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Title: Platano
Post by: Spikes on February 11, 2008, 06:53:12 AM

I just learned that platano means banana in spanish. I had no clue before. :D :rofl

Title: Platano
Post by: Denholm on February 11, 2008, 09:31:38 AM

Banana Phone!:p

Title: Platano
Post by: CyranoAH on February 11, 2008, 09:51:28 AM

We use platano for the ones that grow in the Canaric Islands, and "bananas/bananos" for the ones in central/south america.

Daniel

Title: Platano
Post by: Airscrew on February 11, 2008, 10:14:02 AM

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Originally posted by Denholm
Banana Phone!:p

My daughter and I love that song,  my wife however... hates it... :D

Title: Platano
Post by: midnight Target on February 11, 2008, 10:42:11 AM

"It's like those Spanish have a different word for everything!"










(blatantly stolen from Steve Martin)

Title: Platano
Post by: Vipper65 on February 11, 2008, 10:56:34 AM

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Originally posted by midnight Target
"It's like those Spanish have a different word for everything!"


OK now thats rocket science at its finest.

 :aok

Title: Platano
Post by: Spikes on February 11, 2008, 12:00:58 PM

Quiero el plátano.

(http://www.wpclipart.com/food/fruit/banana/banana_peeled.png)

:D

Title: Platano
Post by: Curval on February 11, 2008, 12:15:14 PM

..and I'm not falling for the platano in the tailpipe trick again.

Title: Platano
Post by: midnight Target on February 11, 2008, 01:23:38 PM

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Originally posted by Vipper65

Quote

Originally posted by midnight Target
"It's like those Spanish have a different word for everything!"


OK now thats rocket science at its finest.

 :aok

Que es mas macho? Vipper 'o Richardo Simmons?

Title: Platano
Post by: Fulmar on February 11, 2008, 01:36:05 PM

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Originally posted by Denholm
Banana Phone!:p

http://raffi.ytmnd.com/

Title: Platano
Post by: Tac on February 11, 2008, 01:52:43 PM

umm.. sorry to say this but 'platano' is not banana.

Its plantain.


Different fruit, same family.


Bananas are green, sourish and hard of texture when they sprout, then turn yellow, sweet and soft on the inside when they mature (turn yellow).

Plantains are 1/3rd bigger in size than bananas, are always sourish and have a hard texture to them and when they mature the outer skin usually stays green (some do turn yellowish but its a sickly yellow) but the inside still remains sourish and rather hard.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantain

Title: Platano
Post by: Shuffler on February 11, 2008, 02:10:59 PM

Details details............... :noid

Title: Platano
Post by: Tac on February 11, 2008, 04:05:15 PM

:D go ahead and buy a 'platano' and eat it like it was a banana.


You'll be crapping your intestines in less than an hour. That stuff is wicked.

Title: Platano
Post by: C(Sea)Bass on February 11, 2008, 04:07:13 PM

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Originally posted by Tac

You'll be crapping your intestines in less than an hour. That stuff is wicked.

 
Thats what happens when I eat bannanas anyways

Title: Platano
Post by: Treize69 on February 11, 2008, 04:33:27 PM

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/flash/play/681/

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Post by: Denholm on February 11, 2008, 04:37:27 PM

I would've posted with that link, except the film has so much unnecessary language.

Title: Platano
Post by: Treize69 on February 11, 2008, 04:38:56 PM

:D

What fun is life without a little unnecessary language?

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Post by: Denholm on February 11, 2008, 04:41:33 PM

:confused:

Title: Platano
Post by: Maverick on February 11, 2008, 05:34:01 PM

Fried platano's were very common as a vegetable in meals when I was in Panama. I thought they were OK but as bland as potato. They used it just like a potato just not with any gravy or other embellishments. Since the only banana's I had ever dealt with were the sweet variety it was an interesting experience.