SAN FRANCISCO—Claiming they didn’t have anything like it back home, tourist Greg Foskey told reporters during his trip to California this week that he was excited to try one of those vegetables he’d heard so much about. “Whenever you mention California, people always bring up the vegetables, and I want to see what all the fuss is about,” said the 34-year-old Alabama resident, who admitted he was a little worried about sampling something so weird and exotic that grew out of the ground of all places, but added that he was willing to try anything, no matter how bizarrely green, at least once. “People tell me that Californians make vegetables from plants, which I find so interesting. I mean, how did they come up with eating plants, of all things? But if I want to immerse myself in the culture while I’m here, the best way is to eat whatever oddly fibrous vegetation the locals enjoy.” At press time, Foskey admitted his body wasn’t prepared for the vegetables after he spent the entire night on the toilet.