A yard of bananas

If one was an Observer reader, you would recognize that this bunch of Bananas is a ‘YARD’ long and weights 1cwt. This bunch comes from a 640 acre (1 sq mile) family run plantation in the Caribbean. Each individual fruit is approximately 9 inches long, as measured along the convex face from the blossom end to the base of the peduncle.

On a hot summers day, there is nothing more refreshing, than a PINT of ‘banana shake’ as part of a healthy British diet. It certainly quenches the thirst after running a mile.



The European Union has ordered the British government to announce a date when it will abolish the use of pints, miles and even Britain's farmers' acres. A spokesman for the European Commission said the UK government had to fix a date 'as soon as possible' under their legal obligations.

I say we need to set a date for withdrawing from this illegal Treaty

If you wish to tell this man, Commissioner Günter Verheugen, where to go, e-mail to the following addresses:

mailto:guenter.verheugen@cec.eu.int

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