The act of opening a banana from it's opposite end, commonly chipping away at it's darkened
stub with your thumbnails, then peeling it back per usual.
The benefit of this is that If the
top of the banana is acting particularly stubborn, the Pitman method prevents damage to the banana and/or requiring the use of exterior tools to open the banana successfully.
Consoquently, the Bottom of the banana can become equally, if not more, damaged. But I know at least two
people, including myself, who choose to discard of the bottom
bit, as it's got a slightly bitter
bit at the very end.
Birrell: "Hot dang, my Banana simply won't
peel!"
Jay: "You
clown, use the Pitman method!"
Birrell: "I'm simply astounded!"
Jay: "You'
re keen as!"
