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Figs destroyed

19 years ago

Well, I got up this morning, looked out the window, and all I saw was ice. Went out to my newly uncovered fig trees and every last one of them was frozen, covered with ice, bent over and broken to the ground. I got so discouraged I went back into the house, grabbed my ten potted fig trees and my thirty or so rooted cuttings and threw them all in the trash. Then stuck my head out the window and yelled

APRIL FOOLS!!!

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pitangadiego
19 years ago
Elder, that is NOT funny. Figs are way to serious for such cavalier treatment. ;-))
elder
Original Author
19 years ago
Jon, When you reach my age nothing is too serious for such cavalier treatment!!!
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kiwinut
19 years ago
With the big freeze coming later this week for many of us, this type of joke will not be so funny. Bad karma! ;').

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