But what was the category?
Spotted at a flower show over the weekend. First prize in what, though? I didn’t see any other hideously deformed vegetables.
Posted: July 28th, 2025 under personal.
Comments: 6
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Comment from Uncle AL
Time: July 28, 2025, 7:21 pm
First Prize: Lloyd Llewellyn
Title: “Purple Lupin”
Category: Genetic Engineering
Subcategory: DIY/Amateur
Comment from Some Vegetable
Time: July 28, 2025, 11:27 pm
Ahem: that there ain’t no vegetable, and I should know.
I saying it out loud: that thing there is a giant fat-girl Tardigrade. Yeah, yeah, yeah, it isn’t moving but so what? Those things can play dead for years.
https://frontlinegenomics.com/everything-you-need-and-want-to-know-about-tardigrades/
Comment from Durnedyankee
Time: July 28, 2025, 11:29 pm
AI art
“Hand on a table top”
By Gerald “Little Van Gogh” Bostock of St Cleve.
😜
Comment from technochitlin
Time: July 29, 2025, 12:47 pm
That’s a Lovecraft-quality critter!
Comment from dissent555
Time: July 29, 2025, 2:37 pm
Looks a bit like a French breakfast radish I pulled yesterday that had been in the ground a bit too long.
Comment from DonnaDuarte
Time: August 4, 2025, 1:32 am
That’s a curious find! Makes you wonder what criteria they were judging on. Maybe “Most Likely to Inspire a New Level in Slope Game? Just kidding, but seriously, some of those oddly shaped vegetables could be perfect obstacles for a challenging Slope Game level. I bet the winner had some serious gardening skills. https://slopegamefree.io/
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