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Old 15-05-2018, 12:20 PM #1
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I like dandelions. Am I the only one that likes them?
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Just a wildflower like many others but its perceived pernicious nature in terms of lawns and gardens makes it demonised

When I was wee they were called "pee the beds"
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Just a wildflower like many others but its perceived pernicious nature in terms of lawns and gardens makes it demonised

When I was wee they were called "pee the beds"
Yeah was gonna say we were always told you would wet the bedif you picked Dandelions....
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Yeah was gonna say we were always told you would wet the bedif you picked Dandelions....
same though we called them pissabeds, the other think was butter cups someone would put one under your chin and if it reflected you liked butter
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Obviously LT came from a very posh area..pee the beds...lol
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Yeah was gonna say we were always told you would wet the bedif you picked Dandelions....
You were 27 years old though.
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I like wild flowers,we make sure we have a patch in the garden that is wild,we have lots of forget-me-nots which I love ,plus bluebells,campions,buttercups,poppies and more,they look really pretty.
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Obviously LT came from a very posh area..pee the beds...lol
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You were 27 years old though.
And.....??? I'm very gullible, I used pick them anyway because living on the edge is just the way I roll
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Just a wildflower like many others but its perceived pernicious nature in terms of lawns and gardens makes it demonised

When I was wee they were called "pee the beds"
You were very posh, we called them Piss in the beds

Edit just seen Cheries post, well she's from Cork i suppose
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When we were small we would get one and put your thumbnail under the flower and say

"Mary Queen of Scots got ha head chopped... OFF" and ping off the yellow head


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Thanks Parmy

14. Dandelion seedheads always called ‘clocks’ – blow seeds off stem head to tell time, number of blows to clear all = time of day.

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14. Dandelion seedheads always called ‘clocks’ – blow seeds off stem head to tell time, number of blows to clear all = time of day.

Its always 18 o clock for heavy smokers.
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we used to say to a girl tell the time and hold up a full seeded dandy and when she inhaled we stuck it in her gob

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I love dandelions and daisies in a lawn.
Reminds me of my younger days.
Buttercups for the butler test.
Wet the beds with dandelions and blowing the clock was the best.
Aaah we were all so innocent then.
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We used to pick Rose buds and pelt them at each other, we called it, Bud wars.
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we used to say to a girl tell the time and hold up a full seeded dandy and when she inhaled we stuck it in her gob

And what did you do with the dandelion?
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I love dandelions and daisies in a lawn.
Reminds me of my younger days.
Buttercups for the butler test.
Wet the beds with dandelions and blowing the clock was the best.
Aaah we were all so innocent then.
All downloading porn on their smart phones instead now
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