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xkcd: ***** Grapefruit

xkcd.com — Coconuts are so far down to the left they couldn't be fit on the chart. Ever spent half an hour trying to open a coconut with a rock? ***** coconuts.

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  • Wendigo6x3, on 02/25/2008, -8/+475completely disagree about the orange coordinate though...
    • sgoldeen, on 02/25/2008, -6/+44Yea, oranges are prolly close to my #1 fruit.
      • DarkSamus, on 02/25/2008, -1/+15what no mangoes? fail
        • sgoldeen, on 02/25/2008, -0/+5Yea, mangoes are good too.
        • myusrnm, on 02/26/2008, -0/+1Mangos are so far up that they don't appear on the diagram
      • kewidogg, on 02/25/2008, -1/+21you are the #1 fruit.
      • freshyill, on 02/25/2008, -0/+3I love me some oranges, but while I'd certainly rank them much higher on the tasty axis, I don't deny for a second that my beloved navels are a pain in the ass to peel. Clementines, however are tasty *and* easy!
        • loneraven, on 02/25/2008, -0/+2That's why I just cut my oranges in quarters with a knife, then peel it off that way. Tasty and quick.

          Clementines, while easy, are a little bland for me.
        • wflan, on 02/25/2008, -2/+1Clementines remind me of your mother ... last night.
    • Sanooj, on 02/25/2008, -2/+65http://blag.xkcd.com/2008/02/25/fruit-opinions/

      This thread is going to be full of angry angry people and their opinions
      • directive0, on 02/25/2008, -0/+15"Fruit Fanboy" will take on a whole new meaning with the reactions to this chart.
      • myusrnm, on 02/26/2008, -0/+1"***** Coconut" ?
        Have you ever tried ***** a coconut?
        In short, don't
    • SiliconRain, on 02/25/2008, -10/+7de gustibus non est disputandum
      • nedev, on 02/25/2008, -3/+3Ave Pretentius!
      • itsthebrod, on 02/25/2008, -3/+8This is AMERICA buddy, and in AMERICA, we speak AMERICAN.
        • SiliconRain, on 02/25/2008, -7/+1No, this is the internet. And in America they speak English.
      • SiliconRain, on 02/26/2008, -2/+1Ah ***** it. All you bottom-feeding mouth-breathing redneck retards can go ***** yourselves. Go read a book.
    • Yodwinder, on 02/25/2008, -4/+18and also,
      Lemons = ♥
    • tgc1, on 02/25/2008, -0/+4I like tangerines myself. Buy them by the case, they're awesome snacks. The only problem with them is that they disappear so damn quick.
      • aceakm, on 02/25/2008, -2/+4How are Grapes Seeded EASY? Why are tomatoes, oranges, and bananas not tasty? ***** this.
        • niczar, on 02/25/2008, -0/+4You don't remove the seeds, you just eat the fruit whole, not chewing completely so as to not crunch the (bitter) seeds.
        • jsd8cc, on 02/25/2008, -1/+11Before you hit the submit button, you probably should have questioned yourself with: "Is this a bit of an overreaction to a COMIC about FRUIT?"
    • hotpuck6, on 02/25/2008, -1/+17i'm assuming the artist was horribly scarred in his childhood by some sort of orange related family massacre.
      pulp and bodies everywhere.
    • hotpepper, on 02/25/2008, -1/+11Agreed. And grapefruit are just as easy to eat as oranges. Unless you eat grapefruit with a spoon, which is just odd.
      • niczar, on 02/25/2008, -0/+12I only eat grapefruits with spoon. I've never try without. Well, I'm going to the fridge to pick one up to try it.
        And btw, grapefruits are awesome.
        • niczar, on 02/25/2008, -0/+12Well I just tried and I'm not sold on it. In fact I couldn't eat the damn thing. So I ended up squeezing it for juice and making a smoothie with a banana, yoghurt and frozen raspberries, which turned out to be totally ***** awesome.
          • wellyuk, on 02/25/2008, -0/+3What kind of yoghurt? Just a plain, natural yoghurt? And what kind of blender did you use?
          • codered1322, on 02/26/2008, -0/+1You need to separate the actual fruit part from the individual walls within the grapefruit. It takes about a minute to slice the inside loose with a sharp knife. Then just scoop the pieces out with a spoon. Simple.
          • hotpepper, on 02/26/2008, -0/+1I've been eating it like an orange for years and have never had a problem.
        • hbeierg, on 02/26/2008, -0/+3This is the one and only time where "Will it blend?" has and ever will be appropriate
    • burrgrinder, on 02/25/2008, -1/+4Flavor is subjective, but ease isn't. An orange is way easier to eat than say, the watermelon or tomato. Watermelons and tomatoes pretty much need a knife to cleanly eat either, an orange just requires teeth or fingernails.
      • drgmdp, on 02/25/2008, -1/+1a knife to eat a tomatoe?
        • wellyuk, on 02/25/2008, -0/+5Repeat..

          t o m a t o.
          p o t a t o.
        • serend, on 02/25/2008, -0/+3a tomato has a waxy skin that would make a mess if you bit into it. not that its impossible just not the easiest.
        • mackattack22, on 02/25/2008, -2/+6am i the only one who thinks taking a bite out of a tomato is ***** disgusting?
        • codered1322, on 02/26/2008, -0/+2Without looking at your profile, you are definitely not from the US.
    • elijahsnw, on 02/25/2008, -1/+5Screw Oranges... man Ricky Gervais said something about this once. Orange derivatives such as satsumas and tangerines are fine.. but without the aid of a knife oranges are a nightmare.. ever tried to open an orange whilst having a hang nail... I can still feel the agony sometimes when i type..... *shudders
      • MadOtaku, on 02/25/2008, -0/+4Just don't use that finger. I could probably open an orange with one finger, if pressed, but 2 or 3 fingers would be easy. Have you ever had 7 hang nails?
        • Skorme, on 02/25/2008, -1/+2Ever had a horrible habit where you can't stop biting your fingers? That's equally painful, and just as difficult as quitting smoking.
        • Blandyman, on 02/26/2008, -0/+2HOLY ***** SKORME!

          It's actually twice as hard. My girlfriend and I had this argument. She was quitting smoking and I was quitting biting my nails.

          I'm finally off the nail habit but I can't seem to break the skin habit (eat the skin on the ends of my fingers... yeah, i know.)

          It's pretty ludicrous to think of it as an addiction on the level of smoking, but it's something I do when my body's idle and half the time you don't notice you're doing it. Worse still is that I can toss a box of cigs away if I really want to quit... I can't just cut off my hands (at least, not without losing many vital functions)
    • bonedead, on 02/25/2008, -1/+8My grandpa loves ***** grapefruit. Cuts em in half, gets his jagged spoon, sugar, grapefruit = 2 bowls.
      • Skorme, on 02/25/2008, -2/+6I normally don't log on to comment on articles and random stuff. But, wow...I just had to do it.

        Here goes...



        You should ask your grandpa why he loves *****' grapefruit. Also, why does he need sugar and a spoon? Man, that just sounds freaky and leaves all sorts of vivid images painted.
        • ThEDeMoNKiNg, on 02/25/2008, -0/+9Rule # 34 of the Internet:
          If you can imagine it (or have vivid images of it, I guess), there's porn for it.
          • Skorme, on 02/25/2008, -0/+6Still doesn't tell me why his grandpa loves ***** grapefruit.

            Oh, maybe Google will tell me.
          • dshPls, on 02/26/2008, -0/+3"Still doesn't tell me why his grandpa loves ***** grapefruit. "

            "his grandpa loves ***** grapefruit. "

            "***** grapefruit. "

            Nuff said.
      • wellyuk, on 02/25/2008, -0/+4I'm with your grandpa on that. Sprinkle of sugar and out with the grapefruit spoon. It's a winning combination. Grapefruits are a little tart to eat without the sugar.

        Grapefruit spooners, earlier today - http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/319N4RVKHKL. ...
      • CodyJakubowski, on 02/26/2008, -0/+1I think I might be your grandpa.
    • elpohl, on 02/25/2008, -0/+7Just like Ralph said... Go banana!!!
    • diskit, on 02/25/2008, -0/+3Apples and bananas need to be higher on the tasty scale while the pear should be lower.
    • djbon2112, on 02/25/2008, -0/+3I think it's because large oranges ARE a pain in the ass. You get juice everywhere, they fall apart on you, you need a knife and spoon to eat them, etc.

      They still rock don't get my wrong, but he does have a point on the easiness scale. But they taste great.
      • loneraven, on 02/25/2008, -0/+3I've never seen anyone need a spoon to eat an orange. NEVER.... no matter how big the orange is

        That's just weird.
        • djbon2112, on 02/26/2008, -0/+1Yea I do eat them weird, but still, my point stands!
    • jrotondo, on 02/25/2008, -0/+0Blasphemy! Citrus fruit conquers all. And bananas are quite easier to eat then tomatoes. I see his logic about grapefruit (disagree entirely) but it makes sense on the graph I suppose.
    • KingGorilla, on 02/25/2008, -0/+1I find oranges tasty. like marriage. First, you have the skin... then the sweet, sweet innards...
    • cryonix, on 02/25/2008, -0/+2"Coconuts are so far down to the left they couldn't be fit on the chart. Ever spent half an hour trying to open a coconut with a rock? ***** coconuts."
    • FuzzyWhisper, on 02/26/2008, -0/+1Definitely. Good oranges are both delicious and easy to peel by hand. I like them just as much as crisp, tangy Pink Lady apples.
    • da_bradler, on 02/26/2008, -0/+1What the hell is Pineapple doing up so high on the tasty scale, ***** pineapple it's over represented in any fruit cocktail I"m sick of ***** PINEAPPLE! cept on pizza.
  • dwninjungleland, on 02/25/2008, -12/+4The real question is: seedless grapes, or peaches?
  • mrfreeziexp, on 02/25/2008, -26/+288Watermelons should be higher on the tasty scale IMO.
    • pennyfan87, on 02/25/2008, -12/+196I agree. And I'm not even black.
    • capiCrimm, on 02/25/2008, -33/+25yes, because sloshy water is tasty.
      • sgtbutterscotch, on 02/25/2008, -13/+22you don't like watermelon either? finally, i've met one of my own!
        • Yodwinder, on 02/25/2008, -6/+10You've now met another. Watermelon sucks, in fact any melon sucks, none have flavor.
          • Light11, on 02/25/2008, -4/+9cantaloupe rocks my world.
          • scottfarner, on 02/25/2008, -1/+8They don't have any flavor because you're buying the ***** that has been engineered to stay "fresh" for 3 weeks in transit and sitting in your local grocers produce section. Try picking up a melon from a local farmers market. Ask for one that is ripe now and eat it within a day or two.
          • CapeKid, on 02/25/2008, -0/+4Honeydew, that's the money melon.
            /Simpsons
          • bbardlbradd, on 02/26/2008, -0/+1Cantaloupes suck too.
        • rpgmaker, on 02/25/2008, -1/+4I like watermelon but I know is overrated.
        • Qtip42, on 02/26/2008, -0/+1Ya watermelon is seriously overrated. Everyone is like "oh they're so gooooOD!" but all they really taste like is flavored water.
        • bbardlbradd, on 02/26/2008, -0/+2I seriously like the artificial watermelon flavor more than the natural one. That means watermelons suck.

