tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post6674783299181349877..comments2024-03-29T06:53:23.405+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Linguistic laughs -- an expert writesVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-51349042047680831622009-12-07T10:07:11.714+00:002009-12-07T10:07:11.714+00:00The advocate general has issued her/his opinion in...The advocate general has issued her/his opinion in the appeal before the CFI, recommending the rejection of Mr Schraeder's appeal:<br /><br />http://www.bailii.org/eu/cases/EUECJ/2009/C3809_O.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-67183818896710266962008-11-24T16:44:00.000+00:002008-11-24T16:44:00.000+00:00It's a chandelier.It's a chandelier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-32832667052746695952008-11-24T09:38:00.000+00:002008-11-24T09:38:00.000+00:00For the IPKat's information, the Verpiss Dich plan...For the IPKat's information, the Verpiss Dich plant has been successfully marketed in Germany aimed at garden owners who are fed up with visits from the local cats and dogs seeking to relieve themselves. Apparently, the plant has an unpleasant odour which cats and dogs seek to avoid. When I bought some to try out, there was a label in the pot indicating that they were subject to some form of protective right (can't remember if it was a patent or variety) but how this could be used against private users taking cuttings etc. was beyond me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-5303417835557890302008-11-24T08:56:00.000+00:002008-11-24T08:56:00.000+00:00The German Wikipedia has an entry. http://de.wikip...The German Wikipedia has an entry. <BR/>http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verpiss-dich-Pflanze<BR/>The plant is a Plectranthus hybrid. <BR/>It says that the name Piss Off Plant was coined by the Swabian gardener Dieter Stegmeier from Essingen. He has been selling the plant since 2001 as a protection against dog shit on flowerbeds and lawns. It's a cross between P. caninus and another P. Similar crosses are known in English-speaking countries as "Scaredy Cat Plant" or "Pee-off plant".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com