Have you ever heard of a huge fruit called Durian ? One gourmet chef on TV described the aroma as a combo-plate of Pig-DUNG, Turpentine, and ROTTED onions, all garnished with a fermented GYM SOCK ! Singapore issues a $5000 fine for transporting them on any public transportation they stink so bad. Sounds like the makings for an awesome STINK-PRANK !

Grab a good one and wash it down with a few hefty HUFFS of JENKEM !

__________________
When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, AGITATION, CHAOS, TURMOIL, FIASCOS, AGGRAVATION, INSTIGATION, NUISANCE-ACTION, and HAVOC !

I tried durian only once--while on a job on the East coast of Taiwan in the late 90's. AFAIK the only edible portion are the internal pods and they were prepared into a chutney for our fish dinner. The smell is horrible. I can best describe the aroma as a mix of poo, Limburger cheese, sebaceous cyst discharge, and bloated corpse. It would gag a carp. People in Mumbai would say "Man! That's rank!"

If you were laying siege to a castle and used a trebuchet to launch a sack of durians over the wall, the castle's white flag would go up a few minutes later.

It doesn't even LOOK tasty. It looks like a dead hedgehog--but larger.

The taste? I'll try almost any food in the countries I visit, but I couldn't eat more than one small dollop of the durian chutney. It tasted like it smelled.

As in other Pacific countries, durians are banned on most public transportation in Taiwan.

__________________
Never trust an atom. They make up everything.

4 out of 3 people struggle with math.

Chemically, alcohol IS a solution.

NAR# 94042
SAM# 0078

Just like I said, good for STINK-PRANKIN' !
You know it smells REALLY HIDEOUS if residents of INDIA say it stinks !

__________________
When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, AGITATION, CHAOS, TURMOIL, FIASCOS, AGGRAVATION, INSTIGATION, NUISANCE-ACTION, and HAVOC !

I don't know if they can be obtained in the US or not. If they are, then probably not in their natural form, but made into relish, chutney, dried, or candy. Yes, candy. They sold durian candy at one of the train station in Taiwan.

__________________
Never trust an atom. They make up everything.

4 out of 3 people struggle with math.

Chemically, alcohol IS a solution.

NAR# 94042
SAM# 0078

They definitely ARE available in the U.S.; there are FARMS in Florida that raise them.
I know there is NO WAY they could ban you from having LEGAL foodstuffs on public transit in the U.S. also.
I have seen them here in Michigan at high-end gourmet supermarkets like Nino Salvaggio in Troy, Mi and Oliver T's in Grand Blanc, Mi.

__________________
When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, AGITATION, CHAOS, TURMOIL, FIASCOS, AGGRAVATION, INSTIGATION, NUISANCE-ACTION, and HAVOC !

Then it sounds like you're in luck.

Bon Appetit!

...as for myself.

Merci Non!

__________________
Never trust an atom. They make up everything.

4 out of 3 people struggle with math.

Chemically, alcohol IS a solution.

NAR# 94042
SAM# 0078

They should use Durians for mandatory cell odorants in PRISONS.
Good for 'enhancing' Jenkem as well.

__________________
When in doubt, WHACK the GAS and DITCH the brake !!!

Yes, there is such a thing as NORMAL, if you have to ask what is "NORMAL" , you probably aren't !
Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, AGITATION, CHAOS, TURMOIL, FIASCOS, AGGRAVATION, INSTIGATION, NUISANCE-ACTION, and HAVOC !

fly a hundred stink bugs in a model rocket then let them go.......spaced out stink bugs

__________________
"Old Rocketeer's don't die; they just go OOP".....unless you 3D print them.

I have seen Durian at Sprouts stores.


Bill

__________________
It is well past time to Drill, Baby, Drill!

If your June, July, August and September was like this, you might just hate summer too...

Please unload your question before you ask it unless you have a concealed harry permit.

: countdown begin cr dup . 1- ?dup 0= until cr ." Launch!" cr ;

Give a man a rocket and he will fly for a day; teach him to build and he will spend the rest of his days sanding...

Most good Asian food stores around Seattle carry durian (all that I've seen were imported - I'm a bit surprised they raise them in Florida).
Yes, they smell bad, but to some extent the smell is exaggerated.
They are quite popular in Indonesia (where my wife is originally from). I've tried it- it wasn't horrible but I suspect its a bit of an acquired taste.
My wife occasionally buys one - I make her keep it in the garage (trust me, I make far worse smells than that out there - fiberglass resin being one).
I went to a party with my wife once (one of her Indonesian friends) where they made durian ice cream. I love ice cream, but after tasting it all I could think was what a horrible thing to do to perfectly good ice cream.