          Oranges, Tangerines, Bananas, Strawberries, Apples (Green>Red), Grapes, Plums, Mangos, Cranberries... All better natural.
      • jakash, on 02/25/2008, -7/+4Lol, I know I'm gonna get dugg down but I also cant have any type of melon...
        I don't like cucumber either but apparently thats something to do with the pH in my mouth...
        • cdahlkvist, on 02/25/2008, -1/+15But you still love pHenis in your mouth.
      • HenvY, on 02/25/2008, -7/+3You're right, watermelon has an incredibly high water content, there is very little flavour in it. It's a nice texture and taste though, even if it is weak.
    • kpmoore, on 02/25/2008, -6/+39Bananas, too.
      • KnightWhoSaysNi, on 02/25/2008, -1/+4Yes, the banana is probably the easiest fruit to eat. And it is tasty too.
      • djk21108, on 02/25/2008, -0/+2This is just one big Demitri Martin joke right?
      • wellyuk, on 02/25/2008, -0/+4And bananas are absolute proof that God exists too.
    • logicalnoise, on 02/25/2008, -3/+3saw the chart and immediately thought your exact quote word for word.
    • exomni, on 02/25/2008, -6/+12And chicken!
      • bbardlbradd, on 02/26/2008, -0/+2OMG YUS! Chicken+Tomatoes= ***** delicious.

        Chickens are a bit difficult, but they are wonderful fruits.
      • nestcrw, on 02/26/2008, -0/+3And KoolAid!
    • mGARANDEUR1, on 02/25/2008, -2/+4totally agree. I personally like grapefruit and lemons. They pack quite a bit of vitamins in them.
      • thesonofdarwin, on 02/25/2008, -5/+2Who is this "they" you speak of.
        • mGARANDEUR1, on 02/25/2008, -0/+7The fruits: they contain vitamins.
        • Rodalli, on 02/25/2008, -0/+3Jeebus. Jeebus puts the vitamins in.
        • codered1322, on 02/26/2008, -0/+2Are you the incorrect grammar nazi?
      • StolenLamp, on 02/25/2008, -1/+3Vitamins or not, they taste like *****.
        • bbardlbradd, on 02/26/2008, -1/+1Grapefruit, yeah. I cant stand that ***** on anything. Lemons though are good in certain situations... but most of the time they are as useless as grapefruit.
        • lolwutpear, on 02/26/2008, -0/+0Vitamins or not, grapefruits are the *****.
          Lemons... meh. They're not the best for eating straight, even if it's fun to snarf a wedge sometimes.
    • down4twenty, on 02/25/2008, -2/+3i see you never had a real watermelon. its the sweetest thing in the world. But ofcourse all youve had is the genetically ***** up mega melon that the the most profitable.
      • mllawso, on 02/25/2008, -1/+2You're right, the big ones from the store suck. The best watermelon I've ever had was grown by my neighbors and the size of a football.
    • hotpepper, on 02/25/2008, -0/+2Especially in the summer.
    • Hoogs, on 02/25/2008, -6/+8I hate watermelon. It's basically all water, it's a complete mess to eat, and what little flavor they have isn't even that good.
    • xyqxyq, on 02/26/2008, -0/+1Chart needs a Z axis for messiness. You can't really grab a watermelon and sit at your desk and just OM NOM NOM NOM. You need a huge knife of doom to carve it, some kind of cutting board or similar to hold the torrent of juices at bay, etc. A peach/apple/banana/etc. is less messy with no props. Just grab it and go.
  • Turr, on 02/25/2008, -9/+57what about raspberries?
    • mrfreeziexp, on 02/25/2008, -25/+5***** raspberries.
      • sgtbutterscotch, on 02/25/2008, -3/+35Yeah, they're not even spelled how they sound. Just like ***** Wednesdays.
        • DRINKxREDxBULL, on 02/25/2008, -1/+13And ***** February.
          • covertbadger, on 02/25/2008, -3/+5Eh? How do you pronounce February if not 'Feb-ru-ary'? Do you say 'Febry' or something?

            ***** Wednesdays, though.
          • mjfitzge, on 02/25/2008, -0/+10@ covertbadger
            i pronounce it feb-yoo-ary. so does everyone i've ever met. do you actually toss the "r" sound in there?
          • mmortal03, on 02/25/2008, -0/+1http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=february
          • kiiwii, on 02/25/2008, -0/+7Technically, the r is supposed to be pronounced.

            For some reason, though, it makes me feel too pompous to stick the R in there in general conversation, so I usually stick to Feb-yoo-ary.

            I don't place it in the same category as mispronouncing words like "ask", "library", or "nuclear" though.
          • kiiwii, on 02/25/2008, -0/+3As a follow up to my above post, here's a quote from the link mmortal posted: (about pronouncing it Feb-yoo-ary)

            "Although sometimes criticized, this dissimilated pronunciation of February is used by educated speakers and is considered standard."
          • sgtbutterscotch, on 02/25/2008, -0/+3It's weird how perspective changes connotations completely. I always pronounce February like it's spelled and I thought most people did. Somehow throughout my years, the correct pronunciation has become internalized in me. I think I was in first or second grade when I found out it was really spelled "February." Hope I haven't sounded like a pompous ass when I've used it.
        • macweirdo42, on 02/25/2008, -0/+7You mean I've been pronouncing "Wed-nes-day" wrong this whole time?
      • bbardlbradd, on 02/26/2008, -0/+1February should be changed to Febiuary and Wednesday should be changed to Wendzday.

