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“They’re strange flowers, what are they?” she asked.
Not the response I’d hoped for from the young lady I was trying to impress. I didn’t know so I made something up.
“Their Latin name is Porcupinuss Lookalikus”, I said, trying to sound knowledgeable, “better known as Prickle Petals”.
She had a sniff but got too close, and one of the little devils tickled her nose. I’ve never witnessed a sneeze like it. Ten on the Richter scale!
To cut a long story short (100 words!) she handed them back, sneezed again, walked off, sneezed again, disappeared from view, sneezed again…
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Thanks to Rochelle for hosting and to Trish Nankeville for the photo.
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Keith's Ramblings 
Dear Keith,
Porcupinus Lookalikus. Now that’s thinking on his feet. 😉 Oh my. Poor girl. I feel her pain in the most literal sense. In fact we went in similar directions this week. Please pass the tissues.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks, Rochelle, I just read yours and feel your pain!
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Better luck next time.
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Exactly! Cheers, Sadje.
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🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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She’s not going to forget those flowers in a hurry!
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Certainly not!
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Well told, Keith! And “Froggilus”! That frog’s never been dubbed a more elegant name. 🙂
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He’s quite pleased with it too!
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And that, as they say, was the end of that! Enjoyable chuckle as always Keith.
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Delighted to have amused you, Iain!
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At least his grand gesture and botanical know-how was nothing to sneeze at. A fun tale, Keith. Made me chuckle 😃 Thank you.
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Haha, absolutely not! Thanks, Suzette.
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Funny when you crack yourself up trying to read what you wrote, isn’t it. Loved this. Needed that laugh, too. Thanks!
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I don’t often make myself laugh, so I thought I’d use it rather than re-record it!
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It may be best to check if someone has allergies next time.
Nah … it’s more fun to watch them sneeze. LOL … terrible, I know.
I enjoyed this, Keith. I even had a chuckle or two on the names.
Isadora 😎
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‘Have you got any allergies?’ isn’t a very good chat-up line! I agree, sneezers can be very amusing!
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Hubby is an allergy sneezer … and … it is funny, but I really shouldn’t snicker. 😀
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Out!)
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Out of luck, that’s for sure!
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So funny, huge smile on my face!
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Thanks so much, Trish!
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Oh, dear. How were you to know she had allergies?
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Exactly, it seemed such a good idea!
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Some people see flowers and smile and others see a nightmare. I pity the latter. Good story and it was great to hear you laughing as you told it.
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I pity them too! I nearly didn’t use the audio, but then I thought, why not!
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I’m glad you did, it made me laugh also.
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You made me laugh! Thank you!
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Mission accomplished! Thanks so much.
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I think I would have laughed with you and just enjoyed the flowers. But maybe I wouldn’t have tried to sniff them 🙂
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Very wise, Linda!
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You were so close, Keith. Pincushions. 🙂 In any case, allergies rule. Another fun story well-done by the master. 🙂
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hopefully, she was covid-free. 🙂
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A good point plaridel!
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Ouch, I felt that.
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Oh, sorry about that!!!
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Maybe she shouldn’t have sniffed in the first place 🤷 At least he knows what not to get her the next time, hopefully.
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Chocolates next time!
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Sounds great!
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great to hear your voice again! 🙂
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Oh dear, was it the flowers that she reacted to or the wide, wide bluffomous. Try chocolates next time, you know; sweetamos chocolomous or a box of milkuss trayiamum. Fun as always.
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Safe to say that did not go to plan.
Allergy alert before a date might help.
Lovely story made me chuckle.
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Bet she was sorry she ever sniffed that flower. Pretty though I am sure it was hard to resist smelling it.
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LOL! This is me…when I start to sneeze, it’s loud and often, like a machine gun lol. It’s genetic, my mum n dad did too. Loved this, a good chuckle!
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What a sneeze, I even heard it here.🙂
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