They are ugly.
I have just driven down my road, and saw several dozen of them. An ugly tree, but full of life. Other than converting CO2 into oxygen, not a real reason for them being on the face of the earth.
Johnny Freaking Catalpa must have lived on my road!
I am feeling a little like that freak of nature, the catalpa tree. Unlovable, unwanted, just a wart on the life of everyone's ass.
JK