Apples Vs Oranges

Hida_TsuzuaHida_Tsuzua Lamarck's Heir Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 79Members, NS1 Playtester
<div class="IPBDescription">A feel good debate</div> To turn our attention away from the religion debates:

There is the saying about the foolishness of comparing apples and oranges. Let's do it anyways!

The apple is the better of the two. It tastes better as it lacks the acidness of an orange. Its juice is better as it has far less pulp. Preparing an apple is easiler as you don't have to peel the skin and heck you can eat the skin as well! The core of the apple is far less messy than the skin of the orange as well. Lastly unlike the orange, you can plant apple seeds and grow an apple tree! Sure you can grow oranges in Florida and that sort of places, but there are more people where apples can grow as opposed to oranges.
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  • GlissGliss Join Date: 2003-03-23 Member: 14800Members, Constellation, NS2 Map Tester
    edited October 2003
    Finally, a discussion I can take place in!

    I say apples. Oranges lack the pure awesomeness and freshness of an apple. Oranges taste like a dead goldfish. Not to mention, they ooze this horrible-smelling thing everywhere, and it has the skin you have to peel off--it's too much of a hassle! When I eat an apple, I wash it under some drinking water (like 2 seconds) and eat it.
    And then there's always the green apples, if you're sick of the red ones (don't know how that could be done), and then the mix... And then that one that was filled with this weird sewage--wait, nevermind that one.
    And then there's the fact that it's orange. I mean, it's a color. And a fruit?! Then it leads to all these discussions about which came first (I vote the fruit, btw, color didn't come into the world until late 1800s). With an apple, it's nothing else, just a fruit!

    Also, an orange smells funny. It smells like one of those things that smell horrid but you can't stop (like white-out). Oranges stink.
    Yeah. I mean, what person in their right mind prefers oranges over apples?




    Also, I think I'm destined for the fight against oranges. I have an apple tree that was planted before I was born and it's like 3 feet. Never grew one apple in 12 or 13 years.
  • Marine0IMarine0I Join Date: 2002-11-14 Member: 8639Members, Constellation
    Apples all the way - simply because an apple has never hurt me. Oranges have squirted me in the eye, and I found out that you can make their juice light up if you put a cigarette lighter near it when you press down on the peel.
  • SkulkBaitSkulkBait Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13423Members
    Beh, you apple lovers. You just don't get it do you? Sure that fresh, edible-skinned, non-ignighting fruit looks apealing, but life doesn't work that way. Oranges are the reality, and you just can't stomach it, so you turn to apples to comfort you and make the world seem a happy, sweet-tasting place. Your all pansies <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • coilcoil Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Apples are too frequently unripe-sour, while oranges balance perfectly a tasty citrus-sour with delicous sweetness.

    Vitamin C is a vital nutrient. Oranges also prevent scurvy.

    Oranges *also* produce orange juice, which is the tastiest beverage on the planet.
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    I say oranges too, can't beat fruit that helps prevent cancer. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • TeoHTeoH Join Date: 2002-12-30 Member: 11640Members
    As a Lunchbox-fruit the apple obviously has convinience on its side, but can you really ignore the fact that when it comes to Iced lollies, apple flavour seriously blows?
  • MerciorMercior Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4019Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Perhaps TeoH, but I think we'll all agree that apple flavour Jelly babies > orange ones
  • reasareasa Join Date: 2002-11-10 Member: 8010Members, Constellation
    Apples are the better fruit, hands down. But oranges easliy have the best juice, lollypop, icee, etc flavors working for them
  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    I think it really comes down to your mood. Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes ya don't, eh?
  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--CommunistWithAGun+Oct 21 2003, 05:54 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Oct 21 2003, 05:54 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I think it really comes down to your mood. Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes ya don't, eh? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    No, I hate nuts.

