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Old 02-20-2025, 05:41 PM
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Tomatoes are a fruit and not a vegetable because they have seeds.
Therefore, shouldn’t Ketchup be called a Smoothie and not a Condiment?
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Old 02-20-2025, 05:48 PM
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I’ll ketch up with you later on this subject…
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Tomatoes are a fruit and not a vegetable because they have seeds.
Therefore, shouldn’t Ketchup be called a Smoothie and not a Condiment?
In the United States, Ketchup is a vegetable, per the Supreme Court:

Nix v. Hedden, 149 U.S. 304 (1893) the Supreme Court opined that:

"under U.S. customs regulations, the tomato should be classified as a vegetable rather than a fruit. The Court’s unanimous opinion held that the Tariff Act of 1883 used the ordinary meaning of the words “fruit” and “vegetable,” instead of the technical botanical meaning."
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In the dumpster fire known as the EU, the Brussels Mafia reclassified the carrot as a fruit so Portugal could export carrot jelly.

Ketchup should be classified as a lubricant for french fries.
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Old 02-21-2025, 09:01 AM
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In the dumpster fire known as the EU, the Brussels Mafia reclassified the carrot as a fruit so Portugal could export carrot jelly.

Ketchup should be classified as a lubricant for french fries.
Should be a law banning ketchup on a hot dog
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Old 02-21-2025, 10:16 AM
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I agree! But I like catsup on a frankfurter. Weird, huh?
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Old 02-21-2025, 10:52 AM
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I agree! But I like catsup on a frankfurter. Weird, huh?
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I agree! But I like catsup on a frankfurter. Weird, huh?
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Old 02-21-2025, 03:38 PM
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Tomatoes are a fruit and not a vegetable because they have seeds.
Therefore, shouldn’t Ketchup be called a Smoothie and not a Condiment?
No! A smoothie is something blended with yogurt. Fruit, vegetables, liver.
A condoment is something that you put on your weener for protection.
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Word up.
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Why? It tells it you are northerner or southerner…. oops: how else would we know?
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I love the way your mind works, but you definitely have too much time on your hands.
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Absolutely! 👍🏻
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knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit
intelligence is not putting them in a fruit salad
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Should be a law banning ketchup on a hot dog
Nothing like a big fat juicy hot dog covered in ketchup!!!!
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