I wrote an article not long ago about settling on a name for the personality disorder that we spend our time here talking about. I suggested using “sociopath” as a general term for exploitative people. Many of us have taken to shortening this term to “spath.”
Well, a Lovefraud reader “Justdreamin” informs us that “spath” is taken. She saw it on a flower pot, and sent us the photos.
It turns out that “spath” is a shortened version of “spathiphyllum,” which is the botanical name for the peace lilly, a common houseplant.
We might have to come up with a new name. If I were a beautiful peace lily, I wouldn’t want to share a name with the nasty predators.
justdreamin
While shopping, I noticed a lovely display of Peace Lilies, and thought, how nice and how beautiful, and how I would like to have one in my home. Then, upon closer inspection of the label, I found that (gasp) the beautiful lily is really a “spath”!! Oh no, they are everywhere!!
I thought this was so funny and ironic I laughed out loud at the store.
Thanks for sharing my pictures Donna!
Eva
Hahaha what a funny short article. Donna, thanks for disclousing this important information. Despite it’s beauty i’ll be on guard of this plant just in case my cat purges with it and becomes more bad than she already is.
lesson learned
ROFLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG!! HILARIOUS LOL!!! And to see spath written on the side of that flower pot is JUST TOO MUCH!!!
JD, hilarious. I would have LOL’d at the store too.
Thanks for sharing this!! Made my day!!
LL
lesson learned
Eva
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh MY humor is SO good for the SOUL!
LL
Eva
LL, i’m going to look for the vegetable monster. If i find it I’ll give it to my mother for her collection. If i see it devours the other plants i’ll tell her it was psychopathic and i’ll get rid of it….and that i wanted to see if it was a predatory plant 😀
lesson learned
Eva
ROFLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE DO LET US KNOW HOW THAT WORKS OUT LOL!!!!!
Ox Drover
Hens wanted a thread to just be silly on, and I think this one qualifies for giving us a good laugh! Thanks Donna! and Thanks just dreamin!!!
lesson learned
I can’t help but LOL when I see that potted plant
Didn’t someone come up with doing “potted Plant” with spaths? LOL
Hilarious!
LL
Eva
LL, sure! I’ll ask in the market if they know that plant. If i get one i’ll say what happens. I think after all i could give it to my Laila, to see which is more predator….She’s not very angel you know…who knows who would win.
She didn’t realize it but the psycho was tented of hurting her once when she was bitting him. I think it’s fair my baby kills a spath.
MiLo
wonder how much fertilizer it needs?