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Aww, cripes. I didn't know I'd have to write a description. How many words is that so far, like a hundred? Soooo, yeah. Mildly interesting stuff. Stuff that interests you. Mildly. It's in the name, ffs.

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[–]publicanemonies 350 points351 points ago

This eggface has a plant. http://imgur.com/2YwzD

[–]baculumsucker 47 points48 points ago

In Britain, we call them aubergines.

[–]boredboarder8[S] 22 points23 points ago

In Australia, they call them sǝuıƃɹǝqnɐ

[–]Rather_Dashing 45 points46 points ago

Actually we call them eggplants

[–]kerdon 5 points6 points ago

Rather dashing eggplants?

[–]loewenstern 7 points8 points ago

Naw, they're not dashing, ya cunt.

[–]Shippoyasha 2 points3 points ago

In Japan, Nasu 茄子

[–]1000timesinmyhead 284 points285 points ago

you tried

[–]onfia 32 points33 points ago

he tried

[–]dzamie 29 points30 points ago

so hard, and got so far...

[–]kerdon 25 points26 points ago

But in the end, it doesn't really matter.

[–]4W350M3 0 points1 point ago

Anyone can see.

[–]didaskaleinophobic 16 points17 points ago

liek this if u trie everytim,

[–]Imcurrentlyshitting 19 points20 points ago

[–]almost_taken 12 points13 points ago

Warning, butthole guy below.

[–]didaskaleinophobic 13 points14 points ago

Everyone butthole this to the top.

[–]iceroll 83 points84 points ago

This faceplant has an egg. http://i.imgur.com/kF53d.png

[–]SlapYourHands 68 points69 points ago

It's a Pianta!

[–]Machine_Dick 9 points10 points ago

Greatest Mario game other than 64.

[–]yesiamthankyou2 8 points9 points ago

Nothing will ever beat the 64/Gamecube era as far as Nintendo original franchise entries goes. Actually I suppose the NES/SNES should win by default since they started the whole thing, I'm just chronologically biased.

[–]Red_AtNight 2 points3 points ago

That's a crazy opinion... what about SMB3 or Super Mario World?

[–]squonge 6 points7 points ago

[–]PresidentoftheGays 90 points91 points ago

/r/Pareidolia would be a good place for this :)

[–]dusty2084 8 points9 points ago

I just found my new favorite place, thank you!

[–]PresidentoftheGays 1 point2 points ago

You're welcome good sir. I enjoy it as well :). Happy internet-ing

[–]iUptokeEverything 7 points8 points ago

A lot of stuff in /r/mildlyinteresting can be placed into /r/Pareidolia .

[–]PritongKandule 2 points3 points ago

Because Pareidolia is only mildly interesting.

[–]immerc 56 points57 points ago

Looks like only the "nose" was natural, looks like the rest was "carved" in by someone.

[–]e_coyote 17 points18 points ago

The eyes might've been punched in by someone, and the mouth could very well be faked too, however many aubergines does get these small cuts around their widest area due to placements in boxes.

I worked part time in a fruit section of a warehouse, and I would often do these kinds of carvings myself, however never on an aubergine. This aubergine is in fact so extraordinary, it's a stretch to call it mildly interesting.

[–]its_me_bob 7 points8 points ago

First of all, I like how you make it sound like either an aubergine is either too low for you to waste time carving on, or much to highly respected for you to dare such sacrilege. That being said, in this particular case, I disagree with your thought that it might have been a small cut resulting in it's placement in the box. I feel like if the aubergine were to be placed in a way to allow this, it would have also resulted in damage to the "nose".

EDIT: For the record, I'm referring to the "mouth". I don't think its even close to plausible to suggest that the "eyes" happened on accident.

[–]Saibh 3 points4 points ago

The eyes definitely looked punched in--not necessarily by OP, though. Someone might have walked by and thought it would be funny.

[–]brbvengful 49 points50 points ago

Aww yours has a little arm.

[–]JasonGD1982 53 points54 points ago

That ain't no arm.

[–]deon_ 9 points10 points ago

isn't that a double negative?!

