Chinese Farmer Discovers a Knotty Vegetable Man
Zheng Dexun, a Chinese farmer from Langzhong, had the shock of his life recently when he pulled out a man-shaped knotweed plant from amongst his crops. Stretching out to 62 centimeters, this particular plant consisted of a knobby head joined to a slender body that tapered down.
The head itself had protruding bits for the eyes and nose area. As for the body, there were distinguishable arms and legs as well as a bumpy little package.
The bemused farmer is not sure if he should count his blessings or be wary of impending bad luck.
Zheng said: “I don’t know whether it is good or bad to dig out a Chinese knotweed that looks like a human. I’d better put it back in the earth!”
This is not the first time someone has dug out a strangely shaped fleeceflower variety in their garden.
In December 2008, a browsing customer stumbled upon a knotweed ‘couple’ in China’s Shandong.
This root consisted of two human-shaped bits where one resembled a female with its defined upper torso and the other looked masculine with its dangling member.
This particular specimen was nabbed by an enterprising customer for 600 yuan whereby he has set up a viewing spot in his home for eager visitors.
By shinigami on 11-11-2009
Comment by thekid
November 11th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
All pics look too real that some people would call them fake
Comment by some people
November 11th, 2009 at 5:50 pm
i would call them fake
Comment by Sus
November 12th, 2009 at 5:57 am
They look awesome but I have a hard time believing that its natural… although – can't say I know much about the chinese knotweed…
Comment by zenboy
November 12th, 2009 at 7:19 am
man, could fake could this be!! If a fool falls for this, he/she got to be the most gullible person in the world. Nature could not have possibly done this, only trickster and scams do. Where are all the common sense nowaday?
Comment by John Lee Smith
November 12th, 2009 at 7:39 am
Right down the drain, along with grammar.
Comment by Anon
November 13th, 2009 at 12:21 am
I'd say it was probably made in some type of cast. The shapes are too exact and too symmetrical.
Had things been a little more off scale and the feet not so feet like, I could believe it, but it's just too good to be true. — Or we're looking at something super natural.
Comment by Pamela
November 13th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Maybe they should be fined unethical advertising. I could believe it if they didn't have the feet or the eyes were not quite riht.This looks like someone made mud babbies and put rope hair on them.
Comment by Bruno
November 16th, 2009 at 12:29 am
totally plausable, you just have to grow it into a mold.
Comment by zenboy
November 24th, 2009 at 6:58 am
I guess you'd ever made any mistakes before, huh? How rule of you to point it out directly.
@sshole.
Comment by zenboy
November 24th, 2009 at 7:00 am
HowrRude of you to point out directly. Asshole
Comment by neogie
November 29th, 2009 at 8:26 am
japanes do this with melons.. they grow them in a mold so.. so it is real vegies but with a fake design
Comment by Sephi
February 4th, 2010 at 8:08 am
Oh common. Molds totally were involved.
Comment by fgdfg
February 26th, 2010 at 11:12 pm
lol try to take you seriously but can't