The guy walks around with a banana in his ear. And people are like, 'Why do you have a banana in your ear?' He says, 'To keep the alligators away! There are no alligators! See?
The quote from Michael Lewis's "The Undoing Project" illustrates a humorous scenario where a man walks around with a banana in his ear for an absurd reason: to ward off alligators. This highlights the irrational ways people sometimes approach problems, clinging to ineffective solutions rather than acknowledging the reality of a situation.
The man’s logic is flawed since alligators are not present, which underscores the theme of irrationality in human behavior....