Why are bananas such a funny fruit? I asked that to a group of friends the other day, and didn't get many helpful responses. We use bananas in comedy movies and cartoons (the famous slipping-on-banana peel gag), but rarely have grape or pear gags. Someone suggested that bananas have a sexually suggestive form. Someone else said it's their connection with monkeys. Regardless, a banana fruit.
I guess that's why my first impulse when seeing the commercial for Banana Giant, with this huge banana plant growing in your home, was to laugh. I never laugh at home apple trees or tomato plants. Banana plants, though, seem somehow different.
Banana Joke Break: Why aren't bananas ever lonely? Because they're always hanging around in bunches.
Still, from a logical perspective, I love the idea of Banana Giant. Bananas are my favorite fruit, as they are for many people. They're like nature's candy. And the idea of having the unlimited supply that Banana Giant provides is very appealing (Imagine: A banana split every day for the rest of your life!)
Banana Joke Break: What did the banana say to the monkey? Answer: Nothing. Bananas can't talk.
And the bananas offered by Banana Giant aren't those awful ones you get at the supermarket that are either too green or spotted with black. They're golden and huge. So yeah, the banana is a goofy fruit, and some people might chuckle that you have a home banana plant. But that's ok. You're just showing that you have taste. They'll be crying to you when they need to make a banana smoothie.
Banana Joke Break: Lisa said, "Our teacher went on a banana diet," to which Tom asked, "Did she lose weight?" Lisa: "No, but she sure can climb trees now!"
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