WELCOME TO THE POSH POTATO!
Humanity owes a great deal to the edible "earth apple" if not sometimes highly entertaining "Potato Head" family. So, it's not surprising that in honor of this versatile vegetable and tasty tuber, the United Nations declared 2008 "International Year of the Potato"!
It may not be 2008, but who cares...what do you mean you can't celebrate late? Listen up, put on your best bib and tucker, maybe your dancing shoes, or get into your favorite couch potato position. Why? Because we're going to have a "posh potato party" that's what!
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Photo Insert Credit: Peter Firus
PICTURES OF PUCKISH POTATOES
The Potato Packing Pirate!
Potato Posteriors?
Mr. Potato Head of course!
Purple Potato Monster?
Spud Muffins Rule in 2008!
Posh Pomme de Terre!
Sassy Sweet Potato Queen!
It's the freakin Fryman!
Spokesperson for Spuds!
It's a Spud Muffin silly!
Meet the Spudruckers!
An alien potato?
Merry mashed munchkins?
A bit of wisdom and wit!
"There's plenty of room for all God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes."
THE SPUD LOVER'S LIBRARY
The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World
A magnificent melodrama and history lesson for spud lovers in the New World.
Amazon Price: $10.20 (as of 07/11/2009) 
Backyard Ballistics: Build Potato Cannons, Paper Match Rockets, Cincinnati Fire Kites, Tennis Ball Mortars, and More Dynamite Devices
There are no weapons of mass destruction in this book unless you count that devilish device, the Potato Cannon.
Amazon Price: $11.53 (as of 07/11/2009)
101 Things to Do with a Potato
101 things to do with a potato (for those who don't like making puppets, stamps, or cannons with them).
Amazon Price: (as of 07/11/2009)
When Did I Stop Being Barbie and Become Mrs. Potato Head?: Learning to Embrace the Woman You've Become
For liberated ladies who hate "Mrs. Potato Head" and haven't got a clue how to make potato au gratin like Betty Crocker, Julia Child, or Martha Stewart!
Amazon Price: $10.39 (as of 07/11/2009)
""Sweet Potato Jerk Bread"...what a rude recipe!"
Mr. Potato Head of course!
LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE CALORIE-CHALLENGED COUCH POTATO!
The choice of Latke-lovers!
Count of Couch Surfing!
For couch potatoes only!
Not the Jolly Green Giant!
Great Slouch Couch!
Take a load off your feet!
WORDS OF WIT AND WISDOM FROM THE WORLD OF THE POTATO
-- There's plenty of room for all God's creatures. Right beside the mashed potatoes. -- Saskatoon Restaurant, Greenville, South Carolina"My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with." -- Oprah Winfrey
"Only two things in this world are too serious to be jested on, potatoes and matrimony." -- A bit of blarney from the Irish
"Worship the potato? The idea seemed silly to me. But then I thought, what else is more deserving of worship? It's simple, it comes from the earth, and it can kill you if you disobey it." -- Jack Handey, American humorist
"It's a mistake to think you can solve any major problems with just potatoes." -- Douglas Adams (1952-2001), English author, comic radio dramatist, and musician.
-- "Pray for peace and grace and spiritual food,
For wisdom and guidance, for all these are good,
but don't forget the potatoes." -- John Tyler Pettee, 'Prayer and Potatoes'.
-- "I have made a lot of mistakes falling in love, and regretted most of them, but never the potatoes that went with them." -- Nora Ephron from "Heartburn".
-- All our french fries are served with "pith" and "vinegar"! -- Anonymous
-- "I was raised almost entirely on turnips and
potatoes, but I think that the turnips had
more to do with the effect than the potatoes." -- Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992), first German-born actress, singer and entertainer to become a hit in Hollywood
-- The man who has not anything to boast of but his illustrious ancestors, is like a potato - the only good belonging to him is underground. - Sir Thomas Overbury, 16th century English esssayist and poet
--You like potato and I like po-tah-to,
You like tomato and I like to-mah-to;
Potato, po-tah-to, tomato, tomah-to--
Let's call the whole thing off! -- Ira Gershwin, twentieth century American composer, lyrics to "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" (1937)
PEEKABOO POTATO HEADS!
