placental mammals starting with A.

Did you know that an aardvark is not a vegetable? I got it confused with that vegetable thats big and green and spiky and starts with A. What's it called? People eat the heart of it. HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i shall google vegetables and it will give me list. i love google. today the google logo was written in MORSE CODE!!!!! sooooo exciting.

ARTICHOKE!!!!!!! THATS`WHAT IT'S CALLED!!!!!!! THANKYOU WIKIPEDIA'S LIST OF VEGETABLES. I've never had an artichoke. Can you buy them at the supermarket? I've never seen them. Fran and I are going to take an artichoke to madd's tea party and eat it's heart muahahahahaha.

Speaking of wikipedia and aardvarks, here i a picture of one. worlds freakiest creature, do you concur?
slightly, but barely freakier than the armadillo, which is the placental mammal mentioned in the title. and pictured below:

So, anyway, today I seem to be obsessed with the letter A don't I? Am unsure why this is, but I am awfully glad my parents decided not to call me Alexandra as the letter A seems to be associated with many freaky things such as aardvarks, armadillos and artichokes, and I am glad I do not have that in common with those nasty things. In fact, I currently so despise the letter A and things beginning with that letter I may just stop using it. That could be entertaining...so, in conclusion, here is an artichoke: