What is this object viewed from an unusual angle?

[Killearn Kitties]

Since it's Friday and I've finished most of my work, I thought I would let you see what a colleague brought into the office today. It is a fairly everyday sort of object but does not usually come in that colour, to my knowledge.

So what do you think it is?

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Maracas?

[JenBKR]

hmm....squash?

[ComedyDevil]

Maracas?

That's what I was going to say ... except ... I've seen loads that colour.

No idea.

[LilacDragon]

EWWWW.

How long does it take for bananas to turn that particular shade of brown?

[Lizzie]

Bananas. Or are they called plantains when they are that colour, and you fry them - I think.

[catnapper]

I was going to say "Figs?" but I think Lizzie's got it right with bannanas

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Bananas? that colour? Looks like the back and heels of shoes to me

[elizabethann]

I don't know what it is, but it scares me.

[slick]

Now that's one heck of a cleavage!!!!

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Now that's one heck of a cleavage!!!!

[kimlovescats]

Some type of gord? (sp?)

[moosmom]

Slick,

So THAT'S what Victoria's Secret is!!!! I'm gonna get me one them push 'em and and squeeze 'em together bras!!

I'll say it's either some old person's butt, or a couple of pomegranites.

[Randi]

I have no idea. I was going to guess aubergine at first, but I too think it's some kind of banana.

[Killearn Kitties]

Some of these suggestions have completely put me off eating one!

Leaving that to one side for the moment, they are indeed bananas!



Now I ask you, have you ever seen a suntanned banana before? I couldn't get a good representation of the colour, the best description I can give is metallic purple. Really! The skin is a kind of pinky, purply, coppery shade, but the flesh is perfectly normal banana colour and they taste like normal bananas.

If any of you UK people want to see them for yourselves, then get yourself into Morrisons this weekend.