Dave Smith wrote:
> 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. ;-)

(laugh) I really should have found out if they got a refund.

>> 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.

It's a decorative thing, all those things are pricey this time of the year.
Like some evergreen fronds with a ribbon shouldn't cost so much but
in December, they do.

Speaking of decorations, driving around this morning I was surprised
to see many people are going all out with the fall/Halloween displays
this year. Maybe Christmas will be brighter, literally ... a couple of
years now it's been subdued.

nancy