Jon won't let me plant these in our yard so I'm left to taking longing pictures of them
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Heather talks about public tantrums (from kids) on today's Momversation.
- Bedtime, Leta lingering defiantly in the hallway. Jon: "If you want fart stories, you better get in bed RIGHT NOW."
- RIP Louis Mortimer Armstrong: http://bit.ly/1R4tv6
- Hugs and kisses to you, too! RT: @Monkey_Tree: @dooce he probably committed suicide because he was tired of LISTENING TO YOU WHINE.
1. Heather 2 said:
Very pretty...what is it?
2. Fis said:
Let's start this off right:
Prickly like George Bush, RIGHT?
(much unctuous commentary to follow).
3. Lauren said:
Wow! the colour. I love the nature stuff.
4. psyche said:
excellent pic as usual :) yeah what kind of plant is it that Jon's so against planting it in your yard? :p
5. psyche said:
oh i see... hehe didn't read the text below the pic ooohmph :p
6. Jaia said:
Putting it that way makes me think about the way men talk about porn.
Mmmmm... plant porn.
7. Moxie said:
OH DEAR LORD. Those bushes are the landscaping of Satan!!! I have just ripped out two of those monstrosities from my yard. They prick you with little needles when you trim them and they drop their little pin like needles which get everywhere and sink their evil little selves into the bottoms of tender feet. Bush begone!!
8. Angie said:
That's very red, I'd love it in my garden too! Maybe Jon is worried such a violent shade would instigate bad karma in the Armstrong household.
9. Tamara said:
Gorgeous color! Fall in Utah must be so pretty.
10. Amanda B. said:
Unctuous- "Having the quality or characteristics of oil or ointment; slippery".
Wow. Kinky.
No big words before noon please. :)
11. Drama Queen said:
Oohhh. I love the color. Prickly? Hit him! They're not prickly. They're pretty.
12. winger said:
We planted these in front of our basement windows - those little half windows at ground level - as a security measure. Love the red color.
13. Em said:
Is he afraid he will get drunk and fall in them or something? They are for LOOKING AT, not laying on!
14. Fish said:
I love dictionary dot com.
Unctuous: 1. Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
15. Liz said:
Oh you think one morning without power is painful? Ahem. I've had THREE hurricanes this summer, all of them rendering me powerless for 3 days or more. In Florida. With the humidity and heat. And bugs. And a four month old, who is quite easily bored. That diaper smells hangs heavy with no ventilation.
Top that, sister.
Liz
16. Daniel said:
Damn right they're too prickley! There's blood all over them! Call the cops!
17. espressoblogger said:
Moxie, I agree with your statement: "Bush begone."
18. Kano said:
Now that you brought up politics once again....that picture does remind me of Heinz Kerry quite a bit. What a wonderful first lady she would make......NOT!
19. Fish said:
Told you the politics wouldn't be far off.
20. shannon c said:
Moxie is right, those bushes suck!!! They bite when you try to cut them back and are just plain evil!!! It's one of those things, pretty to look at, but bite if you get too close.
Heather...DON'T DO IT!! Stand strong Jon!
21. Michelle said:
Yeah, yeah..the bush...whatever.
I want to know how you can purchase moisturizer from a DEPARTMENT store when your mother is the AVON WORLD SALES LEADER and still sleep at night???
22. Karin said:
I'm afraid I have to agree with Moxie and Shannon C. We had one, and it was attempting to achieve an unholy union with another shrub, AND the thorns snagged us every time we walked by or trimmed it. We finally had to have it pulled.
23. janet said:
Where's the Snow???
24. janet said:
I meant to say where's the snow on the BUSH!
25. Michele said:
Love the bush, and I'd sneak it in and claim a seed planted itself!
Yes I'm wondering too, why you don't wear Avon since your mom sells it. I hate the stuff, but if my mom sold it, you'd bet I'd have a bathroom full of the stuff.
26. maryse said:
free gifts with purchase rock.
27. Sarah said:
Rose Glow Japanese barberry, right? I have one of those in my back flowerbed. It's in the middle of a couple of rose bushes. In Texas everything's got spines. Agarita, prickly pear, bull nettle, mesquite, etc. One little bush is totally not a cause for concern. Worry more about your local elections.
