<p>In the manga, Hide says:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/CUqy8.jpg" alt="That&#39;s what he said!"></p>

<p>Which roughly translates to "but doesn't that sound a bit untimely?" Which probably refers to the fact that flowers lead short lives. Perhaps drawing indirectly from what Lord Capulet says in <em>Romeo and Juliet</em>? </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>"Who said death lies on her like an untimely frost upon the sweetest flower of all the field?"</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Luckily, the dad suggests: <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/EAnG7.jpg" alt="Father has the best ideas"></p>

<p>"Fruit would be better." Perhaps referring to the kittens being young, while keeping with flower subject.</p>

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2013-05-28T04:55:21.653Z
2013-05-28T04:55:21.653Z
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<p>In episode 6 of <em>Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki</em>, several stray kittens suddenly turn up at Moe's house, and her family nurses them until they can find a foster home. They also decide to give names to the kittens.</p>

<p>So, Moe suggests they name the kittens after flowers. Hide, her brother, replies that he thinks death comes sooner to those who have a flower's name.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/NR5gi.png" alt="Hide: &quot;But don&#39;t they say that you die earlier if you have a flower&#39;s name?&quot;"></p>

<p>I've never heard this legend before; even Moe seems surprised (replying, "Do they?"). Is this based on a real legend (Japanese or otherwise), or is Hide misinformed?</p>

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2013-05-03T21:25:26.103Z
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Does the "flower's name" myth have a real-world basis?
# Does the "flower's name" myth have a real-world basis?
Posted by: username_0 on 2013-04-25
In episode 6 of *Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki*, several stray kittens suddenly turn up at Moe's house, and her family nurses them until they can find a foster home. They also decide to give names to the kittens.

So, Moe suggests they name the kittens after flowers. Hide, her brother, replies that he thinks death comes sooner to those who have a flower's name.

![Hide: ](https://i.sstatic.net/NR5gi.png)

I've never heard this legend before; even Moe seems surprised (replying, "Do they?"). Is this based on a real legend (Japanese or otherwise), or is Hide misinformed?
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> **username_1**: I can't find anything.  
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### Answer by username_2 on 2013-05-28. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
In the manga, Hide says:

![That's what he said!](https://i.sstatic.net/CUqy8.jpg)

Which roughly translates to "but doesn't that sound a bit untimely?" Which probably refers to the fact that flowers lead short lives. Perhaps drawing indirectly from what Lord Capulet says in *Romeo and Juliet*?

> "Who said death lies on her like an untimely frost upon the sweetest flower of all the field?"

Luckily, the dad suggests: ![Father has the best ideas](https://i.sstatic.net/EAnG7.jpg)

"Fruit would be better." Perhaps referring to the kittens being young, while keeping with flower subject.
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