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Arrowman · 10-13-2002, 07:22 PM

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Dark Jedi · 10-13-2002, 07:25 PM

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<strong>Does anyonehere know about roses and what they are supposed to mean? Just for fun:

The other day my rose bushes started blooming. So I cut two bunches of buds and took them to my female friends, T and J, who live next door to each other. T is "just a friend" while I would like J to be more (and both T and J know it).

We joked about what red and yellow roses mean when given to someone (we don't know for sure the traditional meaning), and how I had had to put a mixture of red and yellow in each bunch to make sure I was being "even handed" in whatever emotions I was expressing.

To top it off, a week later J's bunch of buds has blossomed beautifully (both red and yellow); on the other hand T's yellow buds opened while the red ones are still just buds. T thinks (jokingly) this must be saying bad things about her prospects for a love life. I of course would like to think there's another reason J's red roses blossomed while T's didn't.

Anyway - who here knows what is the traditional meaning of red and yellow roses as a gift? I suppose red roses mean love, or lust, or somesuch - what about yellow?</strong>

Red = Love
Yellow = Texas, or Friend, as applicable...

Perhaps the difference is that one of them put an asprin in the water, and thus got fuller, healthier blooms?

Arrowman · 10-13-2002, 07:55 PM

Thanks, Dark Jedi. I've put the question in its "proper place" here:

<a href="http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=44&t=001769" target="_blank">http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=44&t=001769</a>

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10-13-2002, 07:55 PM	#3
Arrowman Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,358	Thanks, Dark Jedi. I've put the question in its "proper place" here: <a href="http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=44&t=001769" target="_blank">http://iidb.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=44&t=001769</a>

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