    I like apples the most if they're all cold, sour-ish, and...cruncy doesn't really fit, but kinda hard, but soft enough to bite through without any real problems.
    Orange juice is damn nice though.
  • X_StickmanX_Stickman Not good enough for a custom title. Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15533Members, Constellation
    Oranges, no doubt. My teeth are a strange shape and i can't bite into an apple without almost locking my jaw. Also, if you throw an orange at someone, it doesn't kill them (like apples do), and leaves a nice big splash on them. Tasteh.
  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    apples are easier to eat but oranges are nicer and lets face it... apple juice looks like pee =3
  • EpidemicEpidemic Dark Force Gorge Join Date: 2003-06-29 Member: 17781Members
    edited October 2003
    Well, generally I'd prefer tasty apples and the vitaminous flesh they have. But I must admit, I have a love for orange "C-bomb" juice
  • SpoogeSpooge Thunderbolt missile in your cheerios Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 67Members
    Would anyone here eat Orange Pai? Didn't think so.

    GG oranges. pwned. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • dr_ddr_d Join Date: 2003-03-28 Member: 14979Members
    edited October 2003
    Were also ignoring a few fundamental physical traits. Oranges are circular, perfect little orbs, while apples are oblong shaped, I wouldn't trust fruit that can't roll in a straight line. Also oranges come presliced, how cool is that, you can eat as many or as little slices as you want, you can leave an orange out and it will still be good, apples get all brown and icky after you bite into them, when you are done with an orange all you have to deal with is an orange peel which if you are lazy you could just leave it by your hamock (without it getting all icky and brown) in your tropical paradise and just sip on your orange smoothie and watch a sunset with a gorgeus supermodel, try that with an apple. Also there's nothing quite like tearing into a huge lucious orange on a hot summer day and watching the cool orange mist shoot out into the air catching the gleam of the sun in the particals turning the mist into a ballet of blissful shining droplets, can't do that with an apple.



    PS Pies don't count because we aren't talking about subsidaries of fruit, otherwise you would have to take into account orange flavored ice cream cake.
  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    edited October 2003
    apple pie? pfft... try chocolate orange and then tell me what you think of apple pie <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->


    <b>Edit:</b> it's not terry's, it's mine!!!
  • X_StickmanX_Stickman Not good enough for a custom title. Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15533Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Geminosity+Oct 21 2003, 05:42 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Geminosity @ Oct 21 2003, 05:42 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> apple pie? pfft... try chocolate orange and then tell me what you think of apple pie <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->


    <b>Edit:</b> it's not terry's, it's mine!!! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Hello Dawn....


    Anyway, after a breif domination by apples, it looks like Oranges are making a comeback!

    Eat Orange. Drink Orange. LIVE Orange.
  • EpidemicEpidemic Dark Force Gorge Join Date: 2003-06-29 Member: 17781Members
    So let's sum it up.

    Oranges: Unenjoyable in a natural state. Sour and bitter. Lousy and untasteful flesh.

    Appel: Tasty, nutrious and well tasty <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • Nemesis_ZeroNemesis_Zero Old European Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 75Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    OK, OK, I <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=28&t=43638&st=0&#entry718892' target='_blank'>got the hint</a> <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

    BTW, I'm back to the forum. Run while you still can.
  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    what hint? This is a very serious discussion involving the world-shattering importance of whether apples or oranges are better. If this arguement gets answered it'll reveal the deep mysteries of life and spread peace and love across the planet in a blanket of asthetically pleasing flower petals <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • Smoke_NovaSmoke_Nova Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8697Members
    Let's all face it...Oranges are the winner.

    One - They prevent scurvy and provide Vitamin C
    Two - They are storable a lot longer then an Apple
    Three - They are great tools for blinding (Ahhh! CITRIC ACID IN MY EYE!)
    Four - They are Oranges. I bite into a peeled orange and suck the juice out with a Vampiric kinda move.
    Five - If used properly, they are great for...fore...play.
  • TempDeleteMeTempDeleteMe Join Date: 2003-08-03 Member: 18785Members
    edited October 2003
    Oranges. Apples come in WAY too many horrible-tasting varieties. Chances are people that say apples really haven't eaten many apples... go to the store and buy a selection. You'll have soft, nasty, pulpish apples (Red Delicious), you'll have crisp, horribly horribly bitter apples (Granny Smith), you'll have soft, somewhat tasty apples (Gala). It's about 10,000x harder to find a crisp, good-tasting apple then it is to find a soft, somewhat firm, juicy orange.

