tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post520330760018472428..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Mannequin: Plasticum, Metallum and Sericum spp.mr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-91274893899158330972015-08-07T12:55:25.359-07:002015-08-07T12:55:25.359-07:00You missed Uncifacta acrylica - cacti crocheted ou...You missed <i>Uncifacta acrylica</i> - cacti crocheted out of cheap or scrap yarn. Propogation may be therepeutic in cases of acute boredom; but note also that frustration and rage may ensue from failed attempts. No other economic or medicinal uses are known, although anthropologists record their frequent inclusion among collections of live cacti, for reasons unknown but possibly ritual.<br /><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-50645405248922202802014-09-04T16:09:20.977-07:002014-09-04T16:09:20.977-07:00After I'd finished falling down laughing at th...After I'd finished falling down laughing at this hysterical post, which got funnier and funnier and made me wish I'd thought of it for my own blog, oh well, blessed with afterwit, I really loved the whole concept. Yes, fake plants are liars. For a split second you think they're worth looking at and maybe gently touching in greeting, then you realize NOOOOOOO, you're only the manBoudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641013916263271948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-68472006091520406612011-11-18T19:00:46.185-08:002011-11-18T19:00:46.185-08:00creeper:
It was probably the Lady Elaine Fairchil...creeper:<br /><br />It was probably the Lady Elaine Fairchilde stuff. You would not believe the number of hits I get from people looking for information about Lady Elaine Fairchilde.<br /><br />I realize this, if true, raises even more questions about your son. Sorry.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-3636778633511762332011-11-18T18:20:17.047-08:002011-11-18T18:20:17.047-08:00My son sent me a link to this page. I thought he ...My son sent me a link to this page. I thought he had survived a particularly difficult childhood to become a normal, uncomplicated man. It would appear that this may not be the case. How on earth does a twenty-eight-year-old barge deckhand wind up in a place like this? Perhaps he was shanghaied by the tendrils of the Plasticum hederaceum plant in the galley.<br /><br />creeperAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-40309818244339544572011-03-30T03:39:31.542-07:002011-03-30T03:39:31.542-07:00I'm glad that I'm not the only one who boy...I'm glad that I'm not the only one who boycotted Quiznos because of that series of commercials. In fact, I'm still boycotting them and probably always will.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10571879047356370430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-70352726642343148522009-10-02T09:18:23.855-07:002009-10-02T09:18:23.855-07:00Thanks for sharing a great post! It seems that som...Thanks for sharing a great post! It seems that some really cool plants look fake and really good Plasticums look real. I'd much rather have the fake-looking growing ones.tjbroccolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967894301875724812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-10623905610564443422009-08-26T12:50:23.320-07:002009-08-26T12:50:23.320-07:00A fine contribution to a taxonomic problem that ha...A fine contribution to a taxonomic problem that has troubled me for many years. And a good rant, as well. It does make me glad that I was never a regular watcher of Mr. Rogers; I had enough trouble with years of nightmares from "Day of the Triffids" - definitely plants in the monster category. As I recall, nothing worked: hacking them off produced more tentacles, like the hydra. The Pomona Belvederehttp://www.tulipsinthewoods.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-76198911073655600902009-08-25T19:59:24.028-07:002009-08-25T19:59:24.028-07:00You should have told me you were working on this p...You should have told me you were working on this post. I have a photo in my archives somewhere of people taking their Plasticums NOIDs for a walk that you could have used.<br /><br />No, seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-14471569259497815102009-08-25T07:30:34.042-07:002009-08-25T07:30:34.042-07:00I've never thought about that, but who knows, ...I've never thought about that, but who knows, they might be related... If I weren't dead tired I'd probably rush off to do research.Ivynettlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-8427307905105427352009-08-25T06:48:10.570-07:002009-08-25T06:48:10.570-07:00I love the word "grauslig"! I wonder if ...I love the word "grauslig"! I wonder if that's where the American "gross" came from?sheilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-66703936076517449312009-08-24T11:46:53.766-07:002009-08-24T11:46:53.766-07:00Hehehe! You've put a lot of thought into this ...Hehehe! You've put a lot of thought into this - far more than me. To me, they're all "Plasticus grauslicus" ("grauslig", in my native Austrian German, meaning something like "disgusting"). But I've never even thought about why they're so disgusting.<br />Seriously, if I need some green in a spot where I can't grow a plant, give me a picture of a Ivynettlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-20044608046856656572009-08-23T17:19:26.773-07:002009-08-23T17:19:26.773-07:00We used a number of fake roses stuck in the pots o...We used a number of fake roses stuck in the pots of real roses and placed out of reach of customers... It was actually amazing how often we'd see people trying to get these plants and we'd have to say "actually... those are fake - but here's a real one that looks the same when in bloom!" - they would often have to touch them to make sure we weren't lying. Usually this Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347983770474369842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-14411250445536721932009-08-23T12:36:54.181-07:002009-08-23T12:36:54.181-07:00Too funny! You might be interested in this treatm...Too funny! You might be interested in this treatment of the family Simulacraceae, to which all of your species and more belong: http://improbable.com/airchives/paperair/volume14/v14i1/v14i1.html#Simulacraceae<br /><br />The village of Niles, a suburb near Chicago, has artificial plants in their light-pole planters. When they first went up, they looked fabulous and you could forgive their Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589473046882217457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-31377163461376838962009-08-23T11:34:45.064-07:002009-08-23T11:34:45.064-07:00Priceless post, Mr. S.! But I agree with Sheila, w...Priceless post, Mr. S.! But I agree with Sheila, when you discussed upkeep, you failed to mention the dusting aspect. And if people want to keep fake plants inside their homes, I agree, that's their business, but from my POV, this trend to stick fake flowers outside in the ground where we're all subjected to them is grounds for calling in the Lawn Police!our friend Benhttp://ourfriendben.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-12526035948105791102009-08-23T11:25:42.485-07:002009-08-23T11:25:42.485-07:00Mr_Subjunctive, my first thought was 'please, ...Mr_Subjunctive, my first thought was 'please, oh, PLEASE(!) don't tell me you own these vile plastic, ugly, no excuse for a plant, plastics!" Thank goodness I read on! Sorry, but, you would've shone a little less bright in my eyes...lol!!<br />Really tried to follow your breakdown of plasticum categories but, alas, my head is not functioning...I'll blame it on the near heatlynn'sgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09104383899991317740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-30829690873069212402009-08-23T05:07:17.195-07:002009-08-23T05:07:17.195-07:00I really enjoyed this post, especially 'walmar...I really enjoyed this post, especially 'walmartiensis'! I feel much the same about plastic plants (or as we call them in the biz, "silks", even if they're still plastic, because it sounds classier).<br /><br />I found one supplier who makes quite realistic reproductions, and I have a few fake ivies on top of my kitchen cabinets. We have a love/hate relationship.<br /><br />sheilanoreply@blogger.com