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Re: Badass flowers

From "Mike Dworetsky" <platinum198@pants.btinternet.com>
Newsgroups rec.arts.sf.written
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Subject Re: Badass flowers
Date 2015-08-23 14:54 +0100
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J. Clarke wrote:
> Incentivized by the threat of a $127,000 a year fine from the lawn
> police (no, I am not joking) and enabled by my new job although it
> meant spending money that I had intended for something that to anyone
> other than the lawn police would be more urgent, I obtained a large
> powerful new lawnmower and started doing battle with the yard.
>
> All was going well until I discovered, to my joy and dismay, that I
> have been invaded by Rugosa Roses, aka Killer Attack Roses.
>
> Joy because they have always fascinated me.  Dismay because I have to
> deal with them.
>
> I had read about them but never encountered them personally.  There
> was an innocuous looking clump of brambles in the middle of the yard.
> I drove my charger, all 900 pounds of it (including me) at the beast,
> 22 horses screaming defiance, and stalled.  I restarted, backed up,
> hit it again, stalled.  So I tried going at it incrementally.  It
> hooked onto the drive belt for the mower, pulled that off, grabbed
> me, and hauled me out of the saddle, missing blinding me by a half
> inch in the process. Once I detached myself I took inventory and
> realized that I looked like I had gone a couple of rounds with this
> cat <https://catmacros.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/this-cat/>.
>
> So, far as I'm concerned, the roses are flowers in flowerbeds and if
> the damned lawn police don't like it they're welcome to discuss the
> matter with the roses and bad cess to them.
>
> Now, that led me to wonder, what truly badass SFanal flowers are
> there? I know about the Triffids, and
> Audrey, but are there any others?

The fields of reflecting sunflowers in Ringworld that concentrated sunlight 
onto any flying object, and fried it to a crisp.

-- 
Mike Dworetsky

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Badass flowers "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 09:42 -0400
  Re: Badass flowers "Mike Dworetsky" <platinum198@pants.btinternet.com> - 2015-08-23 14:54 +0100
    Re: Badass flowers djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2015-08-23 15:44 +0000
      Re: Badass flowers "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 12:27 -0400
        Re: Badass flowers Bill Dugan <wkdugan@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-08-23 10:39 -0700
          Re: Badass flowers "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 15:01 -0400
        Re: Badass flowers David Johnston <David@block.net> - 2015-08-23 12:55 -0600
    Re: Badass flowers "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 12:18 -0400
    Re: Badass flowers Wolffan <AKWolffan@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 12:48 -0400
      Re: Badass flowers David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2015-08-23 12:57 -0500
        Re: Badass flowers "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 15:02 -0400
          Re: Badass flowers David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2015-08-23 22:30 -0500
            Re: Badass flowers ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2015-08-24 03:43 +0000
              Re: Badass flowers "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2015-08-24 06:59 -0400
              Re: Badass flowers wdstarr@panix.com (William December Starr) - 2015-08-24 18:41 -0400
              Re: Badass flowers Robert Bannister <robban@clubtelco.com> - 2015-08-25 11:18 +0800
            Re: Badass flowers wdstarr@panix.com (William December Starr) - 2015-08-25 19:42 -0400
      Re: Badass flowers "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 15:00 -0400
        Re: Badass flowers Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2015-08-23 15:42 -0700
          Re: Badass flowers "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 19:19 -0400
            Re: Badass flowers "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 19:29 -0400
              Re: Badass flowers Kay Shapero <kay@invalid.net> - 2015-08-23 23:27 -0700
            Re: Badass flowers Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2015-08-23 17:39 -0700
              Re: Badass flowers Magewolf <Magewolf@nc.rr.com> - 2015-08-24 15:07 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2015-08-24 13:00 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers Robert Bannister <robban@clubtelco.com> - 2015-08-25 11:20 +0800
                Re: Badass flowers "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2015-08-24 18:01 -0400
            Re: Badass flowers Kay Shapero <kay@invalid.net> - 2015-08-23 23:24 -0700
              Re: Badass flowers Kay Shapero <kay@invalid.net> - 2015-08-24 22:37 -0700
