“Coconuts are mammals because they have hair and produce milk”

“Coconuts are mammals because they have hair and produce milk” is a saying that has been printed on many images. “I just read a book in which an interesting point was made: coconuts are mammals!  They’re furry, and give milk, and so they are mammals” was posted on the newsgroup Google Groups: alt.fan.monty-python on November 21, 1994.
 
”@jighexadecimal doesn’t believe me that coconuts are mammals. They have fur and give milk, what’s to argue?” was posted on Twitter on July 30, 2008. “Coconuts are mammals because they have hair and produce milk. Hilarious fake fact thread on Reddit” was posted on Twitter on October 6, 2015.
   
   
Wikipedia: Coconut
The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the family Arecaceae (palm family) and the only living species of the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the whole coconut palm or the seed, or the fruit, which, botanically, is a drupe, not a nut. The spelling cocoanut is an archaic form of the word. The term is derived from the 16th-century Portuguese and Spanish word coco meaning “head” or “skull”, from the three indentations on the coconut shell that resemble facial features.
 
Google Groups: alt.fan.monty-python
Coconuts Migrate!
MERCER JEFFREY CHARLES FRANCIS
11/21/94
I just read a book in which an interesting point was made: coconuts are mammals!  They’re furry, and give milk, and so they are mammals.  According to this then, the coconuts could migrate, being animals and all.  Not sure how they actually move though, hmmm….
   
Twitter   
Chris Hanson
@eschaton
Replying to @JigHexadecimal
@jighexadecimal doesn’t believe me that coconuts are mammals. They have fur and give milk, what’s to argue?
11:29 PM - 30 Jul 2008
   
Twitter
Ari Starry
@papervector
RT @Psychomax: Coconuts are mammals: they have fur and give milk.
1:51 AM - 11 Mar 2010
 
Twitter
Sarah
@Sarah_Jean415
Coconuts are mammals! They’re hairy and they have milk inside..
9:01 PM - 12 Jun 2011
 
Yahoo! Answers (June 12, 2011)
Are coconuts mammals?
My friend told me that because coconuts have hair and milk, they are mammals, Is that true?
Best Answer:  The Coconut is a Mammal. The primary definition of a mammal is that it produces milk. Coconuts produce milk. Coconut milk can also be used as a substitute for blood plasma. So you can get a transfusion from another person, or a coconut. Mammals are also defined by the fact that they have hair, and coconuts are hairy. Finally, the edible part of the coconut is called the “meat”. Coconuts are not nuts. They have meat, blood, hair, and produce milk, therefore the coconut is a mammal
 
Twitter 
ǝᴉɥsɐp ʍ0quᴉɐɹ
@Rainb0w_Dashie
Coconuts are mammals because they are hairy and have milk.
1:33 PM - 2 Jan 2013
 
Reddit—ShittyTodayILearned
Today I Learned coconuts are mammals (self.ShittyTodayILearned)
submitted May 11, 2014 by FluxxOG
Coconuts have hair
Coconuts have milk
Coconuts have skin
Coconuts are mammals
 
Reddit—ShittyAskScience
If mammals produce milk, does that mean that coconuts are mammals? (self.shittyaskscience)
submitted February 7, 2015 by raddsam
 
Twitter
Amy Robinson Sterling
@amyneurons
Coconuts are mammals because they have hair and produce milk. Hilarious fake fact thread on Reddit
10:05 PM - 6 Oct 2015
       
Twitter
Godelieve Engbersen
@GodelieveTT
Great Team of @realDonaldTrump.
Coconuts are mammals. Because they have hair and produce milk. Period!!!!!! #BAM @PressSec #SeanSpicer ;-(
1:44 PM - 28 Feb 2017
 
YouTube
Meme Theory: Coconuts Are Mammals!
HarlemDuck
Published on Nov 22, 2017
Today we have a look at the fantastic animal species known as coconut, yeah, coconut…
 
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Mammals have hair and produce milk, ergo coconuts are mammals.
submitted January 16, 2018 by spaceherpe61
ZoroeArc
Coconut milk isn’t actually milk. It contains no lactose
 
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
Coconuts are mammals because they have hair and produce milk.
submitted July 17, 2018 by chrome_palace