I'd never have guessed... I might have to re-examine my opinion that the elephants being scared of mice is a myth in the light of this
Montana woman fights bear with courgette
From BBC
A woman from the US state of Montana has fought off a 200lb (91kg) black bear with a courgette from her garden.
The bear attacked one of the woman's dogs on the back porch of her home late on Wednesday evening, Missoula County Sheriff's Lt Rich Maricelli said.
When the woman tried to stop the attack, the bear bit into her leg.
The woman, whom police have not named, grabbed the closest object - a courgette from her garden - and threw it at the bear, causing it to flee.
Mr Maricelli told the Associated Press news agency that the woman, who lives about 15 miles (24km) from the town of Missoula, had not sought medical attention.
Authorities were still attempting to track down the bear on Thursday.
Montana woman fights bear with courgette
From BBC
A woman from the US state of Montana has fought off a 200lb (91kg) black bear with a courgette from her garden.
The bear attacked one of the woman's dogs on the back porch of her home late on Wednesday evening, Missoula County Sheriff's Lt Rich Maricelli said.
When the woman tried to stop the attack, the bear bit into her leg.
The woman, whom police have not named, grabbed the closest object - a courgette from her garden - and threw it at the bear, causing it to flee.
Mr Maricelli told the Associated Press news agency that the woman, who lives about 15 miles (24km) from the town of Missoula, had not sought medical attention.
Authorities were still attempting to track down the bear on Thursday.
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Bears are scared of courgettes?
- 23/09/2010 09:14:19 PM
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You should probably include the term that people not from the Isles or Kiwiland call them.
- 23/09/2010 10:46:22 PM
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This is an English language website, I'm not getting into translating my posts to non-english tongue
- 23/09/2010 10:59:38 PM
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Much as I hate to side with the colonials on matters of language...
- 24/09/2010 11:34:52 AM
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I think that rather proves my point
- 24/09/2010 11:44:55 AM
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You could use 'squash'.
- 24/09/2010 04:09:51 PM
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Isn't that a different but related vegetable?
- 24/09/2010 04:14:13 PM
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It is sometimes called a zucchini squash. Like summer squash, spaghetti squash, etc
- 24/09/2010 04:59:05 PM
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*nod* squash is the general term and would not define a courghini *NM*
- 24/09/2010 05:17:24 PM
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You are boring me, plant nerd
- 24/09/2010 05:29:12 PM
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And all the crap sports I've had to listen to from you? Puh-lease!
- 25/09/2010 12:28:55 AM
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Ah, zucchini
- 23/09/2010 11:08:59 PM
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Yeah, I had to google it to figure it out. *NM*
- 23/09/2010 11:39:31 PM
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You see, snoopsapoops? Chaos! *NM*
- 24/09/2010 01:34:42 AM
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*NM*
Umm.
- 24/09/2010 10:14:38 AM
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What, that I'm awesome?
- 24/09/2010 01:22:06 PM
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You must think "awesome" means something different to what I think it means
- 24/09/2010 02:31:27 PM
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- 24/09/2010 02:31:27 PM
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*NM*
Zucchini can be quite tasty 
*NM*
- 24/09/2010 02:18:41 AM
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*NM*
- 24/09/2010 02:18:41 AM
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Sure, when they're in bread form.
- 24/09/2010 02:54:49 AM
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They're good roasted as well
- 24/09/2010 10:16:27 AM
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I think most people in Kiwiland alternate between courgette and zucchini.
- 24/09/2010 11:14:41 AM
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If it was a cucumber I would have understood
- 24/09/2010 08:30:39 AM
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But.... but... how do you drink Pimms?
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- 24/09/2010 10:14:03 AM
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*NM*
- 24/09/2010 10:14:03 AM
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Now you're just throwing random made up words at us! *NM*
- 24/09/2010 10:26:32 AM
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You don't know what Pimms is? Are you some sort of monster?!?!? *NM*
- 24/09/2010 10:27:44 AM
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Remember where I come from?
- 24/09/2010 10:37:17 AM
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No, I've completely lost track of where you are currently claiming
- 24/09/2010 10:40:20 AM
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- 24/09/2010 10:40:20 AM
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pimms is lovely
Cucumbers are so blah.
- 24/09/2010 01:22:48 PM
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You must have been eating poor cucumbers.
- 24/09/2010 01:26:22 PM
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Americans have different cucumbers than us normal folks
- 24/09/2010 02:29:44 PM
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we do? I mean, I know we sell our HUGENORMOUS not-as-tasty ones...
- 24/09/2010 05:19:02 PM
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?? you literally have no tastebuds then.
- 24/09/2010 05:22:00 PM
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The "water" being the key part.
- 24/09/2010 05:29:31 PM
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So do lot of citrus fruits
- 24/09/2010 08:02:32 PM
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Please, don't lecture me about ligands. 
- 24/09/2010 06:40:15 PM
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- 24/09/2010 06:40:15 PM
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then use the term "literally" correctly
- 24/09/2010 11:59:31 PM
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- 24/09/2010 11:59:31 PM
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No way, hyperbole is the greatest thing in the universe. *NM*
- 25/09/2010 02:59:48 AM
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i am fond of hyperbole...the use of "literally" to do so inaccurately is a pet peeve, though 
- 25/09/2010 03:04:06 AM
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- 25/09/2010 03:04:06 AM
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LadyLorraine is being far too polite. DO NOT USE LITERALLY IN A HYPERBOLIC SENTENCE. PERIOD. *NM*
- 27/09/2010 08:28:04 PM
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I get that a lot and can't see how people don't notice this horrible taste! *NM*
- 25/09/2010 11:55:55 AM
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