Re: what are we called?
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- Subject: Re: what are we called?
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@cache.net>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 19:10:03 -0700 (MST)
Celia Storey asks (11 Mar 97):
> Do we really call ourselves listers? That sounds a bit tipsy, whereas
> "robins" has a fluffy, spring-like feel to it. I think of the fat-chested
> robin striding blythely among rhizomes, murdering every earthworm it
> encounters.
> Or are we "Taddies" in honor of our founding Tadfor-father? Or Ellians,
as
> in "Iris-L-ians."
> Irisarians?
> Irisers?
> Iridae?
>
> What?
How about "Cyberians"? Or would that be regarded as smacking of favoritism?
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (Zone 4)
cwalters@cache.net
"This is the Place" - Where the big thaw is on, leading to the moment of
truth when we learn how far the Botrytis has spread under the snow.
Meanwhile, I. reticulata 'Harmony" has joined I. danfordiae in bloom - a
handsome couple, "she' in bright sunshine yellow, and "he" in rich blue
violet with golden epaulettes.
