OT - I'm bored, Part III!

[Darkstone42]

Anyone else here ever read The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan? He kind of anthropomorphizes plants and talks about their perspective of the world and their relationships with humans. I'm going to have a lot more facts for you guys.


For example, apples are one of the most heterozygotic organisms in the world. That is, their seeds produce plants decidedly different from the parents. Consequently, in order to preserve a certain type of apple, you have to graft it.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Anyone else here ever read The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan? He kind of anthropomorphizes plants and talks about their perspective of the world and their relationships with humans. I'm going to have a lot more facts for you guys.


For example, apples are one of the most heterozygotic organisms in the world. That is, their seeds produce plants decidedly different from the parents. Consequently, in order to preserve a certain type of apple, you have to graft it.

You are no longer my adopted brother.

 

[Darkstone42]

You are no longer my adopted brother.

Haha, what?

 

[Eddie_Shack]

 

[Darkstone42]

I love those graphics, Eddie.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

I got down to Chuck Norris and cried when I answered "no".

 

[naslundfan19]

It's working... It's working!!!!

Anakin?

 

[Darkstone42]

Anakin?

That would be awesome.

 

[naslundfan19]

That would be awesome.

Yes, yes it would!

 

[Darkstone42]

I think I'm going to try to get to 300 in this thread before my hiatus. I have until I leave the lab tonight at 11.

 

[naslundfan19]

So, about a half hour?

 

[Darkstone42]

Yeah, I only need fifteen posts, so it shouldn't be too difficult.

 

[Darkstone42]

So what shall we talk about?

 

[Darkstone42]

Baseball, of course.

The Pirates won their opening series with the Cubs, coming back in the ninth inning on what was a really great piece of baserunning by Neil Walker to win the game.

 

[Darkstone42]

I'll talk to myself if necessary...

 

[naslundfan19]

Ran to grab dinner. I'm back now.

 

[Darkstone42]

What are you eating? And how did the Mariners fare today?

 

[naslundfan19]

Just flipped over to Giants-Dodgers.

 

[naslundfan19]

What are you eating? And how did the Mariners fare today?

Ran to Wendy's. Two Junior Bacon Cheeseburgers, ketchup only. Fries. Pepsi. Mariners lost 7-1.

 

[Darkstone42]

At least you've got Felix. Is Smoak up with the team this year?