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[–] 34 points 8 months ago (2 children)

This happened to me once but it was a nice lady with a little market outside her plants store that sold fruits and veggies. She was always so nice. One day I was walking by and out of the blue she was like "hey have a banana"

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  • [–] 14 points 8 months ago

    The guy at the 711 gave me a free banana one day when I would only go in to buy energy drinks. Really threw me off, like do I look like I need fruit? Or was he just being nice? Was he just offloading the old nanas before the new shipment came in later that day? It's been like 5 months and I still think about it.

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  • [–] 17 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    A little thing I love is people’s houses. There are always so many details that talk about their history, the present occupants, the place. I can pass in front of the same building every day and still notice something new.

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  • [–] 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    I get incredible house-envy when I walk past. Hard to shake off

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago* (1 child)

    My mom watches those home-buyer shows. I can't. I just think about how I'd never be able to afford anything anywhere near that level. Then seeing people with ridiculous budgets complain about minor things they could easily change, like wallpapers or kitchen islands, feels like petty nonsense. I'm out here in a crappy, mouse-infested studio that I only managed to nab because I applied for it on the same day it was posted online - every other place already had wait lists, while I was living in my car.

    It must be so nice to afford to have standards in living conditions.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    So I do have a home now that I bought, but it's an overpriced shack that's falling apart if you breathe too loudly. I still feel the house envy.

    I walk past other peoples homes and boil with rage at families who bought their homes 10years earlier for a fraction of the price I paid, with tiny affordable mortgages that apparently didn't entirely empty their wallets.

    Best financial risk Ive ever taken, but the bitterness of seeing others doing better simply because they bought earlier doesnt go away.

    And I know it's not their fault. They're technically in the same class as me, but a roll of the dice gave them a slightly easier life.

    But the actual villains who orchestrated all this are nowhere to be seen.

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  • [–] 14 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I don't know what they're putting in the Cosmic Crisps but those things are addicting af

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  • [–] 8 points 8 months ago

    Aw man. Nothing better than the perfect apple. Crunchy and juicy. Sour and sweet.

    The best apple I ever had was one time when I was 12 and explored the back of one of my neighbors' property where no human being usually went. All of a sudden, there was this small, but kinda old apple tree that seem to have been undisturbed for ages. It was early fall so the apples were ripe and BIG. I plucked one and took a bite and my God, that was the taste of summer. So so good. I genuinely don't think my neighbors knew they had an apple tree like that in the back of their property. They never really went outside and their property was an unkempt, overgrown mess. There is a likelihood that this tree sowed itself decades ago, considering how carelessly it was placed. If I wasn't so scared of them, I would have liked to ask those neighbors if they knew about their little tree.

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  • [–] 27 points 8 months ago (14 children)

    fake - apples are the most mid-fruit in existence gay - talked to a woman

    am i doing this right?

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  • [–] 24 points 8 months ago (8 children)

    If you've only eaten Red Delicious I could see how one would have that take. Gotta branch out and try different ones. Fuji, Macintosh, Pink Lady etc.

    There's an Apple for you out there.

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    The new varieties are amazing. Cosmic Crisps, Snap Dragons, EverCrisp.

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  • [–] 0 points 8 months ago*

    They’re a mixed bag. Some are good, others less so. My family spent a summer taste testing and rating apple varieties. Fuck [Diesel] Sweeties and their horrible chemical flavor.

    I also hate the artificial corporatized naming/branding of these apple varieties. Apples should never have a fucking registered trademark.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago*

    One thing I love about my dad is his connection to and knowledge of nature. I have many memories of him bringing me random produce, slicing pieces off of them raw, and insisting I try them. Sometimes they'd be vegetables he got from his farmer friend, or something he grew in his garden that finally reached ripeness. Other times it'd be in-season fruits of different varieties, including non-standard apples. Macoun apples are one of his favorites, and always remind me of him.

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  • [–] 14 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    You should try an apple stand in a Seattle farmers market. A dozen kinds of apple each more amazing than the last. A good apple stand's okay apples are several times better than the best grocery store apple

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  • [–] 16 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    We must destroy capitalism.

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago
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    I like to slice an apple, drizzle a little honey over the slices, and dip in peanut butter.

    It's a perfect "I want something sweet" treat.

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