28. The Mighty Jimbo said:
a simple, basic picture of a plant and yet someone still managed to incorporate the word "porn."
geez, whaddaya think this is, the internet?
29. Kris said:
Plant some burning bush instead. Same beautiful color, no spines. Plus it has an ironic name. =)
30. Kim said:
I'm in texas and we had those and had to take them out because they didn't do so well. Damn they were prickly. I had to wear gloves to prune them and YES they needed pruning. They are often planted where you would want to prevent a burgler from stepping! There is a good substitute that isn't prickly at all.. but don't know if it would grow in your area.
31. Mo said:
hahaha-landscaping of Satan.
it's a shame they are such manipulative little bastards, those plants, cause they are really pretty. at least cactuses let you know what they will do to you ahead of time.
32. kara said:
again with the advice, people?
at least it's not dog or baby related.
beautiful picture--i love the way you compose your shots, Heather.
33. Donna said:
They're septic tank poopy red, Heather - I'm surprised you like them so much!
34. cathy said:
Our next door neighbors had a huge ancient one of those in their front yard, hanging into our yard. Every fall the mom would nag the lazy son until he got out there to trim it. Every year he'd leave the clippings laying all over our side of the lot line. They are evilly sharp. I wore 2 pair of leather garden gloves to clean them up. Last year lazy son moved away and hyperactive daughter moved home. She redid the yard beautifully and the bush is long gone.
BUT--those bushes always made me think of the thorn bushes in fairy tales, the ones surrounding Sleeping Beauty's castle. As Leta gets older, maybe Jon WILL want to plant them. A whole moat of them around the house. Virgin protection.
35. Molly said:
Yo Fis, if you are trying to start political shit out of a beautiful picture, please SHUT UP.
36. Fish said:
Just having a little fun.
Lighten up.
37. coolbeans said:
That is a pretty plant. Thorns are a definite drawback, though. Ouchie.
38. Jeff said:
The picture is awesome. I love the brilliant color.
As for pronouncing Walmart, we just call it "Walley-world".
39. Erin said:
Those bushes are the landscaping of Satan. They are beautiful only in winter and GOD FORBID you ever want to remove them!!! I've tried.
My mom told me once they are called Vicary Bushes.
40. anne said:
Definitely Japanese barberry. Sarah's right.
Very pretty.
41. Roberta said:
Well then he's just crazy.
42. kim said:
weird - here they get really ugly late winter... no leaves, no color, just big nasty thorns!
43. the husband said:
Listen people. The plant looks all great when it's new and cute and little. But I lived in a duplex that had a massive 50 year old version and it grew like CRAZY every year. Like 2 feet. Trimming it was like battling 10 foot high rose bushes but more dense. I had scratches all over me, and I was wearing long sleeves. Not worth it.
44. Jessica said:
The order of CD is crucial to me, because I never learn song titles and am left saying things like "I love track 9 on Either/Or"
I feel for ya, babe.
45. popsicle said:
those little red buggers are so sweet to look at..that is one bushy, small bush that needs to be ubiquitous; unfortunately, they are not, as I do not believe my eyes have ever made contact with said little red buggers.
46. Lindsey said:
Ohhh there gorgeous! Why can't you plant them? Too prickily? Come on, it'll deter the little Mormon hooligans from ransacking the yard! (No Tommy We Can't Go Over There, They Have The Evil Plant!)
47. Amanda B. said:
Oh, you guys are killing my tiny rotten brain...
"One little bush is totally not a cause for concern"
"Love the bush, and I’d sneak it in and claim a seed planted itself!"
I'm sorry...
whoo, hoo, ouch...
48. lady quicksilver said:
I wanted to be the first to say it was some sort of barberry but alas there's another landscaper out there!
I say plant it, it is gorgeous. Stick it in a corner with a huge mulch bed around it and just wear thick gloves when pruning.
Voila!
49. maria said:
speaking as someone who was shoved into a huge stand of those as a kid...listen to jon. there are plenty of other plants just as pretty ;)
50. shelli said:
we have those in our back yard. Fun- prickley indeed, but PRETTY! They aren't too bad to clip, trim and haul to the compost pile. And they are REALLY hard to kill, so anyone can plant them and they'll do just fine!
