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Hermit-The-Prog

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30. the big question: why is the tumbleweed community so anxious?

Reply to KY_EnviroGuy (Original post)

Thu Jan 2, 2020, 11:47 AM

Jan 2020

Need some upChuck Toady interviews and NYT analysis of the migrating tumbleweeds and how the Democrats are ignoring their plight.

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OK, who's been dumping Miracle-Gro on the tumbleweed in WA? [View all] KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 OP

Y'all know tumbleweed is RUSSIAN, right? RockRaven Jan 2020 #1

FAKE NEWS....they're Ukrainian... AJT Jan 2020 #2

Damn near DUzy worthy Brother Buzz Jan 2020 #5

Yup and HILLARY brought them over nilram Jan 2020 #12

Exactly. DURHAM D Jan 2020 #3

Kochia weed is actually more common Drahthaardogs Jan 2020 #13

Appears to be mostly a colloquial word with beginning references... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 #7

Nice compilation! Grokenstein Jan 2020 #16

Perhaps someday, some brilliant shit will come up with a good use for them.... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 #22

Wow that's amazing! nt UniteFightBack Jan 2020 #4

Didn't know tumbleweeds were aliens rickyhall Jan 2020 #6

Many similarities to Republicans... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 #23

Darn! Now I have a new ear worm!! sagesnow Jan 2020 #8

I once squared up against a tumbleweed.... Seiad Jan 2020 #9

Some say they can be rigged to ward off Republicans and..... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 #14

In one car they found, no one was inside . . . tclambert Jan 2020 #10

Haha I thought the same thing! Beartracks Jan 2020 #25

Kick dalton99a Jan 2020 #11

Some of these ideas are pretty cute.... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 #17

Those suckers used to whip through town and pile up in front of doors, along with heaps Tikki Jan 2020 #15

It's like an old Outer Limits episode spiderpig Jan 2020 #18

Yeah, I thought of that immediately when I saw the pics of the tumbleweeds. PatrickforO Jan 2020 #19

I vaguely remember something like that... tumbleweeds were aliens? Demovictory9 Jan 2020 #20

https://dai.ly/x5zrcb2 CentralMass Jan 2020 #28

The weather channel featured this story... nuts!! Thekaspervote Jan 2020 #21

Was the car abandoned? Or were the occupants... eaten?! Beartracks Jan 2020 #24

Save the Miracle Grow for the hemp plants! Throck Jan 2020 #26

There was a great Outer Limit epsiode involving tumbleweeds: The Cry Of Silence CentralMass Jan 2020 #27

Thanks, will finish watching later. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 #29

You are welcome. CentralMass Jan 2020 #34

the big question: why is the tumbleweed community so anxious? Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2020 #30

Tumbleweeds are amazing! MineralMan Jan 2020 #31

Interesting story, MM. They had no choice but to..... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2020 #32

You probably have it right about how the tumbleweeds got in there. MineralMan Jan 2020 #33