"paghat" wrote in message
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At my gardening website, I gave a good review to a plant I obtained in a
local nursery. Today I received this bizarre letter from the liscensing
authority for this plant who believes I am in "contravention of the law"
-- wadda maroon:

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Notice of Patent Entitlement
The U.S. Patent Office has assigned Gaura lindheimeri 'Crimson
Butterflies' the Patent Number 13189. The Patented product,or the
packaging or labeling for the product,when the product itself cannot be
marked,must be marked with the patent number. A marking such as " U.S.
Patent No. PP13189 " or " Pat. PP13189 " is deemed as an adequate notice.

Currently your firm's name does not show on any of our licensed growers
customer lists. If you are propagating your own liners you are in
contravention of the laws. Please contact our office if you feel you are
in contravention of the law.

Sincerely
Rick Sorenson
Pride of Place Plants Inc.
Sidney, British Columbia
Fine New Plant Introductions.

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To which I replied:

You can't tell a garden blog from a nursery? You can't take a good review
without getting your pants up your crack? Next time you feel like
harranguing your betters, upturn some cowflops & harrangue whatever you
find under those.

I get the feeling you were spotted by a robot, not a human being reading
your review.