tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post6477186095514450751..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): A supercut of tumbleweeds in moviesMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-58718874812325019062012-01-18T17:57:50.838-06:002012-01-18T17:57:50.838-06:00I especially like the tumbleweeds rolling through ...I especially like the tumbleweeds rolling through non-western settings. At about 2:00, we step onto the set of the fantastic 90s English comedy program "Shooting Stars," where the tumbleweed blew through to punish those whose jokes fell flat. They even have a shot of "The Dove from Above." Man, I miss that show. <a href="http://youtu.be/2RNW90Q2YJk" rel="nofollow">Here's a classic example of that gag.</a>LPJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09345642655775072297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-20362911457919643792012-01-18T10:22:43.568-06:002012-01-18T10:22:43.568-06:00Wow, you have good eyes. My wife and I love findi...Wow, you have good eyes. My wife and I love finding movie mistakes. A hat tip for seeing this one.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-64772517225495636612012-01-18T09:48:53.509-06:002012-01-18T09:48:53.509-06:00Did you notice that at 1:06 a tumbleweed hits a gr...Did you notice that at 1:06 a tumbleweed hits a grave marker and reveals it to be quite fake. :)Timothy Benefieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16666250876947801196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-14381507138852701432012-01-17T23:44:36.782-06:002012-01-17T23:44:36.782-06:00Anachronistic.Anachronistic.BJNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-40118972635539168342012-01-17T23:42:28.802-06:002012-01-17T23:42:28.802-06:00Russian thistle, also known as tumbleweed, is in t...Russian thistle, also known as tumbleweed, is in the goosefoot family (Chenopodiaceae). Its scientific name is Salsola tragus, but it also has been known as Salsola iberica, Salsola kali, and Salsola australis. It is a summer annual native to southeastern Russia and western Siberia and was first introduced into the United States in 1873 by Russian immigrants as a contaminant in flax seed in South Dakota. -UC Davis<br /><br />It would be interesting to see how many Hollywood movies show anachronistis tumbleweeds.BJNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-57707359454859745682012-01-17T21:57:04.496-06:002012-01-17T21:57:04.496-06:00One of the fun facts about tumbleweeds is that the...One of the fun facts about tumbleweeds is that they are not native to the US despite their iconic image (ok, maybe some plants that do detach and blow around for seed dispersal are native). The iconic "western" tumble weed is the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salsola_kali which is an invasive species.A. Fischerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234470633973888456noreply@blogger.com