Dr. Kishiwada's Scientific Affection
Volume 1, Chapter 5, Lecture 2:
  Tomato de GO!  (p.37-40)

Original story & art Copyright (C) 1992 Tony Takezaki/Kodansha
This English translation Copyright (C) 1993 Goddess Studio
  Translation by Hiroshi Haga (hh0u+@andrew.cmu.edu)
              and Iain Sinclair (axolotl@socs.uts.edu.au)

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Kishiwada: Hi folks, how are you?  Today's lecture is on the Tomato.

Kishiwada: I'm sure people these days think the tomato is a vegetable,
	   but they're wrong.

Kishiwada: The tomato is an animal.

Yasukawa glove puppet:
	   Oh! Is that what it is?

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Kishiwada: It's a mammal, belonging to the tomato genus, tomato family.

Kishiwada: Its scientific name is Tomato sapiens.

Yasukawa glove puppet:
	   Golly, I didn't know that!

Diagram:   Tomato viscera.

Diagram:   Tomato musculature.
	   (clockwise from top L:)
	   Clavicle
	   Pectoralis major
	   Serratus magnus
	   Latissimus dorsi
	   Linea semilunaris
	   Lineae transversae
	   Obliquus externus

Kishiwada: So, the next time you have a chance to eat a tomato, you should
           observe it closely.

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Kishiwada: Now that you know that tomatoes are animals, you might feel guilty
           about eating tomatoes now.

Blender:   VIIIIIIIN!  Squelch, squelch

Kishiwada: But don't worry, if we look at them in the context of the
	   food chain, tomatoes are destined to be eaten by humans.

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Kishiwada: However, we should not kill them unneccesarily.  Their bodies are
	   very fragile, so you have to handle them with care.

Kishiwada: It's too late when they become an endangered species, you know.

Kishiwada: Well, next time I'll be lecturing on how tomatoes mate and
	   give birth.  Adios, Amigos!

Yasukawa glove puppet:
	   Byeeeheheheee!