    Furthermore, most of the weight of an apple is discarded! You can buy a 1 kilo orange and a 1 kilo apple, and you'll get more to eat out of the orange. Also, oranges provide you with more nutrients, and contain so much water, they can keep you hydrated!

    Oranges keep longer, and oranges don't turn brown 30 seconds after you bite into them.

    Eating an orange will give you a LOT less pesticides then eating an apple will.


    Not to mention apples have arsenic, which can kill you... <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • BogglesteinskyBogglesteinsky Join Date: 2002-12-24 Member: 11488Members
    I like orange juice over to apple juice, but prefer crunchy apples over squidgy oranges
  • EvisceratorEviscerator Join Date: 2003-02-24 Member: 13946Members, Constellation
    I think it's quite clear that you can never convince the "Orange faithful" that Apples are even remotely close to being the better fruit. While Applers rely on sound scientific evidence for their beliefs, Orangers simply have faith in what their parents told them was the better fruit. They tend not to seek out proof that Oranges are better, because frankly, they don't need any. Applers are more open-minded about the whole thing, and given the choice, may end up one day actually choosing to believe in Oranges. These people are considered <b>Orangostic.</b> There are, however, many people that are strictly against the idea of Oranges and choose Apples all the way. These people are considered <b>Apptheists</b>. I personally consider myself a <b>Bananist</b>, since it is quite clear that Bananas are the most <i>perfect</i> fruit on the planet.
  • Smoke_NovaSmoke_Nova Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8697Members
    Yes...Banana's might be the perfect fruit...IF YOUR CRIMINALLY INSANE!


    Orange > all fruit
    Apples are good too, but if I have to buy a crate of oranges or a crate of apples, I prefer Oranges.
  • coilcoil Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Eviscerator wins.

    Except that bananas are ucky (and they give me tummy aches).
  • dr_ddr_d Join Date: 2003-03-28 Member: 14979Members
    edited October 2003
    If apples are the perfect fruit how come oranges have become more round, and where do apple cores come from huh, it's a mystery, obviously they were created as a lesser fruit with a rotton core and oranges are the chosen fruit because they have been graced with a perfect cicular form and come in Sliced Perfection.

    Appelution is just a theory anyway, there are so many ways to debunk it that I won't even bother to name any.


    plus you can put orange peels in your mouth and make funny faces.
  • EvisceratorEviscerator Join Date: 2003-02-24 Member: 13946Members, Constellation
    You can't just debunk Appelution. There is far too much evidence to support it. Coming from an Orangian, I'd expect nothing less. The best evidence I have for proving Appelution is the vestigal structures in Oranges. I mean, look at the dimples on the peel. You're telling me there is some reason for having dimples? Appelution tells us that the dimples are leftover structures from when Oranges were actually Tangerines. Tangerines have dimples so that they may accumulate water. Oranges, having developed a much superior mechanism for water retention, no longer require dimples. Yet, they remain. At some point, the dimples will fade away completely and the skin will be perfectly smooth, like an Apple.

    The real question we have to ask ourselves isn't whether Appelution is true, it's whether Appelution is still occuring in Oranges or not. Since we've essentially domesticated the Orange species, I see little reason for Appelution to continue. That's a whole other topic, however. Maybe we should start one?
  • coilcoil Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
  • TuBeLTuBeL Join Date: 2003-09-16 Member: 20928Members
    Lets face it, apples are the more versitile fruit. They come in many pleasant colors. Oranges come in....well, orange. You can eat an apple the way it is, or you can slice it and have it with your favorite toppings.
    Apples go with caramel (yum) AND peanut butter. I'd like to see you eat an orange with peanut butter on it!
    ( oh yeah, I <i>double</i> dare you!)

    besides, apples just want to be your friend. They don't make you peel through obnoxious layers to get to thier yummy goodness.

    When it all comes down to it...... If I had a million res nodes, I'd buy you some apples.
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