theycallmethehunter Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 ...Ive been wondering about it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquamarine Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 The official explanation is that it's because of Percy Thrower who did gardening shows in the UK (Plant=plant=garden, etc.), but the real reason is that percy is a slang term for a penis. Make your own connection there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theycallmethehunter Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 Oh..haha thank you then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie29 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 The official explanation is that it's because of Percy Thrower who did gardening shows in the UK (Plant=plant=garden, etc.), but the real reason is that percy is a slang term for a penis. Make your own connection there. It relates to a British movie from the '70's called Percy whence the term was popularised. It's about a bloke who is hit by a falling chandelier and consequently has a penis transplant. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067568/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 It relates to a British movie from the '70's called Percy whence the term was popularised. It's about a bloke who is hit by a falling chandelier and consequently has a penis transplant. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067568/ Must be a comedy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquamarine Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Well, yeah . . . Be tough to make a serious drama out of a storyline like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theycallmethehunter Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 Haha OMG!! I wanna see that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms_zeppelin94 Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Haha OMG!! I wanna see that! I'm coming with you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theycallmethehunter Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 I'm coming with you! YAY!!! Lol...umm now where can we find that movie? BLOCKBUSTER!!! Im going right now... ehh they most likely would not have that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 On a serious side, I read (possibly here) that Mr. Plant hates to be called this name. Wonder if it's true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~ZeppelinXGirl~ Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Haha...Well I wouldn't either, who wants to be called that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzfan715 Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I wonder who came up with calling him that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glicine Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I wonder who came up with calling him that. Wasn't it Jimmy said "we watch our plant grow, too"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reids Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I wonder who came up with calling him that. Probably either Bonham or JPJ, ... most likely Bonzo. R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~ZeppelinXGirl~ Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 I agree, it was probably Bonzo..lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croquet'n'cocaine Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 Must be a comedy.... It was at least partially written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones out of Monty Python. I've never seen it, but there were some pretty dire "farces" being churned out by the British film industry at that time, and even great names like Palin and Jones wrote a lot of stuff just for the extra pocket money, so I wouldn't hold your breath waiting for a laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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