It's the Great Turnip, Charlie Brown

Lord S. Baldrick* (suffering from turnip-induced brain compression) - is he the man of the future?
"Brains are shrinking," Hawks said.

NSFW video featuring Edmund Blackadder (middle section from Series II, Episode V), Devil's dumplings, a turnip shaped like a thingie, and valuable information on the proper handling of the noble root: Mashing is the work of Beelzebub!


They may have the conversational skills of W_____, but the ladies seem to love them anyway.

Lest we forget,
Turnips have feelings too:
Standing there shiny and proud by your side
Holding your hand while the neighbors decide
Why is a vegetable something to hide

Rutabaga, rutabaga, rutabaga, rutabaga

*Just in case you were wondering how Baldrick obtained the turnip of his dreams:
http://www.genspot.com/video-77875/blackadder-s03e01-dish-and-dishonesty...
http://www.genspot.com/video-77876/blackadder-s03e01-dish-and-dishonesty...
http://www.genspot.com/video-77877/blackadder-s03e01-dish-and-dishonesty...
http://www.genspot.com/video-77878/blackadder-s03e01-dish-and-dishonesty...

Recycled

Frightening Etymologies From answers.com

scare: [Middle English skerren, scaren, from Old Norse skirra, from skjarr, timid.]

spook: [Dutch, from Middle Dutch spooc.]

boo: [Origin unknown.]

ghost: [Middle English gost, from Old English gāst, breath, spirit.] ((Bait note: see aghast.))

apparition: [Middle English apparicioun, from Old French apparition, from Late Latin appāritiō, appāritiōn-, an appearance, from Latin appāritus, past participle of appārēre, to appear. See appear.]

zombie: [Caribbean French and English Creole, from Kimbundu -zumbi, ghost, departed spirit.] ((Bait note: I was hoping for the diminutive of zom, as in "What do you call a small zom?"))

Doppelgänger: The word "doppelgänger" is a German loanword. It derives from Doppel (double) and Gänger (goer). ((Eric Idle: "Is she a goer, nudge, nudge, wink, wink, is she a double goer, is she?"))