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This is great :) On a related note, someone posted a question to r/newzealand if it was true that having a vegetable garden is illegal in NZ[0]. The entire sub

by mendelk 10y ago

This is great :) On a related note, someone posted a question to r/newzealand if it was true that having a vegetable garden is illegal in NZ[0]. The entire subreddit then spontaneously decided that indeed it was. The deadpan was so well done, that it had lots of people actually confused, if not convinced! r/OutOfTheLoop post "outing" the hoax: https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/4ovxb1/is_the_new_zealand_antigardening_law_real_or_not/ https://www.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/4ovxb1/is_the... [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/2nem47/can_you_have_a_garden_in_new_zealand/ https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/2nem47/can_you_...

Macha 10y ago
r/Ireland does this from time to time to American tourists who ask too patronising questions
- vool 10y ago
  Anyone see my pocket fish ?
marme 10y ago
the reason people ask this is because in america there are some cities that have outlawed gardens and types of plants you can plant in your front yard, it is insane. So the question is not that ridiculous but i am sure it seems ridiculous to new zealanders just like it laws banning gardens are ridiculous but they do exist
- shavingspiders 10y ago
  I thought it was because of some weird laws coming through to limit small commercial gardening through licensing, and it blew totally out of proportion as people misunderstood it.
- e12e 10y ago
  While I can't speak to garden state-laws, I can see some good reasons to outlaw poisonous plants in a garden that is accessible to children in a neighbourhood. Especially some of those cruel plants that look like they have good tasting berries that can in fact kill a five year old.
  - adrianratnapala 10y ago
    The laws in question are not about poisonous plants. It's about laws try to force people to have ornamental gardens rather than veggie patches to keep up the "tone" of the neighbourhood.
rkuykendall-com 10y ago
...my fiancée told this to her family last weekend, seriously. I cannot wait to send her the OOTL post.

by mendelk 10y ago

Macha 10y ago

r/Ireland does this from time to time to American tourists who ask too patronising questions

vool 10y ago
Anyone see my pocket fish ?

marme 10y ago

the reason people ask this is because in america there are some cities that have outlawed gardens and types of plants you can plant in your front yard, it is insane. So the question is not that ridiculous but i am sure it seems ridiculous to new zealanders just like it laws banning gardens are ridiculous but they do exist

shavingspiders 10y ago
I thought it was because of some weird laws coming through to limit small commercial gardening through licensing, and it blew totally out of proportion as people misunderstood it.
e12e 10y ago
While I can't speak to garden state-laws, I can see some good reasons to outlaw poisonous plants in a garden that is accessible to children in a neighbourhood. Especially some of those cruel plants that look like they have good tasting berries that can in fact kill a five year old.
- adrianratnapala 10y ago
  The laws in question are not about poisonous plants. It's about laws try to force people to have ornamental gardens rather than veggie patches to keep up the "tone" of the neighbourhood.

rkuykendall-com 10y ago

...my fiancée told this to her family last weekend, seriously. I cannot wait to send her the OOTL post.