The amazing Astrospud!
Darth Maul Spud Apprentice
A spirited spud!
The Yellow Potato Head.
Captain Potato Head!
A blue-blooded spud!
It's Homer Spudsom!
The Nachooooo Potato!
The Incredible Spuderman!
Call me Flash Spud!
2 heads are better than 1!
The Energizer Bunny?
A SENSATIONAL SYMPHONY IN HONOR OF OVEN-BAKED SPUDS
The "french" in french fries actually describes the way the spuds are sliced, not their country of origin.
POTATOES FOR THE PALATE
- Baked potatoes
- Cheese potatoes
- French fries
- Hash brown potatoes
- Knish
- Latkes
- Lyonnaise potatoes
- Mashed potatoes
- Perogies
- Potato au gratin
- Potato bread
- Potato chips
- Potato pancakes
- Potato jackets or skins
- Potato soup
- Potato sticks
- Roast potatoes
- Scalloped potatoes
- Shepherd's pie
- Vodka
LOST IN TRANSLATION - POTATOES BY ANY OTHER NAME? (Image Credit: maxually@flickr.com)
THE BOILED, BAKED AND BBQ'D BOOKSHELF
Beyond Burlap: Idaho's Famous Potato Recipes
Bring on those posh potatoes!
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Funeral Potatoes: And Other Potato Recipes to Die for
"Wake" up and taste those taters!
Amazon Price: $11.95 (as of 07/11/2009)
Best of Irish Potato Recipes
Forget about the Leprechauns and the Blarney Stone ...it's time for some sensational spud recipes from across the sea!
Amazon Price: $12.95 (as of 07/11/2009)
Potato Salad: Fifty Favorite Recipes
Oh they're yummy in the tummy!
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1,001 Low-Fat Vegetarian Recipes: Delicious, Easy-to-Make, Healthy Meals for Everyone
How about "Potato Chowder" for lunch?
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 07/11/2009)
PLENTY OF POTATO TRIVIA FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY!
The potato, the world's third most important food crop after rice and wheat, is emerging as an alternative to expensive cereals and advocates say it could hold the key to global food security.For those interested in a few more interesting facts about this crispy carbohydrate, dig in:
1. A potato is 80% water and 20% solid (which means if you eat too many you may cause a flood?)
2. The first potato was planted in the New World (Idaho to be exact in 1837, which is probably why residents of this spud-oriented state celebrate the birth of the potato every May 1st).
3. Potatoes first became popular when Marie Antoinette paraded in France wearing a crown of pommes de terre blossoms making her a powerful potato potentate (before she lost her head for telling her subjects to stop complaining about life and eat cake!
4. The largest potato ever grown (in England in 1795) was 18 pounds and 4 ounces, according to the "Guinness Book of World Records".
5. "Mr. Potato Head" was invented by George Lerner in the early 1950s in the United States. The grape-eyed, carrot-nosed, potato-headed dolls became the principal idea behind the plastic toy which would manufactured later with some 70 accessories.
When it was first sold to the public in 1952, it became the first toy to be sold through national tv advertising and netted it's maker, Hasbro, more than $100 million in its first year of production. In 1953, "Mrs. Potato Head" was added, and soon after, "Brother Spud" and "Sister Yam" completed the "Potato Head family".
6. The average American eats 140 pounds of potatoes per year while Germans eat more than 200 pounds per year, (which doesn't really explan why french fries are not that popular in France).
7. Potatoes are said to be powerful aphrodesiacs, (which probably accounts for why the Americans and Europeans are always jumping into the sack so frequently).
8. The Dutch potato crop is now more valuable than it's more widely known export - tulips!
9. Worldwide, potatoes occupy approximately 50 billion acres of land. Potatoes have been grown in the most inhospitable places, including on Ellesmere Island, north of the Arctic Circle.
10. The infamous American gangster John Dillinger supposedly escaped from prison thanks to a pistol he carved from a potato and dyed with iodine.
PLAYING WITH FOOD - POTATO PRINTS
Piggly Wiggly paper.
It's a potato print card!
A red and green piece of art!
Henry David Thoreau
Ladybird potato print!
Potato print postcard!
Sweet potato print t-shirt!
