h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

How can you blame the humble parsnip for it's effective dinner plate camoflage? You see, it's the human sub-conscience that dresses other lesser-vegetables (i.e. potato) in the heavenly form that is the parsnip. My advice to the world is if you don't enjoy the suprise of finding a parsnip amongst your potatoes, cut your other vegetables into interesting shapes that cannot be confused.

I must agree that parsnips represent a foul order of cullinary espionage. It may not be the parsnip's fault, but I am troubled by the solution that we take active steps to nullify the threat of being inadvertently beguilled by such unpleasantries as this imposter veggie. My vote: eliminate the parsnips altogether. Let them be cast among the likes of mosquitos and 5-inch floppy disks.

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