tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post4627981315470617665..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: Fangs A LotMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-40912899620852988632011-04-09T08:44:16.681-07:002011-04-09T08:44:16.681-07:00Sometimes I think I miss gardening. And then I sit...Sometimes I think I miss gardening. And then I sit back in my easy chair and remember what a pain in the ass it was -- the hoeing, the tilling, the planting and watering, the debugging and, of course, the harvesting. It seemed like an awful lot of work just so I could have something to put next to the meat.MikeWJ at Too Many Morningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05357719098554598893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-48392151750601640132011-04-08T17:33:26.725-07:002011-04-08T17:33:26.725-07:00This may be my all-time favorite post. I just neve...This may be my all-time favorite post. I just never knew. I'll be more careful with my rampaging tomatoes that are currently still confined to 20-gallon pots. Just got have them even if I'm homeless.Marilyn Kircushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014565704792020948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-50417415080978441212011-04-08T11:29:00.354-07:002011-04-08T11:29:00.354-07:00Unmitigated, a lichen is a symbiotic collusion bet...Unmitigated, a lichen is a symbiotic collusion between an alga and a fungus, as I recall. So you're right. It's JUST like a vegetable to send in an undercover agent.<br /><br />And Roxie? If I ever get tired, you're getting the guest-post gig.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-85422717889635425052011-04-08T06:41:35.394-07:002011-04-08T06:41:35.394-07:00At last I have discovered my purpose in life! I a...At last I have discovered my purpose in life! I am the Carnivorous Avenger. I can kill plastic ivy. My black thumb is invincible. Those of you who are overtaken by vegetables, call me in. If I tend them for four days they will wither, yellow, and rot on the vine. Zucchinni fear me. Tomato plants wilt in the nursery as I pass by. If I turn my awesome powers onto dandelions, even those roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-51879120391911174312011-04-08T03:59:28.902-07:002011-04-08T03:59:28.902-07:00Did you notice that "Patricia's" las...Did you notice that "Patricia's" last name is Lichen? I think the vegetables have sent an infiltrator.unmitigated mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13901264130484454602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-3168784015446680112011-04-07T22:18:16.626-07:002011-04-07T22:18:16.626-07:00Nance, patchouli, really? I thought that was sort ...Nance, patchouli, really? I thought that was sort of mythical. We just used it to cover up other odors, only one of which was pot. I never knew where it came from.<br /><br />Paula and co. are right about the zucchinis. It's an old joke, but my sister, who lived in rural Maine, and who didn't even have a key for her house and left her car key in the ignition, said the only time they ever Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-90499623881806145512011-04-07T19:35:34.805-07:002011-04-07T19:35:34.805-07:00Murr, where have you been all my life? I'm del...Murr, where have you been all my life? I'm delighted to have stumbled across your blog.<br /><br />Patricia Lichen, www.patriciaklichen.comPatricia Lichenhttp://www.patriciaklichen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-19212917792801293802011-04-07T17:47:15.746-07:002011-04-07T17:47:15.746-07:00We planted yellow crookneck squash this year. Now,...We planted yellow crookneck squash this year. Now, there's a menacing plant; those babies try to take over your entire landscape. Also, some killer eggplant and...you'll never guess...patchouli. I'm expecting hordes of hippies to show up for grilled veggies.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-57538323842714289402011-04-07T11:01:44.689-07:002011-04-07T11:01:44.689-07:00I have some artichoke plants that are beginning to...I have some artichoke plants that are beginning to look pretty menacing.injaynesworldhttp://injaynesworld.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-56323811517016951592011-04-07T08:12:01.446-07:002011-04-07T08:12:01.446-07:00Forget the tomato conspiracy. We really should con...Forget the tomato conspiracy. We really should consider the possibility of a vast zucchini takeover, and protect ourselves before it's too late. Just look at the numbers! Every fall, they must outnumber us 3 to 1! <br />.paulahttp://www.birdsonawireblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-65087295304004921592011-04-07T07:33:56.993-07:002011-04-07T07:33:56.993-07:00Thanks for my morning giggle, Murr...I've neve...Thanks for my morning giggle, Murr...I've never contemplated the untrustworthiness of vegetables before. I'll have to be very careful when planting my garden this year...I had tomatoes coming out of every orifice last year...they are truly a delicious menace!