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KenYonRuKu
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Why is the flower sad?
« on: May 23rd, 2005, 4:52am » |
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An old man was out walking with his two young grandsons, when they came upon a beautiful yellow flower. Taking a shiny silver coin from his pocket, he declared that whoever could give the best assessment of the flower's feelings could keep the money.
The elder grandson said "That flower must be so happy, because it's the yellowest flower in the world.." to which the younger piped up "No, it must be so sad."
The grandfather smiled and said "Ahh, because it is all alone, and it symbolises the fleetingness of life."
To which the younger grandson shook his head and explained why the flower was sad. When the grandfather heard his explanation, he gave him the money.
Why is the flower sad, according to the younger grandson?
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Re: Why is the flower sad?
« Reply #1 on: May 23rd, 2005, 7:43am » |
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Because someone is bound to pick it, thus killing it?
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Re: Why is the flower sad?
« Reply #2 on: May 23rd, 2005, 8:53am » |
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He sees the big fat cow approaching.
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Re: Why is the flower sad?
« Reply #3 on: May 23rd, 2005, 7:59pm » |
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on May 23rd, 2005, 7:43am, towr wrote:| Because someone is bound to pick it, thus killing it? |
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Plausible, but not what the little boy said...
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Re: Why is the flower sad?
« Reply #4 on: May 23rd, 2005, 8:01pm » |
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on May 23rd, 2005, 8:53am, Grimbal wrote:| He sees the big fat cow approaching. |
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Aside from the flower, the grandfather and his two grandsons, there're no other people or animals in the immediate area...
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Re: Why is the flower sad?
« Reply #5 on: May 24th, 2005, 2:21am » |
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His bright colors are to make up for his sad feelings.
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Re: Why is the flower sad?
« Reply #6 on: May 24th, 2005, 3:34am » |
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A flower cannot see, hear or smell (at least as I know), so it has no contact with it's environment. If you are prisoner of your body, you are either very very unhappy or you are gone crazy 
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Re: Why is the flower sad?
« Reply #7 on: May 24th, 2005, 4:16am » |
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Good answers both, but no cigars yet...
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Re: Why is the flower sad?
« Reply #8 on: May 24th, 2005, 4:51am » |
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It was a yellow rose, a very rare mutation of the common red rose. As everyone knows red roses are jealous of their rare brothers (others believe that they are simply the worst kind of racists with the different) and therefore have banished it from their society. They yellow rose is very grieved to be so alone
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Re: Why is the flower sad?
« Reply #9 on: May 24th, 2005, 6:43pm » |
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Nope, but an interesting stab...
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Re: Why is the flower sad?
« Reply #10 on: May 25th, 2005, 2:20am » |
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The flower is a male, it can see a few sexy female flowers around, but just out of reach.
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The flower is sad because it knows its feelings, but can not talk and earn the silver coin.
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Re: Why is the flower sad?
« Reply #11 on: May 25th, 2005, 2:25am » |
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on May 25th, 2005, 2:20am, Grimbal wrote:
The flower is sad because it knows its feelings, but can not talk and earn the silver coin. |
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I like that 
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Re: Why is the flower sad?
« Reply #12 on: May 25th, 2005, 4:05am » |
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on May 25th, 2005, 2:20am, Grimbal wrote:The flower is a male, it can see a few sexy female flowers around, but just out of reach.
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The flower is sad because it knows its feelings, but can not talk and earn the silver coin. |
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I love you second answer Grimbal, although it's not the answer that the boy said...
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Re: Why is the flower sad?
« Reply #13 on: May 25th, 2005, 5:43am » |
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It is doomed to be in the same place from birth to death, unable to walk or fly. It mostly sees the same things (if it can see)
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Re: Why is the flower sad?
« Reply #15 on: May 25th, 2005, 2:43pm » |
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Great guesses but no...
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Re: Why is the flower sad?
« Reply #16 on: May 26th, 2005, 3:10am » |
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The flower has no eyes to see itself, no nose to smell itself. How would it know it is beautiful?
By the way, some people might be sad because they can see and smell themselves...
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Re: Why is the flower sad?
« Reply #17 on: May 26th, 2005, 4:19am » |
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If it is the only of it's species in a great area, it is mostly improbable that it will fertilize or be fertilized, which is after all the major reason for it's existence.
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Re: Why is the flower sad?
« Reply #18 on: May 26th, 2005, 7:14am » |
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The flower is sad because being yellow for a flower is like being blonde for a human.
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Re: Why is the flower sad?
« Reply #19 on: May 26th, 2005, 8:42am » |
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on May 26th, 2005, 7:14am, Grimbal wrote:| The flower is sad because being yellow for a flower is like being blonde for a human. |
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It's a bimbo flower? Why isn't it happy then?
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Re: Why is the flower sad?
« Reply #20 on: May 26th, 2005, 10:03am » |
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No, tha's it, it has a PhD in nuclear physics, but to all other flowers, it is just "one of these yellow flowers"...
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Re: Why is the flower sad?
« Reply #21 on: May 26th, 2005, 11:21am » |
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The flower is yellow, and yellow is the color of jealousy. Maybe our flower is jealous for some reason?
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Re: Why is the flower sad?
« Reply #22 on: May 26th, 2005, 1:11pm » |
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on May 26th, 2005, 11:21am, DeMark wrote:| The flower is yellow, and yellow is the color of jealousy. Maybe our flower is jealous for some reason? |
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Interesting. I thought yellow was the colour of cowardice, and green the colour of jealousy. (At least that's what american TV-series taught me. I'm not actually sure what local tradition has to say on the matter, if anything)
Maybe the flower is sad because it gets pissed off when it gets pissed on.. (damn dogs)
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Re: Why is the flower sad?
« Reply #23 on: May 26th, 2005, 1:22pm » |
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the flower was sad because it was growing out of little space between sidewalk slabs, and it knew it would be stepped upon
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Re: Why is the flower sad?
« Reply #24 on: May 26th, 2005, 6:03pm » |
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Great guesses everyone, but no one's got it yet...
Try to combine Science with a bit of philosophy...
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