Roman
01-29-2007, 03:21 AM
In case you don't know what burdocks are, these are huge leaves that sometimes grow near the road. I don't think I seen it in California, but I seen some burdocks in midwest.In the linkns below they are mainly focussing on bushes of burdocks that grow in forests, but like I said, somteimes there are also a few burdock leaves growing near roads. Here are the links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burdock
http://www.vet.purdue.edu/depts/addl/toxic/plant02.htm
Anyway, when I was little I touched a burdock and I didn't like the texture of the leave. Ever since then, touching burdock is my worst nightmare. I remember, back at the age of 12, I had to go past a burdock and I couldn't go because I was so scared my legs would touch it. After I was standing for 3 minutes, my cousin had to pull it out in order for me to be able to walk.
Even now touching burdock is my worst nightmare. I woudl rather touch a hot stove than a burdock. In fact, hte thing about hot stove being hot is what makes it EASIER for me to touch it. Because in case of hot stove I can pin point something, well it is hot. In other words there is nothing wrong with it OTHER THAN the fact that it is hot. But in case of burdock I don't even nkow why is it I don't like to touch it, and htis sense of NOT KNOWING makes it seem that the leaf itself is cursed. In case of hot stove I can separate the stove itself from hotness. But in case of burdock I can't separate leaf from its curse. Leaf BECAME a curse.
Anyway, I would like to ask you guys, have you ever seen burdocks growing near a road? Do you also feel that the leaf is cursed? have you ever touch them? If so, how did it feel?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burdock
http://www.vet.purdue.edu/depts/addl/toxic/plant02.htm
Anyway, when I was little I touched a burdock and I didn't like the texture of the leave. Ever since then, touching burdock is my worst nightmare. I remember, back at the age of 12, I had to go past a burdock and I couldn't go because I was so scared my legs would touch it. After I was standing for 3 minutes, my cousin had to pull it out in order for me to be able to walk.
Even now touching burdock is my worst nightmare. I woudl rather touch a hot stove than a burdock. In fact, hte thing about hot stove being hot is what makes it EASIER for me to touch it. Because in case of hot stove I can pin point something, well it is hot. In other words there is nothing wrong with it OTHER THAN the fact that it is hot. But in case of burdock I don't even nkow why is it I don't like to touch it, and htis sense of NOT KNOWING makes it seem that the leaf itself is cursed. In case of hot stove I can separate the stove itself from hotness. But in case of burdock I can't separate leaf from its curse. Leaf BECAME a curse.
Anyway, I would like to ask you guys, have you ever seen burdocks growing near a road? Do you also feel that the leaf is cursed? have you ever touch them? If so, how did it feel?