Potato print curtains!
Potato print t-shirt.
Calligraphy potato print.
Potato Print Letters.
Potato print holiday cards.
Potato print lunch bags.
Potato print envelopes.
Potato printing for grownups!
A potato printer what else?
A potato printing party!
Hearts & Turtles Poster!
Painted potato shapes!
Wicked Wall Art!
Potato and carrot cuts!
WONDEROUS WORDS FOR PIDDLING POTATOES!
If you really want to impress someone special, why not introduce them to wonderous words for palatable potatoes!Let's see there are some real gems to choose from:
-- chips, french fries, hash browns, spuds, or taters to be used in casual conversation with friends and family;
-- kartoffel, pomme de terre, pomme frite, patates, tartufoli will work well with snobby or snooty types;
-- while "ground apple", "earth pear", "munster plum", or "Irish apricot" will probably appeal to those who are as nutty as a fruitcake!
On the other hand, some may prefer to use the word potato in an entirely different way:
-- a "couch potato", a colorful expression meaning a sedentary sort of person whose best friend is a supreme sloth;
-- a "hot potato", a euphemism for a controversial topic which you might want to avoid at all costs;
-- "small potatoes", a mighty fine metaphorical expression meaning 'no big deal';
-- a "meat and potatoes" sort of person, a basic uncomplicated personality.
WHAT TO DO WITH LEFTOVER POTATO WATER:
When boiling potatoes, save the cooking water. Let it cool off completely. Then water your ivy plants with the potato water. This is one way to get pretty, green, shiny leaves, (the other way is to polish them yourself!)
POLITICALLY HOT POTATO POLL
SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM SANTA SPUD! (Image Credit: [klf]photography@flickr.com)
POTATO 4 PRESIDENT
Should a potato who runs for president be grilled and roasted by voters?
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playskooltoys says:
I think mashed and smothered in gravy would work just as well...and taste better than tar and feathers!
Posted December 03, 2008
ElizabethJeanAllen says:
He'd hold up under the grilling better than the current contenders.
Posted April 23, 2008
KimGiancaterino says:
Absolutely... and this year I'd rather vote for Mr. Potato Head than any of the current U.S. presidential contenders.
Posted April 23, 2008
quippingqueen says:
Yes, but I would add that if they enact a law to ban broccoli or brussel sprouts from the dining table, they should be char-broiled along with my steak!
Posted April 18, 2008
No
THE "SWEET POTATO QUEEN" COLLECTION!
The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love
This book is not for faint-of-heart french fry floozies or dansey-headed damsels-in-distress waiting for her Potato Prince to save her from a fate worse than death.
Amazon Price: $10.94 (as of 07/11/2009)
The Sweet Potato Queens' Big-Ass Cookbook (and Financial Planner)
Wanna learn how to cook some artery-clogging, death-defying tantillizing tidbits like "Pig Candy", "Whatchamacallit Chicken" or "Hostess Twinkie Pie"?
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God Save the Sweet Potato Queens
Best devoured with "Fat Mamma's Knock You Naked Margarita" mix, a big bag of yummy potato chips, and accompanied by tacky tunes like "Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog".
Amazon Price: $10.94 (as of 07/11/2009)
The Sweet Potato Queens' Wedding Planner/Divorce Guide
The perfect read for a vacation going nowhere fast, a lengthy visit to the powder room, or a great alternative to spending the evening in front of the boob-tube.
Amazon Price: $11.86 (as of 07/11/2009)
The Sweet Potato Queens' Field Guide to Men: Every Man I Love Is Either Married, Gay, or Dead
A great guide to dealing with "Bud Scuds", "Scud Spuds", "Pud Spuds" or the elusive "Spud Spud".
Amazon Price: $11.16 (as of 07/11/2009)
ALL YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE POTATO & MORE!
- POTATO PRODUCTIVITY
- Exactly who produces and consumes the most potatoes in the world, no, it's not the "Potato Monster".
- THE FRENCH FRY KING!
- Yup, it's a crazy Canuck who wears the crown -- "French Fry King of the World" ...better known as McCain Foods!
