Pretty cheap.

I'm sure it read "Fresh Cut Perennials"
I can't say if I was walking by that sign at night, that I might consider doing the same thing.

Actually I think it was supposed top be peonies.

Any older guys who spent time in the P.I. can identify with this. The Filipino alphabet has only 20 letters, and f is not one of them. Ironically, the word Filipino cannot be spelled in Tagalog and several other languages; it has to be Pilipino. Tagalog also has no c, no v, and no z. That makes the borrowed Spanish word cerveza unspellable, so it comes out serbesa. Also, the letter i is pronounced as a long e in most words, so that the word dyip pronounced by a Pinoy comes out jeep (no j, remember).

Well, an old first-generation Pilipina woman at the Navy Exchange Tailor Shop on NAS P’Cola was measuring a guy for summer whites. He was wearing shorts, and she had him stand on a footstool while she ran the tape. After the outside length measurement, she held one end on his shoe for the cuff and slid her hand up for the inseam.

Since that was the last measurement she needed, she announced that she was done. The substitution of p for f, however, cracked the place up. “ You’re pinis,” she said, which came out to the American ear as Penees. The guy stood there like an immobilized beet, so she said it again: “Pinis. Pinis!!” which only magnified the uproar, especially amongst some Aussies who were there.

“What?” the guy finally said, his senses stunned at hearing an elderly woman injecting his manhood into the discussion of his trouser length.

“You’re pinis, pinis!!” she said forcefully, bringing new gales of laughter from the customers.

“Oh! Finished . . . ,” finally emerged from his crimson face as he gladly came down from the stool.

Then, apparently because one of his leg measurements was slightly different from the other, the old woman made another startling announcement: “You know dat it weel hang more to de lep dan to de right, ano?” Obviously trying to say that one trouser leg had to be shorter than the other to make them even, but it was too late. All communication was effectively ended and the shop manager had to come over to take matters in hand (sorry, couldn’t resist that).

ET - It used to crack me up when I left the gates at Subic to go into Olangapo City and there was a money change booth with a guy outside saying, "Change money at Pirst National Bank ob da Pilipines".

Mr. Garrison would be in the market.

It's probably a Jewish nursery.

Short stemmed or long stemmed?

Likely a Mexican put up the sign. No joke.

In California at a Thai restaurant, I had a friend who ordered "more penis" for his Pad Thai. The waitress, who didn't speak good English, looked at me in shock.
I was laughing so hard I couldn't say anything.
My friend wanted more "peanuts."

ET - great story.

LBFMPBR's....

And I drive by this place. Grins

OMG

I ask one of the hookers at Santa Monica Blvd. / Highland Ave. in Hollywood (TV TS) if it had heard of Allisonville Nursery. "Been there, done that", was all it said.

Pete

Vet:

I recall LBFMPBR's....

as

LBFM's

:)

DO explain further!

The waitress, who didn't speak good English, looked at me in shock.

vicki-
A waitress in Kalifornia who didn't speak good English? No way! I don't believe you! :-)

CD - the man I was with was from Latin America and didn't speak good English either...I know, I know, I broke the rule by dating an "other."

BTW, the "hot bloodied" thing is just a rumor.

Yep. HAD to be "Peonies", up here the old-timers pronounce 'em "Pineys"

I'm not much of a flower guy I guess. Had to look up the word "Peonies"
Yup.... Makes sense to me now.

I looooovvvve peonies!! They smell so good! Although they do attract ants.