Flowers

[monster]

Originally Posted by freshnesschronic

Monster I was only responding to like what rk had said before, assuming it was a girl.

I don't know what kind of flowers guys like.

Did you miss the ? I put it there 'specially 'cause I know you have difficulty with the joking thing. But whatever the sex of the person in question, grant already said they liked buttercups and heather. However, I'm sure white roses would be perfect for girls who like mush and don't mind the funerial. Just don't pick the "In Loving Memory" card. It doesn't mean you're thinking fondly of them when you're apart in the way you might want it to.



(oh, and again)

[monster]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Call me crazy, but in the last two years or so our Home Depot has really upped the quality of their garden department. They now have a wider and more interesting variety of potted plants than even the huge nursery in town that everyone recommends. They don't do arrangements, obviously, but I think a live plant is a better idea anyway.

That's whose aisles I was mentally browsing while thinking about heathers and small perennials. They do sometimes do planted arrangements too, but doing your own is always better if you have the inclination.

[Perry Winkle]

Yes, the person in question is a girl. Or the girl, rather. I'm putting way too much thought into what to get, so I'm just going to take care of it tomorrow while I'm killing time waiting for her to get done with her observation stuff.

I might end up with something cheesy like roses, or the same gerbera daisies I gave her last time. She liked those.

[Perry Winkle]

Originally Posted by Griff

Swing by my place for the buttercups and by limey's for the heather. Problem solved... sort of...

Thanks for the offer. That's quite a bit of traveling, and while she's worth that kind of effort, I don't think I can quite get that done by tomorrow... We first went out two months ago tomorrow, and she insisted she see me then. I take that as a hint that flowers would be appropriate. That, or she's going to dump me. Who knows. We'll see...

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by freshnesschronic

In like flynn....

Oooooooooooh. Maybe.

But the Bond movie is In Like Flint. Heh.

Without hijacking the thread, In like Flint was not a Bond movie.

[Sundae]

Hey, hijack away.

The 1967 James Coburn starred in the film, In Like Flint. This was a sequel to the 1966 Our Man Flint and presumably the screenwriters, on the lookout for another 'Flint' phrase, opted for a play on 'In like Flynn'. There's now some confusion between the two phrases and some use 'In like Flint' as if it were synonymous with 'In like Flynn'.

[freshnesschronic]

Gosh. Mah bad.

[Flint]

No kidding, I just watched one of those Flint movies last night.

And, yes, people do actually think that "in like Flint" is an expression.

[Sundae]

Well, technically it is now.

Don't get me started - I'll go back to arguing the proper meaning of carrot & stick and that would be a real hijack in a thread about wildflowers.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Grant, you're making yourself nuts to do something that won't earn you many more brownie points than other flowers, you know.

[monster]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Grant, you're making yourself nuts to do something that won't earn you many more brownie points than other flowers, you know.

not true. In these days of Hallmark et al doing the thinking for you, a little personal touch is worth so much more than any bog-standard bunch or bouquet. Especially when the recipient has a little oomph about them. Giving a pre-pack of flowers says "I know I'm supposed to do this so here you are, will you fuck me now?"

[xoxoxoBruce]

You don't have to pick an arrangement out of a catalog, I go to my florist and let him be creative. But insisting of flora that's not available doesn't get the job done. If the job doesn't get done, no points.

[Perry Winkle]

Bruce, monster, you're both right.

I don't have the time and resources to track down the ideal this time around.

She's got 3 hours of work this afternoon. While she's doing this I'm supposedly going to be killing time in Barnes and Noble or the Harbor mall. Instead I'm going to walk to a flower store, tell them what I'd like and then tell them to go nuts.

I'm sure she'll be thrilled whatever I get her. Especially since I don't think she's really expecting anything.

[smurfalicious]

The best "flowers" I've received are orchids. I have a passion for them. They are unusual, beautiful, have an extremely wide variety of shapes and colors, and the blooms last for weeks, even months, at a time. While you can find cut orchids at a florist, the blooms will not last as long. The orchids at the box stores are alright, but usually not the healthiest. A nursery, especially one that specializes in orchids, is the best place to find them.

[monster]

Originally Posted by grant

I'm going to walk to a flower store, tell them what I'd like and then tell them to go nuts.

Excellent decision. I can see my post last night was a tad forthright, sorry about that.

Nuts would be an excellent addition to the bouquet, by the way. Different, amusing, yummy. It should patent it -the "I'm nuts about you" bouquet. D'you think the production-line-bouquet-makers would go for it?

btw, mostly I'm just glad to see you so happy, and I bet she's the biz