The 'I need a distraction' thread.

[The Worst Witch]

Lindsay, I’m procrastinating from unpacking the millions of boxes in my spare room

I also find stating totm a good excuse not to go in water!

[nonperson]

Ah sorry Beckie. For some reason I thought it was a spa.

And Jenna, yes it is indeed a cactus garden combined with a chocolate factory.

[Cacoethes]

Body image issues Jenna. Classic.
Ohh the period excuse is a good one!
I haven't had a period in 9 years but they don't know that (obviously, would be a bit weird if they did)


The cactus garden thing sounds awesome!

[one_step_closer]

Unpacking can sometimes be fun for a short period. But procrastinate away if it suits you, Alison!

Someone on Fb was saying there's a poison plants garden (don't know where) full of deadly plants and you can get a tour of it but some people pass out because of the fumes. I'd rather go to the cactus garden chocolate factory.

[Cacoethes]

Yes i have heard of that garden!
I wonder if they have a gift shop
But yes,.cactus garden chocolate factory sounds a lot friendlier!

[nonperson]

Poison plant gardens are often just over hyped to be honest. They mostly contain very normal every day plants that no one realises are poisonous.

[The Worst Witch]

Except you, because you’re a massive plant geek :P

[Cacoethes]

Do you grow any poisonous plants at your work?

[nonperson]

Yep! Loads.

[Cacoethes]

Cool!

Random question, what's your favourite plant of all time?

[nonperson]

That's an impossible question to answer.

I have a couple of favourite trees of all time though - Sequoiadendron giganteum and Wollemia nobilis.

You've got nothing to do today so I'll leave you to research what's cool about them =P

[The Worst Witch]

NP, I assume they have a use even though they’re poisonous to us?

[Cacoethes]

I think I've seen those trees about!
No idea what they were called though obviously!

[nonperson]

You might have seen Sequoiadendrons around. The Wollemi pine is a bit more unusual.

Alison - yep, poisonous plants are often just highly ornamental. Like foxgloves, daffodils, tulips, lillies... You'd just have to be bloody stupid to eat one. =P

I'm on my laptop now so here comes the plant word vomit.

And what's really interesting is that quite often the plant is used for something edible, maybe the leaves or, as a specific example, Ricinus - it's grown as an ornamental annual, we get caster oil from from the seeds which we ingest (not for food, mind), but the seed itself is highly poisonous. We have to wear gloves when we sow them at work.

[Cacoethes]

That's pretty cool!
I wonder how people found out they could use bits of plant for certain things but not to ingest them
Hell of a lot of trial and error?!

[nonperson]

I guess it's the same with herbs and edible flowers and medicinal plants and how to make paper or papyrus or cotton. People are clever when they want to be!

[Cacoethes]

Very true!
In the grand scheme of things, we have come a very long way very fast

[nonperson]

Technology wise, yes. But people have been utilising plants for various uses for thousands of years.

[Zurg]

The best plants are the ones that can be smoked!!!! Woop, woop!!!
#sorrynotsorry

[Cacoethes]

That's true.
It's pretty amazing!

Haha! Yes zurg!
Though i will refrain from commenting further as i already got an infraction once upon a time for discussing illegal activity. Or something like that. XD