        Language/spelling standards need to conform to people, people don't conform to them.

        Oh, and Terrorism to Turrism for bush.
    • LordSubtle, on 02/25/2008, -7/+1buried for rasberrys
    • Hoogs, on 02/25/2008, -0/+8They contain too much win for this chart.
    • Ludwig, on 02/25/2008, -0/+4Come on! Come at me with that raspberry! Brandish that as vicious as ya like!
    • mackattack22, on 02/25/2008, -0/+2i put my money on snozzberries
    • ieatsmurfs, on 02/25/2008, -0/+1raspberries = win
  • Ja50n, on 02/25/2008, -12/+8pomegranates, near impossible to open after a week or so
    • capiCrimm, on 02/25/2008, -8/+2just cut.
    • CATSCEO, on 02/25/2008, -7/+1TNT
    • logicalnoise, on 02/25/2008, -5/+5thermal detonator
    • Yodwinder, on 02/25/2008, -7/+22Digg me down too =D
    • bowe, on 02/25/2008, -0/+6Pomegranates are in a good place, IMO. I'd like to see a graph of all food, including lobsters. ***** lobsters, so delectable, yet such a pain in the ass to eat. They'd definitely occupy the upper left of quadrant II.
    • kubedawg, on 02/25/2008, -0/+1I just buy grenadine... Also, I'd switch peaches with pears. Pears are much better. Oh and watermelon needs to be at the top of the tasty scale.
  • sourc3, on 02/25/2008, -26/+2Peaches are immensely difficult. You have to peel them AND pit them. Grapefruit, while difficult, and quite tasty IMHO, and don't require that much more effort than peaches.

    I totally agree about the coconuts tho. Eff them.
    • pennyfan87, on 02/25/2008, -4/+59Who the hell peels a peach?
      • sgoldeen, on 02/25/2008, -2/+4Aye, I never bother with peeling my peaches.
      • DeviantDragon, on 02/25/2008, -3/+44Yeah, it's like shaving a 12 year old.
        • tehrich, on 02/25/2008, -0/+6You have no idea how much that made me laugh just now.
        • IgWannA, on 02/25/2008, -0/+3that, sir, was the best comment here
      • CheLives, on 02/26/2008, -0/+1my sentiments exactly... peach, ahhh i could eat a peach for hours.
    • noisician, on 02/25/2008, -3/+4***** peaches, don't like the taste, don't like the fur
      cherries with their stupid pit are annoying, messy, and sour
      what idiot would put oranges and bananas on the untasty side?
      and grapefruits (especially red) are awesome
    • Fxer, on 02/25/2008, -1/+1For coconuts you just have to smash them on the floor. I come from a tropical country, and they always made me open coconuts when i was little AND make sure I didn't spill the water inside It is worth the hassle, though.
    • degron, on 02/25/2008, -0/+2I could eat a peach for hours.
  • JeffD, on 02/25/2008, -20/+169Pomegranates need to be much higher on the tasty scale.
    • overt, on 02/25/2008, -1/+14I ***** love pomegranates.
    • JoeDiggsIt, on 02/25/2008, -0/+10But about another 3 inches to the left. It usually takes me an hour to eat a pomegranate.
      • djdole, on 02/25/2008, -0/+19A bowl of water, it's the key.
        The red 'jewels' or whatever they're called sink in water while the nasty ass white ***** floats.
        • JoeDiggsIt, on 02/25/2008, -0/+6Oh cool, thanks! Now off to buy some pomegranates!
    • noloveIII, on 02/25/2008, -1/+6Pomegranate juice FTW
  • ani625, on 02/25/2008, -3/+262You've offended the pro-citrus community, Mr.Randall.
    • drako1011, on 02/25/2008, -8/+27Orange you happy i didn't say banana?
    • teh_techie, on 02/25/2008, -6/+1I, personally, hate food or fruit that is so acidic that it gives me bumps on my tongue... TERRIBLE AND EVIL!
    • crazyhorse13, on 02/25/2008, -3/+5UP WITH ORANGES!!! DOWN WITH GRAPES!!!
      UP WITH GRAPEFRUIT!!! DOWN WITH THE OTHER GRAPES!!!
    • Kakcoo, on 02/25/2008, -1/+5I really love xkcd, but grapefruit, orange and lemon (and pineapple) are imho the best fruits out there.
      *getting myself some grapefruit juice and some raw lemon from the fridge* :D
    • karel747, on 02/25/2008, -0/+3Apparently, he forgot to take into account the practical uses of citrus's natural buoyancy... For shame...
    • OneLess, on 02/25/2008, -0/+1Mr. Munroe...
  • crombat, on 02/25/2008, -4/+71Apparently it's his most controversial comic so far.
    http://blag.xkcd.com/2008/02/
    • crazyhorse13, on 02/25/2008, -1/+12"Also, I have never liked cantaloupe. It brings down otherwise tasty fruit salads. There, I said it."
      Hahahaha Yes!!!
    • Skyfire, on 02/25/2008, -2/+2Watermelon is waaay overrated.
    • Chritto, on 02/25/2008, -1/+1I wouldn't be suprised if -every- new comic of his is his "most controversial comic so far," because he's gaining popularity.
    • j0313971, on 02/26/2008, -0/+0Hey, I actually like grapefruit. And I hate it with sugar - it's best plain. I agree it is somewhat difficult, but not as difficult as watermelons.
  • drako1011, on 02/25/2008, -10/+1Runts are so far down to the right they couldn't be fit on the chart. F*cking love Runts.
    • capiCrimm, on 02/25/2008, -1/+4wouldn't that be so far up?
    • JoeDiggsIt, on 02/25/2008, -0/+1Is that a fruit?
      • mhaus, on 02/26/2008, -0/+2No.
        but apparently some people don't know the difference, and that's why the world is becoming obese.. in some places... namely the United States.
  • drako1011, on 02/25/2008, -13/+7Orange you happy someone finally made this chart?
  • j2p2f2, on 02/25/2008, -10/+6xkcd makes my monday more bearable
  • markwilcox, on 02/25/2008, -18/+86But... I LOVE GRAPEFRUIT
    • capiCrimm, on 02/25/2008, -6/+37I know some people who enjoy cutting themselves, would you like me to introduce you?
    • imnojezus, on 02/25/2008, -4/+35I'm sorry, but the chart clearly states that your love is wrong.
      • ChronoMojo, on 02/25/2008, -2/+2You're wrong! The chart is wrong! The whole system is wrong!
    • octophobic, on 02/25/2008, -1/+2My nose is weird and so grapefruit tastes like bad body odor smells. I realize I am probably alone in this.
      • lolcoderer, on 02/25/2008, -1/+4I don't see how people eat grapefruit... I think my bitter palette is way too sensitive.
  • sohorrifying, on 02/25/2008, -10/+1© Digg Inc. 2008 — User-posted content, unless source quoted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain License.
    • t2t2, on 02/25/2008, -2/+2Interesting... I think i saw that text at bottom of the page...
    • cryonix, on 02/25/2008, -0/+1So quick to copy paste something. Didn't even realize what he posted.
  • groceryheist, on 02/25/2008, -8/+16if you live in Washington state red apples need to be much higher. fresh crisp Fugi apples are amazing. taste biting into a cider filled virgin.
    • txrat, on 02/25/2008, -1/+41Wait, what?
    • imnojezus, on 02/25/2008, -0/+49Yeah man, I was totally on board with your comment until I realized you're actually Hannibal Lecter.
      • adoggz, on 02/25/2008, -1/+4I didn't get on board with his comment till i realized he was Hannibal Lecter
    • bob12321, on 02/25/2008, -2/+1I still need to say green apples taste better then a virgin.
      • teh_techie, on 02/25/2008, -0/+2... then a virgin what? I'm interested and you just drop off your sentence...
    • hotpuck6, on 02/25/2008, -0/+13Recipe for cider filled virgin: bake at 350 degrees for 20 min/per pound, baste every hour.
    • hatchetbearer, on 02/25/2008, -0/+2normally the last thing i want to do to a virgin filled with cider is take a bite out of her. cops can get dental impressions, dont you watch CSI?
    • loneraven, on 02/25/2008, -0/+2Pink Lady Apples (also called Cripps Apples):
      Best apple ever.
  • Kanidia, on 02/25/2008, -11/+6OMFG Seeded Grapes are the BIGGEST EVIL. It should be like, as left as Hitler.
    • TomFrost, on 02/25/2008, -0/+7Fruit to Godwin in record time!
      • adrenaline33, on 02/25/2008, -2/+1Hitler to douchebag in record time!
  • bawpcwpn, on 02/25/2008, -8/+2I find it hard to respect mandarins. They lose their peels so easily and are like "lick me, eat me, suck me!"
    • jonr, on 02/25/2008, -1/+3Yeah, I know. Just like that girl in accounting...
      • h4mx0r, on 02/25/2008, -0/+1If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you suck seed!
  • dropoutfilms, on 02/25/2008, -4/+171How could you make a chart like this and leave off mangoes?

