tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post7401317423576858574..comments2024-03-07T11:39:09.758+11:00Comments on Will Type For Food: Rupert and the case of the protogynous diurnally synchronous dichogamyTimThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-21611805554514583092011-07-21T16:36:03.523+10:002011-07-21T16:36:03.523+10:00O' course when the Baron first mentioned all t...O' course when the Baron first mentioned all this protogynous what not palaver last night, the question immediately leapt to my lips: <br /><br />'What's a dichogoly?'TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-87709625630214186752011-07-21T16:34:27.694+10:002011-07-21T16:34:27.694+10:00Oh good, now we can enjoy protogynous diurnally sy...Oh good, now we can enjoy protogynous diurnally synchronous dichogamising in our own backyard!TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-2474783569539115122011-07-21T16:09:14.409+10:002011-07-21T16:09:14.409+10:00I believe, though in fact I've never picked an...I <i>believe</i>, though in fact I've never picked an avocado in my life, that you remove them and let them ripen off the tree. As with pears.<br /><br />We've just planted a Bacon cultivar avocado, which because of our cooler climate should manage to self-pollinate (i.e., it skips the whole protogynous, diurnally synchronous dichogamy fandango), so I'll let you know, in a year or five.Alexis, Baron von Harlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-89901087743764769032011-07-21T14:19:37.903+10:002011-07-21T14:19:37.903+10:00Oh OK. I always like couples who are different po...Oh OK. I always like couples who are different politically but manage to live with each other.<br /><br />Now what about the avocados? Is it true that it's just guesswork as to when they should be picked?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04108945551064939734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-43419601388658897632011-07-21T13:33:44.483+10:002011-07-21T13:33:44.483+10:00Oh, and Beatrice barracks for the Richmond Tigers....Oh, and Beatrice barracks for the Richmond Tigers.Alexis, Baron von Harlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-64244588092295111172011-07-21T13:29:30.681+10:002011-07-21T13:29:30.681+10:00I think we're what's known as the progress...I think we're what's known as the progressive-libertarian alliance, Steve. I'm the progressive and Tim's the libertarian.Alexis, Baron von Harlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-61959732683835273042011-07-21T13:22:31.939+10:002011-07-21T13:22:31.939+10:00They do that anyway.They do that anyway.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-33661383249032890102011-07-21T13:01:34.088+10:002011-07-21T13:01:34.088+10:00Don't either of you go faking death, now. The...Don't either of you go faking death, now. The cats might start chewing your toes.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04108945551064939734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-82854500986768716072011-07-21T12:58:45.537+10:002011-07-21T12:58:45.537+10:00Nah, we're all sweet at home Steve - like Rome...Nah, we're all sweet at home Steve - like Romeo and Juliet. No, wait... bad metaphor. We're like the diurnally synchronous dichogamous avocado.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-60811085377808580822011-07-21T12:51:32.236+10:002011-07-21T12:51:32.236+10:00Baron, I believe that the big mystery with growing...Baron, I believe that the big mystery with growing your own avocados is judging when to take them off the tree. Such uncertainty has put me off ever trying to grow them.<br /><br />Otherwise, I am always curious as to where you stand politically with Tim. He's probably the only right wing performance poet and zeen author below the 30th parallel, I expect, and I would be surprised if you and the cats see things exactly the same way. But I could be wrong.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04108945551064939734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-17132733954796980692011-07-21T12:42:06.252+10:002011-07-21T12:42:06.252+10:00Those frisky avocados, I tell you.Those frisky avocados, I tell you.Alexis, Baron von Harlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.com