Worms Write 'Hi' in tomato

Gardener Losing Battle Against Worms
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POSTED: 7:51 am PDT June 23, 2006

UPDATED: 7:56 am PDT June 23, 2006

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CONWAY, Ark. -- The worms in Phyllis Smith's garden are trying to tell her something.They're saying "hi."Smith has found herself losing the battle against the worms. She recently found a fruit with a message on it, clearly written by one of the unwanted guests."We got down and was pruning and got down there and just pulled open those tomato vines," Smith said. "There was a message that that bold bug had left on that tomato, and it said, 'hi.' And it just blew our minds.

I laughed so hard."Smith said she couldn't believe her eyes when she saw the message. She said she has sworn to do whatever it takes to get rid of the message's author.