If oranges are called oranges why aren't bananas called yellows?

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Bananas called yellow?

Yellow was already taken back in the Western days by a coward, it was given to him by an angry gunslinger wanting a gun fight. It wouldn't have been right to have called him a banana if he turned to run. Orange you glad you asked?

Well, oranges are just called oranges because that's what they were named. I don't believe there is any specific reason. (Except that they're orange). Now, Bananas are not necessarily yellow. Before they are ripe, they are green, and after they usually turn black.

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Because they could think up a better name for them whereas they couldn't for oranges.

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