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June 05, 2005
A flower named "Bucky"?
'Big Bucky' May Become the Largest Flower
I dunno, I think flowers should have girls' names.
Anyway, B.B. is a titan arum, also called a "corpse flower" due to its smell. Its latest bloom is coming up, and is expected to set the record for the world's largest flower. Apparently, things aren't going too well up at the University of Wisconsin-Madison:
"If we break the record," he said, "it's great for the country, the state and the city of Madison."
Yeah, the dollar's weak and our international standing's in the toilet, but we have the world's largest smelly flower! Take that, Europe!
(Thanks to Meryl.)
Posted by Mac Thomason at June 5, 2005 09:11 PM
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