# Weird Earl's: But Mommy, it's just a plant! Complaint. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 21, 2006, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-earls-but-mommy-its-just-a-plant-complaint/353634 "2006-04-21T15:23:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**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 21, 2006, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-earls-but-mommy-its-just-a-plant-complaint/353634/1 "2006-04-21T15:23:27Z")
That link isn’t exactly the kind you want to click on from work. It can set off software alarms, if you get my drift. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-earls-but-mommy-its-just-a-plant-complaint/353634/2 "2006-04-21T18:20:58Z")
It’s a children’s book . . . advocating against the use of drugs. How restrictive is your office? Who do you work for, the Southern Baptist Convention? TubaDiva ---
**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 21, 2006, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-earls-but-mommy-its-just-a-plant-complaint/353634/3 "2006-04-21T18:22:44Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > It’s a children’s book . . . advocating against the use of drugs. > > How restrictive is your office? Who do you work for, the Southern Baptist Convention? > > TubaDiva State Government. In an Election year. It’s getting _weird_ around the office… ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-earls-but-mommy-its-just-a-plant-complaint/353634/4 "2006-04-21T18:41:22Z")
Sorry. I do understand your problem; I have civil servants and officers of the court in my family and know it’s different for y’all. TubaDiva ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-earls-but-mommy-its-just-a-plant-complaint/353634/5 "2006-04-21T18:52:43Z")
fwiw, it sets off the filter at my office too; I get our “site denied” screen. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-earls-but-mommy-its-just-a-plant-complaint/353634/6 "2006-04-21T19:01:27Z")
The filter process does not always make sense; I am reminded of all those people who can’t look at breast cancer information from work or the library because they said “Breast.” It’s the same sort of throw out the baby with the bathwater foolishness that is often the case with net filtering for content. TubaDiva ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-earls-but-mommy-its-just-a-plant-complaint/353634/7 "2006-04-21T19:03:15Z")
And at my pubclis school district, I get a nice picture hands tending a leaf. Obviously, accessible for the botany students at the high school… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-earls-but-mommy-its-just-a-plant-complaint/353634/8 "2006-04-21T19:04:21Z")
That’s a **public** school district. Wear thay teech us too spel. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-earls-but-mommy-its-just-a-plant-complaint/353634/9 "2006-04-21T19:11:56Z")
That’s a cute link, but it doesn’t advocate against the use of drugs. Sure, at some point a doctor says that pot is for grownups and not for kids, but the rest of the book makes pot seem wonderful and beautiful. Even the cops think it should be legal. Apparently [a House committee](http://www.justaplant.com/faq/response.html) has objected to the book; that may be why the website is blocked. Here’s the closest it comes to advocating against pot: > [@](#): > > “Will it help me if I use it?” asked Jackie. > > “No,” said the doctor. “Marijuana is for adults who can use it responsibly. It gives some people joy, but like many things, it can be used too much. I don’t recommend it for everyone. It is a strong medicine - not healthy for you right now. I know you understand that there are some things that are okay for an adult, but definitely not for children.” Hardly an anti-drug message. Daniel