Did you find out if there's any connection between turnips and catnip?
Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
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Steph L. - Sep 06, 2024 10:16:33 am PDT #2393 of 4139
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
-t - Sep 06, 2024 10:19:10 am PDT #2394 of 4139
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 4139
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
They both...grow in the ground? That's all I've got.
-t - Sep 06, 2024 10:32:58 am PDT #2396 of 4139
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 4139
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 4139
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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 4139
Do your cats have an affinity for turnips?
Gudanov - Sep 06, 2024 11:19:10 am PDT #2400 of 4139
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I hate to say it, but I have no insights on either turnips or catnip.
Steph L. - Sep 06, 2024 11:20:26 am PDT #2401 of 4139
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
All right, juliana and Scola coming through with the botany knowledge!
juliana - Sep 06, 2024 11:40:14 am PDT #2402 of 4139
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Plants are so amazing to me, but I'm especially tickled by the brassica family - humans have loved this genus of plants for so long that we can get everything from spices to leafy greens to edible florets (broccoli) from them. They will also crosspollinate like crazy, which is how we got things like broccolini & (iirc) Napa cabbage.
Another slutty, slutty genus is the citrus family, who will hybridize with anything and everything. This genus started out in a tiny area in the Himalayas, and are worldwide now. Wild.