Today, my brother and I had a long argument. He believes wholeheartedly that pineapples are not actually fruits, but berries. When I showed him a google search, he accused me of "faking" it. FML
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Today, I tried demonstrate to my little brother that, unlike what he sees in cartoons, it is impossible to slip on a banana peel. I'm not too sure he's convinced. FML
Today, I was talking to my grandma and I mentioned the fact that tomatoes are technically fruit. It's been an hour and she's still yelling, accusing me of lying to her. FML
Today, I realized just how fragile and idiotic my brother is. At a family get together, I bought a giant box of popsicles for all the kids to enjoy. He refused to let his sons have one, because according to him, “it looks gay”. I swear my mother found him by the road or something. FML
Today, I had to explain to my friend that a blue raspberry is not a blackberry, and that blue raspberry is an artificial flavor, not a fruit. This explanation took much longer than it should have. FML
Today, my husband argued with me for an hour, because he believed that loaded potato skins grow naturally on a tree. FML
Today, my 24-year-old brother tried to convince me that Hogwarts is real, because there is no way a person could have written that based on imagination. My parents agreed with him. FML
Today, I discovered that you can't always assume your little brother is kidding when he says that you have a spider on top of your head. FML
Today, my brother and I got in a fight and he told my friends that I am mentally disabled. They believed him. Apparently, "everything makes sense now." FML
Today, without even trying, I convinced my 17-year-old daughter that blueberries are just peas holding their breath. I have raised a complete airhead. FML
Today, my brother decided to help me artificially age some of my artwork by singeing the edges slightly. Apparently "my brother set fire to my homework" isn't a valid excuse. FML
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gquagmire 17
Just googled it, and pineapples are in fact, a fusion of berries. YDI OP.
theramster 9
A pineapple is not a fruit, but a mass of berries attached to a stalk. So while it is not a single berry, he is technically right.
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gquagmire 17
Just googled it, and pineapples are in fact, a fusion of berries. YDI OP.
hayleyblack2u71 21
YES! I knew I was at least a little right!
LeavenSilva 27
Berries are basically just a kind of fruit, such as grapes or strawberries
cheeeksss 29
A berry is a specific type of fruit.
alygalaxy90 7
Berries can be fruit but fruit isn't always berries, most people don't know that and I'm glad someone Google searched it...correctly lol.
juturnaamo 29
Except not strawberries, because their seeds are on the outside.
rocker_chick105 31
"Berries are fruits, except they contain juicy pulps around the seed" thanks to the internet
zarrganaut 17
I never knew that. That's pretty cool!
Nexa_fml 21
Just wait until you argue if a banana is a fruit or berry! The fun never ends!
False_Stupidity 42
Technically banana is a herb.
theramster 9
A pineapple is not a fruit, but a mass of berries attached to a stalk. So while it is not a single berry, he is technically right.
sadistmonkey 19
And since berries are fruits....
theramster 9
The pineapple itself is not a fruit.
crandel 11
No, he isn't. Pineapples aren't berries, and all berries are fruit anyway, making the entire argument redundant. Pineapples are a 'multiple fruit' (formed from a cluster of flowers); berries are fruit that form from a single ovary and single flower.
VintageReddress 13
But pineapples ARE berries, not a fruit.
cheeeksss 29
To be fair, your brother is sort of correct. Although commonly considered a fruit, a pineapple is made up of berries that are fused together at the stalk. EDIT: 16 beat me to it.
Lct1196 31
After a quick google search myself, I found out that a pineapple is a "multiple accessory fruit" meaning it's a mass of individual berries fused to the central stalk. This is it has leaves on the top. (These are almost direct quotes from both Wikipedia and a university site)
thatguynamedsky 32
if google doesn't settle it, nothing will
hayleyblack2u71 21
*sigh* Looks like we're gonna have to call in Chuck Norris to settle it.
a1_z9 10
Most people think pineapples are fruits but they are in fact insects.
trippygit 11
A berry is a fruit regardless of the plant
SpicyDuck 22
My thoughts exactly
apineapple 40
True -this pineapple
wyverntail 15
I was waiting for someone to say this!
Enslaved 38
Fruitception! Strawberries are not really berries, but watermelon, pumpkins, bananas, and avocados are?