# Trees

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trees/195773>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 17, 2003, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trees/195773 "2003-08-17T14:43:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trees/195773/1 "2003-08-17T14:43:57Z")

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I thought that I would never see  
[Man so humbled by a tree.](http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/17/nyregion/17GRID.html?ex=1061784000&en=3a9cd97cb09de7d5&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE)

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest  
Against the tension wires’ breast;

A tree that shorts the power grid,  
more than lightning ever did;

A tree that put the country dark  
From Toledo east to Central Park;

Perhaps it was among pendants;  
Mad we call then power “plants”.

Progress marches on, you see,  
But watch out, watch out for that tree.  
With apologies &ct &ct

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**Author:** ![Mariemarie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@Mariemarie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mariemarie)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2003, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trees/195773/2 "2003-08-17T15:13:55Z")

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They told us the trees were out to get us, but we didn’t believe them.

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**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trees/195773/3 "2003-08-20T05:38:06Z")

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_sniff_

That was beautiful.

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**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2003, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trees/195773/4 "2003-08-20T05:56:44Z")

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Joyce would forgive you, but as he died in 1918 that would be difficult. At least you didn’t mention sod:D