Veterinarians Plant Dogwood and Catnip

You’re listening to A Way with Words, the show about language and how we use it.

I’m Grant Barrett.

And I’m Martha Barnette.

On our Facebook group, a lot of us have been having fun with a game that was started by

Member Kelly D. Guess.

And she asked, what does your garden grow?

And then she gave some examples of different professions, like a veterinarian might plant

Dogwood and catnip.

So what does your garden grow?

That was the question, and it led, Grant, to a regular pun fest.

Oh, boy. So the makeup artist plants tulips?

Yep.

Let’s see. What is the gardener plant?

Ooh.

Everything.

That’s a tough one.

I don’t know, but I think the gardener’s very handsome. He’s quite a rake.

Yeah.

What is the plumber plant? Well, that one’s easy. We know that one. Leeks.

Right. Leeks. Leeks.

The jeweler.

The jeweler plants.

Think about how much a diamond weighs.

Oh, carrots, of course.

That makes a lot of sense.

What about the ophthalmologist?

I don’t know.

What does the ophthalmologist plant in her garden?

Irises.

Of course.

And one more medical professional.

This one’s my favorite.

What did the nurse plant?

Naval oranges.

I don’t know.

I guess it could be blood oranges.

Blood oranges, yeah.

How about the nurse-planted IV?

Oh, yes, of course she did.

Wonderful.

We know you’re creative, and you’ve got a lot of these already coming to mind.

What did a person of a certain profession plant in their garden?

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