Just ask the authority

I might look like I know what I'm talking about:  In the produce section of a Kroger I don't usually patron, an old lady with red lipstick painted way beyond her lips' borders asked me for advice on apples.  "Which apple is the best?" she asked me.  Then she pointed to the display of Red Delicious and Galas.  I said, "Well, of these two, I like Galas better.  They are sweeter and are less mushy than Red Delicious."  She was astonished:  "Red Delicious apples are mushy??"  "Well, I think so," I replied.  "But," I continued, "my favorite apple of all is the Honeycrisp."  I waved my expert hand in the direction of the finer fruits.  "They're kind of expensive, though.  However, they're pretty big," I explained.  And off she went to follow my advice.  Yep, I look like a woman who knows her fruit.