To Clear The Palate

15 years ago

of one of the more obnoxious postings I've ever had the displeasure to participate in, I'll post a picture of something that makes me happy.

Really, I don't know why I ever write a word in an effort to share with them my experiences/suppositions.

Argumentative folks who cannot write what they mean, then get angry and petulant when their questions aren't answered like they should be.

Don't you think it just would be the greatest thing to never deal with them again? I do!

Derailing? I've never so much as derailed a train, although I did join in on a samba line once. Trolling? Nope, as close as I'm come to that was The Hobbit.

I have to pinch myself and remember that, while most of us are reasonable folk here, there are contributors who already know what they want to know, they just cannot express it in a manner or language known to me; I do wish I had taken that remedial mind-reading course by mail; it was only six months long.

While I do admire contrariness, I don't much like obnoxiousness, so I'm reckoning the right thing to do there is to remove as much of that from one's life, eh?

You can tell some people, but you can't tell them much. I should have taken that advice to heart some forty years ago, but against my better judgment I keep trying. I imagine it can be compared favourably with stopping the ocean.

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Comments (11)

rosemariero6
15 years ago
I LOVE reading your stuff, Jeff, as much as I like seeing your pix of great plants! LOL And I agree with most everything you said (although I'm not sure which post/s you might be referring to-in particular). :P
greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
15 years ago
I was thinking of something witty to write about reading between the lines and prefering
the outright aggression of the cacti to the passive aggression of the hominid......

But then my thoughts were derailed by mention of The Hobbit and that reminded me of Tom, Willem, and Burt.
Then, curiously, methought of this Dwarf song with a grin (crack the palate, wouldst ye say?) ;)

"Chip the glasses and crack the plates!
Blunt the knives and bend the forks!
That's what Bilbo Baggins hates -
Smash the bottles and burn the corks!

Cut the cloth and tread the fat!
Pour the milk on the pantry floor!
Leave the bones on the bedroom mat!
Splash the wine on every door!

Dump the crocks in a boiling bowl;
Pound them up with a thumping pole;
And when you've finished, if any are whole,
Send them down the hall to roll!

That's what Bilbo Baggins hates!
So, carefully! Carefully with the plates!"

Josh
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breton2
15 years ago
Thanks Jeff,
I would much rather look a post full of succulent photos like these, than read one full of crap....

Cheers,
B
Marie Tran
15 years ago
Great pictures, thank you for sharing.
Marie
kaktuskris
15 years ago
Jeff:

I'm still steaming from reading the post in question, to which I added my 2 francs. Thanks for the photos. What is that saying..."Cacti hath charms to soothe the savage breast?"

Christopher
puglvr1
15 years ago
I too love your posts and pictures. That thread of which you speak of is not worth the aggravation...sorry the person was so unkind! Thanks for the great photos, I enjoyed them!
cactusmcharris, interior BC Z4/5
Original Author
15 years ago
RoRo,

Thank you - it was much ado about nada.

B,

I'm with you, too.

Marie,

I'm just trying to keep pace with you.

Josh,

Sam Gamgee agrees with thee. Now where's my pipeweed?

Christopher,

Indeed they do - as I posted the pics I felt better. But you must admit, for having his head up where the sun doesn't...wait, this is the wrong thread for that.

Pug,

It didn't get me angry like days of yore - but I admit anxious puzzlement as to the sheer effrontery of the fellow. I just don't understand how you respond to someone trying to help you in the manner chosen, but I'm not perfect, either.

This gentleman is a certified cactus doctor. When you see him with a Euphorbia it's because he's semi-slumming:

{{gwi:490145}}

I hope to have this land-worthy in the Spring:

{{gwi:311330}}

And the little fellow's recently repotted:
greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
15 years ago
Never trust a doctor with that good of a tan... ;)

Otherwise, Jeffrey, you bring the pipe and I'll stuff it brimful with the best Longbottom out there!
Plus coffee, cakes, wine, cold cuts, firm cheeses, and anything else the larder hath to offer...

Josh
beachplant
15 years ago
Shouldn't a cactus doctor have a tan?
Glad I missed the drama.
Nice pics, thanks for sharing. Are you trying to convince that cactus to jump up and relocate itself? Or practicing your smooth dance moves?
For some reason thinking of Hobbits led to Harry Potter and I haven't seen the new one yet.
Stay warm ya'll and Happy Thanksgiving!
Tally HOHOHO!
land3499
15 years ago
You are a hoot and a half! Don't stop, please!

-R
paracelsus
15 years ago
picture punctuated rant
Railing against pointless puerile
poster

beautiful autumn day
images of happy plants
Erase the mind

Brad