fun with semantics: apples

The other day, my mom bugged me about eating fruit, claiming that eating apples will "keep the doctor away." Okay, she didn't say that exactly, but it was in Chinese, and the general sentiment made me think of that phrase.

It's a curious saying, as eating apples may help with health, but it sure won't always keep the doctor away. What if you contract a rash? Pinkeye? An STD? Stab wound? Gout? I'd like to see an apple cure that shit.

And what if someone thinks that only eating an apple a day will keep the doctor away? Then you get malnutrition. Maybe even scurvy.

Just some food for thought.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go eat an orange.