Why is Poppy called Poppy?

[elshiva]

He was called Poppy before he was a poppy correct? One hilarious biography, "Born To Run Things" said it was because he "popped" i.e. vomitted when he was nervous. Is that true?

[rug]

1. He's very seedy.

[benburch]

2. If so...

I would hate to have been the crew chief for his bomber.

[elshiva]

3. Well according to the bio, "Born To Run Things" he started

popping during WWII! But that book is a satire, so who knows?

[ReadTomPaine]

4. I had heard it was due to his involvement in the CIA heroin trade

[Tikki]

10. Yeah, that's what we had always heard.....

...as to why he was called 'poppy'....


The Tikkis

[leftofthedial]

5. serial puker

plus, big time in the heroin trade

[elshiva]

6. Seriously? Heroin? Never heard that!

[leftofthedial]

17. the hidden agenda for Afghanistan

is the world's biggest poppy crop.

[FreedomAngel82]

20. Yes

Poppies were under a controlled before the invasion and now they're just going crazy with selling and stuff. I've heard the poppies too and that's why he's called that. It was from an Australian documentary called "The Illumanti."

[Left Is Write]

7. The Wicked Witch Of The West named him.

[elshiva]

8. Now, now!

[Lisa]

16. actually, yeah -- didn't Barbara Bush nickname him?

Someone once referred to her husband as "George" and she said, "George is my son -- that one (pointing at GHWB) is Poppy."

p.s. I've also heard that it started when his uncles called him "little Pop". I don't know why they would do this, because he wasn't the eldest -- surely would have been more appropriate for his older brother Prescott Jr.

[Hand]

9. Insh'Allah... nt

[elshiva]

11. ???

[Hand]

13. Oh, sorry...

It's a common Middle Eastern term; means "Allah wills it", and it's used to explain any number of phenomena, e.g.

"There's no hot water in my hotel room!" "Insh'Allah."

"The car bomb destroyed my laptop!" "Insh'Allah."

"Why is Poppy called Poppy???" "Insh'Allah."

etc. I often drop it in to get my post count up and confound the poster. :evilgrin:

[elshiva]

18. Thanks! That is cool! May I use it, now?

;)

[Hand]

22. Well, it ain't copyrighted...

[radwriter0555]

12. The nickname comes from his involvement in the heroin trade via the iran

contra affair and points earlier as well.

As in POPPIES. Chinese thing too from his days in China....

That little thing with Mena.. Barry Seal, Barry's drug trafficking airplane...

[UrbScotty]

14. In nomine Poppy, et Dubya, et Spiritu Agnew. Amen.

Hail Ronald, Full of Greed,
Caspar Weinberger is with thee.
Overrated art thou among Presidents, and
Overrated is the Son of Thy Vice President Dubya.

Holy Ronald, Father of the GOP,
Help us pay for your sinning,
Now and at the hour Dubya leaves office. Amen.

[Bunny]

15. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

:rofl: That is great! :thumbsup:

[elshiva]

19. That is hilarious! Especially with that avatar!

:rofl:

[roguevalley]

21. actually, I call my dad poppy because he's old, little and adorable.