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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 10:49 AM
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BBC apologises for 'offensive' Gardeners' Question Time debate
about plant called 'black man's willy'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=512475&in_page_id=1770

Horticulturalist Anne Swithinbank added: "I've never seen one in my life. They don't really like the cold, as you can imagine. They shrivel up and look very unhappy."

:spray:

:rofl:
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Rambis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 11:41 AM
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1. I would wager
Alan Titchmarsh would not have made the same comment.:hide:
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 12:34 PM
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2. Heheheheh...
have you seen this? You might find it funny...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2eIjZJ2DJ4...feature=related
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Rambis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 01:01 PM
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4. which one? (nm)
c
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 01:05 PM
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6. Argh... sorry...
try this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2eIjZJ2DJ4
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Rambis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 01:09 PM
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8. No worries
very good-
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FloridaJudy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 12:56 PM
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3. There really is a plant
Whose Latin name translates as "Giant Penis Lily". However, judging by the color and size, it wouldn't belong to any human...
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 01:03 PM
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5. Excellent.
:D
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originalpckelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 01:10 PM
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9. Hell, the 'shrooms look far closer...
But I shant post them, as they are that close. You can go look for a phallic mushroom yourself!
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texas1928 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-15-08 01:06 PM
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7. Don't they all do that when it is cold?
I mean come on you are dealing with a frightened turtle.
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