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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: He ain't heavy; he's my pine #63773 04/04/2002 4:59 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear WW: I suspect your seeing roses in "ponderosa" is fallacious. Botanical names are chosen by scientists who seldom record reasons for their choices. In this case it seems likely that the nominating botanist was impressed by the superior size of the specimens he studied. Just as "Bonanza"s Hoss was nicknamed for his size, and the ranch was the Ponderosa for same reason. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted He ain't heavy; he's my pine Wordwind 04/04/2002 4:41 PM Re: He ain't heavy; he's my pine Faldage 04/04/2002 4:48 PM Re: He ain't heavy; he's my pine wwh 04/04/2002 4:59 PM lacking grace or fluency TEd Remington 04/04/2002 5:54 PM Re: lacking grace or fluency Faldage 04/04/2002 6:00 PM Re: lacking grace or fluency Jackie 04/04/2002 7:55 PM Re: lacking grace or fluency Wordwind 04/04/2002 10:56 PM Re: He ain't heavy; he's my pine TheFallibleFiend 04/04/2002 6:06 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,312 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 11 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,158 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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