New purple tomato heading for US shores

A company in the UK is bringing a genetically-modified purple tomato to the US. We go now to the marketing meeting where the product was discussed.

Marketing VP: This is going to put us on the map! (Lifts cloth over tomatoes in the middle of a conference table.) Voila! Our new purple tomato!

CEO: A purple tomato?

Marketing VP: Of course. Think of it. Americans love all kinds of odd food. Corn on a stick, chitlins, scrapple…

CEO: What’s scrapple?

Marketing VP: Animal organs and headmeat, even skin, all boiled with cornmeal. They even sell it at state and country fairs!

CEO: No wonder we let them win. Disgusting.

Marketing VP: I’m talking to Prince’s people to see if we can get a celebrity endorsement.

CEO: But Prince isn’t with us anymore.

Marketing VP: He might have been if he ate more tomatoes. That’s the hook! They’ll love it.

CEO: They’ll hate it.

Marketing VP: OK, I have one other idea.

CEO: Go on.

Marketing VP: Scrapple ice cream!

CEO: Hand me that bucket.