BS: Thought for the day - April 13, 2003

Subject: BS: Thought for the day - April 13, 2003
From: katlaughing
Date: 13 Apr 03 - 01:45 AM

We can complain because rose bushes have thorns,
or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.
- Abraham Lincoln -

Subject: RE: BS: Thought for the day - April 13, 2003
From: Sooz
Date: 13 Apr 03 - 04:37 AM

Thats certainly more stylish than the half full or half empty glass. Thanks for that thought!

Subject: RE: BS: Thought for the day - April 13, 2003
From: Mrrzy
Date: 13 Apr 03 - 09:06 AM

Yay, roses!

Subject: RE: BS: Thought for the day - April 13, 2003
From: *daylia*
Date: 13 Apr 03 - 10:45 AM

Thanks kat - and Abe too.

Don't say it ... don't even think about saying it ... stop it RIGHT NOW!! .... Oh nooooo, I can't stop my fingers from adding "Bush rose - what a thorn!"


*whew* - sorry bout that

;)   daylia

Subject: RE: BS: Thought for the day - April 13, 2003
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 13 Apr 03 - 11:43 AM

I like that. Of course you can also do it with blackberries and prickles. (For those of us who are more oriented towards eating than flowers.)

Subject: RE: BS: Thought for the day - April 13, 2003
From: wysiwyg
Date: 13 Apr 03 - 12:07 PM

Pickles????

".... plant trees under whose shade you do not mean to sit." (Nelson Henderson)

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: Thought for the day - April 13, 2003
From: Leadfingers
Date: 13 Apr 03 - 01:58 PM

One day as I sat Musing,Sad and Lonely,Without a friend, A voice came to me out of the gloom saying"Cheer up,things could be worse".So I
Cheered up,and sure enough things got worse.

Subject: RE: BS: Thought for the day - April 13, 2003
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 13 Apr 03 - 02:05 PM

Don't you call the sharp things on wild blackberry bushes prickles?

Subject: RE: BS: Thought for the day - April 13, 2003
From: *daylia*
Date: 13 Apr 03 - 02:13 PM

We do, McGrath. They've even been known as "prickle-bushes" in these parts ...

Subject: RE: BS: Thought for the day - April 13, 2003
From: katlaughing
Date: 13 Apr 03 - 03:17 PM

We also call them "stickers" and thorns:-)

Subject: RE: BS: Thought for the day - April 13, 2003
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 13 Apr 03 - 03:54 PM

"Oh the prickle-allee bush,
It grieves my heart so sore
And if ever I get out of the prickle-allee bush,
I'll never get in it any more."

Mind, I think that's Gorse. Which doesn't have berries, but does have pretty flowers. And you can get Roses that don't have thorns, and they are still Roses, but Gorse without its spikes wouldn't count as any kind of Gorse.