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Viva_La_Revolution

(28,791 posts)
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 01:02 PM Dec 2011

Wedding ring 'found on carrot' after 16 years

A Swedish woman has discovered her wedding ring on a carrot growing in her garden, 16 years after she lost it, says a newspaper.

Lena Paahlsson had long ago lost hope of finding the ring, which she designed herself, reports Dagens Nyheter.

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It was not until 16 years later when Mrs Paahlsson was pulling up carrots in her garden that she noticed one with the gold band fastened tightly around it.
Lena Paahlsson and her husband, Ola Lena Paahlsson and husband Ola say it is incredible that the ring has been found

"The carrot was sprouting in the middle of the ring. It is quite incredible," her husband Ola said to the newspaper.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16374283

This is why you should ALWAYS compost

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Wedding ring 'found on carrot' after 16 years (Original Post) Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2011 OP
awesome Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2011 #1
Just another reason it's good to eat carrots... Little Star Dec 2011 #2
One carrot Diamond? Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel Dec 2011 #3
Your evil cstanleytech Dec 2011 #4
Yeah I know... Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel Dec 2011 #5
I can't believe timtom Jan 2012 #8
too cool proud patriot Jan 2012 #6
You can't trust carrots. MilesColtrane Jan 2012 #7
I didn't know John Boehner was on Lost in Space. tclambert Jan 2012 #10
Amazing, a 16 year old carrot. WHEN CRABS ROAR Jan 2012 #9
Somebody married a carrot? htuttle Jan 2012 #11
If I didn't know it was real, I'd have thought this was one of Garrison Keillor's stories beac Jan 2012 #12

beac

(9,992 posts)
12. If I didn't know it was real, I'd have thought this was one of Garrison Keillor's stories
Tue Jan 3, 2012, 05:05 PM
Jan 2012

straight out of Lake Woebegon.

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