Like most proverbs, this quote has a deeper meaning. My guess is that it’s supposed to be a lesson in not biting off more than you can chew. Like carrying two watermelons under one arm. It sounds like a simple task, but you might end up dropping a watermelon, and then you’ve got a split watermelon lying on the sidewalk. That’s no fun.
I made a pit stop in the produce aisle to test this proverb and I am happy to report that two watermelons can be held under one arm. In fact, I was able to fit three watermelons under one arm and do a lap around the cantaloupe display without dropping a single one. (I would have posted a picture here, but my wife refused to participate in my shenanigans.)
Granted, they were the small, personal-sized watermelons, but still. Watermelon Guy 1, Turkish proverbs 0.
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Good Job Watermelon Guy but I don’t think you could have done that will regular size watermelons.
No, that’s probably true, Ellen! I wouldn’t try it, either. I’d be too afraid that I’d drop one and it would look like the watermelon in the picture above. And then you’d see a grown man cry, and no one wants to see that!