r/mildlyinteresting • u/neveronmylife • 6h ago

I removed all the seeds from a strawberry

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u/TheBflyEffect 6h ago

Your random unemployed friend on a Monday

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u/neveronmylife 6h ago

How did you know I just put my two weeks in :(

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u/AverageInfamous7050 6h ago

Are you now gonna work at a berry ranch?

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u/Theperfectool 5h ago

Isn’t that not a berry?

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u/KangarooKurt 5h ago

What?! No way, that was the last straw

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u/BWC_semaJ 4h ago

Berry last straw...

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u/axewhyzedd 1h ago

Berry interesting

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u/dixiech1ck 6h ago

Better than a bunny ranch (iykyk)

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u/GrammaIsEvryfing 6h ago

Idkaidwtk

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u/oddlyrandomintrovert 5h ago

It's a boring job, lots of fucking around.

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u/RollTahoeRoll 5h ago

That place is only about 30 miles from me. I stopped in before the 2016 election with my mom and husband and bought a “hookers for Hillary” t-shirt

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u/Grayson_Poise 5h ago

Congratulations on the new gig in what I presume is an Eighties style Netflix series where the brilliant yet quirky protagonist with extreme expertise at a ludicrously specific thing travels the world solving murders. I took forward to seeing how they incorporate ultratiny fruitsurgery into each episode.

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u/Zech08 6h ago

wasthat before or after doing this?

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u/chugonomics 6h ago

During

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u/PM_ME_CHIPOTLE2 6h ago

Haha yeah OP just shows up to the monthly meeting with one strawberry and does this for an hour. At the end, their manager is like “so yeah we’ll give you two more weeks” and OP was like “yep makes sense.”

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u/chanslam 4h ago

There were signs

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u/longkhongdong 6h ago

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u/NtLmr95 5h ago

Now I'll never be in a fancy pie! 😭

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u/tehweave 6h ago

Autism reddit going hog wild today

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u/Bauld_Man 6h ago

Fruit Loops, Nerds, and now this?? Was there a solar flare that kicked up all the neurodivergents??

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u/original_username89 5h ago

A few scrolls down someone removed all the sesame seeds from their bun. Today is apparently the day.

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u/Smol-Vehvi 2h ago

Oh god I think I'm chronically online. I know exactly what you're talking about.

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u/GreasyBumpkin 5h ago

Either Autism or Buddhist Monastery I'm not sure.

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u/Lurking_stoner 5h ago

I literally just saw a post that said they sorted all the nerds into separate colors 🤣

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u/Ausco_1995 6h ago

🤣🤣🤣 I was just going to ask what type of autism is this and saw this comment. Great minds think alike.

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u/sasakimirai 3h ago

Neurodivergence in general. The nerds OP did say they were ADHD

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u/Turbo_KE70 3h ago

Next they'll sort the seeds by colour

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u/hellrodkc 1h ago

It really is. I can’t even imagine having a thought to attempt this, much less the patience to finish it

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u/tryyeezus 4h ago

Audhd for sure 

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u/LegionPlaysPC 6h ago

Ok so someone sorted all the froot loops, someone else sorted all the candy nerds. Now we are picking seeds off a strawberry? What is going on today!?

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u/BetrayedMilk 5h ago

It's the vaccines

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u/tryyeezus 4h ago

Something something racism

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u/BattledroidE 5h ago

I dunno, I was bottling 44 bottles of beer.

Suppose I could have picked out individual yeast cells or something. Now I feel like I did nothing.

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u/Br135han ​ 5h ago edited 1h ago

It’s been raining at everyones house

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u/WomanOfEld 6h ago

Wondering the same...

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u/neveronmylife 6h ago

I ate them separately which amounted to a very average experience altogether, much like eating a regular strawberry

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u/gorginhanson 6h ago

Have you been tested for super OCD autism?

No reason

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u/neveronmylife 6h ago

You are never going to believe this..

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u/Etheralto 6h ago

I believe it

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u/peepdabidness 6h ago

lol you are fucking funny

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u/tryingisbetter 5h ago

Only if they said that you don't have it.

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u/_FreddieLovesDelilah 6h ago

Is that a thing because I thought I had OCD but I was diagnosed with autism and I just think I might have both

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u/Pandamaud 4h ago

You can have both, however, OCD and autism go hand in hand very often as they can be very similar. My old friend had autism and I have OCD, and we both had a lot of similarities with behavior and tics. The key difference for us was tho, that with OCD there's thoughts of anxiety behind the tics ("if I dont do X tics, then something aweful will happen"), while for her, she just had tics that would annoy the shit out of her if she didnt do them

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u/alewiina 3h ago

Yep OCD, autism, and ADHD all often go hand in hand. I have AuDHD but my partner was blessed/cursed (blursed?) with all 3

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u/Bonijan 6h ago

Oh you absolutely can have both (source: I have both lol). If the obsessive thinking has been too overwhelming for you (in intensity and/or frequency) and causing significant suffering, I'd really recommend trying to have it diagnosed and treated, mine got way more manageable after meds. Best of luck!

