They thought they unearthed the world’s largest potato. It turned out not to be a potato at all.

The Washington Post ^ | o3/19/2022 | Sydney Page

[Jonty30]

When Colin Craig-Brown received a long-awaited email from Guinness World Records last week, his heart sank.

For the past seven months, the New Zealand man and his wife believed that they had discovered the world’s largest potato, weighing more than 17 pounds. The email, however, informed them that their purported potato — which they named Dug — was actually no spud.

“Sadly the specimen is not a potato and is, in fact, the tuber of a type of gourd,” the email from a Guinness World Records spokesperson read. “For this reason we do unfortunately have to disqualify the application.”

[Jonty30]

I thought Doug was a Slug? I hope he's getting stronger every day.

[TigersEye]

[Long Jon No Silver]

The real deal lol definetly a potato

[bagster]

[Revel]

No more fake than the WP.

[Slyfox]

[SaveFerris]

Oh no you dint

[jonrick46]

In other news, a new poll has named the vegetable most disliked than the Brussels sprouts. That vegetable is Joe Biden.

[one guy in new jersey]

If a tuber identifies as a potato, it’s a potato. Who is anyone to judge otherwise? Come on Guinness—get with the times.

[Trillian]

lmao

[The Duke]

"He said 'tuber'!"

[BobL]

Carbs either way, no thanks.

[moovova]

While searching on the term “Pedotus” to see how popular it is....I discovered another one...”Potatus”. LOL

[SunkenCiv]

The email, however, informed them that their purported potato — which they named Dug — was actually no spud.

Here in The Boonies, we have to make our own fun. BTW, I would have named it "Bane of Corn Pop" to also reference the LOTR movies, shot in NZ.

[BenLurkin]

Sure, it s all.fun and games unitl the thing eats their dog...

[SunkenCiv]

"That thing just ate my dog!"

"Collar me surprised."

[Red Badger]

You say ‘potato’, I say ‘gourd’..................