51. Ms-Chievous said:
Pyracantha
52. dutchshoe said:
Yes, you must put the songs on the Interpol cd in the correct order. The sequencing is part of it all - tracks 2-6 should be heard in that order and very loud (at this point though, those numbers probably mean little).
And I have to add that I'm lucky enough to be spending election night with Interpol in Austin. What a night it may turn out to be. (KERRY! KERRY! KERRY!)
53. liminalspace said:
as a clumsy and rather dumb child i sustained many injuries due to encounters with the various saw palms, palmetto trees, and pampas grasses that my mother cultivated (either out of her desire to fit into the south carolina landscape, or out of sheer lunacy... actually i think those are pretty much the same thing).
i think i might have turned out better had she just taken pictures, or perhaps put up life-size photos of the damned evil things.
54. danika said:
Well you battled the 50year old version. If you plant it right away it'll be the young version and you guys will probably move(just guessing since most ppl move from their first house) before it becomes unmanageable (sp?) :P
55. acb said:
I feel really old calling something by it's year, but I live in Maine and during the 'Ice Storm of '98', my family lost power for 12 days. Some of my friends who live down camp roads lost it for three weeks or more... at least we had the entertainment of listening to the trees explode. Although I don't recommend you take Leta into a big frozen woods... anyway, good luck with the power.
56. biggaysam said:
two other things to consider if that is a Rose Glow Japanese Barberry:
Foliage Poisonous
Fruit Poisonous
Leta really doesn't need the temptation. :op
57. dr. dave said:
The CD-burning fiasco was too funny, if only because I did the same thing myself last week - noticed that I CD I'd been groovin' on (something by Michael Penn, if you must know... I'm only a little bit embarrased by that) had been playing in COMPLETELY REVERSED order. I listened to it the right way a couple of times, then decided... you know what? Michael Penn was WRONG. The album is actually much better my way.
Don't be too hard on yourself - track order isn't as much of essential part of the "album experience" in this day of 70 minute filler-filled CDs and "buy one track at a time" online music stores. It's not like the Vinyl Days.
dr. dave
58. e said:
our neighbor has one and whenever a kid kicks a soccer/foot/base/tennis ball into it, it is as good as gone. For the sake of Leta's happiness don't plant one.
59. Nikki said:
Beautiful, but bushes that leave pointy things for bare feet to step on is no fun.
I'd suggest nandina, but your winters may be too cold for them.
60. Christine said:
We live in one of the oldest established neighborhoods in our town. Barberry bushes are everywhere; from what I've been told, they are usually located under windows to ward off peeping toms and burglars -- and also planted in hedgerows around property to keep out trespassers. Barberrys are like some sort of old-timey traffic control. Very effective, too! :) Everything serves a purpose, I guess.
61. Marmotgod said:
I saw one of those bushes trying to pick up a hooker on Canal St. one night. Bad mojo.
62. penelope said:
Very pretty!
63. edenza said:
I've had barberry in my yard and it actually makes a good fence b/c of the prickles. It requires no real pruning b/c it looks lovely in its natural state. But it's no pricklier than roses and looks just as nice all bunched in a vase (and dries beautifully). Plus, it's a cheap bush. What could be better?
64. DeAnn said:
I can definitely feel the longing in that picture. Or maybe it's me now longing for that beautiful plant.
65. Kimberley said:
Congrats on making it into Wired !!
66. Gabrielle said:
Roses are prickly too, and require a lot more handholding, but people don't hesitate to plant them. Show him who wears the pants in the family and plant TWO!
67. Carrie said:
Its very pretty. I too am better at enjoying plants in other peoples yards when they are dangerous and thorny!
68. chuck said:
ah, the greatness of berberis thunbergii ... Japanese Barberry is a great landscape plant ... under-utilized here in Texas ... prickly - yes, but so are roses and people love those, don't they?
I highly recommend them.
69. Amber said:
I am not sure what that plant is, but I think those are the most deceitful plants in the world.
