On Thu, 3 Apr 2003 08:12:56 -0600, "Gene S"
wrote:

LOL - I'll concede watermelon & cantaloupe, but hold
out on the cucumber, still think it's a veggie :-)

Nah, it's a fruit. Think of it as a thin skinned melon. The
dictionay refers to it as fruit, but it's unclear whether is used as
in, i.e. "The fruit of my loins".

It sees like it would be closely related to a melon, to me.

-sw