The Cavendish banana is under threat from a fungus

Re:The Cavendish banana is under threat from a fungus by kchoudhu on Saturday October 07, 2017 @08:55PM (#15426477)

And nothing of note will be lost. Cavendish bananas are disgusting, and I am proud to say that I haven't eaten one since accidentally biting into one on my first day of school in the US over a decade and a half ago.

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Re:The Cavendish banana is under threat from a fungus by ChrisClark on Saturday October 07, 2017 @09:00PM (#15426494)

That seems a little extremist. You had one bite from a banana which could have even gone bad. And suddenly you know that it's entire line is horrible and never thought to test that theory, instead sticking to your own form of dogma. :)

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Re:The Cavendish banana is under threat from a fungus by mcphage on Saturday October 07, 2017 @09:39PM (#15426595)

That's a stupid thing to be proud of.

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Re:The Cavendish banana is under threat from a fungus by bananayes on Saturday October 07, 2017 @09:45PM (#15426615)

Quite. Sadly, idiots like him/her somehow survive. Being “proud” of the fruits they like/hate, the technology they use, the country they just happened to be born into.

It’s all rather disgraceful. :/

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Re:The Cavendish banana is under threat from a fungus by codewritinfool on Saturday October 07, 2017 @10:27PM (#15426710)

Username checks out.

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Re:The Cavendish banana is under threat from a fungus by HillaryBriss on Saturday October 07, 2017 @11:01PM (#15426783)

one of the problems with losing the Cavendish is that it's an abundant producer and a lot of people depend upon it for sustenance. losing the Cavendish would mean losing an important food stock in certain parts of the world.

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Re:The Cavendish banana is under threat from a fungus by codewritinfool on Saturday October 07, 2017 @10:26PM (#15426709)

Boo hoo. How do you know it wasn't just a bad banana?

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