My uncle had those in his landscaped garden and my husband and I tend to it every summer. Believe me, if you plant one of those suckers, make someone else prune and cut for you. My uncle did, but he paid us well. Be evil like the plant.
70. Amber said:
Oh! And did I mention that they are beautiful? Ah geez, why does beauty come with thorns?
71. Sophie said:
I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of plants in my yards that aren't prickly (and I don't have any cactus!). I guess Arizona landscaping is a whole different world. We don't rule out prickly plants unless the spines are more than an inch long.
72. Julie said:
Jon's right. I have them - no, make that HAD THEM, in our front yard. Just ripped them out in a progesterone-fueled hissy fit.
73. Super Turtle Girl said:
Make him a deal--he can wear clogs and you can plant the prickly plants (AND wear pajamas to the store...'cause clogs are way worse than prickly plants!)
74. Colleen said:
beauty, thy name is pain
75. Amanda B. said:
Holy crap.
Who knew so many people were so passionate about their shrubberies?
*call the poliiice*
76. Daniel said:
I once tried to trim my pubes with a Flowbee. Not a good idea.
77. TracyDee said:
It must be one of those bushes to be admired from afar... I agree with all who said "ouchies..."
78. Shiz said:
Okay, prickly is bad, but THOSE ARE GORGEOUS!
And Wool Mort? Siiiiigh. What is wrong with people?
79. Carmen Allen said:
that brilliant shade of red reminds me of a certain time in the life of heather's hair, ummm, what was it, oh yeah, septic-tank poopy red. although this plant shade is a shade (how many times in the same blog can i say shade? oh wait---shade!!!) slighty brighter than septic tank poopy red...however, for some odd reason, it still brought back memories.....
80. Cristina said:
sorry, this is not red-bush related (also kinky sounding)
Heather, with 500+ poop comments/suggestions your house must be a virtual poop lab (god I cant believe I said that) Are you going to announce the best poop advice that you received?
81. Fahrvergnugen said:
He is right about the prickliness. I have four of those bastardly shrubs in front of my house, and they are so violently, evilly prickly that I can't get in close enough to chop the curseworthy blighters down.
I want nice, inoffensive, non-stabby, curly, fluffy ferns in front of my porch, not a pitfall of scraggly, thorny, rusty-looking shrubbery.
They look pretty in that picture, but I have to live with the things, and I can tell you, it takes a lot of work to keep them looking nice. A lot of work and very, very, very thick gloves. Hence mine look weedy, scrubby, and malevolent.
82. Bec said:
They may be prickly, but they're also very pretty.
83. MrsDoF said:
Heather, dear, I know you are taking prescription medications, but you need to check the dosage because you are still Crazy if you want those pernicious plants on your property. This is one time when you must defer to the wisdom of your loving husband.
84. catherine said:
nothing wrong with a little pain to go with a little beauty now is there? I mean isn't that what women (are suppose to) do? ;) har har...
TAKE IT TO A VOTE! all those in favor of the beautiful bush say AYE! ..the only bush I'll be voting for.
85. Gia on Guam said:
Liz:Top that, sister.
I live on a small island in the Pacific in an area they call Typhoon Alley. A typhoon is a hurricane with an opposite spin. And I do indeed feel for you Floridians with your back to back storms but the last doozie we had left me with no electricity for 2 months. Have you been topped?
86. Holly said:
Heather, I live within one zip code digit of you (spooky, no?) and we have those Barberries. They rock! Prickly, yes, but hardy as hell, which comes in handy in a state where the temperature can go from frigid to frying in the space of a day.
87. Holly said:
Prickly? yes. But hardy! As a fellow Utahn, let me tell you; hardy is good in this climate of extremes. They only need pruning once a year, so tell Jon to wear the gloves and be a man!
88. el said:
Too prickley?
They must be the bush.....OF FRANCE!!!!
89. el said:
Oh yeah...another side note... today, after our local newspaper endorsed Kerry, the editorial page included a letter from a man who said, "I'm sick of liberals. They're no better than snail eating frenchmen!!!!"
I added the four exclaimation points myself.
90. Julie said:
well my comment for the crank that wrote to you: BITE ME!