    They are incredibly delicious but a pain in the ass.
    • mmortal03, on 02/25/2008, -1/+27Also, no kiwi on the list.
      • metateck, on 02/25/2008, -0/+8You don't have to peel kiwi either. It's just kind of hairy but I eat it.
        • teh_techie, on 02/25/2008, -1/+6that ***** is WAY MORE than kinda hairy... sick..
        • tgc1, on 02/25/2008, -0/+1I used to wash and eat the skin as well. It's got a bit of a kick to it, but it's still good.
        • degron, on 02/25/2008, -0/+8Dug you up for the "It's just kind of hairy but I eat it" part.
      • EMyslin, on 02/25/2008, -0/+2I always ate my kiwi by cutting it into 4 wedges and eating them watermelon style, discarding the skin.
      • TannerPwnz, on 02/25/2008, -0/+7So I'm guessing no one just cuts it in half and eats it with a spoon?
        • PabloIV, on 02/25/2008, -0/+2I do. Why doesn't everyone else?
          it's so satisfying how it just scoops up
      • Syphon8, on 02/26/2008, -0/+2Kiwi are the fruit standard. See the 3D chart.

        http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/chewybaba/ki ...
    • PabloIV, on 02/25/2008, -0/+9How are Mangoes a pain in the ass?
      1.slice it twice lengthwise avoiding the seed
      2.cube the flesh with out removing it from the peel
      3.pop forward
      4.eat

