Disease Proof

Now, I know this is pretty neat, but still, these people have too much time on their hands. Ladies and gentlemen, The National Trust is proud to present the winners of The Ugly Veg Competition. It’s those zany English again—well at least it’s not as loony as hustling meat pies:

We are happy to announce that a parsnip grown in Bedfordshire, but resembling a creature from the abyss, is top of the crops in our Ugly Veg Competition to find the ugliest veg in England.

The overall winner, grown by Mrs. Hilary Nellist in Bedford, stood out from the rest of the vegetables, its tangled shape giving it an uncanny similarity to a creature from the depths of the ocean.

I think the parsnip is going to have some self-esteem issues.