[–]JasonGD1982 31 points32 points ago

I don't know nothing about those.

[–]didaskaleinophobic 3 points4 points ago

it doesnt even lift.

[–]WildKittyv1 3 points4 points ago

That's its strong hand.

[–]leftabitcharlie 2 points3 points ago

That African Moomin looks sad.

[–]fnasfnar[!] 3 points4 points ago

is it pooping?

[–]afatloofus 38 points39 points ago

It's Skeeter!

[–]redvelveteenrabbit 17 points18 points ago

Honk honk!

[–]konstar 0 points1 point ago

Jesus that's going to give me nightmares.

[–]Chervenko 43 points44 points ago

And then, this ends up in a Studio Ghibli movie.

[–]MisterMonopoli 20 points21 points ago

Him and the Radish Spirit could be good friends.

[–]BCP27 4 points5 points ago

I'm totally ok with this. More Studio Ghibli movies is a good thing.

[–]lolimslim 11 points12 points ago

Aubergenious

[–]Kevlar_socks 137 points138 points ago

no. This is too interesting for /r/mildlyinteresting .

[–]thou_liest 84 points85 points ago

Lately the whole subreddit has been too interesting. So I guess the subreddit has evolved. Huh. That's mildly interesting.

[–]nwsreddit 12 points13 points ago

/r/notveryinteresting is less advanced

[–]thou_liest 4 points5 points ago

You sir should pour yourself a glass of milk and head on over to r/mildlyuninteresting

[–]Vertyx 2 points3 points ago

Can you guarantee that the posts are completely tame and safe for the ones unwilling to submit to the foul feelings of exitement?

[–]R68000 20 points21 points ago

This will be the poison that destroys us from the inside out.

Just you wait. One day, a post titled "Is this a little... too interesting?" will hit the front page.

Then every post titled that will hit the front page.

Although we will have to live on, a glorious time will be lost. A time when we could simply post a thing and have it be a Thing. No pointless meta discussion in every thread to distract from the almighty Thing. Already it is beginning to slip from us, but there is nothing we can do, because we are the ones letting it go. It will be our own decision, and we will be worse off for it; people will notice it, but all they will have to say is "DAE INTERESTING?".

The Thing, once the core of mildlyinteresting, will fall by the wayside to be replaced by discussions about mildlyinteresting.

Discussions exactly like this one.

OoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOoOo

[–]Anaract 17 points18 points ago

[–]The_Wil-E_Coyote 2 points3 points ago

THAT'S the comment I was looking for!!!

[–]ohpumpkincoffee 7 points8 points ago

Faceplant?

[–]kermitt_roozevelt 5 points6 points ago

Is that you, Sam and/or Max?

[–]spiderjjr45 5 points6 points ago

Glad I'm not the only one who thought of the Conroy Bumpus eggplant:

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20081228103449/samandmax/images/4/40/Htr_item_eggplant.jpg

[–]JagYui 3 points4 points ago

Damn, beat me to it.

[–]mto86 5 points6 points ago

That poor fellow has face on his egg

[–]MrExplosionFace 5 points6 points ago

Yo what Trader Joes are you at? I'm at Store 234. Have fun working up the rest of DryPro!

[–]lisomiso 2 points3 points ago

Former 104 and 116 here! Dry produce was the best. And worst.

[–]panteradactyl 2 points3 points ago

654 reporting in

[–]auburntygur 4 points5 points ago

This will go great in my all-vegetable Easter Island diorama.

[–]lilsebastianthepony 4 points5 points ago

As a fellow TJ's employee, I approve of this.

[–]Pigboy501 17 points18 points ago

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[–]yuuuuuuuuup 3 points4 points ago

Looks like a character straight out of a Japanese video game

[–]nopenever 3 points4 points ago

totally reminds me of alice the goon from popeye:

http://imgur.com/gAEjM

[–]smellit 3 points4 points ago

Looks like Skeeter from Doug.

[–]Zkenny13 2 points3 points ago

Broccoli, celery, veggie tales!

