▲ 806 ▼ Average TS developer (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by hypertown@lemmy.world to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml 128 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) As a proud Massachusettsan, tomatoes are definitely vegetables. (Technically, tomatoes are both fruits and vegetables) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] two_wheel2@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Aren’t fruits subsets of vegetables? Without looking it up I thought that vegetables were the edible part of the plant and fruits are edible reproductive parts of the plant. I could be totally off on that though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yea, you're totally correct. This whole confusion comes from a Supreme Court case that involved tariffs though... Basically, tomatoes are a staple good and should be taxed like a regular vegetable and not receive the elevated fruit tax. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago i.e. Americans ruining english for the rest of the world (see also 7th day nutjobs), thanks guys... permalink fedilink source parent [–] fred@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Does this vary from place to place? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) It varies by language since the meaning of fruit and vegetable are language specific but that's universal for English. A fruit is an edible portion of a plant that contains seeds and a vegetable is an edible portion of a plant, so... all fruits are vegetables. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fred@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Ok but like, why draw the line at Massachusetts? Lol. If I make a wrong turn and end up in New Hampshire am I going to have to reevaluate my fruits and vegetables? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Oh, Massachusetts was behind them being classified as a vegetable but not a fruit for tax reasons. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] two_wheel2@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Aren’t fruits subsets of vegetables? Without looking it up I thought that vegetables were the edible part of the plant and fruits are edible reproductive parts of the plant. I could be totally off on that though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yea, you're totally correct. This whole confusion comes from a Supreme Court case that involved tariffs though... Basically, tomatoes are a staple good and should be taxed like a regular vegetable and not receive the elevated fruit tax. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago i.e. Americans ruining english for the rest of the world (see also 7th day nutjobs), thanks guys... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yea, you're totally correct. This whole confusion comes from a Supreme Court case that involved tariffs though... Basically, tomatoes are a staple good and should be taxed like a regular vegetable and not receive the elevated fruit tax. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago i.e. Americans ruining english for the rest of the world (see also 7th day nutjobs), thanks guys... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago i.e. Americans ruining english for the rest of the world (see also 7th day nutjobs), thanks guys... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fred@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Does this vary from place to place? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) It varies by language since the meaning of fruit and vegetable are language specific but that's universal for English. A fruit is an edible portion of a plant that contains seeds and a vegetable is an edible portion of a plant, so... all fruits are vegetables. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fred@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Ok but like, why draw the line at Massachusetts? Lol. If I make a wrong turn and end up in New Hampshire am I going to have to reevaluate my fruits and vegetables? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Oh, Massachusetts was behind them being classified as a vegetable but not a fruit for tax reasons. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) It varies by language since the meaning of fruit and vegetable are language specific but that's universal for English. A fruit is an edible portion of a plant that contains seeds and a vegetable is an edible portion of a plant, so... all fruits are vegetables. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fred@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Ok but like, why draw the line at Massachusetts? Lol. If I make a wrong turn and end up in New Hampshire am I going to have to reevaluate my fruits and vegetables? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Oh, Massachusetts was behind them being classified as a vegetable but not a fruit for tax reasons. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fred@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Ok but like, why draw the line at Massachusetts? Lol. If I make a wrong turn and end up in New Hampshire am I going to have to reevaluate my fruits and vegetables? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Oh, Massachusetts was behind them being classified as a vegetable but not a fruit for tax reasons. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago Oh, Massachusetts was behind them being classified as a vegetable but not a fruit for tax reasons. permalink fedilink source parent