Give me strength

So we’re all doing the crossword, and I read out a clue. The conversation goes something like this:

Me: ‘Citrus fruit with a loose rind and easily separable segments. Seven letters ending in A’
#1: ‘Banana’
Me: ‘No, you pillock, a citrus fruit’
#2: ‘Tomato’
Me (throwing paper down in exasperation): ‘a bloody CITRUS FRUIT’
#1: ‘Give us a clue. What colour would it be?’
Me: ‘An EASILY PEELABLE CITRUS FRUIT – what colour do you think it would be?’
#2: ‘Ooh! I’ve got it! An orange!’
Me (losing will to live): ‘Ending in A’
Hubby (smirking): ‘sausage’

11 Responses to “Give me strength”

1. SUSAN B says:

   November 21, 2007 at 12:48 am

   So what IS it?? I can only think of tangerine but that doesn’t end in A – I guess I’ll just have to “Google” it!
2. 5h4mr0(k says:

   November 21, 2007 at 1:47 am

   Sounds like my kind of conversation!

   How far did they wind you up before you went on a rampage?

   A: LEMONANA
3. jennynib says:

   November 21, 2007 at 2:48 am

   (smartarse)

   SATSUMA!!!!!!!
4. Natalie says:

   November 21, 2007 at 6:47 pm

   I agree with satsuma, which one was it in the end???
5. englishmuminireland says:

   November 21, 2007 at 8:51 pm

   Full marks to J who is officially crowned Chief Smarty Pants for the day. Yep, satsuma it was.

   Susan: Do they have satsumas in Hawaii??

   Nats: okay you can be Chief Sub-Smarty Pants.

   5h4mr0(k: Interesting. ‘I fancy some lemonanas and custard’ doesn’t really have the same ring to it. Oh yes, some very unsavoury stomping about and newspaper throwing. Got me nowhere though :0)
6. 73man says:

   November 22, 2007 at 9:40 am

   Did you solve the clue then?

   I’ll get my coat
7. englishmuminireland says:

   November 22, 2007 at 12:43 pm

   ‘Taxi for Mr 73Man’!!!!!
8. Conortje says:

   November 22, 2007 at 2:21 pm

   hehe that sounds like the kind of help I give people doing crosswords. I also like to cram more letters in than there is space for. I prefer my answers to the real ones
9. englishmuminireland says:

   November 22, 2007 at 3:29 pm

   Con: arrrggghhhh have you been coaching #1? He just rearranges the crossword to suit his answers. Tsk tsk.
10. SUSAN B says:

    November 24, 2007 at 9:03 am

    Do we have satsumas in Hawaii? Who knows! For starters, what the bloody hell IS a satsuma – sounds like an exotic seating arrangement!
11. englishmuminireland says:

    November 24, 2007 at 11:55 am

    Susan: I’ll take that as a no then. A satsuma? Oh, it’s a citrus fruit with a loose rind and easily separable segments he he he. You know, like a mandarin or a clementine or something??