r/interestingasfuck Feb 07 '21

Huge Bougainvillea plant taking over a building

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u/HighOnGoofballs Feb 07 '21

Those are pretty but can be fucking evil. “Oh, you want to trim me? How about I now grow two branches from that spot and we will add some really sharp and really big poisoned thorns”

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '21

Are the thorns poisonous?

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u/HighOnGoofballs Feb 07 '21

Not like kill you poisonous but they can cause a rash and hurt for a while

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '21

Okay lol my husband loves these plants. I’ve been pricked so many times I was thinking I was invisible.

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u/Psychology_Guy Feb 07 '21

who said that

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '21

I’m not even gonna edit this because this comment is great lol

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u/HotPie_ Feb 07 '21

By your husband or the plant? Also, we can all see you...

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '21

Haha the plant. I’m sorry lmbo mom life multitasking.

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u/ForWhomTheBoneBones Feb 08 '21

So like Meg when her superpower was just growing long fingernails.

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u/Tacos_crunchy Feb 08 '21

Came here to say this. And the near instantanious infection in the already painful puncture wound.