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Rose names I'd like to see
[Excuse my lack of correct French...]
Souvenir de Vlad Tepes (blood-red, thorny of course) General Powell Victor Frankenstein Spike Milligan Graham Chapman Hugh the Manatee Smells Like Teen Spirit Mother Teresa Unjust Joey Old Dusk (and other parody names) Have A Tequila Toilet Tissue Lance Armstrong (yellow and very hardy) Souvenir de Graceland Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Souvenir de Branson (or Dollywood, Monde de Disney, Rock City, Wall Drug, etc.) Prozac (also Effexor, Wellbutrin, and other antidepressants, with permission from manufacturers) Viagra (genetic engineering to make it little and blue?) Morticia Addams (bred from R. sericea pteracantha: showy thorns, insignificant flowers, once-blooming) Go Away Pee Wee Herman (miniature, pale) Jesse Ventura (very large, very showy, very winter-hardy) Jack Daniels (not quite a Bourbon rose, but perhaps related) Isaac Hayes (as suggested in this forum already) Murquess of Queensbury Marquis de Sade Duke of Earl Duke Ellington Cab Calloway Louis Armstrong Mark., and many many more I can't think of just now |
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 02:56:59 GMT, "Mark. Gooley" wrote: [Excuse my lack of correct French...] Souvenir de Vlad Tepes (blood-red, thorny of course) General Powell Victor Frankenstein Spike Milligan Graham Chapman Hugh the Manatee Smells Like Teen Spirit Mother Teresa Unjust Joey Old Dusk (and other parody names) Have A Tequila Toilet Tissue Lance Armstrong (yellow and very hardy) Souvenir de Graceland Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Souvenir de Branson (or Dollywood, Monde de Disney, Rock City, Wall Drug, etc.) Prozac (also Effexor, Wellbutrin, and other antidepressants, with permission from manufacturers) Viagra (genetic engineering to make it little and blue?) Morticia Addams (bred from R. sericea pteracantha: showy thorns, insignificant flowers, once-blooming) Go Away Pee Wee Herman (miniature, pale) Jesse Ventura (very large, very showy, very winter-hardy) Jack Daniels (not quite a Bourbon rose, but perhaps related) Isaac Hayes (as suggested in this forum already) Murquess of Queensbury Marquis de Sade Duke of Earl Duke Ellington Cab Calloway Louis Armstrong Mark., and many many more I can't think of just now Looks like a kindred spirit! Here's a post that I made here back on the 11th of November last year. But before I reproduce it, I'd like to go on record as saying that I particularly like the name Isaac Hayes (I think I'm already on record for that). Also, at the end of the post, just a few more gentle suggestions for Jackson and Perkins and Meilland. ---------------------------- On 09 Nov 2002 13:08:26 GMT, in rec.gardens.roses you wrote: This new Kordes variety has turned out to be a real surprise hit, after I bought in on impulse last year. The bush is leaping up with big basal breaks, blooms galore and some of the largest foliage I've seen on a rose bush. It's pretty photogenic too. I have a pic of it in this month's diary page: http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/d...diary1102.html Why all of the poncy names for roses? Why not have cool names like "Barbed Wire" or "Pomposity", or normal names like "Fred"? Instead of naming roses after mainstream celebrities like Barbara Streisand or Reba McIntire, how about a "Johnny Rotten" rose? Instead of a Rosie O'Donnell, how about "Jerry Springer"? It would have to be thorny with ugly blooms, but wouldn't that be a cooler name than FJ Grootendorst? I'd like to see a rose named "I Don't Love You But Here's a Rose Anyway". Or we could have a rose called "Cheater's Bouquet" that you'd give to a paramour, while you give "Cuckold's Delight" to your significant other. Maybe we could have a rose named "Enron". It would introduce nematodes to your garden and would cost you a fortune in daily spraying. If you named a rose "Black Spot", at least you'd know what you were getting. Same with "Shipping Charges Not Included". I'm tired of all of these Dukes and Dames getting all of the roses. How about "Homeless Person's Delight"? Or "Vince McMahon"? Here are some other names for your consideration: Adultery Fever Blister Prenuptual Martha Stewart's Big Ass Rose Longneck Bud Michael Stipe's Dictionary Trailer Park Insanely Expensive Overcast Skies Judge Judy Nostril Stud Overdrawn Credit Rose McGowan Mosh Pit Creeping Terror Stuffy Nose Putrid Yellow Pillow Cannon Fodder Barry Ugly Baby Unchanged Litter Box Batteries Not Needed Blasted Buds Shotgun Shack Just think of all of the new people that would be attracted to our hobby. Wouldn't *that* be great? ------------------------ And now a few more for your consideration: Hussein Asylum Richard Petty's Seatcover Dick Clark's Facelift Berlin Airlift Afternoon Delight Anne Rice's Bodice Daisy Dukes Corian Delight Andre Agassi's Wristband Martha Philpot (might as well name one after my aunt) Kate Moss Rose John Rennon (Japanese Beatle - get it?) Warm Beer and Pizza Not A Black Rose Biscuit Done Rose Chicken Pox (for botulism-prone plants) Charlie Rose P. rose Jack Kerouac's Fuzzy Dice Compound Fracture Binding Arbitration Neopolitan Empty Wallet I think I'll stop now and go to bed... You're welcome. chuckle |
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Bravo...Bravo...
