Paddy liked bananas. The trouble was he used to stuff them in his mouth instead of biting a bit off the end. It drove his mother, quite frankly, bananas. She said:
“Why can’t you eat a banana nicely instead of stuffing it in your mouth? Eat it nicely; like a gorilla.”
In fact Paddy had seen gorillas at the zoo eating bananas. They would peel them nicely and bite a mouthful off at the end.
The other kids at school had seen Paddy eat a banana and instantly gave him the nickname of “Monkey”. In fact, when it came to the classroom singing time, the other boys would sing:
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Give the monkey a banana…
It made the teacher very annoyed.
There was no changing the way Paddy would eat a banana. Even when he grew up and got married his wife would say:
“Why can’t you eat a banana nicely instead of stuffing it in your mouth? Eat it nicely; like a gorilla.”
And then quite a few years later, when he went to the Old Peoples Retirement Village, there were a couple of old men who had gone to school with Paddy and they would sing:
With a knick-knack paddywhack,
Give the monkey a banana…
For Paddy it was all water off a duck’s back. He took no notice. Being deaf has some advantages.
Eating bananas that way can make you go deaf apparently.
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Yes. Going deaf is not as enjoyable as going blind – apparently.
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This is bananas!
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I knew it would have a-peel.
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That is a silent twist, yet a killer.
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Thanks! In some ways it’s a bit of unfair twist…
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There is, of course, only one correct way to eat a banana – https://youtu.be/84evIS4J9Hg
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I’ve only just got this comment now, Keith. It went into the wrong WP folder! It is SOOOO cute!! My dog likes bananas, but without the refinement of that dachshund!
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Neither of my dogs will touch them. Suits me, of course – more for me!
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Nic! a bit fruity…
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At least, when he ate a banana, he didn’t get the pip.
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I love the way your comments have got into the spirit of the tale.
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Often the comments are the best part!!
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This is sheer genius. Maybe he was stuffing the bananas in his ears.
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I must try that!
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