Re: OT:humor

Good for you, Lynn!  I have a bunch of irises with zany names that I'd like
to sell you. (Just kidding.)

When I was a small boy, my father used to take me to the sulky races at the
county fairs.  More often than not, I would pick the winning horse.  My
father, who had been a professional gambler for a while before he married,
was curious as to how I made my choices.  He was confounded when I told him
that I just looked for the horse with the smallest hooves.

Actually, I have a hybridizer friend who believes that the registered name
should always be descriptive of the iris.  I asked him how he'd like
"Forever Umber".  He didn't.  --  Griff

zone 7 in Virginia


----- Original Message -----
From: "Lynn M. Stucker DVM" <drlynn@wi.rr.com>
To: "iris hort" <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 4:51 AM
Subject: [iris] OT:humor


> Hi all,
> I had to write with a little humor (I hope)
> I read all about you wonderful hybridizers and your researches on
genetics;
> who to cross with whom, the best branching, bud counts,etc. etc..
> So, I have to tell you how I choose iris for my garden:  I like the name,
so I
> buy it... ( I also bet on horses because of their color or the color their
> jockeys are wearing, along with their names.)  Because of this Ill-logic,
I
> don't win much, but I have a lot of fun and a lot of laughs in the
> garden..........I hope someone else appreciates my humor.
> Thanks,
> Lynn
> Greendale, WI
> zone 5
>
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