My two favorites of those would have to be "Fever Blister" and "Hussein Asylum"! Sure, why not? And while we're at it, how bout somethiung like "Thrip's Buffet" .... JimS. Seattle "dave weil" wrote in message ... On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 02:56:59 GMT, "Mark. Gooley" wrote: [Excuse my lack of correct French...] Souvenir de Vlad Tepes (blood-red, thorny of course) General Powell Victor Frankenstein Spike Milligan Graham Chapman Hugh the Manatee Smells Like Teen Spirit Mother Teresa Unjust Joey Old Dusk (and other parody names) Have A Tequila Toilet Tissue Lance Armstrong (yellow and very hardy) Souvenir de Graceland Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Souvenir de Branson (or Dollywood, Monde de Disney, Rock City, Wall Drug, etc.) Prozac (also Effexor, Wellbutrin, and other antidepressants, with permission from manufacturers) Viagra (genetic engineering to make it little and blue?) Morticia Addams (bred from R. sericea pteracantha: showy thorns, insignificant flowers, once-blooming) Go Away Pee Wee Herman (miniature, pale) Jesse Ventura (very large, very showy, very winter-hardy) Jack Daniels (not quite a Bourbon rose, but perhaps related) Isaac Hayes (as suggested in this forum already) Murquess of Queensbury Marquis de Sade Duke of Earl Duke Ellington Cab Calloway Louis Armstrong Mark., and many many more I can't think of just now Looks like a kindred spirit! Here's a post that I made here back on the 11th of November last year. But before I reproduce it, I'd like to go on record as saying that I particularly like the name Isaac Hayes (I think I'm already on record for that). Also, at the end of the post, just a few more gentle suggestions for Jackson and Perkins and Meilland. ---------------------------- On 09 Nov 2002 13:08:26 GMT, in rec.gardens.roses you wrote: This new Kordes variety has turned out to be a real surprise hit, after I bought in on impulse last year. The bush is leaping up with big basal breaks, blooms galore and some of the largest foliage I've seen on a rose bush. It's pretty photogenic too. I have a pic of it in this month's diary page: http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/d...diary1102.html Why all of the poncy names for roses? Why not have cool names like "Barbed Wire" or "Pomposity", or normal names like "Fred"? Instead of naming roses after mainstream celebrities like Barbara Streisand or Reba McIntire, how about a "Johnny Rotten" rose? Instead of a Rosie O'Donnell, how about "Jerry Springer"? It would have to be thorny with ugly blooms, but wouldn't that be a cooler name than FJ Grootendorst? I'd like to see a rose named "I Don't Love You But Here's a Rose Anyway". Or we could have a rose called "Cheater's Bouquet" that you'd give to a paramour, while you give "Cuckold's Delight" to your significant other. Maybe we could have a rose named "Enron". It would introduce nematodes to your garden and would cost you a fortune in daily spraying. If you named a rose "Black Spot", at least you'd know what you were getting. Same with "Shipping Charges Not Included". I'm tired of all of these Dukes and Dames getting all of the roses. How about "Homeless Person's Delight"? Or "Vince McMahon"? Here are some other names for your consideration: Adultery Fever Blister Prenuptual Martha Stewart's Big Ass Rose Longneck Bud Michael Stipe's Dictionary Trailer Park Insanely Expensive Overcast Skies Judge Judy Nostril Stud Overdrawn Credit Rose McGowan Mosh Pit Creeping Terror Stuffy Nose Putrid Yellow Pillow Cannon Fodder Barry Ugly Baby Unchanged Litter Box Batteries