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Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: loveplasticlove on November 24, 2003, 12:59:22 pm
I'm so torn... lol
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: Gina on November 24, 2003, 01:02:14 pm
i know technically its a fruit but i say its a veggie. ive always thought of it as one and i always will lol
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: TSE on November 24, 2003, 01:24:39 pm
It's a fruit 'cause you can "squish" it!  'Tis true!

SHUSHHH!
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: LimeTwister on November 24, 2003, 02:02:55 pm
it's part of the "fruit" family in the vegetable group...so I think it is both...

Did you know there was a fruit family in the vegetable group?

i chose fruit though.
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: sayyouwould on November 24, 2003, 03:06:01 pm
it's a fruit....I don't know why though. I really like tomat(e)o's in pasta. :)


Those Italians are pretty darn snappy!!
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: TSE on November 24, 2003, 03:08:41 pm
IT'S the SQUISH-FACTOR!
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: sayyouwould on November 24, 2003, 03:13:00 pm
who told you that??

woah maybe your right thinking about that. cool. haha
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: TSE on November 24, 2003, 03:28:24 pm
Made it up when I saw the thread.  Thought it was a pretty good idea, myself.
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: sayyouwould on November 24, 2003, 03:31:52 pm
A "fruit" is a seed bearing structure derived from the flower, and is not
necessarily edible. A "vegetable" in human dietary terms, is any edible,
non-seed bearing part of a plant.
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: TSE on November 24, 2003, 03:33:45 pm
Yeah, I know, but think how much squisher a banana is than ohhh say a carrot.
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: Holly on November 24, 2003, 03:35:08 pm
I chose fruit cause it technically is. I think fruits grow above ground (as the tomato does) and vegetables grow below ground.
But i still think of it as a vegetable because i always think of fruits as being sweet, unlike the tomato. The cherry ones are a lil sweet, but not enough.
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: sayyouwould on November 24, 2003, 03:37:39 pm
Quote from: "Holly"
I chose fruit cause it technically is. I think fruits grow above ground (as the tomato does) and vegetables grow below ground.
But i still think of it as a vegetable because i always think of fruits as being sweet, unlike the tomato. The cherry ones are a lil sweet, but not enough.



corn grows above ground....are they fruit?? this is confusing me now. We need to find a nessaholic botanist.
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: TSE on November 24, 2003, 03:39:17 pm
Quote from: "sayyouwould"
Quote from: "Holly"
I chose fruit cause it technically is. I think fruits grow above ground (as the tomato does) and vegetables grow below ground.
But i still think of it as a vegetable because i always think of fruits as being sweet, unlike the tomato. The cherry ones are a lil sweet, but not enough.



corn grows above ground....are they fruit?? this is confusing me now. We need to find a nessaholic botanist.


IS that a fruit?

and It's the seed thing, not where it grows. . . .

besides, you'd get different opinions from a chef, than you would a botanist . . I'd tend to think
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: Layla on November 24, 2003, 03:40:50 pm
i say veg, coz i wouldn't want tomatoes with ice-cream  :?
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: sayyouwould on November 24, 2003, 03:42:45 pm
mmmmmmm  tomato flavored frozen yogurt!! haha
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: Katia's Lover on November 24, 2003, 03:54:29 pm
SEX!!

Sorry.  I couldn't think of a relevant way to change the topic of this thread to sex--which is mandatory for me--so I had to just be blunt.  Forgive me.

/rant
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: Grakthis on November 25, 2003, 08:03:40 am
Quote from: "Katia's Lover"
SEX!!

Sorry.  I couldn't think of a relevant way to change the topic of this thread to sex--which is mandatory for me--so I had to just be blunt.  Forgive me.

/rant


The topic is FRUITS and VEGETABLES and you couldn't think of a way to make it SEXUAL?!?

You're not very good at this game, are you?
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: Katia's Lover on November 25, 2003, 02:42:06 pm
Quote from: "Grakthis"
Quote from: "Katia's Lover"
SEX!!

Sorry.  I couldn't think of a relevant way to change the topic of this thread to sex--which is mandatory for me--so I had to just be blunt.  Forgive me.

/rant


The topic is FRUITS and VEGETABLES and you couldn't think of a way to make it SEXUAL?!?

You're not very good at this game, are you?


Fair point.

But guess what.  I killed the thread!!!  Chalk one more up for the bad guy.
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: Alecs on November 25, 2003, 02:51:00 pm
Quote from: "Gina"
i know technically its a fruit but i say its a veggie. ive always thought of it as one and i always will lol


me too
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: Grakthis on November 25, 2003, 06:40:17 pm
Quote from: "Katia's Lover"
Quote from: "Grakthis"
Quote from: "Katia's Lover"
SEX!!