Must get new tenants for the White House.... GO KERRY!
91. Sarah said:
Practice Abstinence in 2004: Vote AGAINST Bush/Dick
92. Bran said:
you're excellent because you post MANY TIMES throughout the day. <3
93. Patrick said:
You had the Interpol track order... OF FRANCE!!!!
(and I apologize if some commenter already posted that, I didn't have time to read them all).
94. melissa said:
Why won't it let me type my name in small letters? Anywho,
Can we please have the email address?? Please please please?
95. Lena said:
I can almost guarantee that the people who ramble on about "those dang frenchies" and say things like "OF FRANCE!!!!" have never left the county they were born in, much less ever traveled to another country.
Small minded people. Ack.
96. Aubrey said:
This has nothing to do with your lovely flower photo and everything to do with leaving the TV on all the time. I once read a short story about an annoying neighbor who had his TV on ALL THE TIME and his neighbors were getting really pissed. It turns out that the guy left his TV on to keep a demon away and when they made him turn it off he was killed by the demon. So, yeah, I keep my TV on all the time too.
97. Amber said:
Of France!!!!
You really, totally made my night! hoo hoo
98. Shmee said:
Anyone else notice that it now says that Heather takes pictures "every day?"
And, Sarah, you crack me up!
99. espressoblogger said:
Are you sure we can't have her e-mail address? Pleeeeease?
In light of this woman's errant stupidity, I'm going to make a 1/4 sized George Bush doll, then hang it on a noose on the tree outside my house, and have his eyes sewn up, then run ketchup out the sockets. I'm going to get kids dress clothes from the thrift store, and scrawl something across the chest of said-dumbass. It's going to be the best halloween decoration, ever!
100. Lesley said:
The flowers are pretty but I just gotta say re the email you got, perhaps the person who emailed it to you has forgotten that you live in a democracy where you can choose NOT to elect Bush if you see fit. It's none of her fucking business. And I expect her life must be extremely lonely and google deprived if she's emailing you rage because you don't think Dubya is a good candidate. As a person who works in the field of economics I can assure her Dubya's done dick for the American economy - and I'm sure the many unemployed would probably agree. But gosh durn, it's good to know there are dumbass rageaholics out there votin' Republican. P.S. You're a beautiful woman, all hair styles included.
101. taryn said:
this is my favorite page on the web, with all the talk of prickly red bushes, poop, hate mail, and Flowbees...of FRANCE!!!!
102. Misha said:
I used to have those in my yard and fell into a bush when I was very little. My mom, 7 months pregnant, decided to DIG THEM UP AND THROW THEM AWAY BECAUSE IF THEY HURT ONE BABY THEY WILL HURT THEM ALL!
Could I get that woman's (the one with the !!!!) email address? I need a spam address to send my freeipods.com offers to.
103. Susie said:
I'm voting for Bush. And I say, good for you, Heather, voting for Kerry. I agree with you that in the USA you still get to express your opinion by voting, even in Utah. On behalf of kind, thinking Bush voters (oh gosh, I can hear the comments now!) I apologize for the asshat. Of France!!!!
I love the Armstrong clause. On a very bad day, I asked my love if he would visit me, were I to be hospitalized. He said he would keep me at home, propped in my favorite reading chair, even if I had to be in a strait jacket. "But I couldn't turn the pages of my books in a strait jacket." "So we'll hire you a page turner."
Saying "of France!!!!" is even more fun than saying poop.
104. Karen said:
I agree with Susie -- saying "of France!!!!" is more fun than saying poop.
Unless, of course you're saying that Bush-lover is full of the poop... of FRANCE!!!!
105. Karen said:
The hate-mailing Bush-lover, of course. Not you, Susie. I like you. You could never be full of the poop... of FRANCE!!!!
106. Michelle in San Diego said:
OK--
So on just the say so of you-- I bought the Interpol album on itunes. I also clicked on the links on your page to continue to fiscally support your posting multiple times during the day. It was like getting a present the twice I checked your site.
I would have checked it more but I'm not a stalker.
Have a great night.
M.
