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03-26-2010, 06:21 PM #1Senior Member
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Things that really don't exist, but some believe do.
The recent thread on Neroli oil and its source under preshaves etc. got me interested in other things that some might believe exist but are in fact either fictional or a misunderstanding of the root of a name. To start this off, here are two more from my list.
Canola plants (as in the source of canola oil)
Naugas (the source of Naugahyde).
Add you own. To qualify we must be talking about a nonexistant physical object (plant, animal, mineral) whose existance is hypothesized due to some false identification by humans. Not a mythical or spiritual being whose existance can neither be confirmed or denied (basically I do not want this to deginerate into a discussion on theism, atheism and/or agnosticism). Let's keep it real, or at least in the realm of this world.
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03-26-2010, 07:22 PM #2Senior Member
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I must admit, as a child I was certain that Jackalopes were real. I swear I saw them listed in an Encyclopedia at the time and even got in a heated argument with my best friend and his parents when they told me they didn't exist.
Chris L"Blues fallin' down like hail." Robert Johnson
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03-26-2010, 09:22 PM #3Senior Member
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Vegetables!
Technically there is no such a thing as a vegetable. There are "vegetative parts," but no vegetables. Go ask a botanist. Anyway, this was true at the time I studied botany.
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That was back when they thought the earth was flat and the sun revolved around the earth ......
Originally Posted by honedright
Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.
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03-26-2010, 09:54 PM #5Senior Member
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That's where I remember you from! Originally Posted by JimmyHAD
That was back when they thought the earth was flat and the sun revolved around the earth ......
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03-26-2010, 09:49 PM #6Wander Woman
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I thought that until a couple years ago, even though I never knew exactly what they were supposed to be. Originally Posted by ChrisL
When I was a wee child I thought tomatoes grew on trees.
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03-26-2010, 09:56 PM #7Senior Member
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What a clever child you were - Originally Posted by MistressNomad
Amazon.com: Rare Italian Tree Tomato 15 Seeds - Grows 25 Feet Tall!: Patio, Lawn & Garden
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03-26-2010, 09:58 PM #8Wander Woman
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HA! I WIN! I'M NEVER WRONG! Originally Posted by honedright
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03-26-2010, 10:34 PM #9Usagi Yojimbo
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And I thought you were anything but a typical woman....huh, who knew? Originally Posted by MistressNomad
HA! I WIN! I'M NEVER WRONG!
I think I'll put on my flame retardant suit now.
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And of course, they are actually fruits, not vegetab...vetat...whatever. Originally Posted by MistressNomad
I thought that until a couple years ago, even though I never knew exactly what they were supposed to be.
When I was a wee child I thought tomatoes grew on trees.
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