            Re: Badass flowers wdstarr@panix.com (William December Starr) - 2015-08-24 18:44 -0400
              Re: Badass flowers Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2015-08-24 18:19 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 00:31 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers "nuny@bid.nes" <Alien8752@gmail.com> - 2015-08-24 23:11 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers Kay Shapero <kay@invalid.net> - 2015-08-26 16:59 -0700
              Re: Badass flowers Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2015-08-24 18:27 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 00:33 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2015-08-25 06:17 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers petertrei@gmail.com - 2015-08-25 06:53 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers Robert Bannister <robban@clubtelco.com> - 2015-08-26 11:53 +0800
                Re: Badass flowers nance@math.ohio-state.edu (Anthony Nance) - 2015-08-26 18:44 +0000
                Re: Badass flowers Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2015-08-26 12:43 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers Robert Bannister <robban@clubtelco.com> - 2015-08-27 10:34 +0800
                Re: Badass flowers Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2015-08-25 07:42 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers Kay Shapero <kay@invalid.net> - 2015-08-24 22:46 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2015-08-25 19:43 -0700
        Re: Badass flowers Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2015-08-24 02:26 -0600
          Re: Badass flowers Jack Bohn <jack.bohn64@gmail.com> - 2015-08-24 15:19 -0700
            Re: Badass flowers wdstarr@panix.com (William December Starr) - 2015-08-24 18:51 -0400
              Re: Badass flowers Jack Bohn <jack.bohn64@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 06:43 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers "nuny@bid.nes" <Alien8752@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 09:53 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers wdstarr@panix.com (William December Starr) - 2015-08-25 19:46 -0400
      Re: Badass flowers Ahasuerus <ahasuerus@email.com> - 2015-08-23 13:37 -0700
        Re: Badass flowers ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2015-08-23 21:00 +0000
          Re: Badass flowers "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 18:28 -0400
        Re: Badass flowers "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 18:23 -0400
        Re: Badass flowers Cryptoengineer <treifamily@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 18:34 -0500
      Re: Badass flowers lal_truckee <lal_truckee@yahoo.com> - 2015-08-24 08:24 -0700
        Re: Badass flowers Don Kuenz <garbage@crcomp.net> - 2015-08-24 16:04 +0000
          Re: Badass flowers Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2015-08-24 12:51 -0600
    Re: Badass flowers Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2015-08-24 02:05 -0600
      Re: Badass flowers Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2015-08-24 02:09 -0600
  Re: Badass flowers ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2015-08-23 17:11 +0000
    Re: Badass flowers David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2015-08-23 13:01 -0500
    Re: Badass flowers Butch Malahide <fred.galvin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 15:44 -0700
      Re: Badass flowers Butch Malahide <fred.galvin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 16:03 -0700
  Re: Badass flowers Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2015-08-23 10:24 -0700
  Re: Badass flowers David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2015-08-23 12:55 -0500
  Re: Badass flowers "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2015-08-23 14:33 -0400
    Re: Badass flowers "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 15:04 -0400
    Re: Badass flowers "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2015-08-25 16:25 -0400
  Re: Badass flowers patmpowers@gmail.com - 2015-08-23 12:14 -0700
    Re: Badass flowers Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2015-08-23 16:24 -0700
    Re: Badass flowers Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2015-08-24 13:39 -0700
      Re: Badass flowers Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2015-08-24 13:57 -0700
        Re: Badass flowers William Vetter <mdhangton@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 13:11 -0400
  Re: Badass flowers Shawn Wilson <ikonoqlast@gmail.com> - 2015-08-23 16:33 -0700
    Re: Badass flowers David Johnston <David@block.net> - 2015-08-24 10:16 -0600
  Re: Badass flowers Don Kuenz <garbage@crcomp.net> - 2015-08-24 01:29 +0000
    Re: Badass flowers "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2015-08-24 01:04 -0400
