# Let's name a hellebore for Unca Cece! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 17, 2006, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-hellebore-for-unca-cece/353025 "2006-04-17T17:04:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-hellebore-for-unca-cece/353025/1 "2006-04-17T17:04:43Z")
A hellebore (flower) breeder is having a contest to name some new varieties: [linky](http://sunfarm.com/contest.php). I just nominated 2002-097 (seventh row down, far left column) to be called “Cecil Adams.” They say they _want_ us to stuff the ballot box… (Mods – pretty please don’t lock this down? It’s for the greater glory of Unca Cece!) ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-hellebore-for-unca-cece/353025/2 "2006-04-17T17:11:19Z")
Done and done. Out of curiosity, and reason you picked 2002-097? ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-hellebore-for-unca-cece/353025/3 "2006-04-17T17:11:21Z")
That’s a very pretty variety. Inasmuch as I don’t imagine **The Master** to be _pretty_ … I nominated his name, anyway! ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-hellebore-for-unca-cece/353025/4 "2006-04-17T17:13:45Z")
Daddy did it too. I don’t know if I want a FLOWER named in my honor, but we can’t all go being picky about how we’re honored, can we? ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-hellebore-for-unca-cece/353025/5 "2006-04-17T17:14:40Z")
You got it. Here’s hoping. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-hellebore-for-unca-cece/353025/6 "2006-04-17T17:16:08Z")
> [@Hal Briston](#): > > Out of curiosity, and reason you picked 2002-097? I looked at them all and didn’t see any that struck my as evoking “World’s Smartest Human,” so I just went for pretty. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-hellebore-for-unca-cece/353025/7 "2006-04-17T17:18:06Z")
I voted. With luck… ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-hellebore-for-unca-cece/353025/8 "2006-04-17T17:18:59Z")
You know, now that I’ve thought of it… I think, if I could be picky, that I’d want a new, super-sweet deep sea drill or a new way to kill a person…ooh…or a new sexual maneuver. …time to get back to the old drawing board now. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-hellebore-for-unca-cece/353025/9 "2006-04-17T17:24:11Z")
> [@Least Original User Name Ever](#): > > …ooh…or a new sexual maneuver. It’s not as terrific a deal as you would think. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-hellebore-for-unca-cece/353025/10 "2006-04-17T17:35:00Z")
Done. Neat-o! ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-hellebore-for-unca-cece/353025/11 "2006-04-17T17:35:14Z")
This is true…let’s rephrase that. A new sexual maneuver… **with a person**. There. That should tidy it up. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-hellebore-for-unca-cece/353025/12 "2006-04-17T17:59:48Z")
I voted a la Capone: Early and often. 😃 That is a pretty flower, but I’m not comfortable with the idea of the helle **bore** being associated with dear old Uncle Cecil when Cece’s anything but. Robin ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-hellebore-for-unca-cece/353025/13 "2006-04-17T18:02:13Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > IThat is a pretty flower, but I’m not comfortable with the idea of the helle **bore** being associated with dear old Uncle Cecil when Cece’s anything but… Ah, but it’s a 1920s style DEATH hellebore. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-hellebore-for-unca-cece/353025/14 "2006-04-17T18:08:41Z")
So if good ol’ 2002-097 is indeed named for Unca Cece, we’ll all get our own Unca Cece flower? Tres 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Oy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bc8723/32.png) [@Oy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oy)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-hellebore-for-unca-cece/353025/15 "2006-04-17T18:13:14Z")
Done! ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-hellebore-for-unca-cece/353025/16 "2006-04-17T19:24:39Z")
I voted! I did my part! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-hellebore-for-unca-cece/353025/17 "2006-04-17T19:34:15Z")
Done! I would so love a 1920’s Style Death Hellebore… ---
**Author:** ![VenusProbe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e495f1/32.png) [@VenusProbe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VenusProbe)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-hellebore-for-unca-cece/353025/18 "2006-04-17T20:42:43Z")
Done. This is cool! ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-hellebore-for-unca-cece/353025/19 "2006-04-17T20:46:32Z")
Voted. 🙂 Well, we have quite a lot of members haven’t we? This could be fun. ---
**Author:** ![JustAnotherGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@JustAnotherGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustAnotherGeek)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-hellebore-for-unca-cece/353025/20 "2006-04-17T20:48:40Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > They say they _want_ us to stuff the ballot box… done. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-name-a-hellebore-for-unca-cece/353025.md?page=2)