On 13/10/2010 4:12 PM, Nancy Young wrote:

> 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!

A few years ago my wife bought some Swiss Chard. I had never had it
before, checked out how it was best cooked tried it.... did not like it
at all. I thought it was horrible. Maybe I should have tried to take it
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.


$5 is a lot to pay for a gourd.