I dunno, thinking about standing around waiting for your coffee and having to witness what happens to the banana in the process of being turned into a frappuccino, I can understand why some guys might want a little symbolic reinforcement.
ThatLeftTurnInABQ
March 4, 2010
Comment to Open Thread: Penis Substitutes At the Ready!
[It’s another Markley’s Law Monday!—Joe]
Hmm. I’ve been in coffee shops since I was a kid, starting back in Seattle in the 1970s before espresso was cool– Back when espresso was served as espresso, with a curl of lemon peel, all throughout to today, when at one of the local coffee shops I stand and watch them making up several orders at a time, and I can’t say I’ve ever seen anything done to a banana in a coffee shop. A drive in burger joint, yes– making milkshakes (the good ones are made with real fruit) but I’ve never though of my penis while watching a milkshake being made with a banana. Someone is revealing a little too much about themselves in that quote.
I blame the schools, for their use of bananas in demonstrating how to use a condom. I’ve never seen the demonstration myself, but I heard it was demonstrated at my college once. Ironically, it is my expectation that those who go to see such demonstrations would also be for the banning of guns.
As for myself, I eat bananas, and I’ve mashed them to make banana bread–a chore that I’ve come to dislike somewhat, more because of finding the time for it than anything else–so I make extra effort to make sure that the bananas we buy get eaten.