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Nothing about “Another Simple Favor” or its equally cuckoo bananas predecessor, “A Simple Favor,” is subtle.

Last month, Malawi blocked imports of flour, rice, ginger, bananas and maize from Tanzania, and other countries, saying this was to protect local producers.

South Africa has for years prohibited the entry of bananas from Tanzania.

I had so many bananas in my backyard and coconuts when I was growing up.

“It’s really bananas going back and forth like this,” said David Campanelli, president of global investment for the ad-buying firm Horizon Media.