jimusic
Haha - I've done that - I think it was with the long top green stems on carrot bunches that were also soaking wet.
I've even been temtped to chop off the huge bulky stocks of broccoli, but now I just pay a bit more for broccoli crowns. I figure it actually works out to be a bit cheaper.
I forgot about the broccoli. I don't buy the regular stuff anymore but when I did I always used to snap the stalks off to save $0.01's. These days I really like baby broccoli which has thinner stalks and I chop those up and steam them.