Some guy at Art Basel pulled the $120,000 banana off the wall and ate it

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[–]Tom_Bombadil 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Now the art collector gets to file an insurance claim...

[–]Tarrock 3 insightful - 6 fun3 insightful - 5 fun4 insightful - 6 fun -  (0 children)

I'll sell them a replacement banana for half the price.

[–]Tiwaking 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

I'll solve world hunger with one hand, and with the other I'll take a banana...

AND EAT IT!!!

[–]useless_aether[S] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

yeah, it was probably going brown a bit already. wasting food is a sin.

[–]Tiwaking 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

wasting food is a sin.

It's a

It's a

It's a

It's a SIN

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Great song, I've never heard it. Heavy and danceable!

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 6 fun1 insightful - 5 fun2 insightful - 6 fun -  (0 children)

From the comments:

Shameful behaviour. Does he think art like this just grows on trees?

[–]useless_aether[S] 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

but what about the duct tape? hope at least that is still there :-)

[–]sproketboy 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Because it wasn't worth $120,000. It was worth a few cents - like every other banana.

for reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rhx1W8rj-Y

[–]Caroline-Burt 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

someone please explain how a banana taped to a wall is worth $120k... just tape a new one there it will cost less than a dollar to replace