42 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

RL as I posted some time ago I am on the cusp of finalising a trade deal here in Havana that will ship bananas to OZ, as many as we need! This deal will be bigger than the Trans Pacific Partnership if it comes off. The paperwork is all but done but it still needs Fidel's final sign off but it is difficult to catch him when he is awake these days. Fingers crossed that there will be no banana shortage in my lifetime! 

As long as they're less than $2.80 /kg deal me in. 

30 minutes ago, H_T said:

As long as they're less than $2.80 /kg deal me in. 

Dealing, k's, I don't like the sound of this.

22 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Dealing, k's, I don't like the sound of this.

Just keeping with the No B$ theme. 

15 hours ago, Redleg said:

Dealing, k's, I don't like the sound of this.

Whatever pays the school fees Red.

As long as your client  believes he is innocent.

42 minutes ago, Biffen said:

 

As long as your client  believes he is innocent.

Or hopes he can convince others of it.

18 hours ago, H_T said:

As long as they're less than $2.80 /kg deal me in. 

Hmmm Good point HT I have been negotiating in Cuban Pesos forgot about AUS $. At the moment I calculate that I can get them to market for about 71.40 Cuban Pesos/kg. The other point to make is that Cuban bananas bend the other way, to the left, rather than to the right as you are looking at them. Not sure if this will pose a marketing problem or not? 

 

 

29 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

Hmmm Good point HT I have been negotiating in Cuban Pesos forgot about AUS $. At the moment I calculate that I can get them to market for about 71.40 Cuban Pesos/kg. The other point to make is that Cuban bananas bend the other way, to the left, rather than to the right as you are looking at them. Not sure if this will pose a marketing problem or not? 

 

 

as long as they bend to the will of the state, that should be fine, earl

On 12/16/2015 at 11:15 AM, Earl Hood said:

Hmmm Good point HT I have been negotiating in Cuban Pesos forgot about AUS $. At the moment I calculate that I can get them to market for about 71.40 Cuban Pesos/kg. The other point to make is that Cuban bananas bend the other way, to the left, rather than to the right as you are looking at them. Not sure if this will pose a marketing problem or not? 

Wouldn't matter Earl which way they bent, left/right, flip it over and no one will ever know, and it wouldn't faze me in a smoothie.

And as squire BBO would indicate.... as long as they're ribbed for pleasurre. 

 

Just making a banana sandwich for lunch and my banana is definitely bent to the left.

4 minutes ago, old dee said:

Just making a banana sandwich for lunch and my banana is definitely bent to the left.

You talking about fruit OD

Just now, Devil is in the Detail said:

You talking about fruit OD

I wondered who would be the first to say that Devil.

11 minutes ago, old dee said:

I wondered who would be the first to say that Devil.

3 hours ago, old dee said:

Just making a banana sandwich for lunch and my banana is definitely bent to the left.

Good God there must be Cuban bananas in OZ already! Fidel has gazumped me. 

24 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

Good God there must be Cuban bananas in OZ already! Fidel has gazumped me. 

I doubt it Earl the LNP would have nothing to do with those commos and they will not hear of us importing bananas.

The last great tariff protection

33 minutes ago, old dee said:

I doubt it Earl the LNP would have nothing to do with those commos and they will not hear of us importing bananas.

The last great tariff protection

I suspect that Comrade Earl would deal with anyone. Indeed in my experience, Commos are an honourable lot compared to their capitalist counterparts.  

Earl's behaviour has the touch of Milo Minderbender. Our very own Milo on this site. I am looking forward to hearing of further outrageous trades involving Earl or Milo.  

7 minutes ago, hemingway said:

I suspect that Comrade Earl would deal with anyone. Indeed in my experience, Commos are an honourable lot compared to their capitalist counterparts.  

Earl's behaviour has the touch of Milo Minderbender. Our very own Milo on this site. I am looking forward to hearing of further outrageous trades involving Earl or Milo.  

Sorry Old Dee I missed your reference to the LNP. Also look out for Cory Bernardi and his conservative revolution!

10 hours ago, Earl Hood said:

The other point to make is that Cuban bananas bend the other way, to the left, rather than to the right as you are looking at them. Not sure if this will pose a marketing problem or not? 

 

 

Must be that the Cuban girls roll them on their left thigh rather than their right, Earl?  Funny that the Cuban cigars don't give an indication of which thigh they were rolled on?

Anyway, maybe it also proves that our banana bending Qld friends favoured the right all along with their Aussie bananas. Must go all the way back to Bjelke's days.  

Oh and Earl, how goes the search for fair trade coffee in Cuba?  Any good 'brews' found that you could do a little importing of?  You know, sewn into the door upholstery of the Roller when you bring it back into Oz?

15 hours ago, bjDee said:

Must be that the Cuban girls roll them on their left thigh rather than their right, Earl?  Funny that the Cuban cigars don't give an indication of which thigh they were rolled on?

Anyway, maybe it also proves that our banana bending Qld friends favoured the right all along with their Aussie bananas. Must go all the way back to Bjelke's days.  

Oh and Earl, how goes the search for fair trade coffee in Cuba?  Any good 'brews' found that you could do a little importing of?  You know, sewn into the door upholstery of the Roller when you bring it back into Oz?

bj the way you describe it I may take up smoking again! 

Ernest, profit is everything but it is not about me, I do it only for the Syndicate and our share holders as you know. 

3 hours ago, Earl Hood said:

bj the way you describe it I may take up smoking again! 

Ernest, profit is everything but it is not about me, I do it only for the Syndicate and our share holders as you know. 

Milo would be proud of you Earl. 

Not sure this heat is good for the banana crops.

Sorry to throw footy in here, but I was thinking that a good year for us, will put us in a strong position to grab a FA or two next year, so that we don't have to rely too heavily on the draft, with our fairly young list. 

31 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Sorry to throw footy in here, but I was thinking that a good year for us, will put us in a strong position to grab a FA or two next year, so that we don't have to rely too heavily on the draft, with our fairly young list. 

Yes...quite probably but what has this got to do with bananas I would ask !

Given it's Christmas I might try concocting some banana eggnog... Cheers

3 hours ago, beelzebub said:

Yes...quite probably but what has this got to do with bananas I would ask !

Given it's Christmas I might try concocting some banana eggnog... Cheers

If we have a good year then FAs will go bananas? And be all over us like monkeys up a chocolate-covered banana tree? And they will kick lots of goals with bananas? And this thread will go even more bananas? And if we make the finals I will plant a banana tree in my backyard? 

Is that enough? 

5 minutes ago, Red and Bluebeard said:

If we have a good year then FAs will go bananas? And be all over us like monkeys up a chocolate-covered banana tree? And they will kick lots of goals with bananas? And this thread will go even more bananas? And if we make the finals I will plant a banana tree in my backyard? 

Is that enough? 

Think you nailed it.

I assume you would be watching your banana trees grow, while lying on your banana lounge in the backyard.

Edited December 19, 201510 yr by Redleg

1 minute ago, Redleg said:

Think you nailed it.

Thanks. I'll try not to do that to any more bananas in future