[lit-ideas] Re: Manly Flowers
- From: Donal McEvoy <donalmcevoyuk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 12:00:37 +0100 (BST)
--- Renee Morel <rmorel@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > My question is, what do list
members consider to be manly flowers, and
> why?
>
> Orchids, naturellement, since their name comes from the Greek "orkhis"
> (i.e., testicles).
>
> Renee Morel
"The flowers of romance
They do a dance
We live in a trance
Just about keeping up our underpants
Trying to rid our homes of ants
Just about, before death, keeping up some semblance of appearance"
Xenophanes DK 21 B34.
That says it all really.
Donal
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