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u/Aaberon 6h ago

You gotta screen for early onset advanced super OCD autism before you can make that diagnosis

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u/AjayRedonkulus 4h ago

I'm pretty sure this was the test.

Flying colours.

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u/Enough_Path2929 6h ago edited 6h ago

Lol fucking L

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u/Philly514 6h ago

Serial killer type shit

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u/proxyproxyomega 6h ago

at least not "I ate the seeds. threw out the berry"

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u/HumongousBelly 5h ago

Op on a watchlist now

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u/i8yourmom4lunch 6h ago

🤣 I was not expecting that

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u/Hirokage 6h ago

Did you count them? If so, you are possibly a vampire.

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u/ConcentricCow 3h ago

I was at a plant physiology conference and ran into a strawberry breeder. I said to him, "I can't stand the texture of the seeds. Have you ever bred a seedless strawberry?". He looked at me quietly and said no one had ever asked him that before.

My point is I understand and I see you.

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u/dvowel 5h ago

How are strawberry seeds on their own?

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u/j_hawker27 5h ago

Mostly okay. They sometimes suffer from separation anxiety, but once you eat them you can stop thinking about it.

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u/clout_spout 6h ago

Fascinating

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u/BushyBrowz 6h ago

You haven’t had a good strawberry

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u/scaleofthought 6h ago

Lol you're hilarious

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u/Historical-Winner576 6h ago

Dude I hated the strawberries as a kid because of the seeds and I thought they were related to cockroaches

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u/DefinitelyNotA-Duck 6h ago

I had to actively stop myself from screaming 😂😂

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u/fesakferrell 6h ago

How long have you know you have autism?

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u/neveronmylife 6h ago

About a year

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u/NealCaffreyx9 5h ago

This definitely allows you to skip any of the tests.

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u/SystemicDrift 6h ago

The tism is strong with this one

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u/dehydrated_apricot 5h ago

Rizzem wit da ‘tism

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u/First-Extension-7042 6h ago

Fun fact, the strawberry is not actually a berry. It is an accessory fruit. The berry is actually a thin layer around each seed.

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u/Sweeper1985 6h ago

This is a level of pedantry I can appreciate.

Obligatory mention that raspberries aren't berries either, but watermelons are.

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u/BattledroidE 5h ago

Pineapple: Not pine, not apple.

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u/McTerra2 5h ago

Cantaloupe

Legally incorrect as eloping is permissible

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u/NotInTheKnee 3h ago

Next you're gonna tell me that a coconut isn't a nut...

https://giphy.com/gifs/xUPJPxJS2SDf6rPs40

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u/NoSpecialist_042 5h ago

Another fun fact, those little things on strawberries aren't seeds, they're called achenes. The seeds are even smaller and inside of them.

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u/TSAforlife 6h ago

Technically correct, which is the best kind of correct.

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u/Turdship_ButtleFlaps 5h ago

Huh, I wonder if that helps explain why some people complained of hollow strawberries. Not enough resources during the grow to fill out the accessory fruit? 

Very cool fact, I'll have to pay more attention next time I pick up some strawberries!

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u/Holiday_Document4592 2h ago

So OP removed the strawberry from the strawberry?

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u/GreyStormcrow 6h ago

The red item on the left is no longer fruit

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u/Phyddlestyx 2h ago

The red part never was, technically. The "seeds" are actually the fruits, with the true seeds being inside those.

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u/AceOfPlagues 6h ago

It is still an accesory fruit which, for example, includes all non-core parts of apples and pears as well. So while not a true fruit it can hardly be called a flower any more.

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u/Ur-Quan_Lord_13 5h ago

Man, I just wanted to look up how the part of the flower that turns into the fruit in an apple (hypanthium) differs from a strawberry (receptacle) and people are truly allergic to labeling pictures of parts of flowers!

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u/tetryds 5h ago

I understand that there is a specific biological definition for fruit but given that definition basically nothing is a fucking fruit except for tomato.

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u/GetOffMyCaversons 6h ago

Everyone is asking why, my question is how!?

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u/neveronmylife 6h ago

Toothpick

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u/Mifuni 6h ago

What the heck?! Be a doctor already!!!

