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Davewey
02-24-2004, 08:46 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1390088.stm
BigAl
02-25-2004, 12:10 AM
A "Square Deal"!
tommykendall
02-25-2004, 07:36 AM
Spongebob watermelon mod
racer_81
02-25-2004, 08:45 AM
Only the Japanese would come up with an $83 watermelon.
jisgren
02-25-2004, 08:49 AM
Only the Japanese would come up with an $83 watermelon.Yeah but did you notice that it was only 2-3 times the normal watermelon price!!!!
chad
02-25-2004, 09:09 AM
Melons were that expensive (allowing for inflation) when I was living in Japan in '75-'78 and '81-'85. Of course the only ones we could get were round :mrgreen: There was a really nice open market near where I lived and I used to go there on Saturdays just to see how expensive things were on the economy.

I remember seeing an article about the square melons several years ago -- nice to see a followup article and know that somebody is making a living in agriculture!! :D