Isn't there a rhyming slang in the UK where the last word in this type of word coupling rhymes with the actual word that was intended.
For instance someone would say "Since the lift was out, I had to use the bannanas and pairs". When they mean "I had to use the stairs."
Come to think of it "Apples and Pairs" is pro'ly the correct word coupling used for stairs, it was just a wild guess on my part anyway.
Yes, "Going up the apples and pears" would mean going up the stairs.
There is a song by The Monkees which mentions "apples, peaches, bananas and pears" (in fact, that is its title) - maybe someone in the Handheld UI team is a Monkees fan, and peaches refer to Google?
If you Google for cache:http://wiki.meego.com/BananasandPears you will find the Google cached version. Although watch out, as Google may change their cache to the deleted version soon.
anyone managed to take a screenshot?
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