Compo 10,328 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Eve offered Adam an apple. Was it a cooker or an eater? (Culinary or dessert). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StephenFord 866 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 The Bible doesn't actually say that it was an apple at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 It was a fruit from the forbidden fruit tree, no mention of what fruit it is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted September 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Can you tell I'm not religious? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 What's that got to do with being religious??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pwatmo 3 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 I think the Scottish Highlands are getting to you my lad.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,090 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 If nobody had existed before them, how would they have known the apple would be safe to eat? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Well they were in the Garden of Eden and had been told by their creator that they could eat all the fruits on all the trees except one, and they were forbidden to eat the fruit of that tree..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Booth 7,364 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Ayupmeducks (#5), If Compo was religious, he wouldn't have asked the question. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkazana 1,736 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Did you know that if you cut an apple in half across the middle from side to side not end to end, that you get a pentangle shape in the middle, which is why it was a magical fruit to our forebears? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 The original sin...scrumping! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Eve said yes just for an apple was she the first woman of "easy virtue"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fch782c 144 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Two guys sneak into a farmer's fruit garden and start eating the fruit. The farmer sees them and comes out with a shotgun. "Since you guys like fruit so much go pick 100 of which ever fruit you want," said the farmer. The first guy decides to pick grapes. When he gets 100 he goes back to the farmer. The farmer says "Now shove em' all up your ass." The guy gets all 100 up his ass. He feels really bad, but then he starts to laugh. "Why you laughing?" asked the farmer. To which the man replied, "My mate's out picking watermelons!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MELTONSTILTON 452 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 I think Eve gave Adam a crab apple, because in the time when the bible said they lived, apples were still in their natural state, Culinary or dessert apples did not exist Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Nahhh, you got that wrong MS, it was the garden of Eden, all the fruits and veggies nuts etc were the best. Big Daddy evicted them because they disobeyed a direct order, after that the garden of Eden was never heard of again. A&E had to fend for themselves and work after that little episode. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkazana 1,736 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Well by elimination there can't be many fruits that the bible refers to. Eve takes a bite and her eyes are opened, she offers the fruit to Adam, who takes a bite and lo, his eyes are also opened and they are ashamed of their nakedness! How many fruits on trees are there where you can take a bite before peeling it? Ergo Must be an apple, pear or plum! And I do believe most paintings show Eve offering Adam an apple. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Or one "Big Daddy" took off the menu for ever.... Who knows how many fruits have died out over the millenia?? You're assuming the forbidden fruit is one we have today, I'd say it was a special one that no longer exists. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkazana 1,736 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 A little research and we find that the forbidden fruit could have been one of several the favourites being apple, grape, pomegranate or fig. It is said in the bible that Adam and Eve covered themselves with fig leaves in their shame, quite possibly from the tree from where they took the fruit? But then again the bible stories are literally that, stories that have been told around camp fires long before man had learned how to write, and like Chinese whispers have grown and changed over the millennia, so who really knows what is true and what is a myth? Curiously despite their scorn for the infidels, the q'ran also tells the tale of Adam and Eve, and of Jesus the prophet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Yeah looked it up myself about an hour ago, just plain conjecture though, it did say it was doubtful it was an apple as apples don't grow to well in the Middle East. BUT, we are not talking Middle East as we know it, as they were supposed to be in the Garden of Eden, where everything grew perfectly. It wasn't technically a fruit tree either, it was the tree of knowledge and evil...So who knows what they actually ate??? But we do know it was from the forbidden tree, and got them banished forever from the Garden of Eden and the easy life. Trust a bloody woman to tempt us men....LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkazana 1,736 Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 "Trust a bloody woman to tempt us men" or in other words the weakness of men has led to all the worlds troubles? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 It is interesting to note that when woman first appeared, there were all sorts of problems. Adam didn't know what to do with it so asked god and was told to cuddle the thing. This was new and had to be explained. Then he was told to fondle it, which also had to be explained. When god told him to have intercourse with the thing, Adam got excited and rushed off only to find another problem to discuss with god. " God", he said, " What's a headache"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU TOLD THAT WHILE I WAS TYPING! "Adam!" "Yes Lord" "I have today created a woman for you to mate with!" "What's a woman Lord?" "You'll find out...she's in a cave half way up that mountain!" "What's a cave Lord?" "(sigh!)....It's a hole in the side of the mountain" "Mountain Lord??" "That flippin' great hill behind you!!" "What's 'Mate' Lord?" (The Lord explains in great detail)...."Now off you go,the lady is waiting" Adam trots off and climbs the mountain.... Ten minutes later he's back...."Lord??" "WHAT!!!...I've told you exactly what to do and where to do it...what the hell do you want to know now?" "What's a headache??" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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