A tree Reagan planted at the WH 29 years ago

[malaise]

came down with the weekend storm - I hope that was a sign about the death of all of Reagan's policies.
Tweety just mentioned the end of di tree.

[RaleighNCDUer]

1. maybe it broke the curse! nt

[gateley]

2. I saw that. :-( At least it was just 29 years old (althought

it was a "teen" when it was planted there) and not something that's been there a century. Still sad, though.

[3waygeek]

3. Reagan planted a tree?

He was the one who said that trees create more pollution than automobiles.

[malaise]

4. He was an idiot

aka a ReTHUG :hi:

[progressoid]

5. And ketchup is a vegetable.

Boy I miss his wisdom. :eyes:

[kenny blankenship]

7. To block the sunlight from reaching Carter's solar panel.

[malaise]

14. Choking with laughter

DUzy :rofl:

[hootinholler]

13. Well they gave him a bowl of cheerios one morning

And he said these donut seeds are pretty good.

:rimshot:

-Hoot

[NCarolinawoman]

17. Also, "If you've seen one tree, you've seen them all."

He was referencing the redwood forests, which he wasn't interested in preserving.

In his opinion, one redwood was equivalent to an entire forest.
:crazy: :dunce: :dunce: :dunce:

[LiberalAndProud]

6. I wish I believed in omens.

Maybe I do? A weekend storm...(daydreaming).

[Fumesucker]

8. By their fruits ye shall know them..

Bitter fruits indeed from the Reagan tree, we are now quaffing the foul brew distilled from Reagan's folksy bile.

[Shagbark Hickory]

9. What kind of tree was it? A bradford pear or something?

edit: On second thought a bradford pear would never make it to age 29

[femmocrat]

18. Probably a money tree.

It is definitely an evil omen.

[NCarolinawoman]

24. LOL

bradford pear--once a very trendy but ultimately useless hybrid tree.

Developed by man for it's showy blossoms; but the blossoms bare no fruit and stink to high heaven.

Attractive fall foliage on branches which break-off at a moments notice, often on cars parked in shopping malls.

It does sound like a tree that Reagan might chose. }(

[Shagbark Hickory]

25. It's also an invasive species, rapidly becoming a problem in our natural areas.

Once thought to be a sterile hybrid, although definitely not the case any longer, these things are now taking over.

[SmileyRose]

26. LOL

they really should outlaw those things.

[Shagbark Hickory]

27. Yes, they really should. Of course a tree that self-destructs is a real money make for the nursery

industry as you might imagine, and beside that there's a lot of people that would say get your gummit hands off my garden.

[SpiralHawk]

10. "The tree was having it's Saturn Return." - Ronald Reagan's Dead Republicon Astrologer*

"We republicon occultists keep tabs on such things."

- Ronald Reagan's Dead Republicon Astrologer*



* Courageously channeled by the intrepid and dashing SH from the Vast Netherworld of Republicon occultism.

[LiberalAndProud]

11. I fear for your everlasting soul, you poor dear.

May you not be harmed by the channeling. Perhaps you should channel Houdini next, just to keep you honest.

[SpiralHawk]

12. Well, I have my Prophylactic Protocol down pretty good

Don't try this at home kids, but before I contact the vast darkside netherworld of Republicon occultism, I ingest a dozen cream-filled chocolate dipped, sprinkle-encrusted doughnuts made with genetically engineered wheat and preservatives. That puts me in the proper mental 'space' for reckoning with the gruesome truth of WHAT LIES BEHIND THE REPUBLICON FACADE OF RESPECTABILITY.

[hootinholler]

15. Hmmm, interesting

I would have thought Jelly Belly beans? But maybe that's too close for a prophylactic. :shrug:

-Hoot

[Odin2005]

20. I WANT!!! *drools*

[malaise]

23. LOL

:rofl:

[Odin2005]

19. ROFLMAO!!!

:rofl:

[Stinky The Clown]

16. A stately American elm that has been in my backyard since decades before we bought the place . . .

. . . . has succumbed to Dutch Elm disease.

It was all over in a scant two weeks.

I would have preferred it to have been blown over, or struck by lightening.

[malaise]

21. I agree

I hate watching trees die due to disease.

[Cereal Kyller]

22. Don't blame the tree!

It probably had a higher IQ than Reagan!