Sadly my site seems to be becoming a collection of YouTube clips, however never one to fly in the face of an obvious problem here’s another one.
This is Dr Bunson Honeydew demonstrating the solution to all our banana storage problems. Ladies and Gentlemen I present the Banana Sharpener!
Bloody hell The Muppets were funny!
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Someone took too much time over that one…
I’ve just been Rickrolled, haven’t I?
Either that or Beaker’s had elocution lessons, just happens to like Rick Astley and had access to a time machine back in the 70’s (which given Dr Honeydew’s scientific skills is not beyond the realms of possibility).
Yup.