EU drive to add cheer to credit-crunched shoppers

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French supermarkets will soon be able to sell mishapen fruit and vegetables again (following a two decade ban), but on closer examination, there's more to this decision than meets the eye.

Officially, the EU are attempting to reduce prices and cut bureaucracy, but off the record, some Eurocrats will probably tell you that their new law permitting the sale of oddly-shaped fruit and vedge is designed to bring a smile back to the faces of those hit by financial woes.

Let's face it, discovering a parsnip that's exactly the same shape as a thingy is a humourous moment that cuts through all walks of life, and can't fail to help us through the forthcoming months of hardship. If all you have to eat is thingy-shaped parsnips, at least you can eat with a smile on your face.

To underline the point, not every fruit is covered by the bend in the law, and oddly-shaped tomatoes are still a no-no. The powers-that-be in Brussels have evidently decided that tomatoes, no matter how disfigured, would never end up phallic-shaped - so what's the point of trying to sell ugly tomatoes? You can kind of see their point.

But items like the one pictured could have punters fighting in the aisles.........no price is too high.

A great opportunity for some classic Blackadder!