LONG-FORETOLD SIGN OF THE APOCALYPSE APPEARS IN LOUISIANA

The cuculoupe.

(Thanks to Andy the Tropic Hunt Guy)

Comments

[Olo Baggins of Bywater]

Glad we don't have those near my houma.

[Ann]

Life imitates Bath and Body Works.

[Jan]

The Dusenbery's Unusual Fruit....I'd say!

[Susy]

The Dusenbery's WBAGNFA 60's band???

[Sean]

You sell on e-bay now for 1000 dong. Dong better than cuculope...Big dong get you all the cuculopes you want. I show you.

[queensbee]

They're a yard long and a good few inches across...

oh sorry. stepped out of my mind there for a minute. this article is about vegetables?

[southerngirl]

houma is 30 minutes away from me!

[Straw]

I'm really glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read your post, queensbee.

[Layzeeboy]

They cross-bred and they're in the same family? Figures it's Louisiana but I would think this sort of thing would be more likely to happen in West Virginia or Kentucky.

[Meanie the Blue]

It's all about the marketing. When they called it a Cantalumber, nobody paid any attention.

[fivver]

"It'll be interesting to see what it does revert to," Joffrion said.

What if it reverts to a prehistoric 120 foot, meat eating cucumber? I'd have lots of Round Up and maybe a flame thrower handy. Just in case.

[Nora]

"In the first generation, they'll cross and you'll get an unusual fruit,"

...and this explains Weezeeana families to a T!

Signed, Displaced N'awlins girl

[southerngirl]

um, Layzeeboy? if I couldn't take a joke, I might be offended by that remark. ;)

[sthnbelle]

I lost track for a minute or two at that sentence, too, queensbee!

[Layzeeboy]

The gentleman from Pennsylvania apologizes to southerngirl. (We have plenty of that goin' on up here too).

[blurkernomore]

Layzeeboy,
Being originally from West Virginia but leaving as soon as I was old enough, I can say your comment is right on the money and funny as he!!.
I still go back to visit but I don't stay too long.

[will]

"houma is 30 minutes away from me!" -- southerngirl

I suggest evacuating, NOW. Do Not Be a Hero!

[Guin]

I want to see a picture. Also, it sounds really tasty, perhaps sliced with some prosciutto and a little bit of olive oil.

[Juggler of Geese]

I thought the true sign of the apocalypse was the birth of Twitney in Nawlins.

[Ann]

West Virginia is right on the mark, but I'd replace Kentucky with Alabama or something. Can't argue with the state that gave us both George Clooney and Ashley Judd.

[LucyVanPelt]

I had these in my garden last year, they tasted like really weak cucumber. I ended up throwing them all out.

[Dr. Doug]

We have too much of words, we need pictures of the damn thing!

[Ross]

>They're a yard long and a good few inches across.

I get email all the time from people offering to help me grow one of these. Let me know if you would like me to forward some to you...