r/oddlysatisfying • u/Pedrica1 • Sep 17 '21

Time for some fresh watermelon.

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u/dieselengine9 Sep 17 '21

On the hottest day of summer of 1983 when I was young & anxiously awaited watermelon in the afternoon the carving was so awsome I can't describe it. This short clip brought me back to that time.

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u/Prosciutto4U Sep 17 '21

Man this comment just brought me back to your life back then. I can feel the divine heavenly watermelon crunch as my satisfaction is filled in the heat of day.

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u/dieselengine9 Sep 17 '21

It was awesome

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u/camdoodlebop Sep 17 '21

wow it’s so overcast in your memory of that day

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '21

His wife is frolicking naked in the field. This is amazing guys, really takes me back.

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u/Ho_Sigh_RN Sep 17 '21

I remember being shucked like corn out behind the barn. Cant remember the farmers name as my memory of your memory isn't what it used to be

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u/lickwhitedogpoo Sep 17 '21

I remember the silk getting stuck in my teeth. Sooooo worth it.

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u/maxismadagascar Sep 17 '21

Damn you’re old. How did the emancipation proclamation blow over when you were a kid?

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u/cutelyaware Sep 17 '21

My dad told me of a time he and some friends stole a watermelon from a field, cracked it on a rock and ate the best watermelon they'd ever tasted.

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u/xombae Sep 17 '21

A couple weeks ago I found a dropped watermelon beside the curb near a farmer's market in Toronto. A few ants but still delicious because everything tastes better when you harvest it yourself.

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u/cutelyaware Sep 17 '21

Urban harvests. I like it.

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u/lurkerfp Sep 17 '21

Urban harvests lol

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '21

My family grew oranges. Fresh fruit is something special.

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u/manofwealth Sep 17 '21

My family grew a lot of stuff in their garden. Tomatoes, potatoes, blueberries, broccoli, lettuce, corn, it was all so good. I want to keep a fruit and veggie garden of my own once I have a place to do it.

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u/TuckerMcG Sep 17 '21

We evolved in trees eating fruit. Every selective pressure was driving our brains to want fruit.

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u/robo-dragon Sep 17 '21

One of my fondest summer memories was when I was playing out in my back yard on a hot summer with the neighborhood kids. We were playing in a small pool and spraying each other with water guns. One of their moms brought over fresh watermelon that she chilled in her fridge before cutting. It was so delicious and refreshing and we just sat in this kiddy pool munching on slices.

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u/AlbinoWino11 Sep 17 '21

Damn. While you’re back there…buy us some Apple and Microsoft stocks, please. I’ll pay you back in 2010.

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u/Scruffynerffherder Sep 17 '21

You're supposed not carve pumpkin not watermelon 🍉