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Solidago altissima, tall goldenrod, was named the state wildflower of South Carolina in 2003. [49] The sweet goldenrod (Solidago odora) is the state herb of Delaware. [50] Goldenrod was the state flower of Alabama, but it was later rejected in favor of the camellia. [51]
Goldenrod is a common name for many species of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, commonly in reference to the genus Solidago. Several genera, such as Euthamia , were formerly included in a broader concept of the genus Solidago .
Chickens in the road "Why did the chicken cross the road?" is a common riddle joke with the answer being "To get to the other side." It is commonly seen as an example of anti-humor, in that the curious setup of the joke leads the listener to expect a traditional punchline, but they are instead given a simple statement of fact.
Now that Roblox has proven the viability of its business model, investors might wonder what's next for the company. Founder and CEO David Baszucki seems to have an answer: 1 billion daily active ...
The goldenrod soldier beetle [1] or Pennsylvania leatherwing [2] (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus) is a species of soldier beetle (Cantharidae). Nomenclature [ edit ]
The Rainbow Bridge is a meadow where animals wait for their humans to join them, and the bridge that takes them all to Heaven, together. The Rainbow Bridge is the theme of several works written first in 1959, then in the 1980s and 1990s, that speak of an other-worldly place where pets go upon death, eventually to be reunited with their owners.
Am I wrong, or does it seem in bad taste to use a sexist joke as an example of a variation on the chicken joke (the "why did the woman cross the road" version). The point could be made without being offensive, and I think that if it were a different kind of offensive joke (i.e. racist, anti-semetic, etc.) it would create much more of a controversy.
The poet Cratinus calls the chicken "the Persian alarm". In Aristophanes's comedy The Birds (414 BC) a chicken is called "the Median bird", which points to an introduction from the East. Pictures of chickens are found on Greek red figure and black-figure pottery. In Ancient Greece, chickens were still rare and were rather prestigious food for ...