I battle evil. But I don't really win. The bad keeps coming back and getting stronger. Like that kid in the story, the boy that stuck his finger in the duck.

Buffy ,'Showtime'


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.


Steph L. - Sep 06, 2024 10:16:33 am PDT #2393 of 4000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

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


-t - Sep 06, 2024 10:19:10 am PDT #2394 of 4000
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 4000
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 4000
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 4000
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 4000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

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 4000

Do your cats have an affinity for turnips?


Gudanov - Sep 06, 2024 11:19:10 am PDT #2400 of 4000
Coding and Sleeping

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 4000
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 4000
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.