[–]connerlewis 2 points3 points ago

this reminds me of the people from super mario sunshine

[–]WildlifeAnalysis 0 points1 point ago

This is straight-up interesting.

[–]rbdash 2 points3 points ago

Is anyone else reminded of the old Sam & Max game's celebrity vegetable museum?

[–]xInToxiic 4 points5 points ago

(° ʖ̯ ͡°)

[–]BroStado 4 points5 points ago

I can't be the only one who sees this: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[–]Hero_Of_Sandwich 2 points3 points ago

That is amazing.

[–]whiteboyblack 1 point2 points ago

well slap my ass and call me Richard, thats incredible!

[–]hoikarnage 0 points1 point ago

What an egghead.

[–]gamejinni -2 points-1 points ago

That plant has egg on its face.

[–]IronChefster -1 points0 points ago

That face has a penis for a nose.

[–]stevestoe -1 points0 points ago

Unacceptable

[–]barske 0 points1 point ago

THIS IS DOWNRIGHT INTERESTING

[–]xXSushiSanXx 0 points1 point ago

"Please put me out of my misery" ~Eggplant with a Face

[–]TheRyanoceros 1 point2 points ago

Quite interesting.

[–]DrScrambledEggplants 0 points1 point ago

My brother!

[–]kingargon 0 points1 point ago

I think someones soul is trapped in that eggplant!

[–]preo -1 points0 points ago

check mate, atheists

[–]says-stuff 0 points1 point ago

Or a penis, two bellybuttons and a huge dented ball bag

[–]SunriseSurprise 1 point2 points ago

ThatsAPenis.gif

[–]Trivalodyssey 1 point2 points ago

/r/pareidolia would love this!

[–]Mitochondria420 0 points1 point ago

Plant the seeds and grow more!

[–]frozentoasterwaffles 0 points1 point ago

Thus, the creation of Veggietales.

[–]Try_it 0 points1 point ago

This needs attention

[–]Mugford9 0 points1 point ago

This is all the proof I need to know that Dilbert is the only true messiah.

[–]13eit 1 point2 points ago

SQUIDWARD

[–]STIPULATE 0 points1 point ago

In the wrong hands, this would've been a completely different anatomical feature.

[–]yearofthe 0 points1 point ago

The great eggplants says do this!

[–]rollamac2006 0 points1 point ago

Time to put the gloves on.

[–]grchjo 0 points1 point ago

it most certainly does.

[–]MisterRoger 0 points1 point ago

Those limes don't look very good...

[–]Kagurath 0 points1 point ago

That's just about the face I expect an Eggplant to have.

[–]P0uncer 0 points1 point ago

God damn. Usually when someone posts a picture with a title like "this something has a face" it never actually looks like a face. This one's awesome!

Edit: my cat stepped on my keyboard before I started without me realizing.

[–]eternityablaze 0 points1 point ago

Maybe this is what Jesus really looks like!?

[–]MichaelAnthony88 0 points1 point ago

I think it is kind of funny how posts on this subreddit are somtimes more than...well..mildly interesting. Food for thought. May get downvoted, oh well. Been drinkin a bit.

[–]Bombastous 0 points1 point ago

Is it bad that I thought this was a penis before I read the title?

[–]Tanglini 0 points1 point ago

As a fellow produce employee, that is gonna be one fun game of fruit ninja

[–]losercantdance 0 points1 point ago

[–]speadskater 0 points1 point ago

Is that the wizard from adventure time?

[–]majorsixth 1 point2 points ago

This brings back all of the nightmares I had after that one episode of Courage the Cowardly Dog...

[–]tisiot 0 points1 point ago

it looks like the heads on easter island

[–]comradeyeltsen 0 points1 point ago

Ladies and gentlemen, Vice President Spiro Agnew

[–]Enodi 2 points3 points ago

Conroy Bumpus

[–]mrcashmere 0 points1 point ago

He doesn't look too happy in a box full of limes

[–]kbakermemphis 0 points1 point ago

Upon review I can definitely say that this is the face of Jesus... or Mary. To eBay with the Holy Fruit!

