Saturday, July 30, 2011

Tennessee Woman Gives Birth to 7 Pound Tomato

I am including a photo of the newspaper article that tells about the first-ever birth of a tomato to a human female.  If I didn't include the article from today's Knoxville News-Sentinel, no one would believe me.  Hells bells---I scarcely can believe it myself.
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Yes, a Rutledge, Tennessee woman, Jessica Stokes, 25, gave birth to a 7 pound, 2 ounce bouncing baby tomato at 2:34 PM Saturday.  Apparently, both mother and tomato are healthy and resting comfortably following the delivery.


Doctors are at a loss to explain how a tomato was born to a human being.  University of Tennessee botany professor Jenny Ramos is quoted as saying, "In the wild, tomatoes originally required cross-pollination.  They later developed the ability to self-fertilize.  Usually this happens in soil, though."  Hmmm.


Ironically, Stokes and her husband, Daniel were attending the Grainger County Tomato Festival when she began experiencing contractions.  They have named their new baby "Noah".  Noah is the first known piece of fruit born to a human in the state of Tennessee.

Stokes says that "He poops, he cries, he sleeps---so far he's a pretty typical kid, except for the tomato thing."
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22 comments:

  1. Cindy EllisonJuly 30, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    Did they name him Tommy? Does he have all his fingers and "toes"?

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  2. LisaJuly 30, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    any pictures?

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  3. TexWisGirlJuly 30, 2011 at 8:46 AM

    and i thought texans were weird...

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  4. MichaeleJuly 30, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    You know - this just isn't right!!

    Bob the tomato (Veggie Tales) should be the god parent!

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  5. RHYTHM AND RHYMEJuly 30, 2011 at 10:24 AM

    Words fail me!!!!!!
    Yvonne.

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  6. kelliJuly 30, 2011 at 12:28 PM

    "the child has low acidity and a lack of mealiness..." HA!

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  7. BevJuly 30, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    oh man... does thing only happen in Tennessee? Or all over America? LOL

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  8. Jane @ Hard Work HomesteadJuly 30, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    It surely is better than giving birth to a prickly pear.

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  9. Carol BlackburnJuly 30, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    Goodness gracious, is his father Mr. Potatoehead? The poor child will have a very difficult life without a leg to stand on. I'm sure he'll be playing ketchup throughout his school years and be ripe for teasing by his classmates. I hope he doesn't hit the sauce when he's older. Maybe he'll meet some cute tomatoe in college and they'll live happily ever afer. Just a slice of life in America, hey Clint!

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  10. Debbie @ Swampbilly RanchJuly 30, 2011 at 9:51 PM

    He eats and poops? What does he eat and poop??

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  11. NovaJuly 31, 2011 at 12:35 AM

    That's weird.

    I thought it is July and not the First of April :-))))

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  12. AnonymousJuly 31, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    Thank you clint..i will keep up on your beautiful blog!!
    Here is a nice song for you..may be a bit sad..but life is not always happy thing is is??
    alots of kisses to you and all good things be happening to you:)

    http://youtu.be/B4-AzJfG2Ik

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  13. Arkansas PattiJuly 31, 2011 at 10:11 AM

    Oh my Cindy, that was clever. Quite funny play on words.
    BTW Clint, you once offered us Uggla back. That offer still hold?? Enjoy that man, that is who we were used to seeing.

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  14. judyJuly 31, 2011 at 11:14 AM

    oh Jane -you are priceless and you Clint,do you write for the weird and wild magazine perhaps?

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  15. Marsha YoungJuly 31, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    Of course, I had heard that hillbillies could be a little strange, but Clint, I've got to tell you - this is clear off the charts! :)

    Next you're going to tell me that you've been flirting with a kumquat or something.

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  16. Crown of BeautyAugust 1, 2011 at 12:35 AM

    This is weird and strange. You mean the tomato breathes, sleeps, eats like a human being?

    Thanks for sharing, Clint.

    Blessings
    Lidj

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  17. darlinAugust 1, 2011 at 1:40 AM

    I find this to hard to believe, sorry Clint but I think someone sold you a bogus newspaper! lol

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  18. Margaret DAugust 1, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    You have to be kidding..lol

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  19. trumpAugust 1, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    A picture would have been great, but i do enjoy a little folk lore sometimes. Richard from the Amish community of Lebanon,Pa

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  20. floweringmamaAugust 1, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    I have no idea how to respond to that. :-) 'cept I love maters!

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  21. lioneagleAugust 2, 2011 at 8:08 AM

    Hi Clint -

    What in the world?!

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  22. KenAugust 4, 2011 at 1:40 AM

    I just do not know what to say...

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