Talk:1749: Mushrooms - Revision history

Nitpicking: parasitism

2022-02-17T00:26:57Z

parasitism

Davem33: possible pokemon reference in title text

2016-12-14T01:16:40Z

possible pokemon reference in title text

162.158.69.184: Ghosts as halloween reference?

2016-11-01T00:37:27Z

Ghosts as halloween reference?

162.158.239.57 at 17:14, 25 October 2016

2016-10-25T17:14:36Z

Davidy22 at 19:44, 24 October 2016

2016-10-24T19:44:19Z

162.158.239.82 at 14:16, 24 October 2016

2016-10-24T14:16:54Z

162.158.85.171 at 12:49, 24 October 2016

2016-10-24T12:49:26Z

Jaalenja at 12:34, 24 October 2016

2016-10-24T12:34:18Z

Vnagpal at 11:06, 24 October 2016

2016-10-24T11:06:29Z

Bon: signature

2016-10-24T08:17:31Z

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	Thinking on a tangent, is Cueball on shrooms? {{unsigned\|Vnagpal}}		Thinking on a tangent, is Cueball on shrooms? {{unsigned\|Vnagpal}}
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		+	Biology: there are also plants that parasitize fungi. [[User:Nitpicking\|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking\|talk]]) 00:26, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

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	Since this cartoon came out in October, ghost may also be a seasonal choice, related to fall and Halloween. Mushrooms are sometimes associated with fall and graveyards. Dead Man's Fingers is a kind of mushroom. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.69.184\|162.158.69.184]] 00:37, 1 November 2016 (UTC)		Since this cartoon came out in October, ghost may also be a seasonal choice, related to fall and Halloween. Mushrooms are sometimes associated with fall and graveyards. Dead Man's Fingers is a kind of mushroom. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.69.184\|162.158.69.184]] 00:37, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
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		+	I took the reference to evolution and Ghosts as a reference to Pokemon. In this case though a mushroom looks like a grass type (plant) it is actually closer to a ghost type. [[User:Davem33\|Davem33]] ([[User talk:Davem33\|talk]]) 01:16, 14 December 2016 (UTC)

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	Some mushrooms are more or less ghost-shaped. Omphalotus nidiformis is a glow-in-the-dark mushroom that is also called ghost fungus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omphalotus_nidiformis). [[Special:Contributions/162.158.85.171\|162.158.85.171]] 12:49, 24 October 2016 (UTC)		Some mushrooms are more or less ghost-shaped. Omphalotus nidiformis is a glow-in-the-dark mushroom that is also called ghost fungus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omphalotus_nidiformis). [[Special:Contributions/162.158.85.171\|162.158.85.171]] 12:49, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
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		+	Since this cartoon came out in October, ghost may also be a seasonal choice, related to fall and Halloween. Mushrooms are sometimes associated with fall and graveyards. Dead Man's Fingers is a kind of mushroom. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.69.184\|162.158.69.184]] 00:37, 1 November 2016 (UTC)

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	Actually some plants can grow without light, which is parasitic and can't photosythesize at all. Also Rhubarb is grown in the dark (using prestored energy) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb_Triangle [[User:Halfhat\|Halfhat]] ([[User talk:Halfhat\|talk]]) 22:04, 21 October 2016 (UTC)		Actually some plants can grow without light, which is parasitic and can't photosythesize at all. Also Rhubarb is grown in the dark (using prestored energy) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb_Triangle [[User:Halfhat\|Halfhat]] ([[User talk:Halfhat\|talk]]) 22:04, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

