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Tacoma, WA

Russian sues seed firm after pumpkin knockout

A Russian man is to sue a seed firm after he was knocked unconscious by a giant pumpkin he grew on his balcony. Nikolay Salakhov, from Pavlov-Posad, near Moscow, claims instructions on the seed packet told him to expect “decorative vegetables the size of a pear” on six foot-high plants. But instead the plants produced pumpkins weighing almost 40lbs, one of which fell on his head and knocked him out as he sat on his balcony, reports Pravda.

Andrey Tumanov, chairman of the Moscow Union of Gardeners, says almost half of all seeds available on the Russian market “did not meet gardening norms”. —Ananova

OK, OK....I promise not to grow an AG on my balcony! :>)

3/31/2003 7:17:43 PM

syracuse, ny

maybe his angry wife dropped it on him for sitting around too much--after all, he was knocked out!
he doesn't know... lol

3/31/2003 7:31:29 PM

New Jersey

Chernobyl...

Perhaps a gene got knocked loose.

3/31/2003 8:43:33 PM