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Friday, March 20, 2009

I'm brilliant.....

....and I don't even know how brilliant I am sometimes. That is the beauty of it actually. Otherwise I would be a stuck up cow. Anyway. Do you want to know why I'm brilliant? Lots of reasons to be honest, but the reason I'm writing about it now is the following. No actually, it is the preceding. The preceding post that is. The one about Green! Since I had lots of Green stuff available in the form of phlegm (don't you love that word?) and mucus, I could have posted about that. But a lot of you readers asked me politely to please not do that. So, since Green is widely available in and around our house I decided to restrain myself and do a more tasteful Green-post for True Colours Thursday. And I started with Helleborus foetidus. The lovely Jinksy commented on that post, saying 'Hellebores are certainly a better prospect than green mucus - thank you for your restraint:)'. And when I read that it suddenly dawned on me. Helleborus foetidus is called in Dutch: Stinkend nieskruid. That doesn't mean anything to you non-Dutch-readers. But it litterally translates into Smelly Sneezeherb. So, subconsciously I díd post about mucus and phlegm. Isn't that brilliant? I know!
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22 comments:

  1. A Woman Of No Importance20 March 2009 at 13:19

    Greenly, er I mean, keenly, brilliant Carolina!

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  2. Jinksy20 March 2009 at 13:25

    I've just laughed out loud, Carolina. That Dutch name for helebore is a CLASSIC ! I could sort of read it out loud in my head, and I loved it. You are a gem amongst Bloggers. Keep it up - with maybe less green stuff, which shall be nameless. xxx

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  3. Jinksy20 March 2009 at 13:28

    PS the Dutch sounded like it should translate as 'Stinking Nose Crud'...

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  4. Carolina20 March 2009 at 13:36

    A Woman Of No Importance,
    hehehe, thanks ;-)

    Jinksy,
    thanks and Stinking!!! that would have been a better translation. So, not so brilliant after all. Hehehe. Back to earth again.

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  5. Mel20 March 2009 at 14:00

    Brilliant indeed! I would've snorted myself however that would've meant cleaning some of my OWN green stuff off of my keyboard and/or screen. Do stop passing your germs about the Internet! ;)

    xoxoxoxo

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  6. rhymeswithplague20 March 2009 at 14:25

    Stinkend nieskruid or Stinking nose crud, this phrase has instantly become my new semi-curse to mutter under my breath when something happens to get my dander up.

    As you know, I never curse, but where I spit, grass never grows again.

    Nose crud all by itself is pretty bad, but stinking nose crud deserves a medal.

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  7. Jewels20 March 2009 at 16:07

    Are you on drugs? Cough syrup can do such strange things to your brain you know!

    As for the photo's of phlem (yes, it's a very cool word), I considered taking photo's of mine also when I coughed up something that settled in the shape of Elvis Presley, but thought that might gross people out.

    You ARE very brilliant, you know... cought syrup or no cough syrup!

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  8. Carolina20 March 2009 at 17:17

    Mel,
    sorry, but you see, I'm a giver! Not a taker. So if I can give something to you all, I love to do that wholeheartedly (or wholesnottedly in this case).
    Hope you feel better soon.
    hugs xx

    Rhymeswithplague,
    hehehe, and I have no idea why it's called Stinkend Nieskruid. It doesn't stink and it doesn't make me sneeze. Hmmm. I'll have to try and find the answer to that now.
    I hope you will not have any reason to use this semi-curse, but it sure sounds like a good one ;-)

    Jewels,
    not that I know of. Maybe hubs slipped me something in my tea? I thought it tasted weird ;-O
    Phlegm in the shape of Elvis, that could make good money on Ebay. LOL
    I'm not easily grossed out ;-) If you cough up something interesting, please send pictures (yuck!)

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  9. Carolina20 March 2009 at 17:21

    Stinkend nieskruid, is called that because apparently the flowers give off a nasty smell if you touch them. So that explains the Stinkend-part. And maybe it makes you sneeze? I don't know, and I can't perform a scientific test since for obvious reasons I can't smell and I sneeze all the time anyway.

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  10. (not necessarily your) Uncle Skip20 March 2009 at 17:50

    Bravo!!!

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  11. Cowspotdog20 March 2009 at 20:33

    Thanks for visiting my Blog Carolina.....we are always happy to make new friends.

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  12. Jewels20 March 2009 at 20:39

    Ebay? I never thought of that. Perhaps I can put it in a jar or something!

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  13. Gennasus20 March 2009 at 21:42

    Funny green post! That hellebore looks lovely, what a shame it is saddled with that name!

    Keep coughing it up....better out than in!!

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  14. pam21 March 2009 at 02:57

    You are brilliant!

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  15. pictureeachday21 March 2009 at 03:01

    lol! That has to be the best plant name I have EVER heard. It sounds like something straight out of a children's book.

    I also love the word phlegm, especially its fabulous spelling :) I wonder where that strange spelling comes from..
    off to the dictionary..

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  16. Dughallmor Beagles22 March 2009 at 03:11

    Hahaha....very very funny....and brilliant of course!!!!! (that was for Jewels!!!!!!) ;D
    Slobbers xx
    ps. my word verification: cremedi...crud + remedy?

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  17. Poopsie aka Blue22 March 2009 at 10:24

    LOL!
    You have made my morning.

    Hope the green stuff has now abaited and you are feeling better.

    Blue
    x

    PS - Sir Woodstock's says thanks for calling in on him.

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  18. Carolina22 March 2009 at 10:59

    Uncle Skip,
    thank you ;-)

    Bree/Reilly,
    you're very welcome and the same goes for me too ;-)

    Jewels,
    there is a whole new businessopportunity!

    Gennasus,
    hehe, it's sad for the hellebore, but I'm sure it feels better now it gets so much attention ;-)
    I'm doing my best!

    Pam,
    hehe, and still so modest LOL

    Pictureeachday,
    did you find out why it's called phlegm? I'm curious... ;-)

    Dughallmor Beagles,
    cremedi, where do they come up with these words? hehe

    Blue,
    Happy to have made you laugh ;-)
    Sir Woodstock is my favourite bear-with-a-blog. Not only because I love Woodstock and Blenheim Palace. I'll try and squeeze some pictures I made there into one of my future posts.

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  19. rhymeswithplague22 March 2009 at 12:59

    Carolina, I really don't care why it's called phlegm, but in the interest of cooperation among residents of the Benelux countries I think you should stop calling yourself Carolina in Nederland and start referring to yourself as Phlegmish.... :)

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  20. Anonymous22 March 2009 at 19:32

    Oh, my goodness, that's hilarious! ROFL!

    I mean, I knew you were brilliant, of course I did, but you've excelled yourself! ;)

    I hope you're feeling better!

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  21. Rose22 March 2009 at 22:30

    You are an Einstein in progress;)

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  22. Anonymous23 March 2009 at 20:21

    lol Definitely brilliant!

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