Seems the humble potato is in the news a lot lately. A handful of farmers in England want "couch potato" omitted from the OED, because it hurts the image of their tuber. And that as well as a third of the EU budget!
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1662240,00.html

Then there's a national scandal over here regarding the very popular 'Linda' potato. Its patent is running out and the firm that makes around €40 million a year in licensing fees wants to give the rights back to avoid it being made anymore after the patent end. Their new and obviously far more efficient spud is called 'Belana NN', which despite in keeping with the female naming convention doesn't compare to lovely Linda.