I know Chinese medicine can be expensive but this woman probably doesn't know ebay.
Is this the very first Homer Simpson?
Homer Simpson lookalike dug up in southern China
Posted: Wednesday 23 Jun 2010
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THEY say you haven't made it big until you're on The Simpsons.
Yet it seems it's not just Hollywood starlets who are gagging to be turned yellow for a Simpsons episode.
A woman in China reckons she's found a real Homer Simpson lookalike - the catch being it's actually a vegetable.
The disfigured spud-like plant has garnered a fanbase thanks to it's bulging eyes and potato-shaped head - which, we must agree, does make it look like Homer's long-lost brother or something.
However the root - which comes from the fo-ti plant - is unlikely to join the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Russell Brand by getting a guest spot on the show.
Instead it will be used to heal, as it is known to give patients vitality.
Ming Huang, who discovered the Homer spud in southern China, told the Austrian Times: "This root often emerges from the ground in the shape of a man.
"But this is the first time we've seen one quite like this who had a proper face and features."