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Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 2909 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 10:59 am: |      |
Rerpsing, as defined by Alhucema, is the act of chewing away the outer layer of a carrot to get to the sweet inner core. I used to do something similar to, but not the same as, rerpsing, which I'll call rarpsing. What is rarpsing? |
Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk
Post Number: 2074 Registered: 9-2009
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 11:13 am: |      |
Does it have to do with chewing? with removing layers? With food? Vegetables? Is it licking the center out of oreo (or similar) cookies? Is it sucking on a chewing gum until the layer of tastiness is gone, and only the gum center remains? |
Jumpingjack (Jumpingjack)
New member Username: Jumpingjack
Post Number: 1415 Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 1:22 pm: |      |
When I was very young, I would eat the crispy skin of chicken mcnuggets, and leave the mushy meat behind. Anything like this? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
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Post Number: 2913 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 3:46 pm: |      |
Does it have to do with chewing? This. with removing layers? No. With food? This. Vegetables? This. Is it licking the center out of oreo (or similar) cookies? No. Is it sucking on a chewing gum until the layer of tastiness is gone, and only the gum center remains? No. When I was very young, I would eat the crispy skin of chicken mcnuggets, and leave the mushy meat behind. Anything like this? No. |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1028 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 4:09 pm: |      |
Is it chewing sugar cane? If not, is it any of the following vegetables: -Corn? -Carrot? -Pumpkin? -Cabbage? -Celery? -Spinach? -Lettuce? -Squash? -Pepper? -Tomato? -Zucchini? -Pea? -Bean? -Asparagus? -Onion? -Garlic? -Leek? -Artichoke? -Potato? -Radish? -Sweet potato? -Yam? -Shallot? -Turnip? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 2917 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 4:15 pm: |      |
Is it chewing sugar cane? No. If not, is it any of the following vegetables: (List snipped) Carrot. Hey, I said it was similar! |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1031 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 4:28 pm: |      |
Normal carrots? Baby carrots? Does it involve chewing the carrot for a long period of time? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 2919 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 1:58 am: |      |
Normal carrots? Normal. Baby carrots? Does it involve chewing the carrot for a long period of time? Yesish. |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1045 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 2:13 am: |      |
At any point while rarpsing, does one have the whole carrot in his/her mouth? Does one actually eat the carrot while rarpsing? Or just chew it and spit it out? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 2924 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 2:43 am: |      |
At any point while rarpsing, does one have the whole carrot in his/her mouth? No. Does one actually eat the carrot while rarpsing? Yes. Or just chew it and spit it out? |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1049 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 2:47 am: |      |
Does rarpsing involve chewing the carrot for a long time, so as to prolong the taste/texture? Does a carrot's texture change after being in the mouth for a while? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 2926 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 2:52 am: |      |
Does rarpsing involve chewing the carrot for a long time, so as to prolong the taste/texture? No. Does a carrot's texture change after being in the mouth for a while? No idea. |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1051 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 2:58 am: |      |
Does one rarps with only one carrot? More than one? Does rarpsing take a long time? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 2928 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 3:42 am: |      |
Does one rarps with only one carrot? This. More than one? Does rarpsing take a long time? A little less than rerpsing. |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1054 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 3:51 am: |      |
Top, leafy part of the carrot relevant? Outer layer relevant? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 2930 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 3:52 am: |      |
Top, leafy part of the carrot relevant? Outer layer relevant? Yesish. |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1057 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 3:57 am: |      |
"Yesish" to both? Or just the outer layer? Does one rerps with a fresh, garden-grown carrot? A store-bought one? Frozen? Cooked? Any type? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 2932 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 4:17 am: |      |
"Yesish" to both? Or just the outer layer? This. Does one rerps with a fresh, garden-grown carrot? This. A store-bought one? Or this. Frozen? No. Cooked? No. Any type? |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1059 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 4:21 am: |      |
Oops, I typed "rerps" instead of "rarps" in the last post. Does rarpsing involve biting the carrot rapidly and quickly, just penetrating the outer layer with the teeth, sort of like a bunny would eat it? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 2933 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 4:22 am: |      |
Does rarpsing involve biting the carrot rapidly and quickly, just penetrating the outer layer with the teeth, sort of like a bunny would eat it? No, but you're vaguely OTRT. |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1061 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 4:26 am: |      |
