tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post6146034664890179230..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Pretty (?) pictures: Tacca chantrieri flowermr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-89614444244228856472011-01-23T05:30:31.415-08:002011-01-23T05:30:31.415-08:00"tat" is a legitimate word. It's ve..."tat" is a legitimate word. It's verb that means "to twist around". "Tatting" is to make a kind of knotted lace.Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-8164219853127689802010-09-03T14:38:06.501-07:002010-09-03T14:38:06.501-07:00Daphne, that is interesting.
There was a news re...Daphne, that is interesting. <br /><br />There was a news report today that Facebook is promoting British dialect words. Apparently people write quickly and without thinking too deeply so don't adjust their native words for the ease of the reader. I am well chuffed, duck.Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-68864766851125023512010-09-02T23:07:40.795-07:002010-09-02T23:07:40.795-07:00Pat: You don't have to be into antiques to cal...Pat: You don't have to be into antiques to call it a Gat. As in much gangsta rap, or in MDC's great militant veg rant "Time to Get My Gat."daphnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-38971731095927629652010-09-02T19:23:21.860-07:002010-09-02T19:23:21.860-07:00Oh damn that is spectacular!!
I want one of those...Oh damn that is spectacular!!<br /><br />I want one of those!!<br /><br />I must find one!!!caleb.lewis14@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-33256373543735710412010-09-02T13:37:44.454-07:002010-09-02T13:37:44.454-07:00Oh man Oh man, I've always wanted to try one o...Oh man Oh man, I've always wanted to try one of these after seeing it in a catalog. I'll have to check it out tomorrow.cconzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246952905314075231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-13645592778143557162010-09-02T11:23:22.954-07:002010-09-02T11:23:22.954-07:00Kenneth, I had a look at your blog. It was fascina...Kenneth, I had a look at your blog. It was fascinating but I couldn't post a comment because I am a creepy anonymous lurker in the shadows. However I thought you might like to know about the doubtful plant in "Foodie Fights: Weed Pizza":<br /><br />That is not chickweed (Stellaria) or related to it. It is one of the Asteraceae, the lettuce, artichoke, thistle, dandelion, etc. familyPatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-18177904081939521362010-09-02T10:44:12.193-07:002010-09-02T10:44:12.193-07:00Oops, I forgot to credit the Oxford English Dictio...Oops, I forgot to credit the Oxford English Dictionary for the definition of "tat".<br /><br />Example of use: "What on Earth possessed you to pay money for that piece of tat?"Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-45086658453869900232010-09-02T08:53:17.409-07:002010-09-02T08:53:17.409-07:00I acquired seeds of some somehow. They didn't ...I acquired seeds of some somehow. They didn't germinate. Such is the life. Beautiful flowers, however! Love me some whiskers. :PKenneth Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11619410362453458358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-91741841914449017642010-09-02T07:49:20.415-07:002010-09-02T07:49:20.415-07:00"Caga" is also the imperative verb form ..."Caga" is also the imperative verb form of "caca".Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083803851861243093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-39926957948439068902010-09-02T07:44:22.817-07:002010-09-02T07:44:22.817-07:00Nice! How about naming one Tacca "Gingerbread...Nice! How about naming one Tacca "Gingerbread"? I always wanted to name a plant "Gingerbread". That and "Sicilian Hillside".Peterhttp://www.cactusjungle.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-75245874529423832292010-09-02T07:00:42.906-07:002010-09-02T07:00:42.906-07:00Tat is used often in "tit for tat" but a...Tat is used often in "tit for tat" but also often used in English English slang for worthless materials or products.<br /><br />tat n5<br />slang<br />[Origin uncertain: cf. OE. tættec a rag, and TATTY a.1] <br /><br /> a. A rag; also (in sing.), poorly made or tasteless clothes. Hence, a shabby person, a slut.<br /><br /> b. Rubbish, junk, worthless goods. Also transf. and fig<brPatnoreply@blogger.com