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why do bananas spell?

We get free fruit at work and I have noticed the bananas have a funny smell. I have never noticed it before. I know some people can smell, I thought they were joking

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,139

    Bananas smell of bananas.

    Whether they can spell or not is a matter of conjecture image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • They sink Dove! I mean really pong!image

  • As Terry Practhett says in his Discworld books, there are some words that just wont stop formingimage Anyway back to the original question, 'Why do Bana... this fruit stink!'image

  • Hate the smell of banana's so much so that in my early 20's if I caught a wiff of one then it'll be image

    I've now got a stronger stomach....... just image

  • BookertooBookertoo Posts: 1,306

    One of the reasons I only like pretty green bananas - and please don't peel one in the car …...

  • I love bananas, one of my favourite fruits.

  • FleurisaFleurisa Posts: 779

    Bananas give off ethylene gas which is why we use them to ripen over fruits and why they shouldn't be kept near cut flowers

  • ginagibbsginagibbs Posts: 756

    Dont know why they should smell horrid. Chop the skins up and put them round your rose bushes, its good for them.

  • Two brilliant pieces of info there from Fleurisa and ginagibbs. Gina is your doggy a King Charles Spaniel? He/She looks lovely.

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