TIME FLIES LIKE AN ARROW; FRUIT FLIES LIKE A BANANA. THE FIRST INDEPENDENT CLAUSE IS THERE TO DECEIVE THE READER. TIME GENUINELY FLIES IN A FASHION SIMILAR TO THAT OF AN ARROW, BUT THE SECOND INSTANCE OF “FLIES” IS AN ACTUAL GROUP OF INSECTS. IT IS FAIRLY EASY TO AGREE THAT FRUIT FLIES LIKE TO CONSUME BANANAS, HENCE THEIR NAME.