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Bunch of grapes sells for £8,350 in Japan
the guardian UK ^
| july 7,2016
| Staff and agencies
Posted on 07/08/2016 6:14:06 PM PDT by Daffynition
A bunch of grapes has fetched a record price at an auction in Japan, where the fruit is considered a status symbol.
The bunch of about 30 grapes of the Ruby Roman variety sold for 1.1m yen (£8,350) – about £270 a grape. Each grape is roughly the size of a ping pong ball.
The grapes are grown in Ishikawa prefecture, and to qualify for the Ruby Roman designation, each grape must weigh at least 20g and have a sugar content of at least 18%.
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To: dfwgator
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posted on
07/08/2016 6:31:12 PM PDT
by
PLMerite
(Compromise is Surrender: The Revolution...will not be kind.)
To: Daffynition
Wasn’t there a Peanuts strip where Lucy and Linus argue whether it’s a “group of grapes” or a “bunch of grapes”?
To: RegulatorCountry; Daffynition
Each bunch of grapes gets its own white paper hat.Might as well. The current Pope is almost as fruity.
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posted on
07/08/2016 6:35:33 PM PDT
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disndat
To: dfwgator
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posted on
07/08/2016 6:36:01 PM PDT
by
EEGator
To: Daffynition
The Japanese seem to be the craziest of the Orientals....
And, I for the most part, see most Orientals as way out there.
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posted on
07/08/2016 6:36:21 PM PDT
by
caver
(Obama: Home of the Whopper)
To: bigbob
Do I get one free grape grope?
To: dynachrome
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posted on
07/08/2016 6:37:47 PM PDT
by
disndat
To: caver
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posted on
07/08/2016 6:38:53 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Daffynition
I’ve seen these grapes at Sam’s Club for a $1.99 a pound.
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posted on
07/08/2016 6:43:38 PM PDT
by
bimboeruption
(Nothing imtimidates evil more than when the redeemed become fearless.)
To: dfwgator
Good thing these folks have never been over exposed to radiation. They would probably mutate towards the bizarre.
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posted on
07/08/2016 6:45:30 PM PDT
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disndat
To: bimboeruption
Obviously fakes from China.
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posted on
07/08/2016 6:46:29 PM PDT
by
disndat
To: Daffynition
In the high-end department stores, it’s not unusual to see apples for 3000 yen or melons for 8000 yen. However, the fruit is perfect in appearance, intended as a gift, perhaps.
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posted on
07/08/2016 6:48:20 PM PDT
by
oblomov
(We have passed the point where "law," properly speaking, has any further application. - C. Thomas)
To: Daffynition
All about the idea that only a few can have it.
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posted on
07/08/2016 6:48:39 PM PDT
by
LukeL
To: Daffynition
The seeds from those grapes may objectively be worth a lot of money, though it would be better to start with more than the amount from one bunch.
To: dfwgator
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posted on
07/08/2016 6:57:26 PM PDT
by
Zeneta
To: LukeL
All about the idea that only a few can have it.And even less get it...
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posted on
07/08/2016 7:00:58 PM PDT
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disndat
To: oblomov
Yes, and a gift that cannot be returned or regifted. The Japanese keep “score” on these kinds of things.
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posted on
07/08/2016 7:09:35 PM PDT
by
hanamizu
To: RegulatorCountry; disndat
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posted on
07/08/2016 7:10:27 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Who will stop her?"We have the fight of our lives coming up to save our nation!" ~ Jim Robinson)
To: Daffynition
Is that a raspberry beret?
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posted on
07/08/2016 7:11:46 PM PDT
by
disndat
To: disndat
Is that a raspberry beret? The kind you find in a second-hand store?
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posted on
07/08/2016 7:12:47 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
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