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Title: Radish in intensive care after murder attempt
Source:
Yahoo News
URL Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051117 ... oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
Published: Nov 18, 2005
Author: Reuters
Post Date: 2005-11-18 22:01:25 by Zipporah
Keywords: intensive, attempt, Radish
Views: 95
Comments: 17
TOKYO (Reuters) - A giant white radish that won the hearts of a Japanese town by valiantly growing through the urban asphalt was in intensive care at a town hall in western Japan on Thursday after being slashed by an unknown assailant. ADVERTISEMENT The "daikon" radish, shaped like a giant carrot, first made the news months ago when it was noticed poking up through asphalt along a roadside in the town of Aioi, population 33,289. This week local residents, who had nicknamed the vegetable "Gutsy Radish," were shocked -- and in some cases moved to tears -- when they found it had been decapitated. TV talk shows seized on the attempted murder of the popular vegetable and a day later, the top half of the radish was found near the site where it had been growing. A town official said Thursday the top of the severed radish had been placed in water to try to keep it alive and possibly get it to flower. Asked why the radish -- more often found on Japanese dinner tables as a garnish, pickle or in "oden" stew -- had so many fans, town spokesman Jiro Matsuo said: "People discouraged by tough times were cheered by its tenacity and strong will to live." 
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#1. To: Zipporah (#0)
There's a Radish God in their pantheon of deities. As if this should come as a shock. It's nifty to see people caring about the vegetables.
 | So many morons, so few bullets. |
#2. To: TommyTheMadArtist (#1)
It's nifty to see people caring about the vegetables. Makes you wonder why someone tried to 'behead' it.
There's a Radish God in their pantheon of deities. As if this should come as a shock.
#3. To: Zipporah (#0)
You plant worshippers. I eat vegetables i'll have you know.
#4. To: Zipporah (#2)
Fucking Islamic Fundementalists.
| So many morons, so few bullets. |
#5. To: A K A Stone (#3)
Murderer.
You plant worshippers. I eat vegetables i'll have you know.
#6. To: Zipporah (#0)
Keep it away from PBS, they'll try to make some sort of tea...
And I'm optimistic. See, I think you can be realistic and optimistic at the same time. I'm optimistic we'll achieve -- I know we won't achieve if we send mixed signals. I know we're not going to achieve our objective if we send mixed signals - gwbush
#7. To: TommyTheMadArtist (#4)
Gallagher is a muslim? :P Fucking Islamic Fundementalists.
#8. To: Zipporah (#5)
I couldn't help it. I was hungry, afterall I grew the tomatos. I thought I could get an exemption for abortion or something.
Murderer.
#9. To: Zipporah (#5)
We should create bumperstickers that says "Salad Is Murder"
| So many morons, so few bullets. |
#10. To: Dakmar (#6)
Or maybe radish tea sandwiches? Keep it away from PBS, they'll try to make some sort of tea...
#11. To: TommyTheMadArtist (#9)
"Salad Is Murder" There used to be a car that wasn't to far from my house that had one of those meat is murder bumper stickers. I always wanted to get a hamburger patty and throw it at their windshield and let it stick there. I know im bad.
We should create bumperstickers that says
#12. To: TommyTheMadArtist (#9)
"Salad Is Murder" We should create bumperstickers that says
#13. To: A K A Stone (#8)
NO no no.. they grew in the soil.. so the earth owns them.. wrong attitude ya got there..
I couldn't help it. I was hungry, afterall I grew the tomatos. I thought I could get an exemption for abortion or something.
#14. To: Zipporah (#0)
Damn. People who care about something besides owning everything in the world? As an American, that gives me culture shock.
Asked why the radish -- more often found on Japanese dinner tables as a garnish, pickle or in "oden" stew -- had so many fans, town spokesman Jiro Matsuo said: "People discouraged by tough times were cheered by its tenacity and strong will to live."
#15. To: h-a-l-f-w-i-t-t (#14)
As an American, that gives me culture shock. What kind of world can they live in if they aren't trying to build
democracy?? After all the majority EAT radishes.. so its a good thing that
someone tried to kill the radish.. :P "People discouraged by tough times
were cheered by its tenacity and strong will to live."<--- maybe they're
relating to the Iraqi people? :P
Damn. People who care about something besides owning everything
in the world?
#16. To: Zipporah (#0)
I clicked on this thinking it was Ron Radosh.
I've already said too much.
#17. To: Zipporah (#0)
That's nice.
"People discouraged by tough times were cheered by its tenacity and strong will to live.
Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war. – Donald Rumsfeld
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