      Re: Badass flowers Stephen Harker <sjharker@netspace.net.au> - 2015-08-24 17:56 +1000
        Re: Badass flowers "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2015-08-24 17:56 -0400
      Re: Badass flowers Don Kuenz <garbage@crcomp.net> - 2015-08-25 15:28 +0000
        Re: Badass flowers wdstarr@panix.com (William December Starr) - 2015-08-25 19:57 -0400
          Re: Badass flowers Butch Malahide <fred.galvin@gmail.com> - 2015-08-25 18:19 -0700
            Re: Badass flowers Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2015-08-25 21:17 -0700
              Re: Badass flowers ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2015-08-26 04:24 +0000
                Re: Badass flowers petertrei@gmail.com - 2015-08-26 06:12 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2015-08-26 06:44 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2015-08-26 08:58 -0600
                Re: Badass flowers Mike M <mike@xenocyte.com> - 2015-08-26 15:38 +0000
                Re: Badass flowers Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2015-08-26 09:27 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-09-01 06:20 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2015-08-26 12:54 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers Mike M <mike@xenocyte.com> - 2015-08-26 17:11 +0000
                Re: Badass flowers wdstarr@panix.com (William December Starr) - 2015-08-26 18:19 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2015-08-26 16:46 -0600
                Re: Badass flowers Mike M <mike@xenocyte.com> - 2015-08-26 22:59 +0000
                Re: Badass flowers "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2015-08-26 19:01 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2015-08-27 14:20 -0600
                Re: Badass flowers Lawrence Watt-Evans <lwe@sff.net> - 2015-08-27 17:28 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers Don Bruder <dakidd@sonic.net> - 2015-08-27 16:53 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2015-08-27 17:17 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers "nuny@bid.nes" <Alien8752@gmail.com> - 2015-08-27 23:07 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2015-08-28 06:20 +0000
                Re: Badass flowers Lawrence Watt-Evans <lwe@sff.net> - 2015-08-28 04:07 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan <tednolan>) - 2015-08-28 15:32 +0000
                Re: Badass flowers wdstarr@panix.com (William December Starr) - 2015-08-28 10:35 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2015-08-28 03:46 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2015-08-28 06:47 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> - 2015-08-28 17:23 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers petertrei@gmail.com - 2015-08-28 06:19 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2015-08-28 22:33 -0500
                Re: Badass flowers Torbjorn Lindgren <tl@none.invalid> - 2015-08-30 22:01 +0000
                Re: Badass flowers David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2015-08-31 05:07 -0500
                Re: Badass flowers "John F. Eldredge" <john@jfeldredge.com> - 2015-09-03 01:50 +0000
                Re: Badass flowers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-09-02 19:21 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2015-09-03 19:45 -0500
                Re: Badass flowers Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2015-09-04 02:56 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers Mike M <mike@xenocyte.com> - 2015-08-26 22:52 +0000
                Re: Badass flowers Lawrence Watt-Evans <lwe@sff.net> - 2015-08-27 02:53 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers wdstarr@panix.com (William December Starr) - 2015-08-27 08:06 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2015-08-27 20:10 -0600
                Re: Badass flowers "Robert A. Woodward" <robertaw@drizzle.com> - 2015-08-26 22:10 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2015-08-27 01:18 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers William Vetter <mdhangton@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 12:42 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers "nuny@bid.nes" <Alien8752@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 10:54 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-09-01 06:08 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers Robert Bannister <robban@clubtelco.com> - 2015-09-02 11:19 +0800
                Re: Badass flowers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-09-01 21:35 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers William Vetter <mdhangton@gmail.com> - 2015-09-02 01:12 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2015-09-02 06:53 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-09-02 11:04 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-09-02 11:39 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2015-09-03 02:56 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers David DeLaney <daviddelaney@earthlink.net> - 2015-09-02 19:25 -0500
