On Wed 27 Jul 2005 04:31:23a, Dog3 wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> ~patches~ > wrote in
> :
>
>> Bob Myers wrote:
>>
>>> "Dog3" > wrote in message
>>> 1...
>>>
>>>
>>>>It smells good when you walk on it. Problem is, the mint is taking
>>>>over. It's even insinuated itself with the Zoysia grass in the front.
>>>> I'm gonna kill it (the mint) with Round Up.
>>>
>>>
>>> Lotsa luck. Two plants that I have given up trying
>>> to kill are mint and rhubarb. Mostly because I have
>>> no idea where to get my hands on small thermonuclear
>>> weapons, and suspect the neighbors would gripe if I
>>> set one off, anyway...
>>>
>>> Bob M.
>>>
>>>
>> That mint will suck up the Round Up and beg for more while it doubles
>> in size. DH tried mowing ours once. Big mistake! It just took over
>> the yard during the night.
>>
>
> LOL... There has *got* to be a 'B' grade movie in there somewhere.
> Killer mint takes over and murders tomato plants... I can see it now.
>
> Michael
>

Well, I suppose after "The Attack of the Killer Tomatoes", it's only
justice. :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974


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