On 29 Jul 2004 13:01:46 GMT, Nick Maclaren wrote:

In article ,
"David W.E. Roberts" writes:
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| Have you read Ringworld by Larry Niven? Those sunflowers were aggressive!
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| Not enough trace metal in the potting compost to build the silver
| reflectors, fortunately :-)

Don't be over-confident. Aluminium is widespread in soils, especially
clays, and makes good mirrors.

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

in fact it's in the top 5 most abundant rock-forming elements in the
earth's crust after oxygen and silicon, and I think the most common metal.
--
Tim C.

"David W.E. Roberts" wrote in message
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Hi,

I though sunflowers were supposed to turn their faces to follow the sun.
Our nosy buggers keep staring in through the sunlounge window.
Could they just be shy?
Cheers Dave R

Look carefully at the seed packet - they might be triffids !
Jenny

"David W.E. Roberts" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I though sunflowers were supposed to turn their faces to follow the sun.
Our nosy buggers keep staring in through the sunlounge window.
Could they just be shy?
Cheers Dave R

Look carefully at the seed packet - they might be triffids !
Jenny

In message , Janet
Baraclough.. writes
The message
from "David W.E. Roberts" contains these words:

Hi,

I though sunflowers were supposed to turn their faces to follow the sun.

Our nosy buggers keep staring in through the sunlounge window.

Could they just be shy?

Surely if they were shy, they wouldn't be making eye contact? They'd
have their backs to the windows, facing away from you. In dogs, staring
is a sign of aggression/imminent attack. Be very careful around those
sunflowers.

Janet



Stare back at them - but once you've started don't stop or blink until
they turn their heads away.
--
hugh
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In message , Janet
Baraclough.. writes
The message
from "David W.E. Roberts" contains these words:

Hi,

I though sunflowers were supposed to turn their faces to follow the sun.

Our nosy buggers keep staring in through the sunlounge window.

Could they just be shy?

Surely if they were shy, they wouldn't be making eye contact? They'd
have their backs to the windows, facing away from you. In dogs, staring
is a sign of aggression/imminent attack. Be very careful around those
sunflowers.

Janet



Stare back at them - but once you've started don't stop or blink until
they turn their heads away.
--
hugh
Reply to address is valid at the time of posting

"JennyC" wrote in message
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"David W.E. Roberts" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I though sunflowers were supposed to turn their faces to follow the sun.
Our nosy buggers keep staring in through the sunlounge window.
Could they just be shy?
Cheers Dave R

Look carefully at the seed packet - they might be triffids !
Jenny


errr...didn't come from a seed packet.
Just found them on the floor.
I assumed they had come from birdseed, but come to think of it there were
quite a lot of shooting stars the night before.
I think I'll just..........

AAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH

"JennyC" wrote in message
...

"David W.E. Roberts" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I though sunflowers were supposed to turn their faces to follow the sun.
Our nosy buggers keep staring in through the sunlounge window.
Could they just be shy?
Cheers Dave R

Look carefully at the seed packet - they might be triffids !
Jenny


errr...didn't come from a seed packet.
Just found them on the floor.
I assumed they had come from birdseed, but come to think of it there were
quite a lot of shooting stars the night before.
I think I'll just..........

AAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH

In message , David W.E. Roberts
writes

"JennyC" wrote in message
...

"David W.E. Roberts" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I though sunflowers were supposed to turn their faces to follow the sun.
Our nosy buggers keep staring in through the sunlounge window.
Could they just be shy?
Cheers Dave R

Look carefully at the seed packet - they might be triffids !
Jenny


errr...didn't come from a seed packet.
Just found them on the floor.
I assumed they had come from birdseed, but come to think of it there were
quite a lot of shooting stars the night before.
I think I'll just..........

AAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH


Well, Mars was very close to Earth recently.
--
hugh
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In message , David W.E. Roberts
writes

"JennyC" wrote in message
...

"David W.E. Roberts" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I though sunflowers were supposed to turn their faces to follow the sun.
Our nosy buggers keep staring in through the sunlounge window.
Could they just be shy?
Cheers Dave R

Look carefully at the seed packet - they might be triffids !
Jenny


errr...didn't come from a seed packet.
Just found them on the floor.
I assumed they had come from birdseed, but come to think of it there were
quite a lot of shooting stars the night before.
I think I'll just..........

AAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH


Well, Mars was very close to Earth recently.
--
hugh
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