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Animal, Vegetable, Mineral

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I am a vegetable.
1. Are you edible? Yes.
2. Are you leafy? No.
3. Are you commonly eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner? Yes, any time.
4. Are you a potato or starchy tuber? No.
5. Are you a member of the Solanacea aka nightshades? No.
6. Are you most commonly cooked before being eaten, as opposed to being eaten raw? I am normally eaten raw, but can also be served cooked.
7. Are you red? No
8. Are you a fruit? Yes

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Originally posted by @kewpie
I am a vegetable.
1. Are you edible? Yes.
2. Are you leafy? No.
3. Are you commonly eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner? Yes, any time.
4. Are you a potato or starchy tuber? No.
5. Are you a member of the Solanacea aka nightshades? No.
6. Are you most commonly cooked before being eaten, as opposed to being eaten raw? I am normally eaten raw, but can also be served cooked.
7. Are you red? No
8. Are you a fruit? Yes
9. Is one of you bigger than a grapefruit (about 10 cm) in any dimension?

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I am a vegetable.
1. Are you edible? Yes.
2. Are you leafy? No.
3. Are you commonly eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner? Yes, any time.
4. Are you a potato or starchy tuber? No.
5. Are you a member of the Solanacea aka nightshades? No.
6. Are you most commonly cooked before being eaten, as opposed to being eaten raw? I am normally eaten raw, but can also be served cooked.
7. Are you red? No
8. Are you a fruit? Yes
9. Is one of you bigger than a grapefruit (about 10 cm) in any dimension? No.

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Originally posted by @kewpie
I am a vegetable.
1. Are you edible? Yes.
2. Are you leafy? No.
3. Are you commonly eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner? Yes, any time.
4. Are you a potato or starchy tuber? No.
5. Are you a member of the Solanacea aka nightshades? No.
6. Are you most commonly cooked before being eaten, as opposed to being eaten raw? I am normally eaten raw, but c ...[text shortened]... you a fruit? Yes
9. Is one of you bigger than a grapefruit (about 10 cm) in any dimension? No.
10. Are you sweet when ripe?

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I am a vegetable.
1. Are you edible? Yes.
2. Are you leafy? No.
3. Are you commonly eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner? Yes, any time.
4. Are you a potato or starchy tuber? No.
5. Are you a member of the Solanacea aka nightshades? No.
6. Are you most commonly cooked before being eaten, as opposed to being eaten raw? I am normally eaten raw, but can also be served cooked.
7. Are you red? No
8. Are you a fruit? Yes
9. Is one of you bigger than a grapefruit (about 10 cm) in any dimension? No.
10. Are you sweet when ripe? Yes.

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Originally posted by @kewpie
I am a vegetable.
1. Are you edible? Yes.
2. Are you leafy? No.
3. Are you commonly eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner? Yes, any time.
4. Are you a potato or starchy tuber? No.
5. Are you a member of the Solanacea aka nightshades? No.
6. Are you most commonly cooked before being eaten, as opposed to being eaten raw? I am normally eaten raw, but c ...[text shortened]... bigger than a grapefruit (about 10 cm) in any dimension? No.
10. Are you sweet when ripe? Yes.
11. Are you an orange?

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1. Are you edible? Yes.
2. Are you leafy? No.
3. Are you commonly eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner? Yes, any time.
4. Are you a potato or starchy tuber? No.
5. Are you a member of the Solanacea aka nightshades? No.
6. Are you most commonly cooked before being eaten, as opposed to being eaten raw? I am normally eaten raw, but can also be served cooked.
7. Are you red? No
8. Are you a fruit? Yes
9. Is one of you bigger than a grapefruit (about 10 cm) in any dimension? No.
10. Are you sweet when ripe? Yes.
11. Are you an orange? No.

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12. Are you in the berry family?

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1. Are you edible? Yes.
2. Are you leafy? No.
3. Are you commonly eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner? Yes, any time.
4. Are you a potato or starchy tuber? No.
5. Are you a member of the Solanacea aka nightshades? No.
6. Are you most commonly cooked before being eaten, as opposed to being eaten raw? I am normally eaten raw, but can also be served cooked.
7. Are you red? No
8. Are you a fruit? Yes
9. Is one of you bigger than a grapefruit (about 10 cm) in any dimension? No.
10. Are you sweet when ripe? Yes.
11. Are you an orange? No.
12. Are you in the berry family? No.

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Would a monkey eat you?

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Is one of you considered a full portion? (E.g., oranges as opposed to grapes)

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1. Are you edible? Yes.
2. Are you leafy? No.
3. Are you commonly eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner? Yes, any time.
4. Are you a potato or starchy tuber? No.
5. Are you a member of the Solanacea aka nightshades? No.
6. Are you most commonly cooked before being eaten, as opposed to being eaten raw? I am normally eaten raw, but can also be served cooked.
7. Are you red? No
8. Are you a fruit? Yes
9. Is one of you bigger than a grapefruit (about 10 cm) in any dimension? No.
10. Are you sweet when ripe? Yes.
11. Are you an orange? No.
12. Are you in the berry family? No.
13. Would a monkey eat you? Yes, monkeys like to eat me.
14. Is one of you considered a full portion? Yes.

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Originally posted by @kewpie
1. Are you edible? Yes.
2. Are you leafy? No.
3. Are you commonly eaten for breakfast, lunch, dinner? Yes, any time.
4. Are you a potato or starchy tuber? No.
5. Are you a member of the Solanacea aka nightshades? No.
6. Are you most commonly cooked before being eaten, as opposed to being eaten raw? I am normally eaten raw, but can also be served co ...[text shortened]... monkey eat you? Yes, monkeys like to eat me.
14. Is one of you considered a full portion? Yes.
Would the EU like to make you straighter?

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Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-duke
Would the EU like to make you straighter?
Erm... the answer to that is 'no' for all fruits, maugre the Daily Misinformation.

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Do you come in one typical colour, or in a variety?