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March 1, 2006

A myrtle by any other name would smell as ...

Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (1925) -- Jerz: American Lit II (EL 267)Onilee's blog about the colors blue and green got me thinking - aren't myrtle bushes blue? Here's what WordNet says

The noun myrtle has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers
Synonym: Vinca minor

Meaning #2: any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Myrtus

Blue like Gatsby's chauffeur's uniform - definitely not pure white like a daisy.

Posted by BrendaChristeleit at March 1, 2006 4:35 PM

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Or Blue Collar working class compared to white collar working class!

Nice Research and Observation Brenda!

Posted by: Terra Stumpf at March 1, 2006 5:51 PM

Duh! Why didn't I think of that? I get so bogged down with what thinsg might mean sometimes that I fail to see the more obvious. Thanks, Terra - see ya' Friday

Posted by: Brenda Christeleit at March 1, 2006 9:25 PM

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