Cucumbers Cut Lengthwise appreciation thread

[lu_ming]

How could we ever forget to make an appreciation thread for the heart and soul of Moleman humour?

[The Highway]

Aw hell no! You mean "Cucumbers Cut Sidewise Appreciation Thread"

These things are evil

[Hayden]

That picture has made me feel like eating a/some cucumber. This is the first time that I have ever felt like eating cucumber. I don't dislike cucumber, but this is the first time I have ever thought 'hey, I feel like eating cucumber'.

[lu_ming]

Such is the awesome power of cucumbers cut lengthwise, my friend.

[Hayden]

Aye, that was the first thought that crossed my mind afterward .

[tabstis]

These things should NEVER have recieved an appreciation thread.

[Hayden]

Are cucumbers a fruit or a vegetable?

[LogicDeLuxe]

Originally Posted by Hayden

Are cucumbers a fruit or a vegetable?

I nevers asked this myself, but I find this interesting enough:

Wikipedia:
Having an enclosed seed and developing from a flower, botanically speaking, cucumbers are classified as fruits. However, much like tomatoes and squash they are usually perceived, prepared and eaten as vegetables.

And Wikipedia is probably written by molemen too:

[Avistew]

Yeah, seriously, the whole fruit/vegetable thing is often very fuzzy, we mostly say "fruit" if we primarily eat it for dessert and "vegetable" if we primarily eat it as a side dish.

Also, I think figs and artichokes are actually flowers.

Anyways, I love cucumber. My favourite way to have it is "a la Cowabunga"... Am I the only person who uses that expression? Actually, is it Kowabunga? Anyways... You hold the cucumber, full, in your weaker hand, and a big knife in the main hand. Both held up in the air, with a plate on bowl in front of you on a table or something.

Then you yell "Kowabunga!" and slash a piece from the cucumber, and it falls in the dish. And then you eat it (with the skin on).

When I was a kid, my dad did all the parts up to eating it.

[Klatuu]

What about pickles? They are cucumbers, and commonly cut lengthwise.

Originally Posted by Avistew

Yeah, seriously, the whole fruit/vegetable thing is often very fuzzy...

Well, only for peaches and kiwi fruit. (And stuff that's been left in my fridge for too long.)

Originally Posted by Avistew

Anyways, I love cucumber. My favourite way to have it is "a la Cowabunga"... Am I the only person who uses that expression? Actually, is it Kowabunga? Anyways... You hold the cucumber, full, in your weaker hand, and a big knife in the main hand. Both held up in the air, with a plate on bowl in front of you on a table or something.

Then you yell "Kowabunga!" and slash a piece from the cucumber, and it falls in the dish. And then you eat it (with the skin on).

With my luck, I would end up serving my thumb. (with the skin still on).

[der_ketzer]

Originally Posted by lu_ming

This is blasphemy.

[Avistew]

Originally Posted by Klatuu

What about pickles? They are cucumbers, and commonly cut lengthwise.

Ooh, that reminds me of a debate between my husband and his roommate about whether "pickle" meant a pickled cucumber, or a pickled anything. My husband would insist that he could call "a pickle" anything that was pickled, while his roommate insisted that "a pickle" only meant the cucumber one.
They would go on and on about it every time the subject came back. The could never convince each other.
I say, just eat them!

Incidentally, I pretty much only eat cornichons. Wikipedia tells me you call them gherkins.
And really, you rarely cut these at all.

Originally Posted by Klatuu

Well, only for peaches and kiwi fruit. (And stuff that's been left in my fridge for too long.)

I see what you did there

[der_ketzer]

Originally Posted by Klatuu

What about pickles? They are cucumbers, and commonly cut lengthwise.

Only Satan and his minions cut their pickles lengthwise.

[Ezny]

Yes, I enjoyed that running gag quite a bit actually.

Originally Posted by Avistew

Ooh, that reminds me of a debate between my husband and his roommate about whether "pickle" meant a pickled cucumber, or a pickled anything. My husband would insist that he could call "a pickle" anything that was pickled, while his roommate insisted that "a pickle" only meant the cucumber one.
They would go on and on about it every time the subject came back. The could never convince each other.
I say, just eat them!

'A Pickle' means a pickled cucumber, specifically.


If it's anything else, it will have a different name, most likely beginning with the word 'pickled.' [i.e. Pickled eggs, pickled lettuce ect.] is saurkraut pickled? I'm not sure, but if it is you wouldn't call it a pickle would you?

Your husband is confused.

[Avistew]

Originally Posted by Catfish33

'A Pickle' means a pickled cucumber, specifically.

If it's anything else, it will have a different name, most likely beginning with the word 'pickled.' [i.e. Pickled eggs, pickled lettuce ect.] is saurkraut pickled? I'm not sure, but if it is you wouldn't call it a pickle would you?

Your husband is confused.

My various jars of "mixed pickles" (including some that don't have ANY cucumbers in them) seem to disagree with you

EDIT: here, from wikipedia:

Pickles may refer to

* A pickled cucumber, the food most commonly referred to as a pickle in the U.S. and Canada
* A pickled onion, the food most commonly referred to as a pickle in the UK
* Other vegetables that have been pickled

[Ezny]

Originally Posted by Avistew

My various jars of "mixed pickles" (including some that don't have ANY cucumbers in them) seem to disagree with you

EDIT: here, from wikipedia:

Hmmm when I see a pickled onion I think "Hey a pickled onion" NOT "Hey a pickle."


Whoever wrote the wiki is INSANE.

ok I'm kidding although, I can't speak for the uk or canada, but here in the states if someone called a pickled onion, a 'pickle,' they would get a very funny look. Or a pickled carrot a 'pickle' ect ect

[Avistew]

I think technically they're all pickles, but when you just say "a pickle", people will assume the cucumber one. So you need to specify if you want to be sure the person understands what you mean (say, pickled carrots, or pickled baby corn or something). Still, really, it means both and either.

I know that we have pickled wild cucumber right now, and while it's a cucumber, it's not the same type that's usually pickled so even for that the jar specifies "pickled wild cucumber" and not just "pickles".

[The Highway]

Anyhow, the point we all know is that cucumbers cut lengthwise are the Devil's favourite food, and angels eat cucumbers cut sidewise.

[Avistew]

My husband cuts bananas peels lengthwise.
He says it's a chef thing.

[The Highway]

Originally Posted by Avistew

My husband cuts bananas peels lengthwise.
He says it's a chef thing.

bananas are different because they're a herb.