British navy captain bans 'devil's vegetable'

[Mr Crowley]

A British navy captain has banned Brussels sprouts from his ship and labelled them the "devil's vegetable", reports said Wednesday.

Commanding Officer Wayne Keble made the order to his 390-strong crew on HMS Bulwark because he "hates" the vegetable, the Daily Telegraph reported.

Captain Keble disclosed his order after he was asked to confirm reports that he had banned fried foods from his ship for health reasons.

He said: "The only thing I have banned on board is Brussels sprouts. They are the devil's vegetable and the only thing I do not like, and the only thing I hate.

"Brussels sprouts are absolutely banned on board HMS Bulwark. I do not eat them so I do not know what the after-effects are."


A spokesman for the Royal Navy and the Ministry of Defence said sprouts had only been banned from the captain's table.

But a source on board the ship said he was "very serious" about the ban and refused to allow any sprouts on board.

"This ban is no joke... The MoD can say what they like but Capt Keble runs the ship and he has categorically said that sprouts are banned," he said.

British navy captain bans 'devil's vegetable' - Yahoo! News UK

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The traditionally sailor-friendly vegetables like carrotts and cucumbers have not incurred the captain's wrath. I wonder what Louis 'big boy' Bernard will have to say about this.

[USER1234]

The only thing I have banned on board is Brussels sprouts. They are the devil's vegetable and the only thing I do not like, and the only thing I hate.

I dont blame him i hate them too!!!!

LoL

[asset test]

So who made a balls of the cabbage?

And it's windy enough on the high seas as it is.

[absconded]

Well,he is the Captain. Just glad I´m not there.

[advertismo]

Walk into the pubs on St. Steven's day and even non-smokers are begging for somebody to light up.

[Hewson]

Sprouts are alien lifeforms brought here in 1945 by a craft that crash landed in New Mexico. Its close relation, the Vladivostok Sprout, is a Russian vegetable infused with hallucinogenic matter concocted by Rasputin.

The good Captain has every good reason to keep this satanic influence away from his ship. The Marie Celeste and the Titanic both loaded 2.5 tons of the stuff prior to their final voyage.

[5intheface]

Wait til he bans some fruits from his ship and hear the uproar then.

[Pig Destroyer]

Is this some kind of anti-EU protest?

[reknaw]

I could understand it if the captain was commanding a submarine. Brussels sprouts and broccoli are way up there with beans when it comes to flatulence.

[Mr Crowley]

Pictured here, the time-honoured tradition of loading up the fruits and vegetables.