I could squeeze you until you popped like warm champagne, and you'd beg me to hurt you just a little bit more.

Fuffy ,'Storyteller'


Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Toddson - Sep 05, 2024 10:40:38 am PDT #2390 of 9887
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

West Coast St. Tiggywinkles?


-t - Sep 05, 2024 6:49:23 pm PDT #2391 of 9887
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Is there any connection between turnips and catnip?


-t - Sep 06, 2024 10:03:47 am PDT #2392 of 9887
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I have killed the thread with my non sequitur


Steph L. - Sep 06, 2024 10:16:33 am PDT #2393 of 9887
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Did you find out if there's any connection between turnips and catnip?


-t - Sep 06, 2024 10:19:10 am PDT #2394 of 9887
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

No, I haven't looked into it beyond asking here but I am still wondering. Maybe I'll have time to research this weekend


Steph L. - Sep 06, 2024 10:23:59 am PDT #2395 of 9887
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

They both...grow in the ground? That's all I've got.


-t - Sep 06, 2024 10:32:58 am PDT #2396 of 9887
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Also parsnips, I guess. They already seem akin to turnips.


juliana - Sep 06, 2024 10:52:34 am PDT #2397 of 9887
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

Catnip - part of the mint family, related to bee balm, hyssop
Turnip - part of the brassica family (broccoli, cauliflower, kale, mustardseed, cabbage)
Parsnip - related to parsley & carrots


Tom Scola - Sep 06, 2024 11:01:50 am PDT #2398 of 9887
hwæt

Catnip was allegedly named after the Roman town of Nepi.

Turnip comes from the Greek nâpu and the Latin napus, meaning mustard.


meara - Sep 06, 2024 11:15:32 am PDT #2399 of 9887

Do your cats have an affinity for turnips?