      Ok. I guess I get your point.
      • Boooohjoke, on 02/25/2008, -3/+4As compared to the easiest way to eat an apple.
        1.Get apple
        2.Wash apple(step maybe skipped if necessary)
        3.????
        4.Profit!!!
      • undershirt, on 02/25/2008, -0/+4dugg for brilliant description
      • Syphon8, on 02/26/2008, -0/+1Because mango skin is harder than diamond. I can't cut them with machetes.
      • silverchrysalis, on 02/26/2008, -0/+2i never know exactly where the mango stops and the pit starts...
        • Neph, on 02/26/2008, -0/+2Dugg for truth. Mangoes don't have seeds or pits as such, they have roughly spherical fibrousness gradients. That pushes it halfway down the abscissa right there.
    • caffiend, on 02/25/2008, -1/+5YOU CAN'T HAVE MANGO!!
    • bigkeeperrabbit, on 02/25/2008, -0/+16Well, try eating it with your mouth next time for a less painful experience.
    • senorcool, on 02/25/2008, -0/+6mangoes aren't that difficult to eat or anything. they are just messy as hell
    • Gella321, on 02/26/2008, -0/+1the mangoes in the grocery stores around here are not tasty at all. But the mangoes in Puerto Rico...num num num.
  • NullPolarity, on 02/25/2008, -28/+11Buried for being triweekly xkcd spam.
    • NullPolarity, on 02/25/2008, -7/+6Ahh, it's hit the front page and the ravenous xkcd fanboys are burying me down, just like clockwork.
    • bob12321, on 02/25/2008, -5/+3We don't take kindly to your kind around here.
      • Nesh, on 02/25/2008, -2/+4Well I don't take kindly to your not taking kindly.
    • sunkist22, on 02/25/2008, -0/+5Don't worry about it, the xkcd group tend to be quite emo.
  • Janv1er, on 02/25/2008, -5/+132Banana is totally in the wrong place.
    • banido, on 02/25/2008, -8/+3Because the banana is proof that God exists.
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmBS7QGWAjQ
      • bitterman316, on 02/25/2008, -1/+0"The Atheists Nightmare."
      • diskit, on 02/25/2008, -0/+7No, bananas are proof that certain fruit have evolved to be consumed.
      • mackattack22, on 02/25/2008, -0/+1do you realize how sexually charged that video is? "pointed for ease of entry" "easy to open so it doesn't squirt in your face" "easy to put in your mouth"
    • crunchyeyeball, on 02/25/2008, -2/+88Damn right - banana has to be the easiest to get into of the lot, and one of the best tasting...

      And before anyone points out that grapes, apples, etc. don't even to to be peeled - bear in mind that the skin is probably covered in assorted chemical fertilisers, pesticides and bird crap, and so need careful washing, whereas the mighty banana comes prepackaged in it's own easily removed protective biosuit.
      • thesonofdarwin, on 02/25/2008, -0/+15Protective biosuit. I'm going to steal that phrase next time there is a debate over which fruit to buy at the store.
    • ic3man, on 02/25/2008, -3/+5Definitely...because dick-shaped foods are the best kind.
    • undershirt, on 02/25/2008, -0/+1They supply bananas by the truckload at marathons. Apparently they're good for everything.
      • octophobic, on 02/25/2008, -0/+7It's ironic that the iconic pratfall fruit is supplied in large numbers to runners.
        • undershirt, on 02/25/2008, -0/+2Hmm, pratfall, I just learned a new word. Thanks, for the irony and vocabulary!
        • Syphon8, on 02/26/2008, -0/+2Dugg for excellent prose.
    • soymalau, on 02/25/2008, -0/+1If you say so... :)))
    • cuntmate99, on 02/25/2008, -0/+3i agree. this is an outrage. bananas are damn easy and always tasty!
  • 8EHiND, on 02/25/2008, -4/+11Where the ***** are passionfruit?