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u/g4rg0yl3 3h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/s239QJIh56sRW

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u/Pop_Culture_Phan_Guy 3h ago

Autism

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u/Meal__Team__Six 2h ago

Posting this reaction gif to everything is a good indicator

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u/gosb 6h ago

Excellent use of free will

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u/chr0nicpirate 6h ago

The ADHD meds are working I see

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u/koteofir 6h ago

I sense a diagnosis in your future

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u/ILaikspace 2h ago

When the adderall really be hitting

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u/FlipReset4Fun 2h ago

Or touched by the tism

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u/hardcory00 6h ago

Can you send it to me I just had a tooth extracted and am allowed no seeded fruits

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u/neveronmylife 6h ago

I will mail it in an envelope just for you

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u/Kendaren89 6h ago

No one in the history has been as bored as op to do that

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u/NearbyCommission287 6h ago

you really never know what other people are doing in their homes. 10/10

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u/BammBammRoubal 6h ago

How do you feel about trains?

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u/NDiLoreto2007 ​ 6h ago

Man, an old client of mine saw one of the facts on a Snapple top about seeds on a strawberry. So he wanted to try for himself.
There were not as many seeds on the strawberry as the Snapple cap said.

He loved to talk about how pissed off he was after doing that.

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u/expespuella 5h ago

That triggered a random memory. My cousin is the most mellow dude who will try to alleviate someone's anxiety with facts and tidbits to show they have less to worry about than their brain is telling them.

Years ago in the Pacific Northwest his fiancee was driving us somewhere and it was storming really heavily. She was kinda freaking out and kept saying a tornado was gonna hit. He said, "We don't get tornados here, and where they do, the sky turns kinda green because of the ice in the clouds yada yada yada..."

She said, really angrily, "WHATEVER, SNAPPLE CAP."

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u/catsgovrooom 5h ago

Now put them all back in their respective pores

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u/Melodic_Song4224 2h ago

You actually removed the individual fruits!

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u/Lane-O-Mac 6h ago

My wife and I are also autistic.

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u/NowieTends 6h ago

Do you like trains by any chance?

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u/NoSpecialist_042 5h ago

Those aren't seeds, they are called achenes.

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u/xopher425 3h ago

And they are the actual fruits, not the red part. That's called the receptacle.

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u/OnlyIntention12345 4h ago

Wow English has word for anything

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u/pinkypuffyz 2h ago

can you count it next time

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u/99cent-tea 2h ago

Forget next time, do it now it’s clear OP has nothing but time 😂

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u/Ok_Wall_8267 6h ago

You gonna grow from seed now?  

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u/CalamityBroseph 6h ago

Now put them back in reverse order

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u/DeliciousPumpkinPie 6h ago

Interestingly, those “seeds” are the true fruit of the strawberry plant; the red bit is known as an “accessory fruit” as it doesn’t develop directly from the reproductive parts of the flower the way the real fruits do.

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u/tokin_ranger 6h ago

I bet you would get along well with the Nerds guy

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u/imalurkernotaposter 6h ago

Talk to your doctor about lowering your adderall dose.

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u/NatlerSK 5h ago

Well Achsually you removed all the fruit "achenes" from its receptacle.

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u/MulleDK19 4h ago

Fun fact, those are not seeds, they're fruits!

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u/dazzleunexpired 6h ago

Those aren't seeds. They're achenes. Seed is inside.

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u/Electricengineer 6h ago

So many autistic posts these days

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u/SenorSorrow 6h ago

You gave your strawberry an oophorectomy

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u/rillip ​ 6h ago

How does this make you feel?

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u/neveronmylife 6h ago

Pretty good ngl

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u/rillip ​ 6h ago

Interesting. This reply has increased the chance of me attempting to replicate your feat by no less than 5%.

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u/burgher89 6h ago

“Well you’re clearly in need of help, but gosh darnit, I’m not gonna give it to you.” - Dr. Cox, Scrubs

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u/ScarletPigeon05 6h ago

Did you get its consent before posting a nude pic of it on the internet tho

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u/Ptony_oliver 6h ago

Autism 100

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u/Fairtex_ 6h ago

You may, or may not, be a serial killer.

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u/Gloomy_Dot_8412 6h ago

Those mfs always get stuck between my teeth. I approve this

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u/Minimum-Pangolin-487 3h ago

You have a lot of time on your hands

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u/-ArthurMorgan 6h ago

But did you count them?

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u/BarnacleMcBarndoor 6h ago

Only vampires stop and count things like that.

But also, 183 seeds.

