would short circuit.

applegrove

(118,865 posts)
21. I've been known to bake blueberry muffins in the middle of a drunken game
Sun May 10, 2020, 09:42 PM
May 2020

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of trivial pursuit, back in my young adulthoid.

applegrove

(118,865 posts)
28. It was from a kit. So it took like 5 minutes to get it into the oven. It was
Sun May 10, 2020, 10:28 PM
May 2020

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so good to eat them hot with butter at 3AM. At the cottage. With family and good friends.

nocoincidences

(2,234 posts)
50. You are killing me here!!
Mon May 11, 2020, 10:49 AM
May 2020

I need to check my pantry, because I know I must have some goodie mix in there!

cayugafalls

(5,646 posts)
15. Watermelon. There are plenty of other melons.
Sun May 10, 2020, 09:11 PM
May 2020

Wild blueberries and wild strawberries are important forage for natures creatures.

Pineapples are just yummy and really tasty in PUDC...pineapple upside down cake. On a plus for pineapple is that they make a formidable weapon...especially if they are in a can.

MFM008

(19,826 posts)
16. watermelon
Sun May 10, 2020, 09:14 PM
May 2020

i used to love it, but after feeding it to my mom in her last days nearly everyday I cant stand the look or smell of it
anymore.....

TexasTowelie

(112,553 posts)
18. Watermelon.
Sun May 10, 2020, 09:18 PM
May 2020

I'm not a big fan of watermelon, cantaloupe, and honeydew. It was somewhat tight with blueberries though. Pineapple and strawberries are essentials though in my diet.

Clash City Rocker

(3,402 posts)
22. Blueberry would be the last one I'd eliminate
Sun May 10, 2020, 09:42 PM
May 2020

They’re healthy, delicious, you don’t have to do any prep work when you take them out of the container other than washing them, and my five year old will always eat them.

TruckFump

(5,812 posts)
34. I have hated it since I was a little kid.
Sun May 10, 2020, 10:42 PM
May 2020

Waaaaay too much sugar, sticky, messy and full of water. And the smell gags me.

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
48. I'm with you, LisaL.
Mon May 11, 2020, 12:54 AM
May 2020

There's nothing like ice cold watermelon on a steamy hot day. It's so thirst-quenching and refreshing.

I'm really surprised by all the anti-watermelon sentiment.

Laffy Kat

(16,390 posts)
39. Pineapples make my mouth itch and burn.
Sun May 10, 2020, 10:49 PM
May 2020

I love the flavor but always regret eating it. Buh-bye pineapple

pansypoo53219

(21,005 posts)
43. blueberries good for you & make great tarts when mixed w/ other fruit.
Sun May 10, 2020, 11:27 PM
May 2020

nectarines + plums, but cherries and lemon curd too.

i guess watermelon less essential.

Response to demmiblue (Original post)

csziggy

(34,139 posts)
45. While watermelons are one of my favorite fruits, I'd have to vote for it to go
Sun May 10, 2020, 11:57 PM
May 2020

Since it really is not very nutritious. I don't like pineapple or blueberries a huge amount, but they both have more value as food.

Strawberries can NOT go! I could eat them nearly every day. I bought about 20 pounds of them, cleaned, chopped them up, froze them and now have a buch of bags in the freezer to use for smoothies, jam, muffins, or whatever else I want to make with them.

yonder

(9,683 posts)
49. Strawberries. They've never done much for me.
Mon May 11, 2020, 01:05 AM
May 2020

And of the other three? Despite the non-fans of watermelon here, that would be a keeper followed by pineapple, then blueberries.

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