What's ylang ylang?

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My flatmate's shower gel contains it, and I read the bottle every morning while I'm in the bathroom, and I can't stop thinking about it.

― JimD (JimD), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:50 (twenty-two years ago)

it's an essential oil that smells nice.

― don (don), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:50 (twenty-two years ago)

And what other things have names that consist of the same word twice over? Paw paws. And tom toms...

― JimD (JimD), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:51 (twenty-two years ago)

an unguent rendered from the corpses of pandas

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:51 (twenty-two years ago)

paw paws are a fruit. the taste horrible.

tom toms are a type of drum

― don (don), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:52 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.zinebook.com/interv/images/boing.gif

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:54 (twenty-two years ago)

The opposite of gnaly gnaly

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 May 2004 16:59 (twenty-two years ago)

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http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002WBS.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
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― TOMBOT, Monday, 17 May 2004 16:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Japanese onomatopoeia to thread!

― A Nairn (moretap), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Yum yum.

My main problem is that further down the bottle it's got the same thing in french. "A l'ylang ylang". It just sounds like Klingon.

I seem to remember reading somewhere that in japanese, saying the same word twice makes it funny. Or at least a bit more playful and, you know, wacky. Hence "Dance Dance Revolution" rather than just "Dance Revolution", etc.

― JimD (JimD), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:02 (twenty-two years ago)

http://ubercolo.net/nerual/pics/tn/boonga-boonga.med.jpg

― TOMBOT, Monday, 17 May 2004 17:04 (twenty-two years ago)

I kind of makes it more cute.

― A Nairn (moretap), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:04 (twenty-two years ago)

ylan ylang = yaks milk mixed with lemons.

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:05 (twenty-two years ago)

(obviously not, random googlers)

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)

TOMBOT, a winner is you.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:17 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.littlecaesars.com/images/splash/splash_ani_sm_01.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:28 (twenty-two years ago)

you forgot ta -tas whhich are slang for breasts.. every man's fave...and ylang ylang is a flower/plant they use the extract...

― Ornge_crush, Monday, 17 May 2004 17:36 (twenty-two years ago)

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― bert (bert), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:46 (twenty-two years ago)

kava kava bling bling beri beri

― briania (briania), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:46 (twenty-two years ago)

what does Fozzie Bear say?

― A Nairn (moretap), Monday, 17 May 2004 17:58 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.mobtownplayers.com/pix/Spot/Fozzie%20Bear.jpg

"Don't bite it, bitch!"

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 17 May 2004 18:01 (twenty-two years ago)

SHUT YOUR FUCKING FACE KERMIT LET SOMEBODY ELSE SING FOR A MINUTE YOU SKINNY GREEN FUCK

FUCK YOUR XPOST DAN PERRY

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 17 May 2004 18:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh dear god, Dan just won the universe.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 17 May 2004 18:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Ylang-ylang: It means "Flower of Flowers" or "Queen of Flowers." The trees, bearing frangrant drooping flowers, are grown for the perfume trade in Reunion. The essential oil varies greatly because of climatic and botanical differences. The four commercial grades are: Extra=the finest, first distillation; One, two and three.

Medicinal action: A strong sedative, ylang-ylang is antispasmodic and helps lower blood pressure.
Cosmetic action: Used as a hair tonic and to balance oil production in all skin types; although recommened for oily and problem skin.

Emotional action: The fragrance makes the senses more acute and tempers depression, fear, jealousy, anger and frustration. It is also aphrodisiac in LOW doses; high concentrations can produce headaches and nausea.

― Psychokitty, Monday, 17 May 2004 19:17 (twenty-two years ago)

well, i've already told jim this story, but...

my old flatmate also had some shower gel with ylang ylang in it. and EVERY SINGLE TIME i took a shower, i could hear jack from will and grace say 'i got some new cologne, it's ylang ylang. y-like y-like?'

which is slightly amusing and slightly annoying.

so i moved.

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 12:19 (twenty-two years ago)

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TS: bolz bolz vs tok-tok

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 12:32 (twenty-two years ago)

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― Liz :x (Liz :x), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 12:36 (twenty-two years ago)

http://mgonline.com/ylangylang01.jpg

ylang ylang doesn't look like i expected it to!

― colette (a2lette), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 12:36 (twenty-two years ago)

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