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Post number 5067

xiffix — Thu, 04 Jan 2001 13:41:29 -0800

Durian is not the new budget chip from AMD. It's a big prickly fruit I've seen for sale in Chinese supermarkets and now I know what the real attraction is...

By: nomisxid

nomisxid — Thu, 04 Jan 2001 13:46:54 -0800

Hrm, having lived in singapore for several years as a kid, I can indeed attest to the overpowering odor of a durian...never noticed any aphrodisiacal effects. Perhaps it's a psychosomatic reward for injesting such a smelly object =p

By: cell divide

cell divide — Thu, 04 Jan 2001 13:53:57 -0800

it's outlawed in many hotels in Asia because of the stench... not sure about the other qualities!

By: waxpancake

waxpancake — Thu, 04 Jan 2001 14:27:28 -0800

Try Durian Palace or Durian Online for more information. The aphrodisiac effects are dubious, at best.

By: tiaka

tiaka — Thu, 04 Jan 2001 14:30:58 -0800

I'll stick to green m&m's thankyouvery much. Except when they melt. heh.

By: holgate

holgate — Thu, 04 Jan 2001 14:36:44 -0800

They stink. And were banned from the hotel I stayed in when in Bangkok. Let's face it: if your partner copes with your eating one, you were probably likely to get laid anyway.

By: rodii

rodii — Thu, 04 Jan 2001 14:57:55 -0800

"Like eating custard whilst standing over a London sewer," my old Burmese teacher used to say.

By: dhartung

dhartung — Thu, 04 Jan 2001 15:15:29 -0800

Probably a placebo effect at least in part.

By: lagado

lagado — Thu, 04 Jan 2001 17:18:53 -0800

More like eating custard while standing on a pile of rotten fruit, would seem closer to reality. Actually its pretty good. Don't mess with Thai ones, the best come from Sumatra. I think the aphrodisiac myth comes from watching Malaysians talking on the subject of durian. There's certainly something orgasmic about the excited discussion.

By: MrBaliHai

MrBaliHai — Thu, 04 Jan 2001 17:44:00 -0800

I vividly remember taking a taxi ride into the forest around Singapore with my father many years ago. The taxi driver cut down a durian for him and cracked it open. The smell was like prehistoric gym socks soaked in garlic and rotten eggs. My dad seemed to like the taste of it, but I certainly didn't notice any libidinous effects.

By: Potsy

Potsy — Thu, 04 Jan 2001 22:22:00 -0800

I was at a party once when a guy brought some Durian. As soon as he unwrapped it, the smell was so bad it drove everyone outside. People were in such a hurry to get away from it that some of them left their beer behind. That incident became rather infamous with the people who were there.

By: baylink

baylink — Fri, 05 Jan 2001 12:34:26 -0800

prehistoric gym socks soaked in garlic and rotten eggs Quick! Someone! Get me some oxygen! (Take that either way...)