June 21, 2020

"Bidens is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. The common names beggarticks, black jack..."

"... burr marigolds, cobbler's pegs, Spanish needles, stickseeds, tickseeds and tickseed sunflowers refer to the fruits of the plants, most of which are bristly and barbed, with two sharp pappi at the end. The generic name refers to the same character; Bidens comes from the Latin bis ('two') and dens ('tooth').... The plants are zoochorous; their seeds will stick to clothing, fur or feathers, and be carried to new habitat. This has enabled them to colonize a wide range...."

From "Bidens" (Wikipedia).


"Bidens cypselae sticking to a sleeve" —  CC Aelwyn.

I'm just here to help you with your metaphors.

35 comments:

Dave Begley said...

Two teeth Joe.

gspencer said...

Biden's becoming more plant-like with each passing day.

And Democrats are becoming more Zombie-like.

wendybar said...

Figures.

LA_Bob said...

So, are we saying a biden is a type of prick?

And thanks for the help with the metaphor!

Narr said...

Prof casts a wide nettle this morning.

I like "Bidens torta" delawarensis

Narr
"Corkscrew beggartick"

Tommy Duncan said...

Stick-tights are the bane of my hunting existence. My dog doesn't like them either.

Achilles said...

I am not in the habit of mocking invalids.

JML said...

I'm just here to help you with your metaphors.

You are telling us to stick it.

wildswan said...

We used to call them all "come-alongs." If too many got in your hair, it matted and had to be cut off in places, leaving an unsightly bristle. Then your hair had to be evened and cut to match and hide. Then, taunting from friend and foe on the playground. Lesson: Look where you're going; keep bidens out of your hair.

wildswan said...

We used to call them all "come-alongs." If too many got in your hair, it matted and had to be cut off in places, leaving an unsightly bristle. Then your hair had to be evened and cut to match and hide. Then, taunting from friend and foe on the playground. Lesson: Look where you're going; keep bidens out of your hair.

wildswan said...

We used to call them all "come-alongs." If too many got in your hair, it matted and had to be cut off in places, leaving an unsightly bristle. Then your hair had to be evened and cut to match and hide. Then, taunting from friend and foe on the playground. Lesson: Look where you're going; keep bidens out of your hair.

LA_Bob said...

Achilles, Biden is not an invalid. He's an instance of a type of flowering plant, badly withered.

wendybar said...

Blood sucking ticks

LordSomber said...

Anything that stuck to our socks when out in the woods we just called 'hitchhikers.'

Tomcc said...

Say what you will, Mr. Biden does have magnificent teeth. I doubt that they are dentures, but I do remember hearing him at an early debate sounding like Sylvester the cat.

The Godfather said...

At first I thought it said “Biden is a genius”. I wondered if Althouse was being sarcastic, or perhaps had gone off her rocker.

cubanbob said...

Useless and irritating, just like Biden.

Temujin said...

I always hated those things.

JMW Turner said...

Call Any Vegetable...FZ

The Cracker Emcee Refulgent said...

“I am not in the habit of mocking invalids”

Neither am I. Bad karma. But exceptions can be made.

Crimso said...

They'll also get into your hair.

Earnest Prole said...

I took a rather ambitious hike on Tuesday in the now-parched Sierra foothills, and I spent the rest of the week removing pesky bidens from my clothing and shoes.

tim in vermont said...

"Anything that stuck to our socks when out in the woods we just called 'hitchhikers.’"

We called these specific things “hitchhikers” but a burdock is a burdock.

Narr said...

"Awn." Couldn't think of the word earlier.

Narr
Awn-spiring post

veni vidi vici said...

Joe Biden's recent style of speaking is also a "zoo-chorus"; his thoughts ring cacaphonous and unfocused, like the sounds one hears while trundling through a zoo.

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