Nov 15, 2008 00:09
Botany student: The petal on this Z. aethiopica measured nineteen...
Botany instructor: You've got to learn to call a spathe a spathe.
Ok, I thought it was funny.
What is truly adorable? There is a kitten, somewhere in Bushwick, named Bagel. BAGEL. THERE IS A KITTEN NAMED BAGEL. I think everyone in the coffeeshop went "awwwwwww" under their breath.
(And yes, the calla lily family may be knocking out the bird-of-paradise for the title of my favorite flower.)
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