[–]Voltkernok -1 points0 points ago

( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°)

[–]taydot 0 points1 point ago

[–]dissfunctional 0 points1 point ago

It could have had a penis...

[–]MustardofBolton 0 points1 point ago

It's of the North. I feel the Old Gods power.

[–]kenba2099 0 points1 point ago

As someone with a wife that works in produce, I can confirm that eggplants often look like faces or penises with balls.

[–]kathmath 0 points1 point ago

This reminds me of the Witch of the Waste from Howl's Moving Castle.

[–]Ne0r15s 0 points1 point ago

[–]lofi76 0 points1 point ago

Bill Clinton!

[–]ArgonGryphon 0 points1 point ago

It was probably grown in a mould.

[–]ContentEnt 0 points1 point ago

Produce specialist here! While the nose is real, the eyes and mouth were man made. They pressed the eggplant in enough to create a face. Not very interesting.

[–]giant_aubergine 0 points1 point ago

My son!

[–]IByrdl 0 points1 point ago

Fuck this subreddit sometimes, THIS IS NOT MILD, THIS IS AWESOME.

[–]KanyeBakingCookies 0 points1 point ago

That is freakishly clear.

[–]H-Bar 0 points1 point ago

Hold onto it. You might need to throw it into a hot tub later to save the bigfeet.

[–]Evref 0 points1 point ago

it's nose is a phallacy of my mind.

[–]pianojosh 1 point2 points ago

Looks a bit like John Muir.

[–]smfh24 0 points1 point ago

That eggplant also has struck fear into my heart.

[–]tylenols1 0 points1 point ago

I would have bought it to just hangout.

[–]xx1md3ad1ns1d3x- 0 points1 point ago

Veggie Tails

[–]parkleswife 0 points1 point ago

so does this yam.

[–]theunhappypanda 1 point2 points ago

Face plant is the new face palm.

[–]sunchase 0 points1 point ago

i can't stop zooming in and out.

[–]bigbevvy 0 points1 point ago

DON'T EAT IT!!!!

[–]vagvagvagvag 0 points1 point ago

i dont think anyone has noticed this is a repost yet. those are bad right?

http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/13h41v/thats_one_odd_looking_eggplant/

[–]limetree222 0 points1 point ago

That's what happens to little boys who don't eat their vegetables!

[–]anh57 0 points1 point ago

this just cracked me up

[–]ReactsWithWords 0 points1 point ago

[–]HiImLaith 0 points1 point ago

Does anyone else see the dong nose?

[–]PEILAM 0 points1 point ago

thank you for not posing this in /r/WTF

[–]limited_hangout 0 points1 point ago

this is at least moderately interesting to me.

[–]hlipschitz 0 points1 point ago

Looks like Bill Clinton.

[–]jdd32 0 points1 point ago

Veggie Tales

[–]PrinceAdamu 0 points1 point ago

The face looks so... moist...

[–]BattleBunnyRiven 0 points1 point ago

That eggplant prolly gets all the ladies.

[–]inexcess 0 points1 point ago

yes and it most likely happened with the help of somebody putting marks on it

[–]Jtd252 0 points1 point ago

Whew. I was so glad to see this wasn't /r/wtf.

[–]CaptainFiddlebottom 1 point2 points ago

I'd find a way to preserve it for all eternity.. because it looks too creepy to eat.

[–]jonosvision 1 point2 points ago

This pretty much sums up my reaction

[–]sardonyxdragoon 0 points1 point ago

no guys its usopp from onepeice http://imgur.com/HXfXG

[–]Turbojett 0 points1 point ago

Mildly Impressed Eggplant is....mildly impressed.

[–]Anynomus 0 points1 point ago

why the long face?

[–]RudegarWithFunnyHat 0 points1 point ago

but it don't look or taste anything like eggs

[–]MauiWowieOwie 0 points1 point ago

"Please don't eat me."

[–]conrawr 0 points1 point ago

[–]sciencetobedone 0 points1 point ago

looks like it was grown on Easter Island

[–]High_Treason 0 points1 point ago

Vegetales

[–]Sengura 0 points1 point ago

That is EXTREMELY mildly interesting TO THE MAX!

