Chiquita Banana - Part II

Inspired by this morning's post, I did a little research into the Chiquita banana jingle that hopefully you are already familiar with. Originally introduced in 1944, it has been rewritten a number of times, most recently in 1999. I prefer the original over today's, but I will list a few different versions I found.

I'm Chiquita banana and I've come to say
Bananas have to ripen in a certain way
When they are flecked with brown and have a golden hue
Bananas taste the best and are best for you
You can put them in a salad
You can put them in a pie-aye
Any way you want to eat them
It's impossible to beat them
But bananas like the climate of the very, very tropical equator
So you should never put bananas in the refrigerator

I'm Chiquita banana and I've come to say
That you really shouldn't get yourself run down this way
You must have nutrition and to get it right
You should really eat some fruit each morning, noon and night
There are vitamins and minerals
In whatever kind you buy-aye
They not only are nutritious
But they also taste delicious
You'll find by eating fruit you'll have more beautiful appearance and complexion
They're Mother Nature's beauty treatment to help you look perfection

I'm Chiquita banana and I've come to say
To a fellow's heart your stomach is the way
It's an ancient formula you must admit
And we'll put it to the test with a banana split
There's some ice-cream in the freezer
That way purchased just today-ay
These bananas that I'm holdin'
Are so flecked with brown and golden
Oh, I think I see a beauty, now you're talking, she's a honey, how'd we miss her
And her banana splits are something, they make me want to kiss her

I'm Chiquita banana and I'm here to reveal
The way to spot a great banana is on the seal
Let the blue Chiquita sticker be your guide
And you'll find a better tasting banana inside
People see the blue sticker
And think Chiquita tastes better
It says Chiquita's better before you bite
And just one taste of my banana says the sticker was right

I'm Chiquita banana and I've come to say
I offer good nutrition for you every day
And when you buy Chiquita you will always know
You've got the best bananas anyone can grow
Underneath the crescent yellow
You'll find vitamins and fiber
Instant energy to feel good
Our bananas make a meal good
It's a gift from Mother Nature and a natural addition to your table
A wholesome, healthy, pure banana, look for Chiquita's label

I'm Chiquita banana and I've come to say
I offer good nutrition in a simple way
When you eat a Chiquita you've done your part
To give every single day a healthy start
Underneath the crescent yellow
You'll find vitamins and great taste
With no fat, you just can't beat 'em
You'll feel better when you eat 'em
They're a gift from Mother Nature and a natural additional to your table
For wholesome, healthy, pure bananas, look for Chiquita's label

Chiquita Banana

I got invited a couple places last night, including a Monday Night Football party and a Mexican bar. Unfortunately, I didn't check my messages until after the game, so I just went to the bar with my friend. Towards the end of the evening, they had a drag show there, which I've seen them put on before, but tonight, the two opening ladies were dressed like the Chiquita banana, I swear. Glittering fake fruit on their heads and all. Maybe it was some sort of Carmen Miranda impression...

Further Embarrassment: The House Key

As previously mentioned, our house's previous tenants were a family of 4, including 1 teenage daughter. My roommates received the keys to the house and one would go to me. One key would let me in and out at my leisure, whenever I pleased. That key would be... green, with little dragonflies and sparkling flowers on it. Yes, I inherited the daughter's old key and the promise that my roommates would make me another copy when they got the chance. They did! In fact, now I have like 4 different keys to the house. One for this door, one for that one and one for that one and one for that one. What does someone need so many different keys for? Why not one key to rule them all? All roads would lead to Rome. Simplicity would be restored. Things would make sense.

The Other 15%

I recently moved into a house with my roommates. It was previously owned by a family of 4, a mother, daughter, father, son kind of deal. My roommates of course took the master bedroom as their own and decided to use the downstairs bedroom as an office which of course left me with either A) the daughter's old bedroom or B) the son's old bedroom. The daughter was been in her teens and had painted her bedroom to match her drapes... which were ORANGE and MAGENTA! Well, we were planning on repainting the place anyways but I preferred the dimensions of the light blue room. It wasn't until my first night in that room that I discovered a little hidden surprise. Stuck to the top of my ceiling were these little, light green, glow-in-the-dark, star-shaped stickers. Not just one here, one there, but all over the place, like a blanket of stars above me as I tried not to think about them. As my eyes scanned up, down, side-to-side, confirming that there was an incredible amount of them, I noticed the corner by the closet didn't have them. I figure about 85% of the ceiling had them, and that one corner, that 15% of the ceiling didn't. If you're going to cover so much of the ceiling, why not cover the whole thing? Why leave 15% bare? I mean, if they ran out, don't you think they would have purchased more to complete the job? The world may never know...

Disappointing Kingston 4GB USB Flash Drive

Okay, so who hasn't ever stood in line having nothing better to do but glance over the specials dangling before you? As I waited to make my purchase at the Fry Electronics I frequent from time to time, there it was, a Kingston 4GB USB flash drive and priced at under $20. Kingston hasn't always been my favorite brand but I had been needing a larger USB flash drive and USB 3.0 won't be on the market for a while so I picked myself up one these guys. Not the smallest flash drive but nice-looking. An opaque black along the sides with a translucent red on the top and bottom. I plug it into one of my PCs to transfer some data expecting a night red glow near the back of it and I was way off. Instead, there was a faint, green light up close to the port where it was plugged in. Who makes these sort of cosmetic decisions? Well, at least it looks damn good when it's not transferring files, right? Then it comes with this dinky little keyring thing that just looks way too small and flismy for such a big flash drive. They're fine for their smaller USB flash drives and it's probably just a standard one they use for all their flash drives no matter the size but I personally think they should either just throw in a bigger keyring or nothing at all. I mean, the thing is so small that it's really only good for hanging the drive on a little hook as opposed to actually attaching it to something like a real keyring.