Beware of the Flower
So if you want a humorous gift for someone that I guarantee will be utterly unique, check out The Flower With 'Tude Shop. The caption on the T-shirt reads, "HEY! Who d'ye think ye're calling PANSY?!!!"
Since this little guy would be pretty lonely by himself, below I've gathered a brief anthology of vegetable and floral humor from around the net.
Close-Up of the "Flower With 'Tude" Design:
Caption on T-shirt and other gifts:
"HEY! Who D'ye Think Ye're Callin' PANSY?!!"
Flower With 'Tude on CafePress
Flower With 'Tude Women's T-Shirt
Price: 18.99
Flower With 'Tude Tote Bag
Price: 15.99
Flower With 'Tude Organic Cotton Tee
Price: 22.99
Flower With 'Tude Rectangle Magnet
Price: 5.99
Goofball Vegetable Humor Book
I had to get this book for her as a Christmas present, of course. It shows you how to make odd-looking faces and animals out of fruits and vegetables already around the house. (No, I'm not talking about your spouse.)
Play With Your Food
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Zany Flower Music
Funny Flowers and Vegetables Around the Net
I donno, but there's some pretty silly stuff out there.
- "Weird Fruit" by Renowned Fantasy Artist Ursula Vernon
- I love this web artist, UrsulaV. She can do really exquisite fantasy art. She can also do really stupid yet funny art. Here is her gallery of Weird Fruit. My favorite is "Bighorn Pears".
- Bob the Angry Flower
- Obviously I couldn't skip this guy. Famous comic strip flower tackles the burning issues of our day.
- Wearable Vegetables - Odd Gifts
- In addition to "wearable vegetables", this guy sells T-shirts with really awful vegetarian puns.
Pareidolia -- Seeing Faces in Inanimate Objects
Aha! I'm Not Alone in My Insanity!
But finally I stumbled across a blog entry explaining the phenomenon of "Pareidolia", seeing faces in inanimate objects. The article is actually pretty funny and has a cute example.
Armed with a jargon word to assist me in my search, I was finally able to find other photos proving that I'm not the only crazy person out there:
I'm A Lonely Little Petunia in an Onion Patch
Because Petunias Need Love Too
I'm a lonely little petunia in an onion patch
and all I do is cry all day
Boo hoo, boo hoo
The air's so strong it takes my breath away (Phee-ew)
I'm a lonely little petunia in an onion patch,
oh won't you come and play with me!
It's actually an excerpt from a longer song written in 1946 by Maurie Hartmann, Billy Faber and Johnny Kamono.
Amazingly, I've found an obscure website with an original recording of "Lonely Little Petunia in an Onion Patch" with all the verses and all the lyrics. Sounds of a bygone era! There, now you've found something on the net you never knew existed.
I'm a Lonely Little Petunia
This song is originally sung by Imogen Heap. This is just a classic little lullaby. **edit: apparently not originally sung by her, she just has a kick ass version. my bad.
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alghaz01 wrote...
very amazing lens..i wish i can make lens like this..
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Posted May 08, 2009
flowergardener wrote...
Heya Greek! Thanks for submitting this to my flower group, I actually thought it was already in the group, as I remember finding, enjoying, and rating this flower with 'tude :) Can't rate you again, but by golly it's in the group now!
Posted April 14, 2009
nkent wrote...
Love the lens - I love the video "I'm a Lonely Little Petunia" you have put on your lens.
- saves me having to search myself. If you get the chance check
out my Orchid Gardening blog.
Posted March 06, 2009
ClassyMan wrote...
I like the '"Flower With 'Tude" Design' part - beautiful picture. you can add to your lens some sites or reviews on tools that make gardening easier like: hose reels , sink stations, rain barrels and so on...
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