Does rarpsing involve: -Biting the carrot rapidly? -Biting only partially through the carrot? -Holding the carrot like a corn cob and eating it that way? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 2936 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 4:31 am: |      |
Does rarpsing involve: -Biting the carrot rapidly? -Biting only partially through the carrot? Thisish. -Holding the carrot like a corn cob and eating it that way? And thisish. |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1064 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 4:32 am: |      |
Is rarpsing eating the carrot from the side, instead of either end? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 2937 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 4:34 am: |      |
Is rarpsing eating the carrot from the side, instead of either end? Not just this, but yes. |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1065 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 4:36 am: |      |
Does one continue to eat the carrot: -Side to side, like a corn cob? -Around the carrot? -In a spiral pattern? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
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Post Number: 2939 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 4:37 am: |      |
Does one continue to eat the carrot: -Side to side, like a corn cob? -Around the carrot? This. -In a spiral pattern? |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1067 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 4:38 am: |      |
So rarpsing is eating the carrot, from the side, around the carrot? Does one eat it from thick end to thin? The reverse? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
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Post Number: 2941 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 4:40 am: |      |
So rarpsing is eating the carrot, from the side, around the carrot? Yes, but why? Does one eat it from thick end to thin? The reverse? Neither. |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1069 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 4:42 am: |      |
Does one constantly wear down the very center of the carrot, so there is a really thin section in the middle? Does one continue to wear the carrot down to its very core? Then eat that last? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
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Post Number: 2943 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 4:45 am: |      |
Does one constantly wear down the very center of the carrot, so there is a really thin section in the middle? You're getting there. Does one continue to wear the carrot down to its very core? /b{Yes.} Then eat that last? Yes. Why? (Hopefully you are visualizing the same thing as me; you may not, though, in which case you might have an FA. |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1072 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 4:51 am: |      |
Relevant where one starts to eat the carrot from (thick end, thin end, middle)? How one eats the core? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 2948 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 5:02 am: |      |
Relevant where one starts to eat the carrot from (thick end, thin end, middle)? Yes. How one eats the core? It's in the same way the rest is eaten. |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1076 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 5:09 am: |      |
Is the intent to prolong the taste of the carrot? Does one start at the middle? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 2950 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 5:18 am: |      |
Is the intent to prolong the taste of the carrot? No. Does one start at the middle? No. |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1079 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 5:22 am: |      |
Does one start at the thick end? The point? Is the intent to maintain the conical shape as long as possible? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 2953 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 5:31 am: |      |
Does one start at the thick end? The point? Neither. Is the intent to maintain the conical shape as long as possible? No. BTW, Balin, I notice we're in the same time zone. I have no excuse for being up this late, do you? :p |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1083 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 5:53 am: |      |
Is watching "Whose Line" reruns an excuse? Otherwise, no, I don't. Does one start somewhere in the middle of, but not in the exact middle, of, the carrot? Nearer to the thick end? The thin one? |
Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd
Post Number: 808 Registered: 6-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 5:57 am: |      |
Is it to chew away as much as possible at a random place near the middle, and see how thin a "waist" you can make before it breaks? |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1087 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 5:59 am: |      |
One more question before my brain shuts down: Is the intent to make a perfect cylinder out of the carrot? ] loadPRGM: brain-shutdown ] loading... ] PRGM "brain-shutdown" ready ] runPRGM: brain-shutdown ] RUN |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
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Post Number: 2957 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 12:09 pm: |      |
Does one start somewhere in the middle of, but not in the exact middle, of, the carrot? Yes. Nearer to the thick end? This. The thin one? Is it to chew away as much as possible at a random place near the middle, and see how thin a "waist" you can make before it breaks? Kinda (though it's not random). Why? Is the intent to make a perfect cylinder out of the carrot? No. |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1092 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 3:33 pm: |      |
Is it just for fun? Competition involved? Does one typically rarps alone? Competing against someone to make a thinner "waist"? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
