[Randomly, during a question as to whether banana plants are trees]
They walk.
I'm sorry?
Banana plants, whatever they're called, walk.
Nurse, nurse, he's out of bed again.
...they do, they walk. I travelled to Colombia and went to a banana plantation and I was admiring this banana tree said "hold on a minute, what about this patch next to the tree and the man said "the banana trees they walk".
[After 15 seconds...]
The intelligent voices in my head tell me you're absolutely right Sean, they do walk! They walk up to 40 centimetres in a lifetime.
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