How fast does your grass grow? [was Re: HELP!! How to ask a girl out with a simple witty Python code??]

[Chris Angelico]

On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 2:48 PM, Ethan Furman <ethan at stoneleaf.us> wrote:
> On 03/05/2015 07:37 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
>
>> I'm sure there's something more interesting to talk about... like the
>> rate at which the grass is growing.
>
> My grass doesn't grow -- I ripped it all out and put down pea-gravel and planter boxes.
>
> Oh, wait, I have some bamboo in the back -- that's a grass, isn't it?  Hmmm, well, it grows fast enough that my dogs
> haven't managed to eat it gone yet.  :)

Our grass is actually growing at the moment, which is unusual for
Australia at this time of year. Usually it's in a state of bronzing
part way through December, and basically stays that way until well
into February.

ChrisA