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Post Number: 2960 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 10:06 pm: |      |
Is it just for fun? Yes. Competition involved? No. Does one typically rarps alone? Yes. Competing against someone to make a thinner "waist"? No. |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1102 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 10:45 pm: |      |
Is one making a sword or lightsaber out of the carrot? |
Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd
Post Number: 810 Registered: 6-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 10:54 pm: |      |
Or possibly to make a top (for spinning) out of a baby carrot? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 2963 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 18, 2010 - 12:35 am: |      |
Is one making a sword or lightsaber out of the carrot? No. Or possibly to make a top (for spinning) out of a baby carrot? No. |
Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk
Post Number: 2091 Registered: 9-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, June 20, 2010 - 11:10 pm: |      |
Is it done with a single carrot? Or is more than one needed for there to be a point to it? Is it done so the parts on each side of the middle are equally balanced? Is any tool/prop needed except for the carrot(s)? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
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Post Number: 2971 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, June 20, 2010 - 11:19 pm: |      |
Is it done with a single carrot? Yes. Or is more than one needed for there to be a point to it? No. Is it done so the parts on each side of the middle are equally balanced? They are, but for another reason. Is any tool/prop needed except for the carrot(s)? No. |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1121 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 1:47 am: |      |
Is one trying to make something out of the carrot? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
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Post Number: 2972 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 2:35 am: |      |
Is one trying to make something out of the carrot? No. |
Balin (Balin)
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Post Number: 1131 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 2:39 am: |      |
Is the entire carrot reduced to a "waist"? Just a part of it? Does the carrot become a pointed cylinder (like a pencil)? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
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Post Number: 2977 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 2:48 am: |      |
Is the entire carrot reduced to a "waist"? Just a part of it? This. Does the carrot become a pointed cylinder (like a pencil)? No. |
Tomsab (Tomsab)
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Post Number: 18 Registered: 6-2010
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 2:55 am: |      |
the carrot doesn't become a shape they are trying to create? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
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Post Number: 2978 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 3:07 am: |      |
the carrot doesn't become a shape they are trying to create? It does; I am trying to create a particular shape AND ALSO do something else. |
Tomsab (Tomsab)
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Post Number: 19 Registered: 6-2010
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 3:15 am: |      |
does the shape you end up with allow the carrot to fit somewhere very well? |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1134 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 3:17 am: |      |
Is there another food involved? That you want to eat the carrot with? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
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Post Number: 2979 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 3:53 am: |      |
does the shape you end up with allow the carrot to fit somewhere very well? No. Is there another food involved? No. That you want to eat the carrot with? |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1140 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 4:10 am: |      |
Does one create the waist: -From the starting point, down the thin end, and then to the end of the thick end? -From the starting point, to the thick end, then from the starting point down the thin end? -Randomly, but always starting at the same point? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
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Post Number: 2981 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 4:51 am: |      |
Does one create the waist: -From the starting point, down the thin end, and then to the end of the thick end? -From the starting point, to the thick end, then from the starting point down the thin end? I have no idea what you're thinking; I can't even visualize this. Do we have different definitions of "waist?" -Randomly, but always starting at the same point? This. |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1142 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 5:08 am: |      |
"Waist": a better word for what I'm saying would be "core". Sorry. Re-writing last post: Does one create the core: -From the starting point, down the thin end, and then to the end of the thick end? -From the starting point, to the thick end, then from the starting point down the thin end? -Randomly, but always starting at the same point? |
Tomsab (Tomsab)
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Post Number: 24 Registered: 6-2010
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 5:09 am: |      |
Is the width not the thickness but the amount of carrot length covered by the waist important? less or more than an inch? |
Galfisk (Galfisk)
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Post Number: 2095 Registered: 9-2009
