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[aaaaaames]

my mom just sent me a COCONUT POSTCARD from Hawaii!!! to my work address. everyone in my line of cubes is laughing at me

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[aaaaaames]

ooo, very helpful!

except my coconut doesn't look like that. mine looks like this:


i feel there is some sort of rind i need to remove.

wait...yes. yes, this is officially the most boring livejournal comment ever.

[faux_teak]

Ah, it appears that maybe you have some coconut leaves attached.

I'm telling you, every part of the coconut can be used.

You could, like Polynesian natives, use those leaves to build yourself a shelter.



(wow, we are lame... and also killing time until the end of the work day)

[aaaaaames]

why yes!

or i could fashion this lovely coconut brassiere:



SO lame. SO tuesday.

[shakespearesgrl]

That was the picture I tried to post... how'd you make it work?

[aaaaaames]

i don't know...just the usual way?

i wondered if you had posted a coconut bra! my first thought upon seeing absolutely anything these days is, Can I paste it to my nipples?

[aaaaaames]

i'm pretty sure coconut shrimp come from Costco, not coconuts. but i will try, my love

[faux_teak]

After further extensive research, I have discovered what this is. It is coir, the coconut's husk, and it can be used in many ways, including:

"Ropes and yarns, aquarium filters, car seat covers, flower pots, soundproofing, mulch for plant growing, heat insulation, brushes, bristles, mattresses, door mats and matting, rugs, carpets... the list goes on and on!"
--The Coconut Museum

Very versatile, these coconuts.

[faux_teak]

I would like to see you either make the above pictured coconut brassiere, perhaps for a future burlesque performance of Frenchie Press going "French colonial" style or create a functioning aquarium filter (for your non-existent aquarium) out of the coir of the coconut.

Plus, I bet coir is a really good crossword puzzle word to know.

(only 20 minutes to go... or 50 minutes depending)

[aaaaaames]

mmmm...i'm imagining a really good visual pun with milk....lots of milk...

coir is a good crossword puzzle word. so is epee.

[faux_teak]

Also Attu, the most remote of the Aleutian Islands.

[faux_teak]

By the way, that website is full of procrastination potential for the remainder of the day.

[faux_teak]

Too bad you already missed this.

[daleloco]

You can just tear that off with some elbow grease. :) Maybe use the claws of the hammer.