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Dandelion clocks

Post 1

Mark Moxon

And hey, what about telling the time with dandelion clocks. For those of you who don't know, you get a seeded dandelion (when it's gone all white and fluffy) and blow on it. The number of blows it takes to blow all the seeds off is the time (so four blows means it's 4 o'clock) which, while patently untrue, is a cute concept.


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Post 2

Dolphin Girl: Patron Saint of Incoherent Ramblings; Keeper of Flutes and Singing Watches

We humans have obviously not reckoned the hours in the day as whenever I blow a dandilion clock it's usually about 33 o' clock!


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Post 3

The Dancing Tree

When I was a young'un we had this thing that they were angels and we were setting them free to go up to heaven. An equally tranquil image.


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Post 4

Dolphin Girl: Patron Saint of Incoherent Ramblings; Keeper of Flutes and Singing Watches

My friend once told me that if you catch a danilion seed as it is floating through the air you can make a wish as the little white bit at the bottom is a tiny fairy which is hitching a lift!


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Post 5

The Dancing Tree

Whoops - that's what I meant - fairies - not angels!!!


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Post 6

The 1 and only Elkherd

I always thought you were supposed to say "What's the time, Mr. Wolf?" and then count "1 o'clock, two o'clock..." between each puff.


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Post 7

Lupa Mirabilis, Serious Inquisitor

When I was a kid, the story was that if you made a wish before you blew, it would come true if you blew off all the seeds in one breath.


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