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 9:02 am: |      |
Are you trying to make the carrot flexible in the middle? So that you can bend it? Use it as a pendulum? Or carrot nunchuck? Is the point to make it look like something else? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
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Post Number: 2984 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 12:18 pm: |      |
-From the starting point, down the thin end, and then to the end of the thick end? -From the starting point, to the thick end, then from the starting point down the thin end? -Randomly, but always starting at the same point? I know you meant core. What do you mean, "Down the thin end?" The carrot is not eaten lengthwise. Is the width not the thickness but the amount of carrot length covered by the waist important? Yes. less or more than an inch? About an inch. Are you trying to make the carrot flexible in the middle? No, but you're getting closer. So that you can bend it? Again, getting close. Use it as a pendulum? No. Or carrot nunchuck? No. Is the point to make it look like something else? Yes! |
Balin (Balin)
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Post Number: 1148 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 1:11 pm: |      |
"Down the thin end": the core is created at the starting point, then gradually towards the pointy end. Does one only create the core at the one point? At multiple points? Are |
Balin (Balin)
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Post Number: 1149 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 1:12 pm: |      |
Oops, posted before I was done. Are the specific points on the carrot important? Does one eventually make the entire carrot into a core? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
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Post Number: 2989 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 4:52 pm: |      |
Does one only create the core at the one point? Yes. At multiple points? No. Are the specific points on the carrot important? Not really, but towards the large end. Does one eventually make the entire carrot into a core? No. |
Balin (Balin)
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Post Number: 1155 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 5:10 pm: |      |
Will the carrot look like a rocket? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
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Post Number: 2992 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 7:12 pm: |      |
Will the carrot look like a rocket? No. |
Tomsab (Tomsab)
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Post Number: 27 Registered: 6-2010
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 7:17 pm: |      |
does the carrot resemble something only after bending it to meet itself like a circle? |
Galfisk (Galfisk)
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Post Number: 2101 Registered: 9-2009
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 9:10 pm: |      |
Does it look like a gnome? Some other creature? A building? Something else manmade? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
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Post Number: 2994 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 9:36 pm: |      |
does the carrot resemble something only after bending it to meet itself like a circle? No. Does it look like a gnome? Some other creature? A building? Something else manmade? None of these, with an ish on the last one. |
Balin (Balin)
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Post Number: 1164 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Monday, June 21, 2010 - 9:58 pm: |      |
Does the carrot look like another plant? A tree? Some other natural thing? A geyser? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
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Post Number: 2999 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 1:59 am: |      |
Does the carrot look like another plant?Yes. A tree? Yes! Some other natural thing? No, though another natural thing is involved. A geyser? No. |
Balin (Balin)
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Post Number: 1183 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 2:09 am: |      |
I think I've got it... Is it a Christmas tree? And it can stand up? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
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Post Number: 3000 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 2:46 am: |      |
I think I've got it... Is it a Christmas tree? No. And it can stand up? No. |
Tomsab (Tomsab)
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Post Number: 32 Registered: 6-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 2:51 am: |      |
One of those weird bonsai-looking separated hedges |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
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Post Number: 3001 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 3:06 am: |      |
One of those weird bonsai-looking separated hedges? No. |
Balin (Balin)
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Post Number: 1187 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 3:16 am: |      |
Is the pointy end of the carrot the top of the tree? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
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Post Number: 3005 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 3:22 am: |      |
Is the pointy end of the carrot the top of the tree? The thin end, you mean? Yes. I suspect you're still not visualizing it the same way I am. |
Balin (Balin)
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Post Number: 1191 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 3:26 am: |      |
So, let me see if I've got this right so far: You rarps by nibbling a "core" into the carrot near the thick end. This shapes the carrot like a tree, but not a Christmas tree, although the thin end is the top of the tree. Is the thick end another plant? Another...something? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
