Forum: Main Banana Discussion
01-25-2010, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 9,512
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Forum: Social Announcements & Good Wishes
06-25-2009, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 297
Views: 65,430
Re: In Memoriam: Tog Tan
I just found out that I have lost another close friend, someone who helped me considerably through a time of great stress and angst. I'm not sure why two such grand fellows were taken so early, but...
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Forum: Social Announcements & Good Wishes
06-17-2009, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 297
Views: 65,430
In Memoriam: Tog Tan
Tog Tan, known to many members of the IBS as an indespensable font of banana and tropical knowledge, passed away on 16 June 2009 of a heart attack, while driving home with a new load of bananas and...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
06-03-2009, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 619
Views: 62,905
Re: Dumb Jokes
Installing Husband 1.0
A woman writes to the IT Technical support Guy
Dear Tech Support,
Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and I noticed a
distinct slowdown in the overall...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
06-03-2009, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 619
Views: 62,905
Re: Dumb Jokes
Two Little Boys
After a hardy rainstorm filled all the potholes in the streets and alleys, a young mother watched her two little boys playing in the puddle through her kitchen window.
The older...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
05-30-2009, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 619
Views: 62,905
Re: Dumb Jokes
A man is waiting for his
> wife to give birth. The
> doctor comes in and informs the dad that his son was
> born without torso,
> arms or legs. The son is just a head! But the dad
> loves...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
05-26-2009, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 619
Views: 62,905
Re: Dumb Jokes
HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE A WOMAN SCORNED
On the first day, she sadly packed her belongings into boxes, crates and suitcases.
On the second day, she had the movers come and collect her things.
On...
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Forum: Banana Plant Soil, Additives, and Fertilizer
05-23-2009, 04:12 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 23,278
Re: "Organic" Fertillizer
I have been growing verything with organics for a number of years now and find that I am getting very high quality fruit with all of the nutrients they are supposed to have. For fertilizer I have...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
05-23-2009, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 619
Views: 62,905
Re: Dumb Jokes
Subject: Fw: Grandma's Boyfriend
Grandma's Boyfriend
A 5-year-old boy went to visit his grandmother one day. Playing with his toys in her bedroom while grandma was dusting, he looked up and said,...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-21-2009, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,051
Re: Just purchased....
Living in Ft. Meyers you should have some good local sources to buy/trade with.
I recommend that you PM/Email Marc, he is in Ft. Meyers/Naples and has a very nice collection.
Bananas.org - View...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
05-20-2009, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 423
Views: 37,063
Re: Weird Food - Care to share?
Chao ong Tog. Ong mang goi che? Seems you know a bit of several Aisian languages. This is a bit of the little Vietnamese I still remember.
Now about dried prawns -- all I can say is Oy gevault!! ...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
05-20-2009, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 423
Views: 37,063
Re: Weird Food - Care to share?
Yes, tripe is the stomach wall. Beef tripe has sort of honeycomb pattern on one side. This is the one, in Spanish, we call "Callos" and use for our "Callos con Garbanzos". Chitterlings, or...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
05-20-2009, 01:53 PM
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Replies: 423
Views: 37,063
Re: Weird Food - Care to share?
Dan,
We have similar recipes in the Philippines that use pig's feet and cow feet. However, seldom are "patitas" ( i assume - pig's feet) used with garbanzos. It is the beef shank/cow feet that is...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
05-20-2009, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 423
Views: 37,063
Re: Weird Food - Care to share?
Gino 'wash out tripes' meaning take out the intestines and clean them very well. The only parts of the pig (barring bones) that aren't used in Chugchucarra are the sweetmeats (heart, liver, kidneys,...
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Forum: Other Plants
05-19-2009, 11:07 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 6,633
Re: First Paw Paw fruit coming!!
Patty, if you had a flavourless Chirimoya it was picked too green. I can assure you that a ripe one has a distinctive and delicious tropical-fruit-and-vanilla flavour.
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Forum: Other Plants
05-19-2009, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 6,633
Re: First Paw Paw fruit coming!!
Brent, what you and Gino and Beth are talking about ARE the same thing...exerpt from crfg.org
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Common Name:Pawpaw, Paw Paw,...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
05-18-2009, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 619
Views: 62,905
Re: Dumb Jokes
A grasshopper walks into the bar.
The bartender looks at him, grins, and says "Hey buddy, we have a drink named after you!"
The grasshopper blinks slowly, and says....
"You mean you have a drink...
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Forum: Tiki Hut
05-18-2009, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 619
Views: 62,905
Re: Dumb Jokes
A husband and wife were having dinner at a very fine restaurant when this absolutely stunning young woman comes over to their table, gives the husband a big kiss, says she'll see him later and walks...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-17-2009, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 10,239
Re: Tastiest banana?
They are. 'Gran Nain' is the banana that is monocultured by Chiquita (formerly United Fruit) now that 'Gros Michel' is defunct for export. 'Cavendish' are from other companies, largely Dole and...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-17-2009, 07:11 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,651
how 2 get corns in europe
Where can i get some corns shipt 2 Europe, Belgium.
Is it possible 2 ship from usa?
best and cheap as possible.
example, Saba
pleas some help nana lovers.
Greetz :waving:
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Forum: Tiki Hut
05-16-2009, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 423
Views: 37,063
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Forum: Tiki Hut
05-16-2009, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 619
Views: 62,905
Re: Dumb Jokes
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Forum: Member Introductions
05-16-2009, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,390
Re: Hello!
Hi Gino,
no problem happens to me all the time ;)
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-16-2009, 01:27 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,512
Re: Help with details
Wow...this thread got pretty off topic! (then again, on the other forums I'm on it's pretty typical) I'm always down for a good herpetological discussion, though!
Anywho...back on track, here's a...
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Forum: Member Introductions
05-16-2009, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,390
Re: Hello!
Hello Laura,
hope you stay around after you found your seeds. If you new to Banana-addiction you can learn so much and if you have experience you might can share it with the ones that don't...
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