On Tue, 5 Nov 2002 11:10:27 -0500 (EST),
wrote:

I am sorry for posting (What the bloody hell is a glow worm?) I thought
bloody hell was funny appearently some people dont share my humor. I
could have easily checked my search engine to find out what a glow worm
was but thats not the reason I came into this discussion room and posted
my question. I came into this room to meet different people who share my
passion of gardening to communicate new ideas to each other. To (Sue&Bob
Hobden) The only people who read my post and knew exactly what I was
asking, a light hearted question.

Hi,

It's great isn't it how newsgroups develop into mini societies. I too
am a newbie here and was intrigued by the reaction to your message /
question.

I suppose I was biased by your email addy - the user name in CAPS
(shout out on high) appended to the domain webtv which got a frightful
reputation once upon a time hosting juvenile boors.

"heavelysmoke" seemed to be to have been transported to CAPS by the
domain.

I did wonder though, being familiar with heavenly smoke, why the
eponym was expressing himself (for so it turns out) in a manner
reminiscent of the antithesis.

There you have it from the newbie - he appreciates language in the
same way he appreciates plants. They are both organic. He is also
demonstrably capable of, and, I have to admit ofttimes is, being a
pompous little bugger.

The next thing, somebody posted an unfathomable follow up to a
message from you raving about Dahlias and about having grown them for
twenty years.

It's been interesting but at the end of the day I'm sure for most
people on this group the love of plants surmounts everything including
cussing language.

Glow worms? Gee, I seem to remember them as a kid and being
entranced. Since then they have vanished from my life and the thought
of encouraging glow worms into my garden is wondrous.

I have a sneaky suspicion that the memory is from my boyhood in the
Far East - but there again it might just possibly be from schooldays
in Dorset which definitely provides me with memories of slow worms.

So I will definitely be looking up some of the links that were
courteously provided as a result of your message, so thank you indeed
for that.

Hussein


"For of all gainful professions, nothing
is better, nothing more pleasing,
nothing more delightful, nothing better
becomes a well-bred man than
agriculture"

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