Giving Flowers | David Mitchell's SoapBox

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First things first. Huge congratulations to David and his partner-in-crime, John Finnemore.

The first episode of David Mitchells Soapbox did the unthinkable and went straight in at Number One on both the iTunes podcast and video charts.

This is an outstanding achievement not least because the competition was Stephen Fry, Ricky Gervais, Jonathan Ross and Jimmy Carr. Esteemed company, indeed.

Anyway. Back to business. With Valentines Day fast approaching, Davids attention has turned to the prickly subject of giving flowers.

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[Hopeful71]

I have taken to giving girls (& now just my wife) plants instead of flowers. I understand flowers are pretty but are so temporary & pointless. A plant provides a longstanding value which, by nature of the fact, provide a longstanding reminder to the lady of me & my gesture.

Now with the wife I buy her trees....talk about a longstanding reminder :)

@85 years old; "Lets go sit under the tree you bought me after you puked on the carpet"

[kostbill]

[...] or: "your mania for the Collectivization of soviet agriculture will surely cause the death of millions" LOL.

[WhichDoctor1]

At 2:48 I thought he said "love in absinthe", which still sounded quite victorian in a way and more fun :-p

[ViveLeRamen]

Fact: David Mitchell only owns one shirt, or at least many of the same shirt.

[Izaak247]

I don't give a shit what ppl think about me and thats a good thing.

[Gabagabe1]

I have given flowers to a girl once, I think I even wrote a poem to a girl, once. Needless to say, it takes a certain kind of girl.

[slashfilledmind]

They're not for you, I'm holding them for a florest.

[z3r0t0l3r4ns]

I never understood the reasoning behind giving someone flowers.

Demonstrating your fondness for someone by violently ripping something beautiful out of the ground and making them watch it slowly die?

But, like most of the conventions of our culture that I don't understand the logic of I've never had a problem giving them when society deems it appropriate.

The only one I won't ever let go of is the engagement ring. Not until you silly bitches admit it's how much it costs not how shiny it is...

[Azyashi]

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[UtubeSuper123]

I keep wishing someone would give me flowers one day, but no one has or does.

[mightymole2]

She should've set up puke points.

[WritingJenny73070]

I love flowers.  No one except my friends has ever given them to me.