Late blight, which caused the Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s and 1850s, is killing potato and tomato plants in home gardens from Maine to Ohio and threatening commercial and organic farms, U.S. plant scientists said on Friday.
The fungal disease, spread by spores carried in the air, has made its way into the garden centers of large retail chains in the Northeastern United States. picked by Bingo 5 months ago

A vicar claims a potato got stuck up his bottom after he fell on the vegetable while hanging curtains in the nude. picked by davethefish 1 year ago

Brian and Linda “Lyn” Hershey have one potato chip that won’t get eaten any time soon. It has a likeness of Jesus Christ cooked into its surface. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Man buys a bag of Cape Cod potato chips, finds a few chips and a whole potato picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Found: One Nokia cell phone covered in crumbs and grease. Unmistakable odor of potato chips. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Chef Neil Wyles initially thought news of an arrest of a 25-year old woman in Vancouver for assault with a potato peeler was a joke. He does not regard a potato peeler as much of a weapon. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Shiv Sena, the ultra-right Hindu nationalist party in India, has launched a global brand of snack food called the Shiv Vada -- a sandwich containing deep-fried potato ball. They want to make it as popular as hamburgers. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

First comes the whole pixelation craze then comes Bert Simons with his paper craft portraits which appear as fractal faceted faces in a somewhat eerie way….maybe it’s just how he hangs them like deer heads. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A Manhattan librarian emerged as a champion couch potato after three rivals gave in to sleep deprivation or nature's call. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Polish prosecutors have dropped a libel case in which a German paper likened their president to a potato. (Theme pic is president, I'm with the Germans on this one...)

But Americans, you still can't say one sentence... picked by TheStep 2 years ago

In this short controversial film, Scott VanPala takes you on a chaotic yet adventurous journey with a powerful and destructive Potato Gun. He illustrates how he made his using nothing more than hairspray and pvc pipe from Home Depot using gift certificates he got for Christmas. He then demonstrably shows the various, and perhaps irresponsible, uses picked by jovawell 2 years ago

How to quickly, and easily, peel a boiled potato

The video is in Japanese, but is very easy to understand anyway. picked by DaftGretel 2 years ago

"The candidates have been in Iowa forever. Why not have fun with the whole process?" says Andy Green, a gimlet-eyed 20-year-old with a wide face and a perpetual smile, like he's been hiding a big joke he's just dying to tell. He's the kind of guy you'd imagine rushing up to Clinton, breathlessly saying: "You need to pose with Mr. Potato Head. You're the last Democrat to do this.&quo... read full post picked by chelcho 2 years ago

For those of us with a darker sense of interior design, I present "The Ghoulish Gallery": a collection of lenticular portraits that change as you walk past them. Inspired by Disney's Haunted Mansion attraction and its changing portrait gallery. picked by Rowangrey 1 year ago

Martin County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a man who threw hot sweet potato pie in his girlfriend's face on Thanksgiving because he didn't like the food. picked by arsphidius 12 months ago

Fish with human faces are making waves in South Korea.

The "humanoid" carp are attracting attention in the town of Chongju in the centre of the country where they live in a small pond. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

When four-year-old Zachary Clouter was asked to help out on his parents allotment, he didn't expect to find a spectacular spud.

The thrilled youngster dug up a potato the same size and shape as the rubber ducks which normally play in his bath. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

his is the story of how Mr. Potato Head became… Darth Tater! picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

It generates pictures, you rate how much they look like faces, and then it uses a genetic algorithm to take the best faces and mutate them to create new ones. Difficult to describe but very cool and slightly addictive.
Also check out this site which does the same thing but with a comparison-style rating system and different shapes. picked by phunky 2 years ago

Britain’s Supreme Court of Judicature has answered a question that has long puzzled late-night dorm-room snackers: What, exactly, is a Pringle? picked by bornbad 6 months ago