    God's *****-tease fruit. A delicious fruit so painful to get into that Man had to invent the spoon.
    • FallenHero, on 02/25/2008, -2/+1...so that they could use the spoon to have sex with the fruit?
    • Scira, on 02/25/2008, -1/+4In Soviet Russia, fruit spoons you.
    • da_bradler, on 02/26/2008, -0/+1Passionfruit is far from tasty, they look so ***** cool, then when you get them open they taste like watered down kiwi
  • Dunhamzzz, on 02/25/2008, -16/+11***** Coconuts! (Read the alt text)
    • djk21108, on 02/25/2008, -3/+5HAHA Oh my god, another person discovered XKCD has alternate text. It makes the cartoon like 25% funnier haha.
      • Zyrix, on 02/25/2008, -0/+1And it still isn't the alternate text, but we already covered that enough times :)
  • Proctor, on 02/25/2008, -6/+4Lemons are a pain in the ass, but taste good and balance your PH.
    • jonr, on 02/25/2008, -3/+6You put lemons in your ass...?
      (I've got the humour of a 9 year old)
      • donutwant, on 02/25/2008, -0/+5That's the only way they balance your PH.
  • HenvY, on 02/25/2008, -7/+25Lychee is the best fruit ever, why is it not included? And tomatoes are tasty :(
    • logicalnoise, on 02/25/2008, -3/+1it is quite tasty but I've only ever seen it in asian market canned/bottled juice.
    • Hartrain, on 02/25/2008, -0/+9Lychees: very high on the taste scale, but low on the easy scale.
      • hotpuck6, on 02/25/2008, -1/+11even lower on the "fruits people have ever heard of" scale
    • IgWannA, on 02/25/2008, -2/+1take a grape, peel it, instant lychee
    • hotpuck6, on 02/25/2008, -1/+1deleted
    • ceredron, on 02/26/2008, -0/+1No, no they are not.
  • eliburford, on 02/25/2008, -3/+6As dropoutfilms stated, how could they miss out mangoes? Accurate list nevertheless.
    • bob12321, on 02/25/2008, -1/+2To bad the almighty Kevin hasn't made a 'reply' button.
  • chubbybubba, on 02/25/2008, -5/+42Grape should sue Grapefruit for trademark infringement.
    • tgc1, on 02/25/2008, -1/+1Better not tell you about Grape Nuts. Doh! i've said too much.
  • IgWannA, on 02/25/2008, -2/+38strawberries should be at the top of the tasty axis
    • djdementia, on 02/25/2008, -0/+11Strawberries only reach that top spot for like 3 weeks out of the year when they are in perfect fruit heaven. The rest of the year they fall considerably, and sometimes even need a little sugar just to taste sweet at all.
      • IgWannA, on 02/25/2008, -3/+2maybe we have better strawberries in scotland because they're always the best!
      • tgc1, on 02/25/2008, -1/+0Wild Strawberries > Store bought.
    • kiiwii, on 02/25/2008, -0/+1And also a little bit more towards the "difficult" side of the axis. Unless the stem has already been cut off...
      • bob12321, on 02/25/2008, -0/+2***** that. Eat them stem and all.
        • insertAliasHere, on 02/25/2008, -0/+5***** that too. Hold by the stem, bite everything else off.
    • Hoogs, on 02/25/2008, -0/+1Agreed, they are my all-time favorite food.
  • Pittance, on 02/25/2008, -2/+11Grapefruits are difficult, but very tastey with a little sugar. Every had Squirt? Yeah, thats GF baby.
    • IgWannA, on 02/25/2008, -1/+2grapefruits are just giant lemons that are even harder to eat and burn the ***** out of your mouth
      • covertbadger, on 02/25/2008, -1/+2You're all mad. Take 1 grapefruit. Cut in half. Cut halves into quarters. Eat. Simple and tasty.
        • teh_techie, on 02/25/2008, -0/+2simple, and terribly over-acidic..
        • JeffD, on 02/26/2008, -0/+1Lies! Cut it in half and use a grapefruit spoon. Thats the way to go!
    • Starman97, on 02/25/2008, -0/+3You've obviously never had a RioRed grapefruit, bright red inside and sweet.
      Hmm.. maybe we Texans keep them all for ourselves.
      • AlanLivingston, on 02/25/2008, -1/+1We'll let you keep all the grapefruit to yourselves, if you'll take your damn governor back!
    • RadiatedAnt, on 02/25/2008, -1/+1riored??!! talk about marketing schemes! you mean Ruby red!! im going to hustle canyon-red in AZ now.
  • mode8080, on 02/25/2008, -1/+5Brilliant! But aren't grapefruit, lemons and oranges equally 'difficult'?
    • IgWannA, on 02/25/2008, -0/+3grapefruits have a much thicker pith (the white stuff).
    • micahned, on 02/25/2008, -0/+2You don't eat them the same way. Oranges are peeled and eaten as segments, lemons are typically sliced (although it depends on their usage) but I think grapefruit is the easiest of all the citruses to eat. Simply cut it in half, sprinkle a little sugar on them, and then use a special serrated grapefruit spoon and dig out the segments.
    • vikki77, on 02/26/2008, -0/+1Grapefruit, while very tasty, fight back when you try to scoop out their flesh. Goggles are helpful.
  • TheSum, on 02/25/2008, -13/+8I am sorry, but who died and made xkcd fruit god?
  • snurfle, on 02/25/2008, -2/+11Avacados, dammit!
  • modusop, on 02/25/2008, -0/+3"We're not interested in any of those...what we want is a leapfrog fruit that will both be easy to use, and tasty....what we've developed is 5 years ahead of any other fruit on the market!"

    ...wait, wrong presentation
  • exomni, on 02/25/2008, -8/+4Grapes should be much higher on the difficulty axis. You have to wash them, unlike bananas, or watermelon, or apples which you can just rub on your pants. And have you ever tried to rip off a section of grapes? Unless you have scissors, you're be standing there trying to tear the goddamn stem for hours, until you've inadvertently knocked all the grapes off the section of grape stem you wanted and just give up.
    • Ryan2845, on 02/25/2008, -1/+13You don't work out much do you?
    • IgWannA, on 02/25/2008, -2/+1you don't need to wash grapes. bananas you have to peel (i know, only takes a second, but still) and watermelons you need to cut.
      • hotpuck6, on 02/25/2008, -0/+5enjoy the after burn of pesticides do we?
    • thefandango, on 02/25/2008, -0/+3dude just pull them off and put them in a colander. rinse. done.
    • Boooohjoke, on 02/25/2008, -0/+6What kind of fail human being are you? You can't even pull a grape off of a grape stem...would love to see you mess around with a coconut for a couple days.
  • offwithyourtv, on 02/25/2008, -1/+5While some fruits may indeed be more difficult than others, I would have put them all in the tasty quadrants of the chart.
  • nolemonplease, on 02/25/2008, -9/+41another xkcd on digg— just like every other monday, wednesday, and friday.
    • stepfresh, on 02/25/2008, -4/+4exactly - can we not assume everyone has it bookmarked and stop posting these?
    • blueRAP, on 02/25/2008, -0/+1Don't forget to see Digg for Zero Punctuation videos at the #1 spot every Wednesday too!
  • hidromatic, on 02/25/2008, -2/+9I DEMAND A MORE DETAILED GRAPH SUBMITTED BY ALL THE diggfukaz
  • warrenterr, on 02/25/2008, -5/+16grapefruit juice is the best. And how are tomatoes untasty?
    • wadge22, on 02/25/2008, -1/+16based on their awful flavor
    • Hoogs, on 02/25/2008, -0/+1They taste rotten to me. Raw tomatoes and raw onions are two foods I will always hate.
      • kickinwing, on 02/25/2008, -0/+1Raw onions are one thing. They should always be cooked, in my opinion. But there is nothing like an open faced German Johnson tomato sandwich with salt, pepper, and a little bit olive oil (and sometimes fresh mozzarella) on a summer day.
    • dasdef, on 02/25/2008, -0/+1WOW. EVERYONE HERE SUCKS

