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Old 2008-01-23, 22:51   Link #1574
Spectacular_Insanity
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Originally Posted by tiachopvutru View Post
Also, what are boysenberry and boysenous? After checking dictionary the comic kinda seems like a play on word. Boysenous = Poisonous?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boysenberry

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A boysenberry is suspected to be a cross between a loganberry and the western dewberry (Rubus ursinus).

It was discovered on Rudolph Boysen's farm in northern California. Walter Knott was the first to commercially cultivate it in southern California.[1] His family's small restaurant and pie business eventually grew into Knott's Berry Farm.
And yes, "boysenous" is is a play on words of "poisonous". The guy on the left is an idiot, because poisenberry (obviously poisonous) sounds a lot like boysenberry. It's basically a play on the misunderstanding of each word's pronunciation.
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