Sorry.  I couldn't think of a relevant way to change the topic of this thread to sex--which is mandatory for me--so I had to just be blunt.  Forgive me.

/rant


The topic is FRUITS and VEGETABLES and you couldn't think of a way to make it SEXUAL?!?

You're not very good at this game, are you?


Fair point.

But guess what.  I killed the thread!!!  Chalk one more up for the bad guy.


Come on.  Two off topic posts is hardly enough to declare the thread derailed.
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: Katia's Lover on November 25, 2003, 06:49:56 pm
Ummm.... yea, I have two.

But so do you ol' chap (I feel English).

That's four for you Kentucky people that can't add.  

Oh yes.  I'll help you out here: There were four off topic posts, here's another.  4+1=5.
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: Holly on November 25, 2003, 06:55:27 pm
Quote from: "TSE"
Quote from: "sayyouwould"
Quote from: "Holly"
I chose fruit cause it technically is. I think fruits grow above ground (as the tomato does) and vegetables grow below ground.
But i still think of it as a vegetable because i always think of fruits as being sweet, unlike the tomato. The cherry ones are a lil sweet, but not enough.



corn grows above ground....are they fruit?? this is confusing me now. We need to find a nessaholic botanist.


IS that a fruit?

and It's the seed thing, not where it grows. . . .

besides, you'd get different opinions from a chef, than you would a botanist . . I'd tend to think


lol, i said i wasnt sure
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: sayyouwould on November 25, 2003, 07:06:53 pm
today in english class we had to do this stupid debate thingy. I was a person who loved country music and my topic was fruit...so I brought up tomatos...lol just because of this thread...and me and my friend fought vigerously re fruit/veggie. It was so funny. I mentioned the sqush factor...lol then the group beside us started to debate the same thing. It was so funny. pointless too.
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: TSE on November 26, 2003, 08:15:05 am
Quote from: "sayyouwould"
today in english class we had to do this stupid debate thingy. I was a person who loved country music and my topic was fruit...so I brought up tomatos...lol just because of this thread...and me and my friend fought vigerously re fruit/veggie. It was so funny. I mentioned the sqush factor...lol then the group beside us started to debate the same thing. It was so funny. pointless too.


SQUISH!!

I feel so special!
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: loveplasticlove on November 26, 2003, 10:02:14 am
hahah I thought this thread would be dead by now! hahaha
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: TSE on November 26, 2003, 10:08:04 am
Quote from: "loveplasticlove"
hahah I thought this thread would be dead by now! hahaha


bBut it is!  And fruit is in the lead!  They must've like my SQUISH theory  :D
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: PIBby on November 26, 2003, 11:56:46 am
It's a fruit - It's got seeds.

Now, don't get all but-corn-has-seeds-and-corn's-a-vegetable. NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!

:D I hope everyon has fun this Thanksgiving.

PS Without tomatoes 'cause there are never to-mates at my Grandmother's, and that's all that counts, so.
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: rosieposy87 on November 26, 2003, 12:08:01 pm
Quote from: "Grakthis"
Quote from: "Katia's Lover"
SEX!!

Sorry.  I couldn't think of a relevant way to change the topic of this thread to sex--which is mandatory for me--so I had to just be blunt.  Forgive me.

/rant


The topic is FRUITS and VEGETABLES and you couldn't think of a way to make it SEXUAL?!?

You're not very good at this game, are you?


*shakes head* Poor Todd, very poor. Even for you.
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: Grakthis on November 26, 2003, 12:14:38 pm
Quote from: "PIBby"
It's a fruit - It's got seeds.

Now, don't get all but-corn-has-seeds-and-corn's-a-vegetable. NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!

:D I hope everyon has fun this Thanksgiving.

PS Without tomatoes 'cause there are never to-mates at my Grandmother's, and that's all that counts, so.


Corn IS a seed if I remember correctly.  The cob is.

There are even different BRANCHES of fruits.... like Peas are Legumes....
Title: Tomato: Vegetable or Fruit?
Post by: LifelessPie on November 27, 2003, 03:20:39 pm
i voted for vegetable, although i think it's fruit but everyone says it's a vegetable (at least that i asked hah), and it was a good reason for it being a vegetable too..but my apparently short term memory span has led me to forgetting it
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Post by: 1vcfan on December 03, 2003, 08:26:07 am
Techinacally a fruit. But it could be a veggie...?