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u/LuckyScales 6h ago

Let’s pretend one fell on the floor, and make it Blink 182 seeds

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u/This_Elk_1460 6h ago

Where are you? (183rd seed)

And I'm so sorry!

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u/AydonusG 6h ago

Either way it's half a year, you'll still miss it

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u/TheAlmighty404 6h ago

So, you're a vegetarian vampire ?

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u/NeverEndingWhoreMe 6h ago

They suck the red out.

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u/TheAlmighty404 5h ago

That was what I wanted to add to my post, but since they said they ate the seeds...

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u/roughczech 6h ago

Now you can have strawberry fields forever...

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u/Guinness_Doodle 6h ago

Why is it naked

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u/rockemsockempedobear 6h ago

Someone call Kyle Kinane

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u/Superbad1990 6h ago

Plant them

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u/arbyyyyh 6h ago

What new fun and exciting medication have we started recently? lol

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u/CharlieRunespoor 5h ago

How long did it take you? I always wanted to try to do the same 'cause I was curious about how the strawberry would feel under my teeth without the seeds.

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u/neveronmylife 5h ago

It took me about an hour, I was watching a show and needed something to do with my hands. I recommend using a firm, barely ripe strawberry so you don’t puncture the flesh too much

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u/Alex2820 4h ago

I don't see a seed count anywhere? You might just have to re-do it

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u/OldRancidOrange 6h ago

You have achene sense of the ridiculous.

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u/MasterCrumble1 2h ago

Is this ADHD or autism?

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u/Tommysrx 41m ago

Think of all the free strawberries you’ll have when you plant those

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u/BL4CK-H4T91 3h ago

Now it's just a tomato 🍅

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u/Klaymen96 6h ago

I might be able to eat that strawberry then. I can't eat strawberries for the seeds. It really throws off the texture and makes it gross to me... Yes I have autism

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u/aerosolsp 6h ago

FUCK YOU

unstraws your berry

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u/ScubaPuddingJr 6h ago

How many seeds did you remove from the strawberry? 

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u/understater 6h ago

Serious questions. How long did it take you? Was there anything you learned/observed/examined while doing it about the seeds or skin? Would you recommend this as an activity for someone to do at least once in their life, or something as a part of their routine, or something to help regular emotion?

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u/Mundane-Salad942 6h ago

Did you just neuter a fruit?

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u/That_guy_will 6h ago

They’re not seeds they’re ovaries/pistils

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u/shanksisevil 6h ago

I had a boss that brought (to the hospital) one of his employees a box of chocolate covered strawberries. A get well soon present. 

He was in the hospital due to diverticulitis surgery. 😅

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u/DreadPirateGriswold 6h ago

You know, they're having a sale on cable TV.

I'm just saying...

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u/turnthewin 5h ago

Where on the spectrum are you?

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u/Numerous-Confusion-9 5h ago

You should be on a watchlist

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u/Ingenrollsroyce 5h ago

We can't even see the whole strawberry to confirm

https://giphy.com/gifs/EouEzI5bBR8uk

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u/Harry_Iconic_Jr 5h ago

for your next trick, could you shave a peach?

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u/SaltyYumYumBalls 4h ago

Cool. Now tell us about your overly complex and detailed train set.

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u/hiieeeuuuu 3h ago

Roll that up with your weed

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u/Tmdngs 3h ago

Easy on the adderall, boy

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u/imios 3h ago

You can submit strawberries like this at your local Kmart for an autism card.

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u/mari_curie 2h ago

Now you can grow a whole lot of new strawberries 🍓

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u/AvianSpies 1h ago

This is the type of activity my coworkers who use AI to code all day have the time to do.

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u/felipefrontoroli 6h ago

I really enjoy strawberries but I never eat it because I hate the seeds. However, I've never sat down and removed them, I just shave them with the potato peeling tool. How long did it take? On a totally different subject, I do peel my grapes since I hate the texture of the skin, and I do it with a knife

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u/Exact-Forever-3844 5h ago

by any chance are you on the spectrum?

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u/lets-play-car-pranks 6h ago

I’ve never wanted to see someone’s nose pores before, yet I find myself oddly fascinated by what yours might look like

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u/Icy_Meringue_8153 6h ago

Me when I take too much adderall

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u/LEMON_PARTY_ANIMAL 2h ago

Are we on an autism speedrun on Reddit today?

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u/jonjohnjonjohn 6h ago

Outstanding work!

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u/aglitch7 6h ago

Alright, you’ve had your fun. Now clean up your mess and put it all back

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u/slimcutta6 6h ago

So they won't grow in your stomach 🤔

Smart! 🫡