Things that erk you-Post your annoying orchid experience HERE!

[DeLandDad]

Asking a serious or important question then getting an answer that is not only way off base but, 2 guesses less than I already knew and obviously made up as it goes along. How's that old saying go? If you can't dazzle people with brilliance then baffle them with. . . . UMmm, let's see ?????
Oh Yeah. . . That's it, "Feces Bovinum !" LOL ;-}

CIAO Y'all

DeLand Dad

[kiwiorchids]

nice... =-)

[delilah]

that was funny, Pete!
One of my pet peeves: when people (who don't grow orchids) come up and paw at your plants- they are very well meaning, but they pick up and bend and push the leaves to see the flowers, and then push their fingers into the flower and spread it, and try to put their fingers into the pouches of my slipper orchids... while I stand by and try to maintain a sickly hospitable smile while fuming inwardly....Really, plants need people to respect their personal space too!!!!!

[pavel]

then push their fingers into the flower and spread it, and try to put their fingers into the pouches of my slipper orchids... while I stand by and try to maintain a sickly hospitable smile while fuming inwardly....

I'd have no qualms telling someone not to do that. If they take offense ... too bad. But generally if phrased politely --"Please don't do that ... it damages the flower." -- they're okay with it. I can understand the urge to stick a finger in there though. It's kind of a little kid curiosity thing.

I'll give two erksome things:

1) When a catt decides to send its new pseudobulb growth down into the pot. (Dumb thing!)

2) When people mispronounce "keiki". Many folks I know mispronounce it "kee-kee". It's like nails on a chalkboard for me.

[DeLandDad]

Gita,
within Reference to folks touching or worse molesting anything I hold in major esteem:
That's when I poke them on the eye or worse. I surmise it's the Scott "in me Kin", But I do not allow trreading on me or mine.
I'm probably too willing to enlighten, share or teach but allowing strangers to inflict any damage is verbotten, regardless whether it's ignorance or stupidity or meanness which may have percipitated such a gross act.
I say Feel free to look study, even ogle, but Never Touch anything of mine without my express and explicit permission. OMG ! I was Hell on earth with my clildren. My specimens are a close third. Of course my loving Wife Comes 1st. in my somewhat militant protocol.

[kiwiorchids]

I had some old lady at a show come up and look at my phrag on display
anyone has it a guess at what she does next?

[kiwiorchids]

I had some old lady at a show come up and look at my phrag on display
anyone has it a guess at what she does next?

Well... She put her fingers inside the pouch and ended up pulling it off-and it was in the running for 1st place too!

[delilah]

afraid to guess....

[Daethen]

It irks me that my mom in law (who we live with and who got me into orchids) feels like we have way too many of them. Is there such a thing as too many? I mean really. Oh, and I agree with the space thing as well.

[Kmac]

OUCH!