‘Do We Actually Need to Worry About Losing Bananas?’: With Bananas On the "Brink of Extinction," Vegans Are In a Panic
Though the world may be shocked to learn that bananas as we know them may soon go extinct thanks to a fungus outbreak, vegans are far from surprised.
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Though the world may be shocked to learn that bananas as we know them may soon go extinct thanks to a fungus outbreak, vegans are far from surprised.
Rumors of bananas’ possible fate have long served as a mainstay on Vegan forums, including r/vegan back in 2020.
Bananas could go extinct due to fungus outbreak, scientists say https://t.co/WZOyyrIsaOpic.twitter.com/NYpmMhPlk0
— New York Post (@nypost) October 25, 2023
“I have seen an article about bananas being endangered for at least the past three years. I understand how disease spreads and how plantations/farms would need to seek protection and get infections under control,” user r/TraderOats wrote.
“However, is there truly any merit to this bold extinction claim?” the evidently concerned vegan asked their fellow herbivores. “Do we actually need to worry about losing bananas? Does anyone know if it’s actually growing in severity? It’s hard to determine the reliability of news sources nowadays.”
Though at the time, the answer needed a bit more investigation — “So if there is a bug that is really good at killing this specific Banana, it could easily kill every banana plantation there is if we are not careful,” replied u/GregolasxD” — it appears these threats are even more real in our current climate.
Won't someone think of the bananas pic.twitter.com/CieJSEstaP
— Craig (@NineNineCraig) October 25, 2023
“Nobody is even close to solving the problem,” Banana author Dan Koeppel explained of the latest outbreak. "The answer is going to be the end of monoculture. The answer is variety."
As Gwen Stefani so aptly put it back in 2005, “this s—t is bananas! B-A-N-A-N-A-S!”
'He Turned Into The Muffin Man': Enrique Iglesias’ Backing Track Failed, and People Can’t Believe How Awful He Sounds
“It sounds like a Mickey Mouse cover,” commented one user.
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Though Enrique Iglesias may have sold upwards of 180 million records, won five Latin Grammys, and even nabbed the highly-coveted title of “The King Of Latin Pop" it appears there is one thing the Spanish pop singer can not actually do — sing falsetto sans autotune.
During the Montreal, Quebec stop of the Trilogy Tour, where Iglesias has been performing alongside fellow Latin pop iconics including Pitbull and Ricky Martin, the artist proved that even the most revered singers could still benefit from a little bit of vocal editing, inadvertently giving his best Muffin Man impression while attempting to perform his 2010 hit, “I Like It” during an apparent audio malfunction.
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Though Iglesias did his damndest to hit the high notes during the song’s iconic bridge, his repeated “don’t stop, baby”-s read more cartoon character than Latin pop legend, as several TikTok commenters pointed out.
“It sounds like a Mickey Mouse cover,” commented one user, while another likened it to the “sing to me, Paolo,” scene from The Lizzie McGuire Movie.
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Yet amid the roasts and dunks — “we have Enrique Iglesias at home,” joked another commenter — several found the audio SNAFU somewhat endearing, commending its relatability.
“This is how I sound when I’m in the car and I think I sound good and someone turns the volume down,” added a fourth commenter.
Enrique Iglesias — he’s just like us … and by just like us I mean he too, probably sounds a lot better in the shower.
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