107. RandyR said:
I hate being THAT person....but since the resident Grammararian doesn't seem to have shown up today... Dooce! What's with the typos lately? Never seen one before on your blog... :)
Don't hate me.
On another note: Did notice the "every day".
Nice pic...Happy that the vitriolic political comments haven't been flowing today (in the Comments section)
108. Kimberly said:
Oh man. I so don't want to litter your photos up with comments about the blog, but WTF IS UP WITH THAT BITCH?
How delusioned the Bush supporters are, when they cry, "Bush is safer, he will protect us from evil terrorism!" and I say, "WHERE IS BIN LADIN? HUH? HOW SAFE ARE WE WITH HIM AROUND? 3 years later, people, and he's still at large! Now we just wait for the next attack." Dumbasses. Talk about research, she needs to do some of her own to see what a liar W is.
Sorry. I'm done now.
109. Amanda B. said:
France has always held some distain for Americans. I suppose we can be a little obnoxious sometimes.
I still don't understand why people are behaving in such a violent manner over this election. Maybe it's always been this way and I've just noticed it. I still don't subscribe to the idea that either candidate is so wonderful that I should lynch my fellow man over them. I'll be glad when it's over and I hope no matter who wins, we can stop fighting and being mean to each other.
That being said, France is really great...
For me to poop on!
110. Kari said:
Happy Halloween neighbors
Look who I'm votin' for!
http://www.extremepumpkins.com/johkerpumpat.html
111. Kari said:
I like that pic, too, of France.
Sorry I cannot do four exclamation points !!
112. Jenny said:
Okay, I'm sure this is obnoxious, but I'm jumping on the mock-the-email bandwagon.
Of France!!!!
So now, anyone who's voting (or voted, as I got to vote early because I'm in Florida!) Kerry is uneducated? WTF?
I can google twice as many sites that will happily inform me of how much of an assmunch Bush is than she can that would say the same of Kerry. But really, isn't it more productive to stick to the issues?
Ugh! Everyone's perfectly entitled to vote their beliefs and not be attacked for it, dammit! Even in Utah!
113. Britta said:
Does Jon have no prickly-lovingness?Prickly things are good.People get hurt.And it is funny.Enough for me to buy 10+ prickly things just to watch people out of my window saying "Ouch.Her yard is prickly don't want my dogs shitting THERE."
114. Brooke said:
I bet that woman has
FRANCE!!!!
..Wedged up her ass.
115. Sue From Ohio said:
1st: I'm at a loss on the plant thing...I can't believe how 'into' landscaping men are..my husband included. I always thought they could care less....hmm
2nd:I hope I NEVER piss you off to where you post my email address...oh wait, I always type it into the email bar, can other's see that...hmmm
3rd:Politics suck...but yes I'm voting and no I'm not sharing my opinions...hmmmm
4th:has anyone made fun of Ashley Simpson yet?...hmmmmm
5th:Have I annoyed the shit out of everyone yet....sorry
116. jana said:
Oh, I can't imagine what might happen if a sockless baby got near that prickly plant. Yikes.
My husband says Bush is the best word in the world because it has so many meanings...I think he was just wanting a beer and some lovin' at the time.
DOOCE!!!! OF FRANCE!!!!
117. biggaysam said:
::wonders how long before Dooce is the #1 Google search for Of France!!!!::
*checking pulse* The horse is dead, the beating may cease and desist.
118. caro in noo zilland said:
are you sure the person who says wool mort hasn't just got a lazy noo zilland accent?
119. Jessica said:
I like France. I've lived there. Frenchies are cool. They park, like, all over the place, in the middle of the road, whatnot. If you see a store you want to go to, you don't look for a place to park, you Stop. Right. There. Gets a bit confusing at times, and turns driving into a marathon, but it's cool. And they make chocolate baguettes. Yummmmmmm.
120. honestyrain said:
chocolate baguettes! i don't think i'll be able to sleep for the thrill at such a notion! i am drooling.
121. Edith Prickly said:
Edith Prickly here...station manager at SCTV. I love the picture. There's no such thing as being too prickly.
