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International: All men are bastards Down Under - and proud of it Bruce Wilson reflects on a warm word of abuse than can trip up the unwary outsider
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THE discovery that one Australian in three is born illegitimate
should not really come as a surprise. Most of us males of the
species have been bastards all our lives.
"Bastard" is a strangely ambiguous Antipodean noun. In one usage,
"G'day, you old bastard", it is a term of great affection. But
when, as I grew up in Queensland, my fellow northerners referred to
our longest-serving prime minister as "that old bastard Bob
Menzies" it had a very different meaning.
Legitimacy had nothing to do with it. Indeed, until 1960s
freedoms arrived in Australia - typically, half a decade late - ...
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Goldenrod can enliven your gardens
Newspaper article from: Yakima Herald-Republic
; ...Maybe our roadside goldenrod, Solidago Canadensis...a number of hybrid goldenrods that will brighten...gardeners have been using goldenrod in their gardens for...objections to our native goldenrods: They're invasive...misconception that goldenrod causes seasonal allergies...
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On Goldenrod;Few Fall-Blooming Flowers Are as Widespread and Lovely
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...time of the year, arching clusters of goldenrod sway and nod in the gentlest breeze...each of the more than 125 species of goldenrod that have been identified as natives...cleared of all competing vegetation, goldenrod seeds will germinate in the spring...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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130 species of goldenrods are nothing to sneeze at.(Home & Garden)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; ...allergen, while goldenrod's insect-borne...easy to grow as goldenrods. Most prefer full...for garden use. Goldenrods with running or...common Canadian Goldenrod. Hybridizers have...the more unusual goldenrods and quite suited...Blue-stemmed Goldenrod. Blue-tinged...
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 "Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current)")
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GOLDENROD, WITH ITS BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS, IS NO RAGWEED
Newspaper article from: Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current)
; Goldenrod, native to North America, has made...deteriorating with natural dieback, goldenrod, one of the last perennials to bloom...grow? By now, you know the clump was goldenrod. It reached a height of three to four...
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GOLDENROD GAINS RESPECT NEWER DWARF VARIETIES ARE EASIER TO MANAGE, STILL SHOWY.(HOME)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot
; ...Chapel Hill, N.C., is a pioneer in developing goldenrods. She says goldenrod thrives in full sun but will tolerate light shade...retaining their golden color,'' she says. The goldenrods described are available at Niche Gardens and cost...
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AUTUMN'S HARBINGER PLANT GOLDENROD. NO SNEEZING. (HONEST).
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; ...inquiring sniff. When I said that it was goldenrod, she jumped back as though the thing...NOT cause hay fever. Anybody who puts goldenrod in bouquets has to do a lot of this kind...lure pollinating insects. In contrast, goldenrod offers a spectacular fall inflorescence...
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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CLEAR UP MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT GOLDENROD PLANTS.(Opinion)(Letter to the editor)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
; ...that a goldenrod is a goldenrod is a goldenrod. There are many species of goldenrods in Central New York and...it from other types of goldenrod, so its full name is...sempervirens. But many other goldenrods brighten CNY's fields...
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Unfairly accused ; If you're sneezing, blame ragweed, not goldenrod
Newspaper article from: Concord Monitor
; ...like blue-stemmed goldenrod (S. caesia) and zigzag goldenrod (S. flexicaulis...fairly deep shade. Goldenrods grow from clumping...catalogs offer hybrid goldenrods for sale. If you see a white goldenrod it is probably the...
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MILKING THE MARKET GOLDENROD DAIRY TRYING TO BREAK INTO EVANSVILLE OPERATIONS
Newspaper article from: Evansville Courier & Press
; ...products by Madisonville, Ky.- based Goldenrod -- a new name to most Evansville consumers...began appearing in the local market. Goldenrod Milk is currently available at some Pantry...Some area nursing homes also are among Goldenrod's customers as well as the Evansville...
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LONG BLAMED FOR CAUSING SNEEZING, GOLDENROD NO LONGER TO BE FEARED.(VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot
; Byline: Mary Reid Barrow Goldenrod, the brilliant yellow plumes of...perk up and take notice when I see goldenrod blooming along our highways and byways...that if I became too friendly with goldenrod and brought it into the house, I...
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