- SHORT HISTORY OF THE POTATO
- No 'Mr. Potato Head' was not born on Mars any more than 'Mrs. Potato Head' was born on Venus. According to scientists and archeologists, potatoes or "papas" date back to the fifth century BC, in ancient ruins of Peru and Chile. Really rivetting stuff if your a food history buff!
- ALL YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE POTATO!
- For tuber trivia types, this is an excellent source of information about the humble potato, it's origins, how to cultivate and cook it, it's role in history, and what to call if you're visiting a foreign land.
- HIPPY HOT POTATO!
- What do you mean you don't like "cold spaghetti", "mashed banana", and "hot potato"?
- HOW TO POTATO PRINT
- This is an easy craft project - how to dress up your room by making a potato print border.
- POTATO PRINT POST CARDS
- Why not give this a try -- oodles of photos to inspire you!
- SPEAKING OF SPUDS
- For those who love do dabble in the world of spuds, here are few things you may not know.
- POTATO POWER
- Science buffs will really like this "hands-on" project. So, who'll be the first to build an environmentally-friendly potato-powered vehicle?
- HEALING BENEFITS OF POTATOES
- The humble potato add a few inches to the waistline, but more often than not it's healing properties are overlooked.
- THE POTATO MUSEUM
- Where you'll find some surprising spuds!
- COUCH POTATO COMPETITION
- Haven't you always wanted to do nothing but munch on junk food, guzzle some grog and watch mindless things likes sports on the boob tube...well finally this spud's for you!
- TIPSY SWEET POTATOES
- Tipplers will love this tasty tater recipe!
- MAPLE CANDIED SWEET POTATOES
- Sweet-tooth types will truely enjoy this mouthwatering recipe for mashed maple syrup sweet potatoes!
- SWEET POTATO-PECAN COOKIES
- Who said you can't eat sweet potatoes for dessert?
- THIS MAN KNOWS WHAT TO DO WITH POTATOES!
- Chef Keem is an award-winning chef and "Giant Squid" to boot!
- DON'T PACK THAT POTATO...
- What an odd headline...what's it all about?
- HOW TO MAKE CHRISTMAS POTATO CANDY
- Christmas Potato Candy...are you for real???
TOOT YOUR HORNS FOR "POTATO HEAD BLUES"!
Potato Head Blues
Independence Hall Jazz Band at Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, Davenport, Iowa -- July 2005 Doug Finke, leader/trombone Charlie Caranicas, cornet Joe Lukasic, clarinet Hal Smith, drums Ken Salvo, banjo Tom Saunders, tuba John Royen, piano A video by Flemming Thorbye, Denmark http://www.thorbye.net
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POETRY & PROSE OF THE POTATO
- AND NOW A WORD FROM HUMPTY DUMPTY
- Here's another version of "Humpty Dumpty" from Chapter 6 of "Through the Looking Glass" by C.S. Lewis.
- HUMPTY DUMPTY AND THE SPECKLED HEN
- A cautionary tale about a ripsnorting riddle and sights that an egg seldom sees.
- HUMPTY DUMPTY: WHAT'S ALL THE HOOPLA ABOUT THIS EGGHEAD?
- The definitive source on all things "Humpty Dumpty"!
"It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes." --
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001), an English author, dramatist and musician
THIS VEGGIE WAS A REALLY BIG HIT WAY BACK IN 1962!
DOES SHE DO THE "MASHED POTATOE" TOO?
TUBER TRINKETS & THINGS
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BATTY BOOKMARKS FOR SASSY SPUD-LOVERS!
FEEDBACK FROM THE FRENCH FRIES SECTION!
Please feel free to leave your suggestions as to the best recipe for a couch potato or potato head personality.
kephrira wrote...
great lens, really off the wall. For more humour check out my collection of the funniest online videos
Posted August 09, 2008
MarcNorris wrote...
Good lens. It amazes me how popular potatoes are - from fries to toys, they are everywhere.
Posted July 03, 2008
chefkeem wrote...
Poor Oprah! "Heaven" should at least include some fixins and beer with the big baked one! And NO sharing, of course! Geez!
You, however, are the 5* Queen!
Posted May 19, 2008
by quippingqueen
Forget a side of "french fries" when you can order a plate of politically-correct "patriotic potatoes"!
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