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	You can also look at the growl from a much simpler viewpoint, especially if you have a pet at home: It could be that the mushroom (which you have just found out is closer to an animal than a plant), enjoyed being touched by cueball - almost like a dog likes to be petted. When cueball stopped and walked away, the mushroom got upset and growled at him, much like a dog would get upset if it was enjoying the petting and you stopped! -edit: oops forgot to sign! [[User:Bon\|Bon]] ([[User talk:Bon\|talk]]) 08:17, 24 October 2016 (UTC)		You can also look at the growl from a much simpler viewpoint, especially if you have a pet at home: It could be that the mushroom (which you have just found out is closer to an animal than a plant), enjoyed being touched by cueball - almost like a dog likes to be petted. When cueball stopped and walked away, the mushroom got upset and growled at him, much like a dog would get upset if it was enjoying the petting and you stopped! -edit: oops forgot to sign! [[User:Bon\|Bon]] ([[User talk:Bon\|talk]]) 08:17, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
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		+	(wild guess) The growl could also be related to predation. As is stated in the explanation, mushrooms can get their sustenance from living matter. Maybe cueball turning his back causes the mushroom to prepare to pounce on him from behind.
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	I think it is mostly just poking fun at the "X is actually a kind of Y" facts. The specific choice of "ghost" may be completely random, or may have some internal logic, but it's not the main point even if it does. I remember reading a similar joke in a Discworld novel (The Last Continent I believe), where it is said that banana is not a fruit, but a species of fish. Randall references DW from time to time, so it is likely he has read this joke and consciously or unconsciously copied it. [[User:Jaalenja\|Jaalenja]] ([[User talk:Jaalenja\|talk]]) 12:34, 24 October 2016 (UTC)		I think it is mostly just poking fun at the "X is actually a kind of Y" facts. The specific choice of "ghost" may be completely random, or may have some internal logic, but it's not the main point even if it does. I remember reading a similar joke in a Discworld novel (The Last Continent I believe), where it is said that banana is not a fruit, but a species of fish. Randall references DW from time to time, so it is likely he has read this joke and consciously or unconsciously copied it. [[User:Jaalenja\|Jaalenja]] ([[User talk:Jaalenja\|talk]]) 12:34, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
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		+	Some mushrooms are more or less ghost-shaped. Omphalotus nidiformis is a glow-in-the-dark mushroom that is also called ghost fungus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omphalotus_nidiformis). [[Special:Contributions/162.158.85.171\|162.158.85.171]] 12:49, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

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	Disagree with stated meaning. Yes, fungi consume dead matter but that would relate them to zombies not ghosts. Suggest that its a reference to asexual reproduction in fungi, that new fungi are born from the broken bodies of its parents. [[User:Kev\|Kev]] ([[User talk:Kev\|talk]]) 17:05, 21 October 2016 (UTC)		Disagree with stated meaning. Yes, fungi consume dead matter but that would relate them to zombies not ghosts. Suggest that its a reference to asexual reproduction in fungi, that new fungi are born from the broken bodies of its parents. [[User:Kev\|Kev]] ([[User talk:Kev\|talk]]) 17:05, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
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		+	I think it is mostly just poking fun at the "X is actually a kind of Y" facts. The specific choice of "ghost" may be completely random, or may have some internal logic, but it's not the main point even if it does. I remember reading a similar joke in a Discworld novel (The Last Continent I believe), where it is said that banana is not a fruit, but a species of fish. Randall references DW from time to time, so it is likely he has read this joke and consciously or unconsciously copied it. [[User:Jaalenja\|Jaalenja]] ([[User talk:Jaalenja\|talk]]) 12:34, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

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	Actually some plants can grow without light, which is parasitic and can't photosythesize at all. Also Rhubarb is grown in the dark (using prestored energy) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb_Triangle [[User:Halfhat\|Halfhat]] ([[User talk:Halfhat\|talk]]) 22:04, 21 October 2016 (UTC)		Actually some plants can grow without light, which is parasitic and can't photosythesize at all. Also Rhubarb is grown in the dark (using prestored energy) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb_Triangle [[User:Halfhat\|Halfhat]] ([[User talk:Halfhat\|talk]]) 22:04, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
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 Not sure I agree with the explanation of the growl.  In the first frame cueball insults the mushroom as Megan explains they are more like animals; the casual/layperson implication there is that, while not necessarily sentient, they are more able to respond to surrounding stimuli (like being aware of being called weird.)  So the punchline in the penultimate frame has this not-vegetable more-like-animal mushroom "animate" ... growl [[User:IronyChef|IronyChef]] ([[User talk:IronyChef|talk]]) 15:03, 21 October 2016 (UTC)
-You can also look at the growl from a much simpler viewpoint, especially if you have a pet at home: It could be that the mushroom (which you have just found out is closer to an animal than a plant), enjoyed being touched by cueball - almost like a dog likes to be petted. When cueball stopped and walked away, the mushroom got upset and growled at him, much like a dog would get upset if it was enjoying the petting and you stopped!
+You can also look at the growl from a much simpler viewpoint, especially if you have a pet at home: It could be that the mushroom (which you have just found out is closer to an animal than a plant), enjoyed being touched by cueball - almost like a dog likes to be petted. When cueball stopped and walked away, the mushroom got upset and growled at him, much like a dog would get upset if it was enjoying the petting and you stopped! -edit: oops forgot to sign! [[User:Bon|Bon]] ([[User talk:Bon|talk]]) 08:17, 24 October 2016 (UTC)
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