Hamburger vs. wax fruit

[MannyGoldstein]

I like hamburger. It feeds the common man, woman, and child. A burger, a beer, some good friends, and all is well.

Wax fruit looks so inviting, an always-ripe promise of sweet nectar gushing into the mouth. But when we bite it... OUCH! Cracked tooth. You can walk away for a while and think it's changed... This time, the nectar!... but always when we bite: OUCH!!!

[Hydra]

1. And it comes with a gummy aftertaste for free!

As well as that wonderful feeling of, "I knew it looked too good to be true..."

[Autumn]

2. OUCH! is right. Who the hell can afford good dental care?

But I digress. Wax fruit has no substance. You can use a knife to cut it and avoid cracked teeth but there's nothing there, no nutrients, no flavor and it leaves a bad taste in your mouth. But it is nice to look at.

[Kali]

3. !

just your subject line

[Live and Learn]

4. Well played! nt

[Cassiopeia]

5. Nicely done.

[SoapBox]

6. Always crack'n me up.

[BeanMusical]

7. I remember biting into one of them... when I was about 4. Maybe younger.

It boggles the mind that "adults" would do the same, again and again.

[ornotna]

8. Burger and a beer for me please

Wax fruit looks promising but the promise is hollow.

[nc4bo]

9. When heat is applied to wax it melts and can be remolded

into an incredibly wide variety of <whatevers>. Those <whatevers> can then be repackaged and sold to unsuspecting buyers.

The gig is up when customers realize what they bought isn't exactly as advertised and there's no way to get a refund.

[NV Whino]

10. Then there is fake upon fake

I worked at May Company during college. I once marveled at the bowl of fruit in gift department. It was plastic (or wax) "fruit" shapes, painted to look like wood.

[senz]

11. Especially the really phony ones where you can taste "wax" without even sampling it.

Shape-shifting wax fruit are the worst: they look like grapes one day, a banana the next, kiwi tomorrow...