Talk:Sham-rock/@comment-166.147.123.25-20120721032523/@comment-72.68.162.27-20130401203101

It sounds like a play on words: A "sham" is a fake imitation of something. So this "shamrock," which it supposed to give more luck, is just a rock that gives false hope. This may also explain why Backflip introduced this decoration as "sham-rock" (with the dash) as apposed to "shamrock."