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(13-06-2020, 07:59 PM)Can the Man Wrote: February used to be the last month of the year, which is why it has the shortest number of days

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I always wondered why Feb only had 28 days a year and 29 on a leap year. I also wondered why they couldn’t be bothered to make it rhyme.

30 days has September, April June and November.....blah blah blah bored now, February.

Do you think it’s because March has the spring equinox so is therefore the start of the year like it is for us gardeners, and I know some of you mad folk start on Boxing Day.
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Well, December beginning with Dec means 10.
However, it’s our last month of the year so February is either the 2nd or 12th depending upon your belief system.
If, February is the 1st month of the year it explains the concept of Spring whereas December doesn’t.
However, if you have to allow for quarter days that explains the 4 yearly cycle of leap years a calendar based upon neither February or December makes any kind of sense.

I now have trunk flop and headache.
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Trunk ache are you kidding, my Mami always told me, you know what thought did don’t you?

Did a poo and fell back in it!


I still don’t get it....

And I didn’t follow any of that Neffa.  Huh
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I've just discovered that wisteria chinensis (Chinese wisteria) twines right handed, but wisteria floribunda (Japanese wisteria) twines left handed. It's very rare to have two plants of the same species that twine in opposite directions apparently.
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Strange but true that I seem to have missed most of these hilarious posts. Thanks for the entertainment, all of you.
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(31-10-2020, 09:54 PM)Moth Wrote: I've just discovered that wisteria chinensis (Chinese wisteria) twines right handed, but wisteria floribunda (Japanese wisteria) twines left handed. It's very rare to have two plants of the same species that twine in opposite directions apparently.
How interesting!
Now tell me this, what causes the twining?  I always thought it was the daylight  on one side of the stalk, but if two plants can twine in different directions that blows that theory out of the water.   I'm sure someone will tell me in great scientific detail. Smile
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I've read that CFBs and Runner beans twine in opposite directions too.
AFAIK twining plants twine because they don't have hands to pull themselves up.
Is that scientific enough for you, JJB. Smile
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(01-11-2020, 12:31 AM)Veggie Wrote: I've read that CFBs and Runner beans twine in opposite directions too.
AFAIK twining plants twine because they don't have hands to pull themselves up.
Is that scientific enough for you, JJB. Smile

I've a feeling I'm going to have to test the CFB vs runner theory, just out of curiosity.   A very plausible explanation, ta, Veggie.  Smile
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(01-11-2020, 12:31 AM)Veggie Wrote: I've read that CFBs and Runner beans twine in opposite directions too.
AFAIK twining plants twine because they don't have hands to pull themselves up.
Is that scientific enough for you, JJB. Smile

Runner beans twine right handed (i.e. crossing the support bottom left to top right). As far as I'm aware, CFB do the same.
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