The evil tomato is native to the American continent. It was first cultivated by the blood drinking, cannibalistic Aztecs, who used it as ketchup for their human BBQs. The expression "Bite me!" was not used lightly in that era.The scientific name for the tomato is lycopersicon lycopersicum, which means "wolf peach." It is a member of the nightshade family, which includes the equally tainted underground zombie plant, the potato.
The association of the nightshade family with witchcraft is well known.
Eastern European folklore tells us that witches used plants like mandrake and nightshade to summon werewolves, vampires and congressmen. This practice is known as lycanthropy. Tomatoes were no doubt, a part of those rituals.
It is also a cousin of the poisonous belladonna, which can really mess you up.
There are more than 10,000 varieties of these vile tomatoes. All of them are evil and should be avoided.
It is not suprising that the notorious families of Italy all consumed tomatoes. The Borgias were voracious eaters, often consuming vast pots of pasta and tomato sauce before going off on killing sprees. Machiavelli's love for corrupt politics was second only to his love for the bloody red fruit.

Not many people know it, but originally the film, "The Exorcist" had Linda Blair puking tomato soup instead of green pea soup. The tomato soup was changed because it would have been too realistic and the horror too great for the public.
More recently, it has been discovered by the NSA that Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussien both have been observed eating tomatoes. Is there now any question about this Hellish Red Spawn? How much more evidence do we need? The truth must be told!


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Holy cow! Contadina, too, I bet.
You are weird, man!
Axis of Evil!
That's great! I wish I had thought of that.
Has anyone heard from Carl lately?
I'm not sure the heat of cooking does very much to them. Oh, maybe they stop speaking in 3rd octave voices when they are cooked, unlike those in my salad.
Cayenne peppers are a good deterrent, as is garlic. But it only buys you time. A stake must be driven through the heart of the red menace. Once it stops screaming, then its corpse may be used in a BLT sandwich.
Teresa Heinz Kerry is a High Priestess of the Tomato Cult. Please don't tell her where I am!
That is close. They are the smallest I have ever grown. We had rain and cold for much of the spring and so I got a late start.
Of course, Brussel Sprouts would not appeal to you. They are a European secular humanist vegetable.
May this evil spawn
Pepper your lawn
Nightshade your days
And darken your dawn
The dastardly deed
Sowing tomato seed
Will be your worst plague
I don't want to be vague
But taking a nap
Might cause a small snap
So line up all victims
Prepare to unveil
The paths we can follow
No one will fail
As long as tomatoes prevail.
Whatever Carl...
you take the cake, Son
For prevarication!
You neglected to mention the film "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" - classic!
I bet my tomatoes look just like that. I'm sure they would kill me if they could. The poor things are still sitting, stunted, in their original pots because I had no time to plant them in the ground, while I was working 2 full-time jobs.
.................and an excellent chuckle................thanks Jake...
Thank you for that delightful verse! As for prevarication, I probably did miss my calling as a political speech writer.
I'm considering actually growing hornworms this year.
Tomatoes must be evil, that's why I love to eat 'em.
You put a lot of work into this and it shows.
A man after my own heart. I swear, if I was on a desert island and could only eat one dish, it would be hamburger, stewed tomatoes, peppers, onions, and mushrooms, all fried up in the pan. I could eat it every day.