Posted on 12/23/2005 10:14:27 AM PST by CajunConservative
This one is puzzling thousands of people. St. Bernard Parish, virtually wiped out following Hurricane Katrina, is seeing the spontaneous growth of watermelons. They're everywhere! It's a post-Katrina phenomenon that has even the experts baffled.
"I've never seen anything like this before," said Dr. Ron Strahan of the LSU Ag Center as he surveyed the watermelon infestation.
The fruit, which is normally planted in April, has been sprouting up all over St. Bernard Parish ever since Katrina. Presumably, the seeds were deposited during the hurricane and unusually high temperatures have produced a natural mystery.
"It's just going to be one of those things we're probably not going to be able to explain," said Strahan.
According to Strahan, the clay in St. Bernard absorbed the sunlight, retaining the heat and allowing the melons to grow. A watermelon's consistency is 90 percent water, which means if you eat the St. Bernard Parish melons, you're drinking Katrina juice.
"I don't think I'd want to eat them," Strahan laughed. "I don't think so, but it's just something unusual to look at, maybe take some pictures of and remember this happened after Katrina 2005 and we'll probably never see again."
Katrina may have planted the melons, but bees had to pollinate them, which indicates that growth is possible in St. Bernard Parish following the storm. Even if it is Katrinan melons.
The comment was over the top and played to a common stereotype about blacks and watermelon The facts are, both southern blacks and whites enjoyed watermelon equally. At least we all did where I was raised.
The next season was a bumper crop in every corner of the yard.
Ought to try that at the carnival.
LOL
Justin Wilson: He loved to cook with dat cookin' wine, didn't he? Ooooowhee!
You have heard that watermelon marxist environmentalist thing before, haven't you CC? Green on the outside, Red on the inside?
Sorry, I've eaten too many chocolates this morning.
Oh yes but I'm not too sure the fine cajuns of St. Bernard Parish have.
the clay in St. Bernard absorbed the sunlight, retaining the heat and allowing the melons to grow.
No wonder they grow so good in the Swiss Alps.
I think I know your brothers Wazoo and Yazoo. One of them founded a town over in Mississippi.
It's a nice change on a Katrina thread :D. Most of the posts are shall we say not so lighthearted.
I think I know your brothers Wazoo and Yazoo. One of them founded a town over in Mississippi.
Yazoo is a hillbilly search engine and Wazoo has a lot of things go up him for some reason.
It's a nice change on a Katrina thread :D. Most of the posts are shall we say not so lighthearted.
I'm fat, but my heart is light. Actually, while I do take many things seriously, there's just sometimes where I can't.
I've had a lot of laughs today. Yours is another one.
All me dat dare family is in leezyanna.
Good points.....
You seem to be a pretty cool dude.
Was is more sickening, Katrina Juice or Jackson Jesus Juice?
All me dat dare family is in leezyanna.
How about Baboo?
"You won't believe the amount of replies I get when someone doesn't realize what I am saying is a joke (that it's actually a serious comment) and then I have to go back and explain it."
I have that problem with blonds all the time.
Was is more sickening, Katrina Juice or Jackson Jesus Juice?
Jackson Jesus Juice is nonexistent. He and Jesse or Michael couldn't ever exist in the same place. However, Karina juice has a lot of "flavors" so to speak.
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