Fruit Traumatizes Teenager
DES MOINES, Ia. (Just Laugh) – Ever since Mark Jordan was seven years old, he has neglected to eat a piece of fruit. Jordan, now 16, contributes this fear to his mother’s choice of underwear.
“When I was younger, my mother had me wear Fruit of the Loom underwear. I don’t know why, but the talking fruit mascots scared the crap out of me,” said Jordan, who now wears Hanes.
As crazy as this seems, it’s certainly not uncommon.
“We’ve seen instances where a person won’t go to the zoo to see a kangaroo, due to the constant wearing of Kangaroo shoes,” commented Betty Lote, the case worker who has worked with Jordan since this ordeal became known. So a fear of fruit did not surprise Lote when the file arrived on her desk.
Hypnosis treatments have crossed Jordan’s parents’ minds, but they declined to follow through. “We weren’t sure if there would be any mental effects,” said Mrs. Jordan, who would rather have Mark not have the chance to eat a juicy apple than have him traumatized after hypnosis treatments.
A poll suggests that nearly 1/3 of the population have a fear of something. “I’m normal, I just won’t eat fruit,” said Jordan.
