Artichokes

I love artichokes.  They are absolutely delicious!  But apparently, I've been saying the name wrong.  When I pronounce the word it sounds like - R-D-Choke.  I realize it's not exactly proper pronunciation, but it's how I've always said it.  Case in point, when I was about 6 and Stace was around 3.  We played this game called "Grandfather's Shop."  It was kind of like 20 questions for something you would find in a grocery store.  So this is how it went.

B:  Is it something green

S:  Yes

B:  Is it a vegetable

S:  Yes

......So I ask about every single green vegetable I can think of and I'm still not getting it.....

B:  Can I have a hint?  What's the first letter?

S:  R

B:  I can't think of a green vegetable that starts with R, what's the next letter?

S:  D

B:  Stacey, there is no word in the english language that starts with R-D

S:  Yuhuh, R-D-Choke!

We laughed so hard.