Not Needed Blasted Buds Shotgun Shack Just think of all of the new people that would be attracted to our hobby. Wouldn't *that* be great? ------------------------ And now a few more for your consideration: Hussein Asylum Richard Petty's Seatcover Dick Clark's Facelift Berlin Airlift Afternoon Delight Anne Rice's Bodice Daisy Dukes Corian Delight Andre Agassi's Wristband Martha Philpot (might as well name one after my aunt) Kate Moss Rose John Rennon (Japanese Beatle - get it?) Warm Beer and Pizza Not A Black Rose Biscuit Done Rose Chicken Pox (for botulism-prone plants) Charlie Rose P. rose Jack Kerouac's Fuzzy Dice Compound Fracture Binding Arbitration Neopolitan Empty Wallet I think I'll stop now and go to bed... You're welcome. chuckle |
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"dave weil" wrote: [repost of a hilarious article on rose names] I told a friend about "Reichpraesident von Hindenburg." He thought a moment and told me, "Oh, that's the rose that lets a more-vigorous rose encroach on its spot in the garden, and then dies." One of the odder real names among the roses I've seen available to buy. Can you imagine any serious breeder naming a rose "Benson and Hedges Gold" nowadays? (McGredy, New Zealand, 1979.) Rather a pity. I especially like "Pomposity": it's funny even if you haven't heard of "Prosperity," funnier if you have. More nonsense: Highway 290 Roadkill (found roses: great possibilites!) Dale Earnhardt Yellow Snow (might sound better in French: Neige Jaune?) Spirochete Vice-President Spiro Agnew Miss Monica Lewinsky Mr. Howard Stern Bottom, Justice Shallow, Dogberry, and other Shakespeare characters of that sort Swiss Bank Account Ganja Bob Marley Grenada Invasion Chancroid My Libido Found it on eBay Korean Spam Nigerian Banker Annulment Penn and Teller Ernest and Julio Gallo Chevy Camaro Thorny Wee Pink ******* (miniatures have the most twee names -- stop me before I make a list!) Mark., enough already |
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Mark. Gooley wrote:
... Louis Armstrong There is a rose called Satchmo, and I supose it might have been named for Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong. It is this: http://gardening.worldonline.co.za/0326.htm -- Radika California USDA 9 / Sunset 15 |
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I think there should be a Jackie O. So that I can plant it between my
JFK and Marilyn Monroe. Mark. Gooley wrote: [Excuse my lack of correct French...] Souvenir de Vlad Tepes (blood-red, thorny of course) General Powell Victor Frankenstein Spike Milligan Graham Chapman Hugh the Manatee Smells Like Teen Spirit Mother Teresa Unjust Joey Old Dusk (and other parody names) Have A Tequila Toilet Tissue Lance Armstrong (yellow and very hardy) Souvenir de Graceland Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Souvenir de Branson (or Dollywood, Monde de Disney, Rock City, Wall Drug, etc.) Prozac (also Effexor, Wellbutrin, and other antidepressants, with permission from manufacturers) Viagra (genetic engineering to make it little and blue?) Morticia Addams (bred from R. sericea pteracantha: showy thorns, insignificant flowers, once-blooming) Go Away Pee Wee Herman (miniature, pale) Jesse Ventura (very large, very showy, very winter-hardy) Jack Daniels (not quite a Bourbon rose, but perhaps related) Isaac Hayes (as suggested in this forum already) Murquess of Queensbury Marquis de Sade Duke of Earl Duke Ellington Cab Calloway Louis Armstrong Mark., and many many more I can't think of just now |
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