y cho active ▁properties , ▁how ▁would ▁the ▁government ▁react ?" ), ▁Cec il ▁Adams ▁reports ▁in ▁The ▁Stra ight ▁Do pe : ▁The ▁wire ▁services , ▁and ▁after ▁them ▁the ▁whole ▁country , ▁fell ▁for ▁it ▁hook , ▁line , ▁and ▁ro ach ▁clip . ▁" S mo ke outs " ▁were ▁held ▁at ▁Ber keley . ▁The ▁following ▁E aster ▁Sunday , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁reported , ▁" be at nik s ▁and ▁students ▁ch anted ▁' ban ana - ban ana ' ▁at ▁a ▁' be - in ' ▁in ▁Central ▁Park " ▁and ▁par aded ▁around ▁carrying ▁a ▁two - foot ▁wooden ▁ban ana . ▁The ▁Food ▁and ▁D rug ▁Administration ▁announced ▁it ▁was ▁investig ating ▁" the ▁possible ▁hall uc in ogen ic ▁effects ▁of ▁ban ana ▁pe els ". ▁Non eth eless , ▁ban an ad ine ▁became ▁more ▁widely ▁known ▁when ▁William ▁Pow ell , ▁bel ieving ▁the ▁Ber keley ▁Barb ▁article ▁to ▁be ▁true , ▁reprodu ced ▁the ▁method ▁in ▁The ▁An arch ist ▁Cook book ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁" M usa ▁sap ient um ▁Ban an ad ine " ▁( refer ring ▁to ▁the ▁ban ana ' s ▁old ▁bin omial ▁nom en cl ature ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁a ▁book ▁of ▁one - line ▁jo ke ▁com ics ▁was ▁released , ▁contained ▁a ▁com ic ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁te en ▁is ▁secret ly ▁hand ing ▁bunch es ▁of ▁ban anas