A tulip, known as "the Viceroy" (viseroij), displayed in the 1637 Dutch catalog Verzameling van een Meenigte Tulipaanen. Its bulb was offered for sale for between 3,000 and 4,200 guilders depending on weight. A skilled craftsworker at the time earned about 300 guilders a year.

Listen for the Bedford Forrest joke, as in "Nathan Bedford Forrest."

If you observe St. Dwynwen's Day (25 January, the Welsh St. Valentine's Day) you might enjoy my short (2K words) Joycean fan fiction: lovers tragically parted, but destined for another world.

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First thing we do, we each of us arm ourselves with ice picks. Carry one at all times. You witness I.C.E. or MAGA acting outside of norms, we ice pick their tires.