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Foshizzle

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I want mistletoe. In this land where everything is possible and consumers rule, why can't I get fresh mistletoe? There isn't even much of the fake stuff about.

We have tons of it in our trees around here.

Then why is it not for sale commeicially alongside the wreathes and garlands and trees? Unlike Americans to miss a marketing gig! Or is there concern it'll cause the teenagers to have sex or the pagans to be more paganistic?

Who knows, but if you want I will try to send some to you.

I think Getafix is making a batch of potion.

NIZZLE ??

thank you, my nizzle. for the dizzle shizzle

or is it shizzle dizzle?

footfootfoot;698899 wrote:

I think Getafix is making a batch of potion.

you have some gaul....

I might take you up on that, merc, I'm surprised it's so prevalent and yet not avaialable locally to me for money. It's farmed for the season in the UK. Most of us like to hang a sprig here or there hoping for an extra snog or two. That was the main focus of a teenage party. And Office party. And any party, really. After the free booxe....

We have the Dwarf Mistletoe. It's killing our trees.

http://www.livescience.com/environment/041215_dwarf_mistletoe.html

That shit could put an eye out.

monster;698906 wrote:

I might take you up on that, merc, I'm surprised it's so prevalent and yet not avaialable locally to me for money. It's farmed for the season in the UK. Most of us like to hang a sprig here or there hoping for an extra snog or two. That was the main focus of a teenage party. And Office party. And any party, really. After the free booxe....

We used to be able to find it where live trees are sold. Haven't bought any recently, though.

monster;698890 wrote:

I want mistletoe. In this land where everything is possible and consumers rule, why can't I get fresh mistletoe? There isn't even much of the fake stuff about.

I remember always being able to get it at Frank's Garden Center, but of course they went out of business, what, like 20 years ago?

I suspect that the hand of the FDA is involved since it's poisonous or the FTC because it was endangering the sales of the multitude of plastic mistletoe factories, or the Human Relations Commission in an attempt to stamp out Fundamentalist Druidry.

yup tried every single live tree place in Ann Arbor :( -perhaps they don't want to encourage up hippies......

I saw something like this on TV a week or so ago, but don't remember if it was US or (as below) UK.

BBC
Mistletoe is under threat

A campaign has been launched to give mistletoe the kiss of life and help protect our traditional orchard.

Naturalists warn that this traditional symbol of Christmas may disappear from some areas of the British countryside in the next 20 years.

wolf;698990 wrote:

...Human Relations Commission in an attempt to stamp out Fundamentalist Druidry.

Just try to find blue ass paint.

Exsqueeze me? Woad, did you say?

footfootfoot;699006 wrote:

Just try to find blue ass paint.

m'here yah gowe

Now we can bark at the moon.

monster;698893 wrote:

Then why is it not for sale commeicially alongside the wreathes and garlands and trees? Unlike Americans to miss a marketing gig! Or is there concern it'll cause the teenagers to have sex or the pagans to be more paganistic?

WOULD YOU SHUT UP!!!!!

If only people would stop talking about sex, the teenagers won't ever get any ideas about having it.

Mybad. Mistletoe is really for encouraging people to wave across the room in a staid -but friendly- manner, which is awesome... SO WHY CAN'T I HAVE ANY DAMN MISTLETOE IN MY HOUSE?

monster;698890 wrote:

I want mistletoe. In this land where everything is possible and consumers rule, why can't I get fresh mistletoe? There isn't even much of the fake stuff about.

Find yourself an enterprising young man (or woman) with a .22 rifle. And send his (or her) happy ass to the woods to shoot you some fresh mistletoe outta the tree. Any green clump up there in the tree big as, or bigger than, a softball will do.

[Montel Jordan]This is how we do it...[/Montel Jordan]

:lol: Harvesting mistletoe with firearms... USA, you're awesome.

Ya takes ya fun where ya finds it.:D

Yakima Glory is even better on tap.

Wow. That looks like it'd have a strong flavour.

it's like having sex in your mouth. well..... it is very tasty anyway

Yeah. Having sex in my mouth doesn't sound so tasty to me. Maybe that's a guy thing :P

We had that wallpaper in the kitchen in the UK.

monster;698905 wrote:

you have some gaul....

Don't you mean...GAAHL:

jimhelm;698863 wrote:

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