Julie Bove wrote:
> "Bryan" > wrote in message
> ...
> On Oct 13, 3:12 pm, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>> Today we took a sight seeing ride up north jersey, not that the
>> leaves are changing or anything. Bad summer. Among other
>> things, we stopped at this farmers market to get some apples
>> and whatever else caught my eye.
>>
>> Aha, a nice gooseneck gourd, they amuse me and they make
>> a cute fall decoration. The cashier admired the gourd and we made
>> a couple of comments about them, then she told me that last
>> week, a Chinese couple came in. They'd bought one of those
>> gourds and it tasted horrible, they wanted their money back!
>>
>> That just struck me as funny. You're not supposed to eat them!
>> Go find a squash! I didn't find out if they returned their money.
>>
>> Even if it was edible, I thought $5 was a lot to pay if I did think
>> it was some squash. They are very light.
>
> That is pretty funny. I used to grow gourds when I was a kid. They
> smelled awful.
>
> I always hated the bumpy ones. I thought they had acne or
> something.

I love the little ones for decorating. The weirder, the better, warts
and all.