Did you see the mutant flowers

[intheflow]

I posted in the Lounge yesterday? I was going to include them in a thread here, but don't want to double-post if I can help it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=3609739&mesg_id=3609739

[regnaD kciN]

1. Those are really odd...

[GOPFighter]

2. Interesting photos, but...

...even more interesting were the posts from Mike C. I've always been interested in insects - now, with all the information available online, maybe I'll start searchin' (it might even help break my addiction to DU!!)

[intheflow]

3. I agree, mike_c's posts made that thread.

But I'm sure the bugs won't break your addiction to DU. I've seen you post around here in too many places. Nothing in etymology could possible compete. :P

[GOPFighter]

4. Uh,

Etymology or entymology? :P

(actually, I'm fascinated by both)

[intheflow]

5. I'm the poster child for

Typos-R-Us. :silly:

[Mutley]

6. The thread was deleted.

:shrug:

[intheflow]

7. I'm not having any problems accessing it.

Except the only response is yours. I wonder if they locked it because I made a joke about my mother-in-law thinking it was planted by aliens.

:shrug:

[Mutley]

13. lol!

okay. When I tried to reply to your linked thread it took me to the "missing topic" page, but when I looked just now the reply went through.

who knows. :shrug: I guess it wasn't deleted after all?

[intheflow]

18. OK, the thread is back, but without your comment.

elad discovered it was a bug of some sort, but I guess to fix it he had to sacrifice your valiant post. So sad! :cry:


:crazy:

[alfredo]

8. Here's a picture from google

[intheflow]

9. Cool!

Good to know it's not only my family that grows these plants. (Although with my family, you never can tell. :P)

[alfredo]

10. I find it a bit disturbing. I think it has to do with how the seeds were

stored. Maybe a fungus gets in the seeds causing the mutations.

[intheflow]

11. The thread used to have a good discussion on

possible biological reasons, but for some unknown reason they were deleted from the thread when it was locked. :shrug:

[alfredo]

12. I thought that was odd.

why did they delete the thread/

[intheflow]

14. I sent EarlG an email about it.

He said Elad thinks its a bug because they're having a hard time unlocking the thread. Weirdness for sure... maybe the alien mutant plants have gotten their tendrells into DU! :scared:

:silly:

[alfredo]

15. Oh no!

will we need a tinfoil hat?

[Blue_In_AK]

16. Hmm....ver-r-r-r-r-r-r-y interesting.

Yes, I couldn't figure out what was so objectionable about that flower either. Was it a LIHOP/MIHOP thing?

[intheflow]

17. Do you mean to suggest Dubya's workin' with the aliens?