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Photo: Desktop Banana, Now Downloadable

Darrow Montgomery — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:27:31 +0000

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Washington City Paper: Your Home for Banana Photography

Andrew Beaujon — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:46:02 +0000

Darrow's post yesterday is far from the first photo of a banana on City Desk. In fact, in this blog's relatively short run, we've posted far more banana photos than seems plausible. Here is an archive.

Photo: Tuesday, The Office

Darrow Montgomery — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:05:06 +0000

Top That!

Erik Wemple — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:24:06 +0000

Each Sunday at my home is homemade pizza night. This past week, a family member asked for an unorthodox topping.

Yum?

Internet Banana Destroys Cultural Meme

Andrew Beaujon — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:04:30 +0000

The problem with "jumping the shark" is not that the phrase itself has "jumped the shark." It's not that the possibility of one's own shark-jumping can lead to excellent blogging. It's that once one has "jumped the shark" (beggared its cultural capital) there is no mention of where the shark-jumper completes his, her, or its arc.

I have the answer. When something has well and truly jumped the shark, it lands...

...on a banana.

This is obviously a key cultural moment; I'd appreciate it if anyone who uses the phrase "jumps the shark and lands on a banana" would kindly link back to this post. If for no other reason than when a piece of fruit with a sticker that says "I CAN HAZ POTAZZEE-YUM" appears, my own cultural capital (which is measured in page views) will soar. And let's face it, "Dead Balls Era" is getting this blog nowhere.

Untapped Comedy Potential on 2300 Block of Champlain Street NW, Aug. 20, 2008

Andrew Beaujon — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:21:36 +0000

Banana Suicide

Andrew Beaujon — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:06:30 +0000

My kitchen, 8:30 a.m.