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ricree101
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I'm sorry... I just couldn't help myself.
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JennaDean
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I'm almost speechless.

The funny part to me was that he was afraid to eat the tomato ... er, tomacco ... because it might have lethal amounts of nicotine in it. [Roll Eyes]
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ricree101
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The Wikipedia page is a little more complete. Apparently, the fruits themselves didn't have nicotine in them, and one actually was eaten. The leaves, on the other hand, did contain nicotine.
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" ...the American Dialect Society nevertheless named "tomacco" as the new word "least likely to succeed". "

Tomaycco Tomahcco
Let's call the whole thing off
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That is freaking amazing. The world is truly a better place because of it.
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Advent 115
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mmmm.... tomacco. :drools:

:Takes bite, then vomits endlessly:
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