> > Heh. There seems to be SOMETHING about privet bushes, and hedges, which amuses the British funnybone to no end. No idea what it is. All I know is that my very proper British neighbour speaks disparagingly of the privet hedge bordering another neighbour's property. I recall that, for presumably the same reasons, J.K. Rowling underscored the banality of the Dursley's muggle lifestyle by having them live on "Number four Privet Drive." And now here's Douglas Adams slamming on privets, too. Perhaps Tubba or Beasty can fill me in on the joke.
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> Wolf "Oo! You shall...Bring me a PRIVETRY" spirit

All I know about privet is that it's HORRIBLE to people who get hay fever, and on a hot day even those who don't get hay fever can get headachey from the overpowering smell of large amounts of privet. It's considered a noxious plant here.

Brunnen-"doesn't get hay fever, thank goodness"G