Poison Ivy is endemic in the Mississippi Delta. It's just here and in your face (or on your legs, hands....), most of the year. As a community service, here are some photos from the many poison ivy plants emerging or leafing back out within a 2 minute walk of our house.
Here is THE rule: Leaves of 3 let it be, Leaves of 5 let it thrive
Here are some other rules:
Leaves of 3 let it be, leaves of 4, give me more
Leaves of 3 let it be, leaves of 5, you can jive
OR, more to the point : Leaves of 3, You'd better flee!!!!
Not everyone is allergic to poison ivy, some people have not been exposed to it, and others just never developed allergies to it. I never really knew what poison ivy was (growing up in Australia where it does not exist), except for THE famous camp song by Spike Jones (Hello Mother, Hello Father) .....
Hello Mother, Hello Father lyrics |
Spike Jones |
Hello muddah, hello faddah,
I went hiking with Joe Spivey,
All the counselors hate the waiters,
No, I don't want this should scare ya,
Take me home, I promise I will not make noise,
Dearest faddah, darling muddah,
When we get into poison ivy by accident, suspect we may have been near poison ivy, or breakout in a rash, we take a shower with Tecnu Skin Cleanser 32 Ounce Often, poison ivy is transfered all over your body by scratching the first spot where you got some, getting the poison on your fingers and then scratching somewhere else. Another way to get poison ivy is from patting your pets after they have been rolling in the stuff (usually doesn't affect them!). Happy Camping! Aussie Kim |
Let's see, was that "leaves of five, get the hives," or was it "leaves of two, kick off your shoe," or was it...
Posted by: LA Sue | June 03, 2008 at 09:02 PM
Leaves of three
Is your brain a pea?
Posted by: Aussie Kim | June 03, 2008 at 10:02 PM
Hi, Kim,
Giving credit where credit is due, "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah" was by Alan Sherman. (Spike Jones recorded many novelty songs, but not this one.)
Posted by: Ted Hering | June 04, 2008 at 05:09 PM
And here I thought the garlic flower was just practicing safe sex...
Posted by: Dawn | June 04, 2008 at 08:50 PM
Dear Ted,
Many thanks for the correction! I guess I need to double check information sources on the net!
Dear Dawn,
Yes, that's immediatly what I thought as well......My kids asked me if I placed it ontop of the flower, it looks so out of place!
Posted by: Aussie Kim | June 07, 2008 at 09:39 PM
Dirt Dude's version
Leaves of three
Not good to wipe after a pee.
Posted by: Dirt Dude | June 23, 2008 at 12:21 PM
I think you could have done a better try..The concept seems to be good..But the content of the topic has not up to the extent of readers..
Posted by: Diamond Drill Bits | November 14, 2011 at 03:10 AM