In parts of Germany, it's the same (Erdapfel), others say ground pear (Grundbirne) but don't compare apples with pears (it's our equivalent to apples and oranges)
In Chinese watermelon is called 西瓜(west melon) and wintermelon is 冬瓜 (winter melon) but the first word sounds like 東 (east). Pumpkins are called 南瓜 (south melon) and in some places a certain squash is called 北瓜 (north melon)
Sure, I get all that, but I didn't grow up in that area. I grew up near other direction-sexes.
South doesn't start with "Su," so I assume North-sex (in this context) wouldn't start with "Nor." In fact, I looked this up and found this interesting article, which is perhaps not academically correct (I don't know) but shows that my reasoning is not isolated.
Long ago, the four elemelons lived together in harmony. Then everything changed when the Watermelon attacked. Only the Avatar, master of all four elemelons, could stop them, but when the world needed it most, it vanished.
Long ago, the four elemelons lived together in harmony. Then everything changed when the Watermelon attacked. Only the AvatarMelon Lord, master of all four elemelons, could stop them, but when the world needed it most, it vanished.
I can see something spicy as firemelon. Like ginger or something something bright like Tiger Melon.. Earthmelon makes me think of squash. Its windmelon that doesn't really conjure anything. I just see apples in my mind cause they falling apples and gravity.
"Watermelon. Earthmelon. Firemelon. Airmelon. My grandmother used to tell me stories about the old days, a time of peace when the Avamelon kept balance between the melon tribes. But that all changed when the Firemelons attacked.
53 Comments
pooberbee@lemmy.ml · 39 pts · 91d
Earthmelon is a potato
grte@lemmy.ca · 21 pts · 91d
No a potato is an apple of the earth.
merc@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 91d
French is weird.
usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 91d
I have four-twenties and nineteen reasons why
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 91d
French give me your drugs
Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 90d
In Dutch it's literally earth apple. Aardappel.
lugal@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 90d
In parts of Germany, it's the same (Erdapfel), others say ground pear (Grundbirne) but don't compare apples with pears (it's our equivalent to apples and oranges)
Rusty@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 90d
Firemelon is a chilli pepper.
justmercury@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 90d
firemelon is a chile, too
RandomStickman@fedia.io · 34 pts · 91d
In Chinese watermelon is called 西瓜(west melon) and wintermelon is 冬瓜 (winter melon) but the first word sounds like 東 (east). Pumpkins are called 南瓜 (south melon) and in some places a certain squash is called 北瓜 (north melon)
toynbee@piefed.social · 13 pts · 91d
When I was a kid, I used to live near places called Sussex and Essex.
I never encountered Nussex nor Wessex and that troubles me.
titanicx@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 91d
Wessex was a kingdom in Britain. And it's an area of London. There is also Middlesex as well. But I can't find a norssex.
toynbee@piefed.social · 5 pts · 90d
Sure, I get all that, but I didn't grow up in that area. I grew up near other direction-sexes.
South doesn't start with "Su," so I assume North-sex (in this context) wouldn't start with "Nor." In fact, I looked this up and found this interesting article, which is perhaps not academically correct (I don't know) but shows that my reasoning is not isolated.
wabasso@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 90d
Also requesting there be a Xessex and Unessex
wabasso@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 90d
Is the Winter and East thing a forced coincidence in search of the quadfecta, or is there actually colder climate in eastern China(?) ?
RandomStickman@fedia.io · 2 pts · 90d
It's not forced, just a coincidence. There are loads of homophones in Chinese so it's easy to make puns like that.
CelloMike@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 91d
Cmon guys, "melements" is right there
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 91d
Right. The elemelonments
portuga@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 91d
Now you ruined it
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 90d
troglodytis@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 91d
Perfect !
moakley@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 90d
I'd have called them Melonments.
Karjalan@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 89d
Yes, I think this meme is DoA with their decision to not use Melements.
TaterTot@piefed.social · 17 pts · 91d
Watermelon. Earthmelon. Firemelon. Airmelon.
Long ago, the four elemelons lived together in harmony. Then everything changed when the Watermelon attacked. Only the Avatar, master of all four elemelons, could stop them, but when the world needed it most, it vanished.
SourDrink@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 91d
FTFY
No_Eponym@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 90d
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 12 pts · 91d
sad Heartmelon noises
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 91d
The show isn't going to be like I remember if Captain Planet doesn't have his heart on! :(
CannedYeet@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 90d
The quintessential melon
grte@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 91d
Excuse me? Where is heartmelon?
Jimbabwe@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 91d
With Our Melons Combined.. we form.. Captain Porno!!
orenj@leminal.space · 8 pts · 91d
This is woodmelon and metalmelon erasure
samus12345@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 91d
grubberneonbelly@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 91d
I prefer Elemenopee
homes@piefed.world · 4 pts · 91d
Some of us just call it lemonade
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 91d
elemenonade
EDIT
Eagerly Emulsifying Melonie's Elemenonade.
There, try that 5 times fast.
I can't even do it once, haha!
Jimbabwe@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 91d
Whatabout when you cut a hole in it and force a bunch of vodka in there?? I did it at work once..
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 91d
Okay now do it to a ham and make them fight
SethTaylor@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 90d
Elemenop
merc@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 91d
Stupid English. I read "windmelon" as wind(1), not wind(2). I couldn't figure out how you could wind a melon.
peopleproblems@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 91d
Im not high enough for this
ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online · 4 pts · 90d
Good ol' rage comic memes making a come back!
lime@feddit.nu · 3 pts · 91d
windmelon is just a watermelon that has been sitting too long before you eat it
Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 91d
I can see something spicy as firemelon. Like ginger or something something bright like Tiger Melon.. Earthmelon makes me think of squash. Its windmelon that doesn't really conjure anything. I just see apples in my mind cause they falling apples and gravity.
skulblaka@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 91d
Tumbleweed is a wind melon
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 91d
Locusts are windmelon. Or windmills.
Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 91d
Oooh that's a fun one. I mean they probably are technically edible but thats a brave individual to try haha
Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 90d
"Watermelon. Earthmelon. Firemelon. Airmelon. My grandmother used to tell me stories about the old days, a time of peace when the Avamelon kept balance between the melon tribes. But that all changed when the Firemelons attacked.
No_Eponym@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 90d
toynbee@piefed.social · 3 pts · 91d
Flame-o, hotmelon.
Hupf@feddit.org · 2 pts · 89d
Back in the day, we'd sit outside by the campfire, eating melons and look at this meme (printed out, smart phones weren't a thing yet).
boogiebored@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 90d
instead only lulumelons
Cliff@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 90d
There are a lot of foods that causes wind when i eat them.
LuminousLuddite@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 90d