                Re: Badass flowers Robert Bannister <robban@clubtelco.com> - 2015-09-03 11:27 +0800
                Re: Badass flowers Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2015-08-29 13:10 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers William Vetter <mdhangton@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 17:41 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2015-08-31 04:09 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers William Vetter <mdhangton@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 13:43 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2015-09-01 07:38 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2015-09-01 08:08 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2015-08-31 14:14 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers Moriarty <blues95@ivillage.com> - 2015-08-31 14:55 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers wdstarr@panix.com (William December Starr) - 2015-09-02 17:17 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers "John F. Eldredge" <john@jfeldredge.com> - 2015-09-03 01:56 +0000
                Re: Badass flowers "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2015-09-03 15:25 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers Moriarty <blues95@ivillage.com> - 2015-08-31 14:46 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-08-30 16:58 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-08-30 17:09 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers lal_truckee <lal_truckee@yahoo.com> - 2015-08-30 18:01 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-08-30 19:26 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2015-08-30 20:12 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2015-08-31 04:10 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers William Vetter <mdhangton@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 13:53 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers wdstarr@panix.com (William December Starr) - 2015-09-02 17:20 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2015-09-02 17:35 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers Kay Shapero <kay@invalid.net> - 2015-08-31 22:38 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-09-01 05:11 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2015-09-01 14:07 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers goldfarb@ocf.berkeley.edu (David Goldfarb) - 2015-09-02 05:18 +0000
                Re: Badass flowers William Vetter <mdhangton@gmail.com> - 2015-09-02 02:44 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2015-08-30 21:18 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-08-30 19:25 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2015-08-31 03:25 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers Mart van de Wege <mvdwege@gmail.com> - 2015-08-27 11:11 +0200
                Re: Badass flowers Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2015-08-26 09:01 -0700
                Re: Badass flowers Lawrence Watt-Evans <lwe@sff.net> - 2015-08-26 15:01 -0400
                Re: Badass flowers Don Kuenz <garbage@crcomp.net> - 2015-08-30 03:37 +0000
                Re: Badass flowers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-08-26 14:59 -0700
          Re: Badass flowers Don Kuenz <garbage@crcomp.net> - 2015-08-26 03:25 +0000
  Re: Badass flowers Kay Shapero <kay@invalid.net> - 2015-08-23 23:31 -0700
    Re: Badass flowers "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2015-08-24 07:09 -0400
  Re: Badass flowers Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2015-08-24 02:02 -0600
  Re: Badass flowers Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2015-08-24 02:59 -0600
  Re: Badass flowers Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2015-08-24 03:14 -0600
  Re: Badass flowers nance@math.ohio-state.edu (Anthony Nance) - 2015-08-24 12:11 +0000
  Re: Badass flowers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-08-24 18:50 -0700
    Re: Badass flowers "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2015-08-24 22:06 -0400
      Re: Badass flowers wdstarr@panix.com (William December Starr) - 2015-08-24 22:27 -0400
        Re: Badass flowers "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2015-08-24 22:54 -0400
        Re: Badass flowers Kay Shapero <kay@invalid.net> - 2015-08-24 22:42 -0700
  Re: Badass flowers Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2015-08-24 19:01 -0700
  Re: Badass flowers nance@math.ohio-state.edu (Anthony Nance) - 2015-08-26 18:47 +0000
  Re: Badass flowers JRStern <JRStern@foobar.invalid> - 2015-08-26 16:36 -0700
  Re: Badass flowers "John F. Eldredge" <john@jfeldredge.com> - 2015-09-03 01:34 +0000
  Re: Badass flowers JRStern <JRStern@foobar.invalid> - 2015-09-03 16:55 -0700

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