Bana-fana-fofana

Gaze upon the following picture and think about what it is that you see:


Yes, bananas. But if you concentrate really hard, you will see that half of the banana in the center of the picture is missing. Mysterious, isn't it?

This photo was taken in the break room at work. I have one of those employers that supplies snacks for its workers. Good deal, right? But there is someone that consistently comes in and cuts a banana in half...and leaves the half they aren't eating.

Who does this? Am I to believe that a whole banana is just way too big to consume in one sitting? Are they watching their weight perhaps?

The more pressing question is: Who on earth wants the other half?

I can see if they set out a large bowl of fruit salad (yummy-yummy). With fruit salad, you load up a serving for yourself and leave the rest. But whole fruits are different. Especially bananas. Their very texture lend them to being a "one eater only" type fruit.

For example, I can eat a half-eaten hamburger that one of my children leaves, but if they start on a banana, it's theirs. Eating the rest of that banana would certainly induce gagging.

Consider this as a public service announcement from Wastebasket Confessional...if you cannot eat a whole banana, don't take it. If you really need potassium and the only thing available is the banana from the break room, PLEASE take the whole thing. No one else wants the remaining half.