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[-] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 71 points 1 month ago

The D.C. Botanical Gardens are absolutely stunning and worth a visit, even if you miss the short window for smelling the incredibly wretched stench of the aptly named Corpse Flower.

Highly recommend a trip.

[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 36 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I was there without any idea that there was a special botanical event. Just wanted to see some plants.

That corpse flower is HUGE! The docent told us it bloomed 48 hours before we got there and that the smell lasted 12 hours or less. We were lucky to catch it in its three days of bloom, especially since apparently that plant was blooming for the first time after 18 years!

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 month ago

We have that as well in Germany.
Called "Titanenwurz" in german which translates to 'giant plant/root'
And it's a "common" (not just a single garden) attraction in various botanical gardens here

[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Very cool. It is enormous!

[-] Zephorah@discuss.online 55 points 1 month ago

They’re the ones driving past the mutilated White House on their day to day. The reminders of his awfulness likely hits harder for them because they get the full visual on his lack of respect for American things.

[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 month ago

It really sucks to see the national guard everywhere, huge trump portraits hanging from buildings, and marching white supremacists.

[-] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 13 points 1 month ago

huge trump portraits hanging from buildings

That's so Stalin of him.

Looking forward to seeing those burn.

[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

huge trump portraits hanging from buildings

Erdoğan replaced what used to be pictures of Atatürk, the universally respected founder of Turkey with pictures of himself in even the most secular cities in turkey.

And this prick is stooping down to that level. Disgusting

[-] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[-] Sanguine@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

I believe you but do you have any links. This is wild

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[-] Zephorah@discuss.online 4 points 1 month ago

Post pics. Share your imagery.

[-] JoYo@lemmy.ml 50 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I live on capitol hill and often walk down the mall for my daily exercise. I don't really follow the news so I had no idea the "state" fare was going on. What I did see was heavily armed guards and fences in a normally open area with loads of tourists specifically not going to the fare.

I think the armed national guard scared them off. Anyways, here's a photo of the B2 that flew over that day.

[-] Fondots@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago

FYI

A "fare" is a price you pay to go somewhere, for example a bus fare

A "fair" is an event with vendors and attractions and such.

You might have to pay a fare to enter the fair.

Although classifying anything this administration is doing as some kind of price we have to pay does feel kind of appropriate.

[-] Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

What's a pale girl called, who also happen to be just, when she's at the fair?

[-] Glytch@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

That would be a fair fair girl attending the fair. Or, if she really identifies with fair life, a fair fair fair girl.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

What about the general assortment of things she's selling at the fair? And how might one casually inquire as to how they're doing? I know they're reasonably priced.

I guess I'm trying to ask, since you've paid the fair fare, how do the fair fair fair girl's fair fair fares fare?

[-] Chr0nos1@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

That reminds me of the Buffalo Sentence Wiki Link

[-] davidgro@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo

They sure do. Tragic how bullying ends up being passed along like that.

[-] tetris11@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago

Many men mend many mens amends

[-] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

If she is selling transportaion or food - fare, other products - ware (but I could be wrong).

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[-] tetris11@feddit.uk 14 points 1 month ago

That's Tammy. We don't talk about her and her laissez faire lifestyle.

[-] NOPper@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 month ago

I was down there for work two weeks back on an annual visit and thought I'd go see the sludge pool. The whole area for blocks around was chain link and military in squads if 3-5. Sirens from every 3rd vehicle through every intersection through the night. You'd think he'd already been shot and the city was locked down. Crazy times.

The Northrop-Grumman B-2 Doomerang.

[-] switcheroo@lemmy.world 34 points 1 month ago

That was beautiful. 🥹

[-] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

I think I just heard George Takei say "oh my" off in the distance. Did anyone else hear that?

[-] FernFrederick@feddit.org 13 points 1 month ago

if your german based and want a variant of such a plant, dm me. i will send you seeds in autumn. they propagate quite fast, and i don't want to throw them away.

i have not yet seen the phase where it blooms (and stinks) and i have them about four to five years...

[-] addie@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago

Heh heh, phallus.

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[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

the plant(amorphallus titan) is also rare and endangered, which along side the rafflesia a parasitic plant which is rarer sine it grow on specific vines and have a very unusual growth cycle, which lives in the same region also uses the same method to attract flies.

the corpse plant is related to you calla lily, and some other plants that produces a rotting smell.

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 8 points 1 month ago

The plant smells better than the diapers

[-] sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

We love when this community is just US politics. Yes you elected a bad leader, we get it. Choose better next time.

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[-] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I don't know what bumping uglies means, and I'm scared to ask...

[-] fox2263@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I like how that was paraphrased.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

We've got one of those out here on the west coast. I think in Danville? Anyways you smell one corpse flower, you spend the rest of your life with lavendar on your face just in case you accidentally angel another

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