To ask what the flower is?

[imagin]

I keep seeing this on posts

What does it mean?

Haha! I thought it was a jammy dodger!

Allegedly it's a biscuit but I agree it looks like a flower! I think it's used when posters think the OP has been a bit goady or attention seeking, so they give them a biscuit rather than engaging with the post. Not totally sure though!

It's a biscuit not a flower. It can mean - variously - no comment, shut up, you're being a dick, your comment is stupid / vile / inflammatory, you're making this up.

Basically, not a compliment.

Oh maybe it is a biscuit! Now I'm even more confused

It’s a jammy dodger. ‘That takes the biscuit’ / ‘shut up and have this’ etc.

Is it used in a “you take the biscuit” type way then?

It's nothing to do with taking the biscuit afaik it's to do with Gordon Brown not answering a question about biscuits isn't it?

It means no comment. Gordon Brown came on for a web chat and refused to answer a question about his favourite type of biscuit. We'll, he didn't refuse, just repeatedly ignored it! Since then, a biscuit means you're being blanked. Sort of 'talk to the hand'.

Well, not we'll!

Depends on context....
you're being a goady fucker and I'm calling you out
shove that in ya gob and just be quiet will you
I'm settling down with a jammy dodger and a nice cup of tea to watch the bunfight that's about to happen
[cuppa] Have a jammie dodger and a cuppa and just calm down luv

And as Flyingpompom says - no comment
Though this is a bit self referential - as my indicating you are making no comment you are in effect actually making a comment. Ah - politics.

i always thought it was a medal