Friday, September 29, 2006

Top ten uses for a giant zucchini

1. Ballast.

2. Doorstop.

3. Artillery.

4. Toy, part one: hollow it out and carve the shell into a clever little dollhouse. Glue tiny button eyes onto walnuts to make "people."

5. Toy, part two: Carefully hollow out two giant zucchinis and duct-tape together to form a jet pack that can be strapped onto a child's back. Pour diet coke into the hollowed-out zucchinis and drop in an entire package of Mentos. Stand back and watch little Jimmy soar!

6. Hair-styling aide: wrap wet hair around zucchini; secure with toothpicks; leave zucchini in overnight; brush out hair to make soft, flowing curls.

7. Sports paraphernalia: send giant zucchinis to underprivileged inner-city youths, who will split them in half, hollow them out, and use them in place of cestas in their impromptu games of jai-alai.

8. Amusement-park equipment: who says the bumpers on bumper cars need to be made of rubber? Zucchini is cheap, non-polluting, and readily available during the summer months.

9. Edible prosthetic limbs: stuck at a neverending lunchtime meeting? You'll be the envy of salivating co-workers when you lean down and take a nibble from near the knee.

10. Personal spiritual enhancement: grate zucchini, measure into freezer bags, and store in freezer. Pray fervently for a power outage, and then shout Hallelujah when you have to throw out all that zucchini.

1 comment:

Laura said...

Bumper crop again this year? Seeing zucchini in your nightmares? If you've got a smallish one, I'd take it off your hands.