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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."

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  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!

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

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

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

    a 'Lung'gume.

    Hmmm Hmmm. see what I did there.

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

    ...he's achieved inner peas?

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  5. 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.

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