[–]bengaa 0 points1 point ago

This may be the most eggplant looking face I have ever seen. He should be proud to be alive because that does not happen very often man

[–]vitojohn 1 point2 points ago

'Tis a noble face

[–]superiority_complex 0 points1 point ago

penis nose.

[–]Phallic 0 points1 point ago

So this subreddit is pretty much dead and an alternate version of r/pics.

Does anyone know where fans of content that is more mildly interesting can take refuge now that this one has been usurped?

[–]shhthehumansarehome 0 points1 point ago

for the not so mildly interested

[–]NumpteyMan 0 points1 point ago

Its the face of Jesus!

[–]iamsickandtired 0 points1 point ago

OMG It's a Behelit ... be very afraid.

[–]a11city 0 points1 point ago

r/wtf?

[–]Jowzer 0 points1 point ago

This kinda looks like that blue guy from Rave Master(Or Groove Adventure Rave)

[–]businessoyster 1 point2 points ago

It is the year 2142. Mankind has been locked in bloody battle with the eggplants for 50 years. There seems to be no hope for the human race.

It is the year 2088. Gengar Snein, a German geneticist, decides to combine raptor and eggplant DNA. Because of a mutation in eggplants, they have formed faces and electrical "thought" processes. What was created was something beautiful, but grotesque in the same moment. Snein raises this child of his and decides to create more.

It is the year 2164. A resistance group has risen; trained by Jedi, they have returned to earth to find it in ruins. They fight back fiercely with the last of the remaining humans. As victory looms over the horizon a ship appears in the sky. It is a bright gold, lavishly decorated with sapphire and other assorted blue gems. The Protoss have mistaken the eggaptors as Zerg. Earth is destroyed.

It is the year 2012. Person posts picture of an eggplant with a face to the Internet. It's a massive hit. First known sighting of the "conscious" mutation. Little does anyone know, the end is nigh.

TL;DR: burn that shit at the stake

[–]bmoobe 0 points1 point ago

I downvote things on mildlyinteresting because I have severe social disorders...I should see a doctor..

[–]pikpikcarrotmon 0 points1 point ago

Conroy Bumpus?

[–]awall621 0 points1 point ago

You should post this to /r/woahdude

[–]Bigingreen 0 points1 point ago

That eggplant has a face, is my argument invalid?

[–]dossier 0 points1 point ago

[–]hyperion2011 0 points1 point ago

The only reason we eat them is because we cannot hear their screams.

[–]Fruitloops1 0 points1 point ago

Jesus second coming...but not as we expected

[–]Reoh 0 points1 point ago

[–]soma40 0 points1 point ago

How is this mildly interesting

[–]abovepostisfunnier 0 points1 point ago

I don't think people understand mildly. Here, I'll look it up.

mild·ly/ˈmīldlē/ Adverb: In a mild manner. Not seriously or dangerously.

[–]real_actual_doctor 0 points1 point ago

So... it has started!

[–]wonderslut 0 points1 point ago

the eggplant has a penis nose with a couple of tiny testicle eyes

[–]majoroutage 0 points1 point ago

Where'd they import that one from? Easter Island?

[–]stevethebeave8 0 points1 point ago

I don't see the "mildly" part...

[–]DaAvalon 0 points1 point ago

Did I just sign into facebook and have an /r/mildlyinteresting submission at the very top of the front page? This only proves that this is far too interesting!

[–]Bezo17 0 points1 point ago

Annnnndddd reddit's looking for enough eggplant jokes to make meme out of it...

[–]1337p3n15 0 points1 point ago

eggplants have flesh which can be molded easily and which keeps its molded shape for a while(AKA press your finger into it and the dent from it will stay).

the nose is part of the eggplant. the eyes and mouth are part of the karma.

[–]AwesomeDuck 1 point2 points ago

I saw a "Witch of the Waste" comparison, I frankly think that it fits better with her blob nosed minion. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/Stealthos-Aurion/HMC/blobmen025.jpg