<br /><br />WendyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-11799571753033789502011-04-07T04:39:49.832-07:002011-04-07T04:39:49.832-07:00Hilarious. I'm glad somebody finally wrote ab...Hilarious. I'm glad somebody finally wrote about tomato plants. They are the ants/rats of the vegetable world. They multiply beyond all reason. And, given enough leeway, they can take over an entire country (like,oh, say, Italy) and make every single food product (including dessert) contain them.lifeintheboomerlanehttp://www.lifeintheboomerlane.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-46421393081833146752011-04-06T21:24:15.426-07:002011-04-06T21:24:15.426-07:00"Openly cruciferous" got me. Still laugh..."Openly cruciferous" got me. Still laughing. For less openly, i.e., underground delicacies, those saber teeth could come in handy. Ur truffles? Dandelion roots? (Send him over.) And who's to say they weren't omniverous? I can think of a species we know well that has biters and grinders . . .Rosemary Lombardhttp://chelonianconnection.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-84766058954463579012011-04-06T14:48:46.566-07:002011-04-06T14:48:46.566-07:00I love the witty way you inject politics into a po...I love the witty way you inject politics into a post about vegetables!Joey Lynn Rescinitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219074986338894660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-34095463485459164132011-04-06T13:21:47.608-07:002011-04-06T13:21:47.608-07:00Your photograph of erotic tomatoes was chilling. ...Your photograph of erotic tomatoes was chilling. I once dreamed of being lured into the garden by a buxom redhead but never imagined that I was actually being taunted by nefarious fruit.Fred Wimanhttp://www.woodturningart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-63482990731604472032011-04-06T11:06:14.457-07:002011-04-06T11:06:14.457-07:00They SAY it's a fruit, Tenna, but that's j...They SAY it's a fruit, Tenna, but that's just the vast tomato conspiracy trying to soften us up before the big takeover. When one of those vines comes up to your door and asks to have a quick look around for WMDs, slam it in its fat red face.<br /><br />Now if you'll pardon me, I'm going to think about the Elephant Child's raspberries for a while.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-58550870911763152852011-04-06T11:03:38.003-07:002011-04-06T11:03:38.003-07:00Singer-songwriter, Mason Williams actually wrote a...Singer-songwriter, Mason Williams actually wrote a song about the dangers of that fruit (cleverly disguised as a vegetable): Here are the lyrics to <a href="http://www.songlyrics.com/mason-williams/the-tomato-vendetta-lyrics/" rel="nofollow">"The Tomato Vendetta"</a>Robert the Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863488312604865183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-16997353742518291902011-04-06T11:01:04.054-07:002011-04-06T11:01:04.054-07:00Vegetarians must not be the timid tree-huggers the...Vegetarians must not be the timid tree-huggers they are made out to be.Freakmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08983797840271997027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-70385769590924447022011-04-06T10:56:52.947-07:002011-04-06T10:56:52.947-07:00Not being disagreeable here, but technically, toma...Not being disagreeable here, but technically, tomato is a fruit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07371784587583880512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-76823609253235399722011-04-06T09:08:51.124-07:002011-04-06T09:08:51.124-07:00LOL! I loved this post!
I noticed you live in Por...LOL! I loved this post! <br />I noticed you live in Portland - we will be heading to your wet city next week to visit our family. Lucky you!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-31087347150442564932011-04-06T08:56:05.638-07:002011-04-06T08:56:05.638-07:00If it's true that vegetables are that nefariou...If it's true that vegetables are that nefarious (and I believe that they are!), what does that say about the people who exclusively eat them: vegetarians? ElaineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-20190002465421211212011-04-06T08:01:13.877-07:002011-04-06T08:01:13.877-07:00//vegetables are wily and treacherous//
..especia...//vegetables are wily and treacherous//<br /><br />..especially broccoli... a band of bad brawling bruising bastard broccoli stole my bicycleokjimmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11013002335848390765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-87940840173876146012011-04-06T08:00:54.287-07:002011-04-06T08:00:54.287-07:00Fangs for the mammaries.Fangs for the mammaries.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-70081478371399650722011-04-06T07:14:20.500-07:002011-04-06T07:14:20.500-07:00If you stop watering your tomatoes and keep them i...If you stop watering your tomatoes and keep them in full sunshine it forces them ripen faster. Kinda like teaching kids abstinence-only sex ed and getting rid of Planned Parenthood at the same time. I think. You know ... forces them to go to seed faster while exposing them to chlamydia and thereby protect Jesus ... work with me here. I'm making at least as much sense as an elected Republican.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-89693757468973472122011-04-06T07:05:41.800-07:002011-04-06T07:05:41.800-07:00That's why they put crosses in Brusells sprout...That's why they put crosses in Brusells sprouts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com