On Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:31:34 -0800 (PST), Roy >
wrote:

>On Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 3:17:00 PM UTC-7, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2017-01-14 4:06 PM, notbob wrote:
>> > On 2017-01-14, Jeßus > wrote:
>> >
>> >> clear, I'm referring to stinging nettle.
>> >
>> > I am more than familiar with the plant. We usta call 'em "bull
>> > nettle". How I discovered 'em is a tad bit embarrassing, but I was
>> > jes a wee tyke of 8 yrs and the story IS pretty funny.
>> >
>> > I decided to relieve myself in the great outdoors. While peeing, I
>> > noticed this tall thin plant, so I playfully peed on it. My 'stream'
>> > was strong enough that it pushed the plant away from me. When my
>> > 'stream' ceased, the plant swung back. Guess where it swung back to!?
>> > Yes. The very tip of my winkie. Yee-Ow!!
>> >
>> > That was my introduction to stinging nettle. True story.
>> >
>> Next time try peeing on an electric fence.
>>
>> I grew up thinking that stinging nettles were a different type of plant
>> and always wondered what the fuss was about. Then one day I was weeding
>> my garden and grabbed hold of plant that didn't look dangerous. As soon
>> as I grabbed it I felt like I had stuck my hand into a hornet nest.
>
>Despite spraying and cultivating I still have some of those stinging nettles after 29 years on this farm of mine.
>They are tough, We used to call them "horse nettles" when we lived on my Dad's farm.
>I am selling my place for close to half a million dollars so won't have to deal with them anymore. The new people can deal with them.
>=====

Maybe they'll be hippies who make tea, soup, stirfries and cheese with
them. Unless your whole property's a chemical wasteland after all the
spraying, of course.