November 1, 2008: My Son, Spud

xoxoxoBruce · 11-01-2008, 12:16 PM

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As a father of three daughters, Andrew Stewart has always wanted a son.
So, when his mother handed him a inch-long potato taken from a bag of Maris Pipers with an uncanny likeness to his nephew, he thought his prayers had been answered.

The carpet fitter, of Higher Bank Road, Fulwood, could not believe the likeness the vegetable he has dubbed 'Spuddy' bears to his young six-year-old relative.

The 46-year-old said: "He is only tiny but you can see a little face and even got the hair which looks like it is blowing in the wind; all the neighbours have been over and they cannot believe the likeness.

"My mum, Evelyn, gave it to me and said to give it to my youngest daughter Olivia, 9, and she will not leave him alone now.

Must be something in the genes, the whole family is daft. Or maybe the water, as the reporter seems to be afflicted too.

I predict Progeria in this lad's future.

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spudcon · 11-01-2008, 12:44 PM

I fear the Great Potato Conspiracy has affected the reporter's and the family's mind.
I say, as always, BEWARE OF POTATOES!

findpolitics · 11-01-2008, 01:52 PM

Progeria .... Perogy ... spud ... ha!

Gravdigr · 11-01-2008, 05:27 PM

That tater is staring at me...

footfootfoot · 11-01-2008, 05:30 PM

"...He's going to survive, but he'll be a vegetable for the rest of his life..."
[/shaggydogstory]

DanaC · 11-01-2008, 06:09 PM

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all the neighbours have been over and they cannot believe the likeness.

......that's either cute or scary.

elSicomoro · 11-01-2008, 09:47 PM

Maybe they're just really fucking bored and/or easily amused in Fulwood.

ZenGum · 11-01-2008, 10:00 PM

What, no recipes?

How long until that thing is on ebay?

Sundae · 11-02-2008, 09:22 AM

Is it me, or is Spud in a boiled egg in the picture on the left?

Sheldonrs · 11-02-2008, 09:28 AM

"They call me...Tater Salad."

richlevy · 11-02-2008, 09:33 AM

What is it with the English and potatoes?

If anyone has read Terry Pratchett's Discworld, there is an interesting potatoe plot element in it.

All in all, I like the occasional British oddball story. Indian oddballs are jumping off roofs and growing 10 foot moustaches. American oddballs are usually good old boys trying out for the Darwin awards or finding religious meaning in toast. British oddballs have that cheery, low-key madness for which people try to find more pleasant synonyms - eccentric, fey, barmy, touched.

elSicomoro · 11-02-2008, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Sheldonrs

"They call me...Tater Salad."

Wow...I didn't think gay people liked Blue Collar Comedy.

Trilby · 11-02-2008, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by sycamore

Wow...I didn't think gay people liked Blue Collar Comedy.

my god, what a racist thing to say!

If I had my spud-gun, I"d shoot ya!

elSicomoro · 11-02-2008, 03:37 PM

Look, Sheldon doesn't seem like the "Deliverance" type, OK?

xoxoxoBruce · 11-02-2008, 06:12 PM

Deliverance has nothing to do with Gay. Deliverance was about humiliation and dominance, like all rapes.

11-01-2008, 12:44 PM	#2
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	I fear the Great Potato Conspiracy has affected the reporter's and the family's mind. I say, as always, BEWARE OF POTATOES! __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

11-01-2008, 01:52 PM	#3
findpolitics Long Time Listener, First Time Caller Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 32	Perogy-a! Progeria .... Perogy ... spud ... ha!

11-01-2008, 05:27 PM	#4
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	That tater is staring at me... __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

11-01-2008, 05:30 PM	#5
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	"...He's going to survive, but he'll be a vegetable for the rest of his life..." [/shaggydogstory] __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

11-01-2008, 10:00 PM	#8
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	What, no recipes? How long until that thing is on ebay? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

11-01-2008, 09:47 PM	#7
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Maybe they're just really fucking bored and/or easily amused in Fulwood.

11-02-2008, 09:22 AM	#9
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Is it me, or is Spud in a boiled egg in the picture on the left?

11-02-2008, 09:28 AM	#10
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	"They call me...Tater Salad." __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

11-02-2008, 09:33 AM	#11
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	What is it with the English and potatoes? If anyone has read Terry Pratchett's Discworld, there is an interesting potatoe plot element in it. All in all, I like the occasional British oddball story. Indian oddballs are jumping off roofs and growing 10 foot moustaches. American oddballs are usually good old boys trying out for the Darwin awards or finding religious meaning in toast. British oddballs have that cheery, low-key madness for which people try to find more pleasant synonyms - eccentric, fey, barmy, touched. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

11-02-2008, 03:37 PM	#14
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Look, Sheldon doesn't seem like the "Deliverance" type, OK?

11-02-2008, 06:12 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Deliverance has nothing to do with Gay. Deliverance was about humiliation and dominance, like all rapes. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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