Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Man Takes Up Internal Farming

Posted by samzenpus on from the cardiovascular-farming dept.

RockDoctor writes "'A Massachusetts man who was rushed to hospital with a collapsed lung came home with an unusual diagnosis: a pea plant was growing in his lung.' Just that summary should tell you enough to work out most of the rest of the details, but it does raise a number of questions unaddressed by the article: How did the pea roots deal with the patient's immune system? What would have happened if the situation had continued un-treated? I bet the guy has a career awaiting him in PR for a pea-growing company."

14 of 136 comments (clear)

  1. crap... by bsDaemon · · Score: 4, Funny

    I knew I shouldn't have eaten the seeds to give myself an edge in all those watermelon eating contests :(

    1. Re:crap... by FatdogHaiku · · Score: 4, Funny

      .... oh god, I just realized I had peanut butter last night!

      Quick! Have someone lick your nuts and see if they taste salty!

      --
      You have the right to remain sentient. If you give up the right to remain sentient, you will be elected to public office
  2. Wow! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Unpealievable!

  3. My mom used to tell me... by ITBurnout · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...not to inhale my food. Guess she was right.

  4. Farmville by kriston · · Score: 2, Funny

    This Farmville player is asking you for a PEA IN HIS LUNG for his farm!

    --

    Kriston

  5. Re:This is why you shouldn't eat vegetables by WrongSizeGlass · · Score: 2, Funny

    The only reason it grew inside of him is because he's as old as dirt ... as a child you were too young to sprout your own garden.

  6. This really is by ciderbrew · · Score: 5, Funny

    a 'Lung'gume.

    Hmmm Hmmm. see what I did there.

  7. So, we could say... by garg0yle · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...he's achieved inner peas?

    --
    Modding "-1, Troll" is not a proper response if you disagree with me. Try reason.
  8. So this is what happens... by ilsaloving · · Score: 2, Funny

    So this is what happens when you give peas a chance?

  9. Re:good thing it wasn't a watermelon seed by Flea+of+Pain · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well it works like this. First if uses its existing nutrients to grow high enough to reach sunlight. Then it starts photosynthesis. If they'd left it in him, he'd have ended up like this

    --
    Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
  10. Re:A4Q by naoursla · · Score: 2, Funny

    I was thinking that Monsanto was going to sue him for using their patented lung-resistant pea seeds.

  11. Re:Plants vs. Zombies 2 by naz404 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Clearly, this was a pre-emptive strike against his impending zombification.

    --
    http://www.object404.com
  12. Monsanto is suing him by goombah99 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Turns out it's a GMO round-up ready pea mutant. Monsanto is suing him for using their genetic material without paying for it.

    --
    Some drink at the fountain of knowledge. Others just gargle.
  13. Re:This is why you shouldn't eat vegetables by rhyder128k · · Score: 2, Funny

    There was a young woman from Leeds, who swallowed a packet of seeds. Within the hour, her tits were in flower, and her bottom was covered in weeds. See, I knew I learnt something instructive while at school.

    --
    Michael Reed, freelance tech writer.