Got these from my backyard

Jul 25, 2015 122 Replies

Don't bother. It's one of the worst shows on TV, and that's *really* bad. The only one I can think of that's lower on the list is "Under the Dome".

Where I've picked them, they do. You can buy thornless blackberries, and I've planted them around two houses we've lived in, but we've never got many blackberries from them.

Bill Sloman, Sydney

Now there's a perfect example of what I was talking about. Instead of citing specifics to sensibly support your contensions, you opt instead to take the low road and just spew vitriol. Do you know why?

still trying to make friends ?

Jamie

On Thu, 30 Jul 2015 15:14:02 -0400, M Philbrook Gave us:

It appears that you are still insistent on being a retarded troll.

Nope, just letting the chips fall where they may. John Fields P1-7-14666

Ah, a dedicated TV aficionado who's spent enough of his life sucking on the glass tit to offer tips. Why am I not surprised?

No, Fields, you were lying through your ass.

Anyone can read your posts, Fields. Your lying doesn't help you at all.

I have no idea why you're lying, other than you're a worthless, hypocritical, ass, Fields.

That you prove me right, again?! No, no one is surprised, Fields.

Check; In OR and WA, the wild blackberries have a great defense: many sharp thorns.

On Fri, 31 Jul 2015 19:06:12 -0700, Robert Baer Gave us:

No, idiot. NOT "thorns".

A distinction without a useful difference, AlwaysWrong.

Defense? I thought the idea of berries was to encourage animals to eat and disperse the seeds?

Rick

On Sat, 01 Aug 2015 13:14:15 -0400, rickman Gave us:

Every seen how Blackberry "bushes" spread? They crawl and grow huge each year whether a single berry got ate and shat or not.

The point of of the thorns (pun unintentional) is to stop the wrong animals from eating the berries and/or to stop them from eating the whole bush.

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The *thorns* don't stop birds. Birds do a good job of spreading the seeds quite a distance.

You mean, that those long sharp thingies the vines have, are called something else?

Problem with distinction, is that an alternate is required; eg: another name for example.

Yeah, we don't want the "wrong" sort of animal spreading our seeds. Someone might get the wrong idea.

Rick

On Sat, 01 Aug 2015 22:32:19 -0700, Robert Baer Gave us:

Had you any functional brain matter, you would have looked at the links posted earlier in this thread about the species. That is, after all, how Usenet works for intelligent men. For you, I would suggest being a bit *less* reclusive.

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