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The Saga of Sharmaine, Melanie, and Vanessa

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       So, there are these viral funny socmed posts that’s suggesting renaming Orange (the fruit) to “Sharmaine,” avocado to “Melanie,” and the fly to “Vanessa.” On one TikTok post, an orange is complaining about her unimaginative name. “Dahil ba orange ang kulay ko, Orange na rin ang ipapangalan sa `kin, bakit si Mango, dilaw siya pero hindi yellow ang pangalan niya?” she rues.      When asked what name she would like to be given, she answered “Sharmaine.”      On another TikTok post, a fly could be heard also grumbling about her name. “Dahil ba may pakpak ako, Fly na agad ang pangalan ko?’ she laments. She prefers that people call her “Vanessa.”      Meanwhile, an avocado is also whining because a lot of people are assuming that she’s an abogado because of her name, thus her desire to be renamed. She wants to be rechristened “Melanie.”      The problem here is, I don’t know if fruits have sexes, b...