On Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 6:14:07 AM UTC-4, bert wrote in alt.usage.english:
> On Thursday, 27 May 2021 at 09:00:37 UTC+1, bruce bowser wrote:
> > I've noticed that many 1980's cops and robber shows have this investigaator that says something similar to: 'do you think we just fell off an orange truck?"
> >
> > What does that mean?
> It's evidently the USA equivalent of the Scottish "do you think I came up the Clyde on a banana boat?"
> i.e. orange is the fruit, not the colour.

Provided its not a modern banana boat?