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lvxferre@mander.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• jonwyattphillips@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Claude seems to be handling these better:

  This phrase isn’t a widely recognized idiom that I’m familiar with, but it could have several metaphorical interpretations:

  Possible meanings:

  • About irreversible change: Once something (or someone) has been through a transformative experience, you can’t go back and do it again the same way - the first experience has already changed it
  • About authenticity: Suggesting that genuine experiences or reactions can only happen once; a second attempt would be artificial or forced
  • About lost innocence: Once someone has been through a particular experience (especially a difficult one), they can’t return to their original state

  Literally speaking, potatoes actually can be fried twice - this is a standard technique for making perfect french fries (blanching at lower temperature, then crisping at higher temperature).

  Could you provide more context about where you encountered this phrase? Knowing the source or situation might help clarify its intended meaning. It could be:

  • A line from a book, movie, or song
  • A family saying or regional expression
  • Part of a larger conversation about life experiences
  • A philosophical statement someone made

  What context did you hear this in?

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• GreenShimada@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  That’s how you know it’s lying - we all know oranges are far more active than potatoes.

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  • maccentric@sh.itjust.works ⁨59⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

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    • GreenShimada@lemmy.world ⁨41⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      Life, uh, finds a way.

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  • ook@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    What? Have you seen how potatoes can grow? You cannot tell me oranges can keep up with that activity.

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    • GreenShimada@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      Bro, I have tried several times to graft a potato and tomato plant together and can’t ever get the timing right. So I just end up with potatoes and tomatoes on their own plants like a dummy.

      I will say that Oranges are lazy as fuck on those trees. They’re like the cats of the fruit world. Just sitting there…nothing, then one day they fall on your car and gnats explode out of there.

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    • Natanael@infosec.pub ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      But it will never roll like an orange does

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      • anomnom@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Lil’ taters disagree.

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  • lvxferre@mander.xyz ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    And it was really, really invested on the lie, to the point it argued why potatoes would be more active!

    After some search, I actually found the prompt and output; I asked Bard (before Google renamed it to Gemini) two years ago, in Portuguese. I’ll provide both the original and a translation; emphasis mine in all cases.

    [Original] Qual a diferença entre o comportamento de uma laranja e uma batata?

    Laranjas e batatas são frutas e vegetais, mas se comportam de maneiras muito diferentes. Aqui estão algumas das principais diferenças:
    Movimento: Laranjas não se movem sozinhas, enquanto batatas podem rolar ou deslizar se não forem apoiadas.
    Crescimento: Laranjas crescem em árvores, enquanto batatas crescem no subsolo.
    Sensibilidade: Laranjas não são sensíveis ao seu ambiente, enquanto batatas são sensíveis à luz e à temperatura.
    Reações: Laranjas não reagem a estímulos, enquanto batatas podem reagir a mudanças em seu ambiente, como brotar ou apodrecer.
    Propósito: Laranjas são comidas como frutas, enquanto batatas são comidas como vegetais ou usadas como amido.
    Em geral, laranjas são mais passivas e batatas são mais ativas. As laranjas não precisam fazer nada para sobreviver, enquanto as batatas precisam poder responder ao seu ambiente para crescer e se reproduzir. Aqui está uma tabela que resume as principais diferenças no comportamento de laranjas e batatas: * Característica | Laranja | Batata * Movimento | Não se move sozinho | Pode rolar ou deslizar se não for apoiado * Crescimento | Cresce em árvores | Cresce no subsolo * Sensibilidade | Não sensível ao ambiente | Sensível à luz e à temperatura * Reações | Não reage a estímulos | Pode reagir a mudanças no ambiente, como brotar ou apodrecer * Propósito | Comido como fruta | Comido como vegetal ou usado como amido

    [Translated] What's the difference in behaviour between an orange and a potato?

    Oranges and potatoes are fruits and vegetables, but they behave in completely different ways. Here are some differences main:
    *Movement: Oranges don’t move on their own, while potatoes can roll or slid if not supported.* Growth: Oranges grow on trees, while potatoes grow in the subsoil.
    Sensibility: Oranges are not sensible to the environment, while potatoes are sensible to light and temperature.
    Reactions: Oranges don’t react to stimuli, while potatoes can react to changes in the environment, like sprouting and rotting.
    Purpose: Oranges are eaten as fruits, while potatoes are eaten as vegetables or used as starch.
    In general, oranges are more passive and potatoes are more active. Oranges don’t need to do anything to survive, while potatoes need to be able to answer to their environment to growth and reproduce. Here’s a table summing up the main differences in behaviour between oranges and potatoes: * Feature | Orange | Potato * Movement | Can’t move on their own | Can roll or slid if not supported * Growth | Grow on trees | Grow in the subsoil * Sensibility | Not sensible to the environment | Sensible to light and temperature * Reactions | Don’t react to stimula | Can react to changes in the environment, like sprouting or rotting * Purpose | Eaten as fruit | Eaten as veg or used as starch

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• OpenStars@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  You are a treasure, or as AI might put it, a potato pariah!

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• Holytimes@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  A potato can’t be fried twice is something I have unironically heard when I was younger… That IS a saying.

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• thebeardedpotato@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  As a potato, I assure you I am not active

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