Banana
Posted by Frankie on February 27, 2000
In Reply to: Banana posted by Tomar on February 27, 2000
: Does anyone know why people refer to semi-civilized, kind of
mismatched societies as "Banana Republics"? It seems odd, I heard
it stated that it's because bananas are majorly consumed in lower
class countries, but I would be hesitant to believe that.
: I think it relates to another phrase "Quit monkeying around" meaning
fooling around or not to be taken seriously. Bananas were always
associated with monkeys who (stereotypically) eat them. And when
we think of monkeys, we usually think of the sillyness they portray.
I also heard that that bananas grow wild in a bunch thus--another
phrase "Are you bananas?" (crazy). "Sit tight" I'll see what I could
find.
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