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populistmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-03 11:19 PM
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Poll question: Favorite vegetable?
What's yours?

(Wasn't there someone here who was supposed to take the keys from half drunk posters?)
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gyopsy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-03 11:20 PM
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1. Carrots are wonderful...
they're one of few vegetables I'm willing to eat. Most taste terrible. I wouldn't dare eat a cucumber.

I like the junk food!
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Don_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 12:38 AM
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21. Yellow/Orange Carrots?
Carrots weren't orange until the Dutch got patriotic and developed a "root crop" in their National colors.
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-03 09:09 AM
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49. Scientists at Texas A&M (school colors maroon and white)...
...have developed a maroon carrot.

My alma mater - working for world peace through maroon carrots. :D
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Spider Jerusalem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-03 11:20 PM
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2. Stephen Hawking.
lol...horrible joke, I know.
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Rabrrrrrr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 01:56 PM
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40. But he's not a vegetable
He has full function of his mind, he just has no use of his body.

Reagan could be a vegetable, though certainly not a favorite.
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-03 11:21 PM
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3. I dig the tomato. I know it's "Both" but I don't care.
That and green beans, blanched, then baked with salmon.
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ForrestGump Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-03 11:21 PM
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4. Hold on a minute....I see a certain theme here
:o

Canteloupes aren't an option?
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populistmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-03 11:26 PM
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10. Yeah, well
In case anyone wants a vegetable with their hot dogs. We must have our veggies as well. A balanced diet is the key to good health.
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ForrestGump Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-03 11:35 PM
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13. Yes, it's true that it's good to have a balance
Although some will claim that you can't beat meat, even the most carnivorous among us has to recognize that vegetables have their place, too.
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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 12:18 AM
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17. I'm sure you can, Forrest,
but you'll want that other thread, over there >>>>>.
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ForrestGump Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 09:23 AM
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32. You beastly thing, you!
Coming into a perfectly innocent conversation with these insinuations....I'm shocked!

:P
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Swede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 03:25 PM
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41. Huhhu huhuhuhu
You said "beat meat"
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nostamj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-03 11:22 PM
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5. this is the meatless masturbation thread, right??? n/t

why am I still awake???
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LeftPeopleFinishFirst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-03 11:23 PM
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6. It's the vegan version nt
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DinahMoeHum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 01:47 PM
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38. Remember: "Vegetables are sensual. People are sensuous"
Carlos, you've just screwed up my face for the rest of the day!!
Bwahahahaaa!!!

:evilgrin:
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BlueJazz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-03 11:23 PM
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7. Brussel Sprouts and Cauliflower
with a bit of real butter....Yum
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Cadfael Donating Member (570 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 08:39 AM
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29. Brussels Sprouts are my favorite too
just barely cooked with lots of butter
my poor mother-in-law used to make them every Thanksgiving...even though I was the only one who liked them...she's a sweetie
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Kazak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-03 11:24 PM
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8. Probably broccoli or spinach...
Man, you left all the good ones out!
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ForrestGump Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-03 11:26 PM
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9. Advisory: explicit imagery
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populistmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 12:05 AM
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15. They're so green and healthy looking
I hope it tastes as good as it looks. :9
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ForrestGump Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 12:16 AM
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16. Surely you're gherkin my chain
:D

Jack's gonna kill me with an axe for tempting his wife with the bounty of my fertile patch, I just know it.... :scared:

And, really, when it comes down to it I don't want a pickle...I just wanna ride my motorsickle.
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AlienGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-03 11:30 PM
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11. Eggplant!
Eggplant is so versatile and yummy.

Tucker
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Downeast Donating Member (52 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 05:43 AM
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25. Yes, eggplant rules.
I wouldn't have a problem eating it every day.
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burr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-03 11:33 PM
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12. cucumbers rule!!!
Edited on Sat Sep-27-03 11:34 PM by burr
carrots are ok, but zucchini sucks. It's kinda of like vile-tasting mutant squash...it is squash's evil twin out to inflict revenge on those animal savages who dared to enjoy devouring the purity and sinlessness of squash...
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ForrestGump Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-03 11:37 PM
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14. The Federal Transport Security Administration's most recent guidelines
suggest that you do not attempt to carry your favorite cucumber aboard commercial flights. Pick one up at a supermarket upon arrival at your destination, instead, they say.

