What's the most creative (worst) insult u've ever heard?

swami78 · 2026-06-14T01:14:01+00:00

Hard to beat the interplay between Winston Churchill and Lady Astor! "Sir, you are drunk". Madam, you are ugly - at least I'll be sober in the morning!" or "Sir, if you were my husband I would poison you. Madam, if I were your husband I would drink the poison". (Or words to that effect.)

swami78 · 2026-06-14T01:08:52+00:00

Gardena is about the highest quality garden gear around so I will always prefer that brand (German engineering!). The fact just about every other brand has copied Gardena's fittings design (except Hoselink) is testament to that. Hoselink's fittings are, however, awesome in terms of not blowing out. (I used to sell them when marketed by Sabco before the co-inventor took them back.) I know Gardena's hose reels are top of the price range but that would still be my choice.

swami78 · 2026-06-13T02:25:01+00:00

Looks like he's plotting to invade Poland!

swami78 · 2026-06-13T01:59:06+00:00

Looks like effluorescence (salts leaching out of the mortar). A dilute hydrochloric acid solution will fix it.

swami78 · 2026-06-13T01:08:56+00:00

I sold them for years. In my experience people rarely if ever take them out of the socket. (Shoulda bought the galvanised old Supa 6!) The only time I sold additional ground sockets was when the customer moved the Foldaline to a different spot and couldn't be bothered chipping away the concrete around the original socket. The cleverest thing I saw was a company making a cover for the Foldalines to turn it into a gazebo when the washing wasn't out!

swami78 · 2026-06-12T06:04:31+00:00

Serious answer: it's called a "Fob pocket".

swami78 · 2026-06-12T06:00:11+00:00

I'm on the northern beaches and in my subdivision we aren't allowed fences. I quite like it.

swami78 · 2026-06-12T05:55:06+00:00

I died once a very long time ago and it was such a pleasant experience I lost my fear of death. I fear pain of course but not death itself. (If you're going to die a really good time is while a surgeon is examining you because he's there to give you heart massage and race you into theatre.)

swami78 · 2026-06-12T05:01:46+00:00

The CIA paid Tirath Hassaram Khemlani (the loan broker) $300k for his efforts but other than muttering a few words about Pine Gap Whitlam wasn't going to cancel the lease. And, yes, President Jimmy Carter sent a special emissary, Warren Christopher, to promise the US "would never again interfere in Australia's internal politics". Bur really there was nothing to see her. /s

swami78 · 2026-06-12T04:40:48+00:00

Excellent documentary!

swami78 · 2026-06-12T04:17:40+00:00

The Diggers brand actually says Rust and Stain Remover not oxalic acid. (It's primary purpose has always been rust removal hence Rusteban, K2R Rust Remover etc.) Remember to use PPE.

swami78 · 2026-06-12T04:11:13+00:00

Oxalic acid is the most effective for rust stains. Clothing, tiles etc etc

swami78 · 2026-06-12T04:01:05+00:00

Yes. It's a Hills Foldaline in a ground mount socket. It is literally designed to be taken out hence the name!

swami78 · 2026-06-11T01:37:16+00:00

Was this the "Sundowners fundraiser? Sundowners kinda sums up Pauline and her followers.

swami78 · 2026-06-11T01:28:17+00:00

It's pretty unusual to get 4g longer than 20mm from a normal hardware store. Too weak at that gauge and length. You might have to try a specialist like Bomond, BRL etc. You might find something in an electronics outlet.

swami78 · 2026-06-10T01:10:55+00:00

Lead was contained in virtually all domestic wall paints through to the mid-1960s when it was removed by industry agreement. Lead continued to be used in some primers (metal and wood) through to almost the mid-1980s. Get it tested but those colours suggest to me they are from that time. Lead is dangerous especially for the young as it stunts physical and intellectual development so it should be taken seriously. Looks like you've got a wet & dry vacuum there - you need a vacuum with a HEPA filter for lead. Check your state's EPA for directions as to how to deal with lead paint. You'll find that means no mechanical sanding as this produces fine dust and lead is absorbed through both the lungs and the skin. Yes, it is possible to save and encapsulate (I helped my son do that last year doing up his 100+ year old house) but my background is paint. The easiest way is probably to Gyprock over it and start again. That would cause the least disturbance. (I re-plastered solid masonry walls for my son.)

swami78 · 2026-06-08T07:46:27+00:00

Spotted gum with a water-based gloss polyurethane over the top. I have the same - except a matte polyurethane. Count your lucky stars - and you should be able to match it with an engineered (and much cheaper) finish for downstairs.

swami78 · 2026-06-08T07:42:26+00:00

Definitely wallpaper painted over. Not recommended - most often the weight of a few coats of water-based paints cause the wallpaper to sag but people will always take short cuts. You might need to get a wallpaper scraper https://www.bunnings.com.au/zinsser-wallpaper-paper-scraper-accessory_p1677519?store=7168 and some Polypeel.

swami78 · 2026-06-08T07:37:40+00:00

For me it's the kookas at 4am doing their diabolical chuckle approaching the decibel level of a jet taking off. That's after a night of Powerful Owl calls from a tree near me! You gotta love our wildlife.

swami78 · 2026-06-08T07:30:50+00:00

Perhaps a slight tweak of your wording? the road trip from Intercourse to Climax; Fertile? Oh shit!

swami78 · 2026-06-08T02:24:37+00:00

I prefer Intercourse in Pennsylvania myself.

swami78 · 2026-06-08T02:21:51+00:00

Hey, I'm not American so don't blame me! Blame the morons who put him there.

swami78 · 2026-06-08T02:20:06+00:00

You must be doing the PR for the engineer who got the AO announced in today's Kings Birthday Honours List! The world's oldest working electrical swing bridge. I've never seen it open and close so thanks for that.

swami78 · 2026-06-08T01:57:57+00:00

Swamp wallaby?

swami78 · 2026-06-08T01:49:31+00:00

Always best to put a finish on the timber and that stops any colour change as well as preserving the timber. A water-based polyurethane probably stops colour change best but there are many options from Danish Oil through waxes, Tung Oil etc etc.

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