one4one wrote:
Maybe the doctor was testing you to see if you were faking your mental condition.
I came upon an article that used a similar question by social service investigators in California.
Quote:
Investigators gave Souphan a standard test of mental function. They asked how apples and oranges are similar. She said she didn’t know. The investigator wrote in his report, “…incorrect responses to such basic questions are often associated with malingering.” In other words, she was faking it.
Link to the article:
http://www.voanews.com/Khmer/archive/2006-12/2006-12-07-voa3.cfm
So is that why they ask it, to see if you're faking? XD;
How about "is Superman real?", I got that on a test once, what's that one supposed to tell them?
Oh yeah, and I guess my answer to the question would be:
fruits, duh.
and
You don't eat the banana skin, which makes it sort of opposite the apple, whose core is the part you don't eat. Also, bananas taste awesomest with orange juice while apples taste awesomest with cheese.
_________________
"You gotta keep making decisions, even if they're wrong decisions, you know. If you don't make decisions, you're stuffed."
- Joe Simpson