# Gardening Top Ten list presented by Michelle Obama

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-top-ten-list-presented-by-michelle-obama/624278
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [June 6, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-top-ten-list-presented-by-michelle-obama/624278 "2012-06-06T15:51:36Z")
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### Author: ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-top-ten-list-presented-by-michelle-obama/624278/1 "2012-06-06T15:51:36Z")

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Last night’s Letterman had a list of [top ten fun gardening facts](http://bit.ly/LqQaQF) presented by Michelle Obama. I laughed. Several times.

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### Author: ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-top-ten-list-presented-by-michelle-obama/624278/2 "2012-06-06T16:56:59Z")

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“In his lifetime, the average American will eat half a radish.”

LOL

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### Author: ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-top-ten-list-presented-by-michelle-obama/624278/3 "2012-06-06T21:10:49Z")

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“No. 8: Eggplants were originally cultivated for use as doorstops.”

I can believe that.

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### Author: ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2012, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-top-ten-list-presented-by-michelle-obama/624278/4 "2012-06-06T21:27:42Z")

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No. 6. The largest zucchini ever grown contained a Starbucks.

That sounds about right.

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### Author: ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2012, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gardening-top-ten-list-presented-by-michelle-obama/624278/5 "2012-06-07T02:44:44Z")

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> [@ZipperJJ](#):
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> “In his lifetime, the average American will eat half a radish.”
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> LOL

That was the biggest laugh for me.