Never too young for melons? (Melons and Morals)

And yet another day in the cold, lonely world beyond melons. In any case, today's article deals with the impact of the WF in the younger generation. The matter seems to have been considered carefully, and some of our most brilliant melonites, blinded by their own knowledge, have contrived a means to interest youngsters in our honoured tradition of melon observance. But how fair is to channel their attention thus? Do not be tricked by the innocent, neutral appearance of the items we have selected as illustrations, this is about power and gaining ascendancy over future melons. This is no trivial matter as you may imagine. Search your heart and ask yourself - can you really trust that Eeyore in a Gourd costume?

Eeyore is actually not the only character from A. A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh used as a cunning ply in this relentless quest for power. Pooh himself has been brought into this whirlwind of melon power and ambition, this time in the shape of a luscious cantaloupe (maybe a Galia?).

This phenomenon is by no means restricted to Western cultures and children's favourites such as Sanrio's Nyanko and Monchichi have been sighted sporting the fateful apparel around Asia- yet again a Canteloupe!

I would like to utter a few words of warning and a request to all my fellow melonites. We all want the very best for those following our footsteps down the windy path towards melonhood, but this is a mission the melonite has to accept of his/her own free will, and all such cunning ruses will only obstruct the way and obscure their clear sight. Make sure your children are aware of the multiple choices in melonhood and their consequences, but please do not constrain their tender minds into an unique definition of fruit, however wise you believe your choice to be. You cannot choose another's path, it is enough for you to follow yours.
Do never forget your quest for melonhood should liberate rather than burden you. My best wishes.

Moulding the melon

Good morning, almost afternoon, dear fellow melonites. This time we are travelling all the way to Asia again. I am afraid I can't provide you with many details about the following. The author of the website I found them in has not that much information about them himself. He first believed them to be Chinese, but apparently a visitor corrected him thus:

I received an e-mail from an "Eric Fong" who informed me that the carvings are actually Japanese, and that the writing on the melons is Japanese.

So Japanese it is then. It is mainly that delicious relative of our WF, the watermelon, but you can also see some nice works using the noble, fruity stuff our dreams are made of.

Another beautiful example is a dragon carved in the juicy flesh of the scarlet relative. Behold and wonder:

Refer to the website aforementioned for further examples. Have a nice day.