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BANANA A derogatory term; acronym for Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anybody. Much stronger than NIMBY—Not In My Back Yard. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The Portuguese brought them from Africa to the Canary Islands in the 1400's, by the next century they made their way to the West Indies, and within another hundred years Central and South American farmers had begun to cultivate banana plants. Following her apprehensively down the incline amid a stand of banana plants whose leaves flapped like elephant's ears in the wind, I found myself in the middle of a small tropical wood. Tucked into an upscale shopping square, the Silver has an all-white interior with myriad Tivoli lights cleverly wound around ceiling sprinkler pipes and the trunks of banana plants. |
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