> I'm almost positive that this was a "Galliger" (sic) joke. > He was talking bout having to go to the store to buy > dozens of watermelons > and mused "if they can make them seedless why can't they > make them square so > they'll be easier to store?"
> Of course it's also a bit ironic that it's not a joke: the > Japanese have been doing this for years: > http://www.cybersalt.org/cleanlaugh/yourturn/yt34.htm > You just have to grow them in glass boxes. ;^) The Ghallager joke wouldn't surprise me... though I remember seeing a news article from a legitimate source saying that someone in japan was trying to genetically engineer a breed of watermellons that would grow cubic naturally... I guess they figure that would save them some expense in production compared to the glass boxes. :) Same with the spinach-pigs - also japanese. s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.fusiontap.com http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:168223 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
