THE BORE

General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Tasty on August 24, 2012, 08:41:16 PM

Title: Japan, you win this round.
Post by: Tasty on August 24, 2012, 08:41:16 PM
Or rather, square. :teehee

(http://i.imgur.com/GRR7u.jpg)

 :o

http://www.snopes.com/photos/odd/watermelon.asp
Title: Re: Japan, you win this round.
Post by: Phoenix Dark on August 24, 2012, 08:43:45 PM
Watermelon ice cubes for my wine :bow
Title: Re: Japan, you win this round.
Post by: parallax on August 24, 2012, 09:12:37 PM
So what, they grow them in box frames?
Title: Re: Japan, you win this round.
Post by: originalz on August 24, 2012, 09:46:06 PM
I think I may have seen these like once in my entire time here.  Square watermelons are rare as hell, most people can somehow make do with the round ones.
Title: Re: Japan, you win this round.
Post by: Barry Egan on August 24, 2012, 10:26:58 PM
Too expensive  :-\
Title: Re: Japan, you win this round.
Post by: Mr. Gundam on August 26, 2012, 08:13:43 PM
I think I may have seen these like once in my entire time here.  Square watermelons are rare as hell, most people can somehow make do with the round ones.

I saw 'em in a basement of some department store in Shinjuku. Crrraaaaazzy expensive.
Title: Re: Japan, you win this round.
Post by: Tasty on August 26, 2012, 08:19:45 PM
I think I may have seen these like once in my entire time here.  Square watermelons are rare as hell, most people can somehow make do with the round ones.

I saw 'em in a basement of some department store in Shinjuku. Crrraaaaazzy expensive.

How much we talkin?
Title: Re: Japan, you win this round.
Post by: Great Rumbler on August 26, 2012, 09:27:03 PM
Japan just lost:

(http://i.imgur.com/qU9ps.jpg)
Title: Re: Japan, you win this round.
Post by: Mr. Gundam on August 26, 2012, 10:25:32 PM
I think I may have seen these like once in my entire time here.  Square watermelons are rare as hell, most people can somehow make do with the round ones.

I saw 'em in a basement of some department store in Shinjuku. Crrraaaaazzy expensive.

How much we talkin?

I don't remember the exact amount, but they were way more than regular (but still fancy and decorative looking) watermelons, which were over $200 each.
Title: Re: Japan, you win this round.
Post by: originalz on August 26, 2012, 10:58:07 PM
Be aware that you can get decent-sized watermelons at your local grocery store for around $10 or so.
Title: Re: Japan, you win this round.
Post by: Tasty on August 26, 2012, 11:08:46 PM
I think I may have seen these like once in my entire time here.  Square watermelons are rare as hell, most people can somehow make do with the round ones.

I saw 'em in a basement of some department store in Shinjuku. Crrraaaaazzy expensive.

How much we talkin?

I don't remember the exact amount, but they were way more than regular (but still fancy and decorative looking) watermelons, which were over $200 each.

WTF :o
Title: Re: Japan, you win this round.
Post by: Mr. Gundam on August 26, 2012, 11:13:20 PM
Be aware that you can get decent-sized watermelons at your local grocery store for around $10 or so.

Yeah, we saw those. The ones in the department stores are more about status. They're what you'd give as an extravagant present, not to just take home and eat.
Title: Re: Japan, you win this round.
Post by: chronovore on August 30, 2012, 11:08:05 PM
Yeah, I think I've had ¥10,000 melons, which were received as a gift... but never any of those square melons.
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Post by: Fifstar on August 31, 2012, 03:55:01 PM
Be aware that you can get decent-sized watermelons at your local grocery store for around $10 or so.

Still seems expensive to me? Obviously far from 200 but still..
Title: Re: Japan, you win this round.
Post by: originalz on September 03, 2012, 03:02:14 AM
Yeah, Japan has all sorts of overpriced fancy fruits that you give to people.  Someone once brought some insanely expensive grapes to our office, I think the price was something like $5 per single grape.  They did taste pretty damn good.
Title: Re: Japan, you win this round.
Post by: Momo on September 03, 2012, 03:05:50 AM
Could've sworn I posted in this thread