August 11, 2006
Banana Peels
Have you ever seen someone slip and fall on a banana peel? I haven’t. I’ve never even heard of anyone doing it.
Yet on cartoons and slapstick TV shows, slipping on a banana peel is a classic gag. Where did this come from? Maybe it’s true that banana peels are incredibly slippery, but if nobody is actually falling down on them, why do we continue laughing?
I realize, much like reading books, nobody really eats bananas any more. We’re in a world of banana-infused, mango-flavored smoothies that cost $7. And if they did eat bananas, government would probably require a helmet in case they slip. But c’mon, TV writers, think of some new damn material!
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Brad, I buy bananas all the time. TF eats them like crazy in the hot summer months. They are full of nutrients and just plain good for you.
I have never seen anyone fall on a banana peal. Maybe we have learned the lesson by watching all those slapstick shows. Who knows.
Yeah, I eat bananas as well…more so back in high school because they’re killer for preventing muscle cramps, but I’ll still eat some now.
My brother slipped on one before I saw hm do i with my very own eyes. When he was about 4 and I was about 6 I put down a few banana peels in a doorway. I then attacked him and ran. He ran after me (and not seeing the banaba peels) he tripped on one and went sliding. Very funny.
Slipping on a banana peel, I have never seen or heard of anyone doing it in real life! Use to be some folks smoked them to get high. Seems to me those are the folks who slipped on a banana peel for believing such nonsense