SEEDS & WEEDS: The Funniest Things People Have Said About GARDENING

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9. A true test of your boyfriend’s commitment to your relationship
is:
(a) Showing up when promised to unplug your toilet and/or septic tank.
(b) Willingness to run to the store and buy tampons for you in emergency
situations.
(c) Not commenting out loud about inevitable male-mind connection
between (a) and (b).
(d) Not jumping up to put on pants and run downstairs to for crying out
loud something five seconds after finished with another of those typically
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10. In winter, you pass the time waiting for gardening season by:
(a) Enjoying the view off the terrace overlooking the Queen’s’ Royal
Arboretum of Cairo.
(b) Playing bridge with the Dysons and sewing skirts for the dried flower
baskets you’re making for the country club’s spring charity luncheon.