122. Amber said:
Chocolate baguettes? Of France?!!? Oh yum. *drools*
123. Molly said:
A message for the bitch that sent Heather a that totally uncalled for email: FUCK YOU. Who the fuck do you think you are? It is perfectly ok to voice your political opinion,it is NOT ok to attack someone (or their hair) for their's. You're probably just an old ugly bitch who's jealous of Heather's obvious intelligence and HAPPY existence. Oh did I forget to mention...FUCK YOU.
124. jackie said:
yeah france is screwed up -- it's not like the helped us in the revolution or anything. plus my favorite french friend (jean luc, appropriately) would drink milk and yell "frotee-frotah!" (i don't know how to spell that) at random all day long [meaning: sex dance(!)... or something...]. but anyway -- what a beotch! GAH! what - a - beotch.
125. Ms.Chievous said:
I can't help it!!!! I'm so naughty!!!! Of France!!!!
http://www.tshirthell.com/store/product.php?productid=344
Niisha is awesome.
126. Sophie said:
I LOVE FRANCE!
127. faith said:
some people PAY for prickly.
maybe Madame 'of France!!!!' has one of those bushes stuck up her arse? Something is obviously impeding her ability to think clearly.
128. kim said:
HA - i klicked on the "flowbee" link yesterday. but they don't ship to germany..i think..o(f)r france..
129. Lori said:
I just read an article on 'vote- pairing'. I hadn't heard of it before, but if I lived in a Republican state (or a swing state) I might check it out so my vote wouldn't go to waste.
130. Lori said:
Oh, well, here is the link for the article...
http://slate.msn.com/id/2108641/
131. eco2geek said:
jackie > "my favorite french friend would drink milk and yell “frotee-frotah!†at random all day long
If he'd yell "frotti-frotta" after drinking milk, what in God's name did he yell when he got drunk?
Dooce of France!!!! is one of my favorite blogs.
P.S. Bush sucks on both terrorism and the economy.
132. Pooze said:
Okay, I live in France, with the sexiest, sweetest man alive, who's French... and I gotta say- everyone here, on a BAD day, is more desirable than anyone who'd ignorantly insult a country for NOT GOING TO WAR! Don't we ALL now think the Iraq war is a mistake? Yet somehow insulting the French (who, like the un-insulted Germans, obviously had good foresight) is still a trendy thing to do? Ugh. Grow up folks. This ain't the third grade. (I AM happy to hear the pro-France comments- while I'm biased towards my home country, France is in many ways... a better run country. At least here- your vote actually MATTERS!)
I am constantly amazed at the crap people email to you, Dooce. Life is too frickin' short to darken other people's lives. On a happier note- what about a mural with those flowers somewhere in the house? Très jolie !
133. swimp said:
I absolutely HATE those things!
134. jackie said:
actually when he got drunk he wouldn't yell or say anything -- just put on tight jeans, bum cigarettes, and look satisfied.
135. Kano said:
Pooze...Life is too frickin' short to darken other peoples lives yet you come here and knock things about the USA and the war. I think the war was and is the correct action towards a man that obviously did his share of mass executions on civilians. Look back at the history of France and their stance on wars. Check out the attitude of the commander in WWII...Pompous. While I have nothing against a country that decides to sit out on a war, That country should also not harbor ill feelings towards the USA for taking action against a country that is run by a regime of civilian slaughtering thugs and a country that is one huge ammunition dump. Your attitude is like that of the people that knock police officers until they really need one for themselves.
If people believe in world peace then someone has to take action against the thugs around the world. Look at how long everyone stood back and let Hitler get away with bloody murder. If you want a beautiful garden then sometimes you have to pull out the weeds and Saddam was a weed that needed removed. WMD……Who cares they had ammunitions stock piled all over the country and the guy is a mass murderer. Do you want those kinds of people around you?
Unfortunately some people still decide to sit back and idly ignore that evil people around should have action taken against them. It’s also an unfortunate fact that when you take these actions that some of our own good people will sacrifice their lives for the good of everyone….even those that sit back and knock the effort. You should give praise to the people that are over their fighting to prevent evil from spreading across the world.
I commend President Bush for taking action.
So go ahead and sit back …..Let the rest of the world do the dirty work so you can enjoy your glass of wine with your croissant.
