Obama temporarily barred from Air Force One due to durian-breath

[Cebu_4_2]

Hahahaha....

April 28, 2014 · 5:18 pm

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KUALA LUMPUR — US President Barack Obama, on-route to the Philippines after completing a 3-day visit to Malaysia, was denied entry into the presidential plane Air Force One by the Secret Service after his durian-tainted breath triggered the aircraft’s hazardous gas sensors.

Mr Obama, who had just enjoyed a large serving of the thorny fruit known for its pungent, strong smell yet delicious taste, was stopped by his own security personnel at the aircraft door and asked to return to his armoured limousine and taken to a nearby airport VIP lounge where he could ‘decontaminate’ his mouth.

A Secret Service spokeswoman said that this drastic measure was unusual, but needed to be taken for the safety of the entire plane, as the Asian fruit’s overwhelming smell, quoted by some as ‘reeking of garbage stink’, could overcome the other personnel and endanger the flight.
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STRONG STOMACH: Obama being escorted away from Air Force One

“We are truly sorry to do this to the Commander-in-Chief, but we have strict rules about toxic smells on our flights,” said the spokesperson who declined to be named. “Our job is to ensure the security of the president, but if he poses a danger to himself by consuming such thing, we have to make a stand.

“We can’t have our pilots or other staff suffocating just because Mr Obama says ‘Hi’ to them, unleashing the smell of hell unto them. Heck, I don’t think even our delicate electronic instruments could withstand such a rancid scent. A couple of his security details had to be taken to the emergency room just now when he flashed his grin at the crowd before we left the hotel,” she said.
“So, unless POTUS is willing to spend the entire flight to Manila wearing a biohazard suit, we simply cannot allow him on the plane. No way.”

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Met at the lounge, Mr Obama said that he could not resist having a go at the durians he saw by the side of the road as his entourage drove by, as ‘it brought back happy memories of his growing up years in Indonesia’.

“I was just enjoying the ride, Skyping to Michelle and the kids when I saw it — a huge, beautiful pile of Musang King durian being sold by an old Chinese fellow,” said Obama, in between chewing spearmint gum and gargling Listerine vigorously. “Suddenly my head was filled with all those sweet times I spent with my buddies in my mom’s village just outside Jakarta in 1967. Jumping into rivers buck naked and picking fresh mangoes and rambutans at Farmer Wak Djomo’s orchard. His durians were just divine. Golly, I LOVE Malaysia!

“I’m sorry if I caused a few hours of delay, but look, I’m the Chief. I just had to get me some.”
The entourage made the impromptu pit stop where the president spent about half an hour eating 3 durians before continuing on his journey. The flight to Manila is expected to resume in six hours, after getting clearance from Hazmat personnel.
The durian seller, Mr Denny Lim, 67, said that while he was initially surprised by the VIP visit to his fruit stall, he felt honoured and glad to see a durian lover rediscovering his roots.

“At first I thought I was in trouble with polis one,” said Mr Lim. “The big black cars passed by with polis bike and all, then they all stopped and reversed. These big, big white men came and surrounded me, and then this black man came, bought 2 durians, squatted beside me and started opening them. He looked like he hadn’t had durians for years, so I kesian and gave him one free. I think okay lor, we must treat tourist very nice-nice one. Visit Malaysia Year what.

“But he paid with US dollars, I said I got no change in US dollar, so he told me to keep the 100 dollars,” said Mr Lim smiling.
While Mr Lim is happy with the president’s durian indulgence, it is said that some others may not be as pleased. According to some other unverified sources, the order to quarantine the president came all the way from Washington DC — the First Lady herself.

“She was on video chat with him when he made the decision to make the durian pit stop,” said the source. “He didn’t tell her why he had to drop her call all of a sudden, but she saw his face, and she knew. She had seen it before when the First Couple visited an Asian store in Texas last year and chanced upon a pack of frozen durians.

“She made the call to the Secret Service with specific instructions to ‘not let POTUS in the plane until he gets rid of that wretched breath’, and between offending the president or pissing off his wife, we knew the better option.”

[Hatha Sunahara]

How can something that smells like a garbage can be delicious? My local Asian market sells these basketball sized fruits that grow on trees. They call them 'jackfruit'. I've been tempted to buy a half of one, and see if I can eat it. The Asians I meet at the store all think highly of this fruit and tell me I should try it.


Hatha

[singular_me]

I LOOOOOve durians, and because the taste is so exquisite, the smell doesnt bother me at all. I know the diffrence between a trash odor and the durian, my brain just reacts differently when I smell a yummy durian.

what I dont get is that the breath isnt stinky after eating it. The smell is in the shell and indicates the degree of ripeness. It tastes like vanilla-whip cream-eggnog pudding, hence is very nutricious.

this article is a distraction for Obama's fans

[Hatha Sunahara]

I went out today and bought a slice of a durian. It was wrapped up in saran wrap, so it had no smell. After dinner, I unwrapped it--and couldn't smell anything. No foul odor--no odor at all. Well, I cut off the prickly skin, and saw that much of it was white pulp with yellow sections in it where the seeds reside. Seeds are about the size of small walnuts and are embedded in the yellow sections, so I went about removing the seeds. Then I found out that the yellow sections can be easily removed from the pulp, so I pulled out a piece of the yellow fruit and ate it. It is as you described Singular_Me. A very unique flavor--vanilla cream custardy taste--very sweet, and pleasant. The pulp is either tasteless, or somewhat sour or even bitter in places. No smell. Perhaps the piece I had was not ripe enough to smell bad? Who knows? The only thing I found objectionable about it is that it left a sticky film on my lips, my fingers and my knife. Soap doesn't remove it, and i tried removing it with isopropyl alcohol--with no luck. After about an hour, the film on my fingers dried and disappeared. My lips however still have that sticky film on them.

I can understand now why the Asians like this fruit. It's kinda expensive. I bought a piece that weighed a little over a pound. It cost $2.75. I would say that the skin and the pulp and seeds I threw out was about half the weight I carried home with me. The edible part is tasty and worth the money.



Hatha

[singular_me]

Hatha, yes it is expensive, I see it as a delicatess, only buy it 2 or 3 times yearly.

I never buy portions but the whole fruit and let it ripe. It needs 20+C to ripe or mold will appear on the shell, and mold means no good to eat anymore. If you ever buy a whole one, allow it to ripe until the shell cracks and start seeing the custard, then you will know its ready to eat.

I think when you buy portions, they open it before it is entirely ripe. And that could explain the sticky film... I never experience this.

Glad you liked it :)

[Barbaro]

As for Durians, I live in Asia and many hotels have a "NO DURIAN" sign with a durian and a red circly with a slash through it.

I remember some asshole - somewhere - brought a durian in to my apartment complex and that awful smell just invades your apartment.

It is truly that bad.

As for the taste, I had it once and did not like it. Perhaps I should try it again, or try it in combination with something else, as it is apparently very healthy.