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ok folks .. heres the excuse for not cutting the grass ... wish id known that before i cut the grass on monday and tuesday ...:D:D:D

Dandelions contain more Vitamin C and Vitamin A than almost any other fruit or vegetable.

If dandelions were hard to grow, they would be most welcome on any lawn. ANDREW MASON

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Onions, asparagus, daffodils, yams, hyacinths, garlic, leeks, tulips, chives and the Joshua tree of California (which can grow to be 40 feet tall) are all kinds of lily.

The lily was created on the third day, early in the morning when the Almighty was especially full of good ideas. MICHAEL JEFFERSON-BROWN

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heres another ... :D:D:D:D:D

Abkhazian, spoken in the Caucasus, is said to be the world's hardest language to learn, with 70 sounds but only two vowels. Each verb has several million forms.

Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing. ROBERT BENCHLEY (1889-1945)

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Abnepos is Latin for 'great-great-grandson'.

You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was. IRISH PROVERB

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Swaziland is an absolute monarchy, but the king always rules jointly with his mother, who is known as The Great She-Elephant.

What one owes to one's mother is never repaid. BASQUE PROVERB

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Bet she doesn't ask "Does my Bum look big in this ?"

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His mother is an elephant, but mothers in law are hippos (according to Reggy Perrin)