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    'Little terrifying faces' discovered on broccoli

    Finding creatures in your food is never pleasant, but two chefs received the shock of their lives when they spotted tiny human faces smiling out at them from a packet of broccoli.


    Photo: BREAD AND HONEY


    Photo: BREAD AND HONEY

    The miniscule heads – barely visible to the naked eye – were hidden among the florets on photos printed on a bag of the frozen vegetable.

    Close-up shots reveal at least four faces, each painted green and no bigger than a broccoli tip.

    Summer Allen-Gibson and Alicia Carrier, the US food bloggers who made the discovery, said they are baffled by the identities of the “little terrifying ecstatic faces”.

    “We honestly can't imagine why they'd sneak this in - other than for laughs, but it's pretty darn funny,” they wrote on their Bread and Honey blog.

    Commenters on their blog have speculated that the faces could have been inserted by executives at Cascadian Farm, the organic food firm who produced the broccoli, as an in-joke.

    Other theories include that the heads were slipped onto the packaging as an act of subversion by the designers, or that the whole thing is an advertising stunt aimed at generating positive coverage for Cascadian Farm.

    Ms Carrier, from Portland, Oregon, described the moment her friend and fellow blogger discovered the faces.

    "She pointed - 'Do you see?' See what? I didn't see anything. Just broccoli.

    "Her finger tapped on a certain part of the box and she urged me to look closer. 'There- right there. Do you see it? I'm not going to tell you what it is if you don't see it.'

    "And then, it suddenly became clear to me."

    Cascadian Farm, which is now owned by Small Planet Foods, has been producing organic products since being founded in the state of Washington in 1972.
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    Re: 'Little terrifying faces' discovered on broccoli

    What's next? Finding Jesus on a piece of toast? (wait they already did
    that).

    Broccoli is scary enough without faces looking back at you.

    They are literally "stalkers".

    It ain't easy being green.

    Thank you. Thank you very much. I'll be here all week.

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    Re: 'Little terrifying faces' discovered on broccoli

    She's choppin' broccoli...

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    Re: 'Little terrifying faces' discovered on broccoli

    I find this hilarious!

    Quote Originally Posted by Bada Bing View Post
    They are literally "stalkers".
    genius!

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    Thank god I read this here and didn't discover them myself, I would have freaked out. Ever since reading some Alvin Schwartz scary story as a kid about faces appearing in clouds, I have been terrified of finding little faces.

    Seriously.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jessica View Post
    Thank god I read this here and didn't discover them myself, I would have freaked out. Ever since reading some Alvin Schwartz scary story as a kid about faces appearing in clouds, I have been terrified of finding little faces.

    Seriously.
    Did you ever see the newer "Twilight Zone" episode, where this woman thinks she sees faces in her peripheral vision, but when she turns quickly, it turns out to just be a pattern in the drapes or something?

    Then one time, she turns fast enough and catches a real face before it can morph into a design, and it looks at her...and it snarls...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kid Lester View Post
    Did you ever see the newer "Twilight Zone" episode, where this woman thinks she sees faces in her peripheral vision, but when she turns quickly, it turns out to just be a pattern in the drapes or something?

    Then one time, she turns fast enough and catches a real face before it can morph into a design, and it looks at her...and it snarls...
    No, but now I'll be thinking about that FOREVER and THINKING I SEE THINGS IN MY CUBE.

    When they wrap my arms up in the white jacket to take me away, don't be shocked if my parting words, whispered thourhg my dry and wrinkled lips are "Kiiiiddddd...LESSSSSTTTTTEEEERRRRR!"

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    Re: 'Little terrifying faces' discovered on broccoli

    ^^ future bag lady...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jessica View Post
    No, but now I'll be thinking about that FOREVER and THINKING I SEE THINGS IN MY CUBE.

    When they wrap my arms up in the white jacket to take me away, don't be shocked if my parting words, whispered thourhg my dry and wrinkled lips are "Kiiiiddddd...LESSSSSTTTTTEEEERRRRR!"
    That is SO funny.

    In the episode, the faces realize that their cover is blown, so they stop trying to hide from her. They begin conspiring to kill her. She tries to convince people of what's happening, but no one believes her, obviously. Her family has her committed, which she doesn't mind. She simply insists that she be put in a plain white room with no designs or pictures of any kind.

    She feels safe in there. Then one night, there's a major storm, and the ceiling begins to leak. And a rusty water stain begins to form on the wall...

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    Re: 'Little terrifying faces' discovered on broccoli

    I'd rather scream "KIDDDDD LESSSSTERRRRRR"rather than "R*B*RT FOR*KER"

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    Re: 'Little terrifying faces' discovered on broccoli

    Quote Originally Posted by 19720 View Post
    I'd rather scream "KIDDDDD LESSSSTERRRRRR"rather than "R*B*RT FOR*KER"
    People will say we're in love

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    Re: 'Little terrifying faces' discovered on broccoli

    Quote Originally Posted by 19720 View Post
    I'd rather scream "KIDDDDD LESSSSTERRRRRR"rather than "R*B*RT FOR*KER"
    Quote Originally Posted by Kid Lester View Post
    People will say we're in love
    Everybody knows already, guys....

    Just make sure you don't get too carried away... again.
    Everyone is responsible for their own happiness.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Panama Girl View Post
    Everybody knows already, guys....

    Just make sure you don't get too carried away... again.

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    Toss a coin?
    Everyone is responsible for their own happiness.

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    Re: 'Little terrifying faces' discovered on broccoli

    You guys are going to give me night mares!!! AND I MEAN ALL OF YOU!!!
    Waiting for the first snowflake to fall!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by RosaM68 View Post
    You guys are going to give me night mares!!! AND I MEAN ALL OF YOU!!!
    Thank you! I work hard at it.
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    Re: 'Little terrifying faces' discovered on broccoli

    Quote Originally Posted by Kid Lester View Post
    She's choppin' broccoli...
    YouTube - Dana Carvy Critics Choice Chopping Broccolli clip


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    Re: 'Little terrifying faces' discovered on broccoli

    All this talk about broccoli reminds me of George Carlin...

    ""Ahh, a little cancer never hurt anybody. Everybody needs a little cancer I think. It's good for you. Keeps you on you're toes. Besides, I ain't afraid of cancer...I had broccoli for lunch. Broccoli kills cancer. A lot of people don't know that, it's not out yet. It's true. You find out you got some cancer...(click) get yourself a fucking bowl of broccoli. That'll wipe it right out in a day or two. Cauliflower too. Cauliflower kills the really big cancers. The ones you can see through clothing from across the street. Broccoli kills the little ones. The ones that are slowly eating their way from inside...while your goddamn, goofy, half- educated doctor keeps telling you, "You're doing fine Jim." In fact bring your doctor a bowl of broccoli. He's probably got cancer too—probably picked it up from you. They don't know what their doing, it's all guesswork in a white coat. Here, let me have a few more sips of industrial waste.""


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