      Grapefruits are the best. They taste amazing when on the munchies, and with a BIT of sugar, though its not at all necessary if you're eating a good grapefruit. Tomatoes are also awesome raw, i eat them like apples! Except theres no stupid core to bite around. I think of a tomato as more of a vegetable so i put a bit of salt and pepper on em. aaamazing.
  • Kamakazi15, on 02/25/2008, -0/+4*****' coconuts...
    • IgWannA, on 02/25/2008, -0/+3coconuts are so difficult they're way off the chart
  • heilig, on 02/25/2008, -1/+15i dont need two rss feeds with the exact same content.
  • hoodrich423, on 02/25/2008, -13/+2hey, i LOVED this, haha, i laughin my a$$ off! probably cuz i'm high, but this was pretty incredible, then i had my brother come over as he also stared at that picture for a whole twenty minutes and laughed every other half minute! great! great! great!
    • Hoogs, on 02/25/2008, -0/+2Dugg because you made me laugh. Why? I have no idea.
  • audiomodder, on 02/25/2008, -1/+2i would like to see a chart of: tastiest real fruit vs tastiest fruit in a box of runts
  • TBBucs, on 02/25/2008, -8/+5Alt Text: Coconuts are so far down to the left they couldn't be fit on the chart. Ever spent half an hour trying to open a coconut with a rock? ***** coconuts.
    • Starman97, on 02/25/2008, -1/+0Then there's durian fruit, it's got a whole zipcode to itself on that chart.
    • Syphon8, on 02/26/2008, -1/+1It's title text.
      • TBBucs, on 02/26/2008, -0/+1I didn't want to be the dick who goes against what everyone else calls it just for the sake of showing everyone that I know what it's really called.
  • mal1964, on 02/25/2008, -1/+6Durian - Stinky fruit, The "king of fruits" of all fruits
    http://www.roadjunky.com/culture/durian.shtml
  • hokie47, on 02/25/2008, -2/+3Women tell me that grapefruits makes my semen taste better.
    • IgWannA, on 02/25/2008, -0/+14they tell you that because they want you to experience the pain of eating them.
    • xdeliriumx, on 02/25/2008, -2/+10If by women, you mean men...

      not that there's anything wrong with that.
    • octophobic, on 02/25/2008, -0/+7It also keeps her seamen from getting scurvy.
    • kixxster, on 02/25/2008, -0/+1i heard pineapples are supposed to do the same
  • xSet, on 02/25/2008, -3/+11Grapefruit is good if you just.... poor a bunch of sugar on it... yeah ***** grapefruit.
  • icono887, on 02/25/2008, -3/+8buried as inaccurate?
    • djdole, on 02/25/2008, -2/+3Or lame.
    • terrix, on 02/25/2008, -1/+2Or both, I buried as inaccurate, but while xkcd is awesome, this particular comic doesn't warrant front page material, its a chart with his personal view on fruit. Big flippin whoop, its mildly amusing at best, unless you're like me and actually like grapefruit.
  • n8f8, on 02/25/2008, -2/+9Way off. Pomegranates are super tasty and in what way is a grapefruit difficult? Also, some pink grapefruit are actually sweet.
  • h4mx0r, on 02/25/2008, -0/+11God I've tried to cut open a coconut. Near *****' impossible.
    • octophobic, on 02/25/2008, -0/+7All you need is a power drill, a table mounted vice, and a hammer. Is that so tough?
    • thinsoldier, on 02/25/2008, -1/+1It's not impossible. You're just a pussy.
      http://picasaweb.google.com/gowan.anna/BahamaVilla ...
    • hatchetbearer, on 02/25/2008, -1/+1what self respecting digger dosent have a dremel to score the outside enough where it will just crack apart

    • neferiousrich, on 02/25/2008, -0/+1i use a flathead screwdriver and a hammer.

      Now i feel like a pina colada....
    • elliotys, on 02/25/2008, -0/+4I was down surfing, on this nearly deserted beach on the southern coast of mexico. It was me my friend and a couple mexican families. After trying to open a coconut for a 1/2 hr to no avail, one of the daughters (in a full dress on the beach, lol) comes up and offers to help. She grabbed a small rock, and systematically destroyed that thing in about 5 minutes.

      Moral of the story, is that we are all a bunch of pussies, compared to this little mexican girl.
  • bj1989, on 02/25/2008, -2/+101: Slice grapefruit in half
    2: Add sugar
    3: Grab a spoon
    4: Enjoy!
    It's very tasty and not really difficult.
    • twitchr, on 02/25/2008, -1/+4NO! Sugar just ruins the natural goodness of the grapefruit! Also, they make a special knife thingy that makes eating a grapefruit MUCH easier.
      • noisician, on 02/25/2008, -0/+4i recommend a grapefruit spoon, which is like a normal teaspoon but with a partially serrated front edge.
      • ifknot, on 02/25/2008, -6/+1i recommend you all get a ***** life!
        • twitchr, on 02/25/2008, -0/+7wait, i have no life cause i like grapefruit? Or because i discuss it on the internet?
          after all, you took time out of your day to be an ***** on the internet, so really, who needs to get a life?
        • id000001, on 02/25/2008, -0/+3Maybe a grapefruit is stuck in his ass or something.
      • micahned, on 02/25/2008, -0/+1I disagree. A little bit of sugar will help balance the tartness of the grapefruit. Too much will ruin it though. I also like to put a little pinch of salt on mine, too. Like watermelon.
    • mikedub1219, on 02/25/2008, -0/+1love me some grapefruit
    • KingGorilla, on 02/25/2008, -0/+2Banana:
      1. Peel
      2. Enjoy!
      Apple
      1. Enjoy!
  • minorthreat, on 02/25/2008, -5/+26I don't know about you, but I hold an Orange to a higher regard than xkcd.
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