And then there's this: "A former city mayor was ruing an expensive slip-up today after his failure to vault a giant human tomato cost his council £24,000. Jim Rodgers accidentally kicked Belfast City Council employee Lorraine Mallon in the head in a publicity stunt that went spectacularly wrong. Ms Mallon, who was dressed up as the huge fruit for a photo shoot to promote a gourmet food fair, suffered a slipped disc in the ill-fated leap." Please click through for the photo of "the rueful moment Jim Rodgers attempted to jump a vegetable-themed employee"