tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post606457708389927552..comments2024-03-28T22:15:17.067-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: "Nasty things"Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-56294962450567763192022-03-29T13:00:00.931-05:002022-03-29T13:00:00.931-05:00A delightful observation and juxtaposition by Mr. ...A delightful observation and juxtaposition by Mr. Eisenberg. Those orchids certainly contain multitudes. It's indeed interesting that the name origin never came up in your rather extensive ruminations, given your enjoyment of etymology, NS.Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-88293143320122137872022-03-28T21:40:48.047-05:002022-03-28T21:40:48.047-05:00I didn't realize "orchid" comes from...I didn't realize "orchid" comes from the Greek word for testicles. That would have been an interesting tangent. I feel lucky to have such scholarly readers. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-7350056557456306892022-03-28T20:52:39.517-05:002022-03-28T20:52:39.517-05:00"Some are certainly very, ah, vulvic. Maybe n..."Some are certainly very, ah, vulvic. Maybe not liking orchids is some kind of unconscious hostility toward women."<br />Now there's a field day for your analyst, considering the etymology of the term orchid...<br />I share your sense of wrongness about orchids, and I love them too. There's nothing like waiting, and waiting, and finally a glorious and bewitchingly fragrant bouquet of cattleyas erupts from that spidery mess.Eliezer Eisenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036989084122930226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-7649977638677621172022-03-27T18:46:36.312-05:002022-03-27T18:46:36.312-05:00Point well taken. I shall now take leave to reflec...Point well taken. I shall now take leave to reflect. Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682070791854744446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-13300664066951697502022-03-27T17:58:38.666-05:002022-03-27T17:58:38.666-05:00At the risk of piercing your bubble, I have to poi...At the risk of piercing your bubble, I have to point out that the word "hate" does not appear in my piece. You leap from "don't like" to "hate," which are very different sentiments. So you're reacting to something that wasn't said. Which might be an opportunity for reflection. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-64921599444835693752022-03-27T15:30:16.707-05:002022-03-27T15:30:16.707-05:00Orchids? Meh. I can take them or leave them. My fa...Orchids? Meh. I can take them or leave them. My favorite orchid is Old Orchid, the shopping destination. When I hear about orchids, I mostly think of Bill Veeck, and the 1948 Cleveland Indians.<br /><br />Veeck emphasized attracting more female fans, believing that if Ladies Day proved to women that they could come to the Cleveland ballpark and have a good time, they would become regular paying customers. So he orchestrated promotions like the Princess Aloha Orchid Night, handing out orchids to the first 20,000 female fans. The flowers were flown directly to Cleveland from Hawaii. You could even say he orchid-strated this event, but I won't. <br /><br />Veeck's efforts paid off in increased attendance. Cleveland not only beat the Braves in the 1948 World Series, but the team drew 2.6 million fans that season, an all-time record. That figure was not eclipsed until Dodger Stadium opened, in 1962.Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-14770025718860197762022-03-27T13:52:06.424-05:002022-03-27T13:52:06.424-05:00read them allread them allsanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580867647162091670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-22332366978667722422022-03-27T13:26:37.901-05:002022-03-27T13:26:37.901-05:00I too have not been a particular fan of orchids. ...I too have not been a particular fan of orchids. Asymmetrical, too fiddly, require Nero Wolfe-like obsessions. Give me some nice African violets any day. Took my daughter to an event for students admitted to CalTech somewhere up on the fancy north shore. House was full of lovely orchids, all in bloom. I asked the hostess if she had some other place where she put the ones not currently blooming. She said "oh no, I have a service for that." Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07065709548202393526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-15375174720256760272022-03-27T13:08:16.822-05:002022-03-27T13:08:16.822-05:00"I don't like orchids, I thought, but did..."I don't like orchids, I thought, but did not say aloud" as I saw the photo and topic of this post. But I read it and looked at the rest of the photos. Pretty colors, though I still don't like orchids and that's about the extent of it! Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-55049868161069250772022-03-27T07:57:04.955-05:002022-03-27T07:57:04.955-05:00So did you ever read the Nero Wolfe novels, as he ...So did you ever read the Nero Wolfe novels, as he was obsessed with orchids?Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-83021480744579786812022-03-27T00:35:59.056-05:002022-03-27T00:35:59.056-05:00So, I hate liver. The idea that people actually wa...So, I hate liver. The idea that people actually want to eat liver is literally astounding to me. It's like drinking cough syrup with your dinner. But orchids? They're exotic, colorful and there are so many different varieties that are different from each other. I mean, roses are pretty much roses, daisies are daisies, etc. But when you say orchid, what do you mean: Dendrobium, Vanda, Lady Slippers, Cattleya (corsage orchids), Sherry Baby (that smell like chocolate covered cherries), and the easiest to grow, Phalaenopsis. If you're careful, you can have an orchid plant in bloom for a couple of months; cut flowers are dead in a week. Some are easier to maintain than others; maybe you got the wrong kind. Phalaenopsis are common and easy to care for. I've never had trouble keeping a Phalaenopsis alive, although I've rarely been successful in getting them to rebloom. <br /><br />Obviously, we're all entitled to hate what we hate (add licorice, beans and oatmeal to my list of foods I hate), but really... flowers?Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08682070791854744446noreply@blogger.com