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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 12:20 AM
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18. Okra
eom
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crimson333 Donating Member (760 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 12:22 AM
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19. turnip greens
:)
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 12:28 AM
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20. Cauliflower and broccoli
The former because it tastes oh-so-good and the latter because (a) it's damn healthy, and (b) our damn idiot daddy to the idiot "president" hates the stuff. Typical fascist, they hate anything that's GOOD for you. :D
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Paschall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 01:39 AM
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22. Well, to be nit-picky...
...cucumbers and zucchini are fruits. :think:
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Piperay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 04:13 AM
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23. Potatoes...
I LOVE em :loveya: and I love em...baked, fried, hashed, mashed...just about any way they can possibly be fixed.:9
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Awsi Dooger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 04:28 AM
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24. Fresh green beans and broccoli, using a pressure cooker
I finally learned how to use that thing and it's great. Corn on the cob comes out terrific also, plus I'm making a mean stew drenched with fresh mushrooms and carrots.

So far no steam burns.

I confuse the hell out of my system, alternating healthy stuff with crappiola.

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SiobhanClancy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 06:54 AM
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26. Asparagus
Fresh asparagus is veggie bliss.
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Padraig18 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 08:34 AM
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27. I'm with you!
Asparagus is the most 'elegant' vegetable, IMO. :)
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jumptheshadow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 08:39 AM
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28. Elegant and delicious
The greengrocer on my corner sells the freshest, thinnest, in-season asparagus. Steam them carefully and they are perfect with just about any meal.
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Padraig18 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 08:45 AM
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31. The old gent down the street...
... has a HUGE garden, and happens to like really my boyfriend, so he gives us WHITE asparagus on occasion. *drool* :)
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jenm Donating Member (189 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 08:43 AM
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30. spinach
Can just imagine the yummy iron goodness with every delicious bite.
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 10:08 AM
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36. Me too, but the bad news--very little of the iron gets absorbed
in most people. I love the stuff, eat it in prodigious amounts, and still battle frequent bouts of anemia.

Anyhoo:

Welcome to DU! :toast:, or would you prefer a great big (dammit, can't find a photo of cooked spinach!)?
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LWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 09:46 AM
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33. Beans.
Of all sorts. Green. Dried. Whatever.

Other faves, whether technically vegetable or not:

broccoli
snap peas
onions
peppers
spinach
tomatoes
cilantro
black-eyed peas
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 10:02 AM
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34. Don't you have one of those 'puters that cuts off the power if you're too
skanky?!

SPINACH! With a hint of salt and vinegar, mmmm.
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Cheswick2.0 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 10:07 AM
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35. Brocolli
All women should be eating Brocolli. It has natural estrogen. It helps with water retention. I think it is an anti occident, if I remmeber correctly.

And it is yummy barely steamed with butter and lemon juice.
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WillParkinson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 11:49 AM
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37. Potato...
It has so many options! Baked, fried, boiled, french fries, mashed. It's so versatile.

And then we have mushrooms....MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMushrooms...
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StaggerLee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 01:53 PM
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39. zuchini, spinach, brocolli, artichoke and eggplant (in that order)
:)
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FloridaJudy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 04:43 PM
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42. Onions
Julia Child said it: "there has never been a civilization without onions"!

While I wouldn't care to eat a raw yellow or red onion (Vidalias are another matter), I can't think of a single meat or vegetable dish that can't be improved by the addition of some grilled or caramelized onions.

Oh yeah, and really fresh English peas ring my chimes. If they're fresh enough, you don't even have to cook them; I'll pop them right out of the pod and gobble them up like candy.

In fact, I can't think of any vegetable I don't like. Unless it's okra, or Southern stewed greens (love the greens - gag at the layer of bacon fat - eeeew!)
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HawkerHurricane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 04:51 PM
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43. Ronald Reagan
He qualifies, doesn't he?
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kodi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-03 09:42 AM
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50. beat me to it, citizen-soldier
Edited on Mon Sep-29-03 09:42 AM by kodi
.
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SingSong Donating Member (119 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-28-03 04:52 PM
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44. Grandpa
just kidding!
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-03 12:36 AM
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45. Asparagus!
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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Cosmic_Latte Donating Member (505 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-03 06:54 AM
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46. I like brocolli
More than any other vegetable! :-)
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Jeff in Cincinnati Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-03 07:55 AM
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47. Mushrooms
Non-magical.
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-03 09:05 AM
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48. Ronald Reagan!
Oh wait, he's my least favorite vegetable. I guess I have to go with carrots.
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-29-03 10:02 AM
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51. Anything green...
zucchini, asparagas, green beans, broccoli, cabbage, brussel sprouts, peas.... all of it.

Not a fan of mashed squashes at all
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