Au Revoir
136. Peter Hentges said:
Kano,
I agree, you might be surprised, that Saddam should have been removed from power. What I object to, however, is being lied to. If the President had said, "Saddam is a bad guy. He's doing unspeakable things to people under his rule. He must be stopped and we're going to go over there and do it," I'd be right there with him. That's not what he said, however. He said Saddam has nerve gas. Saddam biological weapons. Saddam is making nukes. Saddam has ties to the guys that flew planes into our buildings.
None of that is true.
So unlike Kerry, I don't think it's the wrong war, wrong place, wrong time. I think it's the right war, wrong reasons, wrong way. We, somehow, saw fit to bring impeachment proceedings against President Clinton for getting a blow job and yet President Bush can mis-lead the country into a mis-managed war without repurcussions.
I'm voting November 2. I suggest you do the same.
137. Charmaine said:
You gotta wonder if a woman like that would ever have the balls to say ANY of that to ANYONE in person! Something about email must make people think they're not "really" communicating and they can say whatever they want...before they really think about how it might come off. All I can say is that Heather, you're one special chica to not take it all personally! I admire you for that.
Of France!!!!
138. jodi-no-blog said:
The Armstrong Clause..... SWEET! That's some true love, baby! I hope my hubby would stand on the lawn outside of hell, because its a possibility I might end up there. If Bush is re-elected. And I go crazy.
Of France.
139. Colleen said:
whether you are for the war or against it... what do you think about capturing Saddam in a 6 foot hole in the ground (great use of military intelligence) ...
however, we can't seem to track down the guy who was responsible for almost 3000 civilian deaths on our own soil... and he's on dialysis, probably 3x a week... could it be we diverted our military to the wrong cause??
140. Kano said:
Ahhh but Peter....Kerry would have stated the same things based on intelligence reports handed to him at the time. So in other words you just think that Bush flat out lied to everyone? I don't think so myself.
I don't take that as a lie......Now people like Clinton and things he did were flat out lies...there is a difference.
Like I said if Kerry should win....I feel sorry for the USA.
141. Adina said:
I just read your post about the nasty email that you received. Until now I have been just a stalker, reading your blog religiously everyday, but I had to comment on this one.....I wonder if my mother was the only one who told me "If you don't have anything nice to say....don't say anything at all"? Why do people feel it necessary to put people down, push their judgements on others and generally be nasty? I for one think you are fabulous, you make woman and mothers of the world feel like they are not alone.
Let me just say to the person who sent you the nastgram, find someone else to pick on....maybe you could become a citizen "Of France!!!!"
Keep it up Heather - we all love you!
142. Lori said:
Heather,
I say banish that nastee woman to Iraq. How dare she belittle you for your opinions. Maybe she should google "freedom of speech", and remember that she IS IN the US also. I'm with you! NO MORE BUSH-SHIT...Kerry/Edwards 04!
143. Laura J. said:
I just have to say:
I'M SO EXCITED! I can see your photos now. I don't know why, I don't know how, but there they are in all their glorious beauty.
I checked to make sure that my firewall and security stuff was still running (and it is), but now I can see your photos.
You have no idea how happy this makes me . . .
144. H in Chicago said:
Kano,
I respectfully disagree with your viewpoint. Who decided that the U.S. is the police of the world? Why should our values and ideologies (and guns and bombs) be forced upon the rest of the world without any support from other countries? Stopping a violent leader (Hussain) is good, however, doing it alone and unilaterally and without really saying that that is what we're doing (9/11 has been the excuse, as well as the never-to-be-found WMDs) is wrong. Bush, I think, had alterior motives for the war in Iraq and has done nothing positive for this country because of it - instead, we're hated even more throughout the world. Kerry has my vote because he will be less reactionary and will think through issues before acting (which, though some may call "flip-flopping" is really just thinking through things and not hanging on to an ideology no matter what).
145. Lori said:
PS. Also it is very big of you NOT to publish her email address here. Much bigger than her Republican self! Two cheers for you and all Democrats!
146. Marie said:
Damn Dooce, it's getting to be like Little Green Footballs in your comments lately.
Yeesh.
*compliments the plants in your photo, since they're being ignored*