Blackboy or Grasstree

[Ishah]

Black boy for sure!!! I grew up calling them that and then they decided to change it... But I figure they can change all the names they like to be politically correct, but I'm still going to call it what it's always been to me, regardless of what it is! I'm not going to change what I call it because someone said so!...

[Ishah]

Originally Posted by dino the horse

Polictical correctness has gone mad! I call them Blackboys.
Also I agree with RBB, golliwogs NOT scalliwags!
'Fairy' penguin, NOT little penguin.
And you know the actual dolls called golliwogs, I noticed they are now just called 'gollys'. Thats worse! Makes me think of snot!

[Deleted] Totally agree there!!! Like are they going to change the name of Coon cheese or Coonabarraban (or however you spell it) also??? Its totally out of control! Sorry if I offended anyone...

[Ishah]

Originally Posted by Nikki_elmo10

I call them Black Boys , i've heard they are expensive though

Haha, we live on a property and they grow wild! So we don't have to pay a cent! But yeh, I heard they are really expensive!!!

[Lene]

im told all the time that i spoil jokes with technicalities...but its a habbit i cant break
the botanical name is xanthorrea australis
common name is just that....what it is commonly called. and for the same plant that can be different within states/areas
blackboy and grass tree are both common names, however Political and horticultural correctness deem them both wrong
xanthorrea's are not trees to be called grass trees...the are arboresent monocots....tall grasses, just like palms are not trees

[bundy_zigg]

What a beautiful BHP, Ishah im like you i grew up on a farm which had hundreds growing wild. I will always call them black boys.

[Lukey47]

yep haha blackboys but now its classed as racism so yeh, meant to call em grass trees
also they can go anywhere from like $150-$350, my brother got like 4 of em naturally growing on his property

[hobbo]

i call them BLACK BOYS i always have and always will.

And to all the kindergarden teachers out there...... The song goes like this..... Ba ba BLACK sheep! NOT Ba ba rainbow sheep!

[Bredlislave]

mm .. seeing as you can't use the word black are they grass headed pythons on the grass tree

[kakariki]

Sorry Andy, I call them Yukka! They grow wild near here & I totally agree there is too much PC BS! Too many people have too little to do and there are far too many extremists IMO!

[mysnakesau]

Originally Posted by redbellybite

well your brother is right .............but i still call em black boy and same as i still call the biscuits GOLLYWOGS...........but thats just me RBB

hard to change habits eh? I never even knew the biscuits had a new name.

[jordo]

I call them black boys unless I see a fairy penguin having a fag...

[andyscott]

Bredlislavemm .. seeing as you can't use the word black are they grass headed pythons on the grass tree

Well done Berdlislave, thats the answer i was looking for when I posted this.
Gold star for you

[Rosemary]

They were known as black boys when I was growing up, but in my circle of friends they seem to be discussed quite a bit and referred to as grass trees, so i guess i call them either depends which word rolls off my tonuge first

[callith]

black boy

[jessb]

My mother in law still refers to a specific colour as "nigger brown" - apparently it was a really common name years ago - but I still catch my breath when I hear her using it!