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Post Number: 3008 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 3:34 am: |      |
So, let me see if I've got this right so far: You rarps by nibbling a "core" into the carrot near the thick end. This shapes the carrot like a tree, but not a Christmas tree, although the thin end is the top of the tree. Right. As a hint, the kind of tree is largely irrelevant. Is the thick end another plant? No. Another...something? No. |
Balin (Balin)
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Post Number: 1194 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 3:38 am: |      |
Does one only do this with one carrot? Or with one at a time, so as to make a little garden out of the "carrot-trees"? Is the thick end supposed to be a base of the tree? So it can stand up? The roots? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
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Post Number: 3011 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 3:45 am: |      |
Does one only do this with one carrot? Yes. Or with one at a time, so as to make a little garden out of the "carrot-trees"? Is the thick end supposed to be a base of the tree? Yes. So it can stand up? Not necessarily. The roots? No. |
Balin (Balin)
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Post Number: 1197 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 3:49 am: |      |
Does one wait a while before eating the tree...I mean, rest of the carrot? Does one show it to others? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
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Post Number: 3014 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 3:52 am: |      |
Does one wait a while before eating the tree...I mean, rest of the carrot? Yes. Does one show it to others? Irr. |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1200 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 3:54 am: |      |
Is the intent to admire the carrot-tree? Is any actual tree relevant? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 3017 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 4:02 am: |      |
Is the intent to admire the carrot-tree? Something like that. Is any actual tree relevant? Yes. |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1203 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 4:05 am: |      |
Is the intent to duplicate a particular tree? One that is well-known? In your yard? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 3021 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 4:16 am: |      |
Is the intent to duplicate a particular tree? Not a particular one, but a general type. One that is well-known? In the US at any rate. In your yard? b{No.} |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1206 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 4:17 am: |      |
Is it an evergreen tree? Pine? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 3024 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 4:20 am: |      |
Is it an evergreen tree? Pine? Could be. Assume so, if you like. |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1209 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 4:24 am: |      |
OK, my brain is frying. Could you please recap? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 3026 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 4:28 am: |      |
As a child, I used to eat carrots as follows: I would visualize the carrot as a tree and chew around its wider (lower) end, exposing and thinning the core. What does this resemble? |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1212 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 4:35 am: |      |
I don't know; my thoughts keep turning to a Christmas tree.... Is it a common type of tree? But not..."species" of tree? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 3030 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 4:37 am: |      |
Is it a common type of tree? But not..."species" of tree? The exact species is irrelevant - many trees can take on this appearance. As a hint, it only occurs in the northern hemisphere. |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1215 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 4:40 am: |      |
Is autumn relevant? And the carrot is orange...so orange leaves on a tree? And in the case of pine trees, the pine needles turn orange/brown? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 3032 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 4:41 am: |      |
Is autumn relevant? And the carrot is orange...so orange leaves on a tree? And in the case of pine trees, the pine needles turn orange/brown? Season and color are irrelevant. |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1217 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 4:42 am: |      |
Is any weather at all relevant? Or just the tree? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 3035 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 4:44 am: |      |
Is any weather at all relevant? No. Or just the tree? Not just the tree. |
Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin
Post Number: 1221 Registered: 4-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 4:48 am: |      |
Is location of tree relevant? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 3038 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 4:59 am: |      |
Is location of tree relevant? General location, yes. |
It_so_happened (It_so_happened)
New member Username: It_so_happened
Post Number: 324 Registered: 5-2010
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 1:53 pm: |      |
It looks like a beaver had been chewing on it? |
Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo
Post Number: 3044 Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - 7:34 pm: |      |
It looks like a beaver had been chewing on it? Yes! ************** SPOILER! ************** I noticed as a child that carrots were shaped roughly like tree trunks, and liked to eat them as though I were a beaver, gnawing into and eventually cutting down the "tree." Google-image "beaver" and "tree" to see examples of the resulting shape. |