The hot takes and unpopular opinions
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Mrs Womble almost had to have her hand amputated last year due to a cycas in the back yard, one tiny prick in the finger whilst gardening....next week she had full blown sepsis and a week in hospital having surgery...will always look at them sideways
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
Stupid ginger cnut. But a good cat is the best pet. Clean, quiet and low maintenance
Some can be psychos. Family member had a rescue cat which used to change into the claws of death for no rhyme nor reason.
Our previous cat (in many ways my first) was a ginger queen. Wary of strangers but loved our company and liked to climb into bed with us when we were asleep (there's something incredibly disconcerting about waking up with the head of cat on your pillow...).
Awesome hunter. One of my fondest memories is of her blind-siding a squirrel and despatching the little fucker in one hit. Man, I was proud of her.
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@Kiwiwomble said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
Mrs Womble almost had to have her hand amputated last year due to a cycas in the back yard, one tiny prick in the finger whilst gardening....next week she had full blown sepsis and a week in hospital having surgery...will always look at them sideways
Jeez, not nice. Hope she's OK.
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@Victor-Meldrew Funny.
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@Victor-Meldrew yeah, all worked out but had to have her finger cut open from end to end and "cleaned out"
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@Kiwiwomble said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@Victor-Meldrew yeah, all worked out but had to have her finger cut open from end to end and "cleaned out"
Good to hear. I posted a similar case in the UK a few comments up. Gardens can be dangerous places,
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we have this fluffybunny just growing around the place
North Queensland was not actually designed with people in mind, i'm of a mind that it's a prison colony for the world meanest nastiest flora and fauna
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@canefan said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@Donsteppa said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@canefan said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@Donsteppa said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@dogmeat said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
I'll take your pesky brambles and raise with Bougainvillea.
One of the most annoying garden projects I've done is remove a significantly overgrown Bougainvillea. After about two minutes I would have happily used a flamethrower, had it not been intertwined with a large wooden fence...
Depending on how much you have to clear, boiling water straight from the kettle will fuck any plant if you pour enough into the roots
This one required significant pruning to get anywhere near the roots. By the time I was finished, what remained of the roots in-ground (entangled in concrete) had undiluted Roundup applied out of sheer spite!
You can always get a new fence
Fence, retaining wall, plumbing, gate, concrete... Overgrown shrubs can be expensive. Ask me how I know.
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@antipodean said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@canefan said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@Donsteppa said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@canefan said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@Donsteppa said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@dogmeat said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
I'll take your pesky brambles and raise with Bougainvillea.
One of the most annoying garden projects I've done is remove a significantly overgrown Bougainvillea. After about two minutes I would have happily used a flamethrower, had it not been intertwined with a large wooden fence...
Depending on how much you have to clear, boiling water straight from the kettle will fuck any plant if you pour enough into the roots
This one required significant pruning to get anywhere near the roots. By the time I was finished, what remained of the roots in-ground (entangled in concrete) had undiluted Roundup applied out of sheer spite!
You can always get a new fence
Fence, retaining wall, plumbing, gate, concrete... Overgrown shrubs can be expensive. Ask me how I know.
Definitely all for chemical warfare to weaken them first if possible
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@mariner4life said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
we have this fluffybunny just growing around the place
North Queensland was not actually designed with people in mind, i'm of a mind that it's a prison colony for the world meanest nastiest flora and fauna
Fuck that. Think I've heard of gympie-gympie but not really aware of it.
You keep it up there eh?
One for the Learn Something Everyday thread: Malesia is a thing.
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@broughie said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@Victor-Meldrew said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@broughie said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
Magnificent creatures who can happily survive without you but prefer your company.
I'm glad they can survive without me because I prefer it this way. Hence both of us are happy.
I have been a little bit tainted though because occasionally I have go to a cat lady house/mobile home. Something about old ladies who can not look after themselves but attract any cat within a 10 mile radius. There is always an awful stench (cat box or urine) and accentuated in 100° plus weather.
That is cat 101. Befriend the weak. When they die you eat them lying next to their bed. Start with the eyelids.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@broughie said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
There is always an awful stench (cat box or urine) and accentuated in 100° plus weather.
Yuk. Cats are outdoor creatures and hunters and shouldn't be kept inside as toys. It's cruel and people who do that deserve this:
On the other hand, cats should not be allowed outdoors in countries like Australia because they kill native fauna.
(And they're fluffybunnies)
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@Kiwiwomble said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
Mrs Womble almost had to have her hand amputated last year due to a cycas in the back yard, one tiny prick in the finger whilst gardening....next week she had full blown sepsis and a week in hospital having surgery...will always look at them sideways
Or "Spiky Bastards" to use their scientific name. Have three in the front bed next to the house. Every time I fucking hang Xmas lights or try to prune them I get pricked and end up with a bit of rash. fluffybunnies of things.
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@NTA said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@Kiwiwomble said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
Mrs Womble almost had to have her hand amputated last year due to a cycas in the back yard, one tiny prick in the finger whilst gardening....next week she had full blown sepsis and a week in hospital having surgery...will always look at them sideways
Or "Spiky Bastards" to use their scientific name. Have three in the front bed next to the house. Every time I fucking hang Xmas lights or try to prune them I get pricked and end up with a bit of rash. fluffybunnies of things.
probably a sore point
especially it getting to use its prick in the front bedtoo many bad puns.. will get my coat
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@bayimports said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@NTA said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@Kiwiwomble said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
Mrs Womble almost had to have her hand amputated last year due to a cycas in the back yard, one tiny prick in the finger whilst gardening....next week she had full blown sepsis and a week in hospital having surgery...will always look at them sideways
Or "Spiky Bastards" to use their scientific name. Have three in the front bed next to the house. Every time I fucking hang Xmas lights or try to prune them I get pricked and end up with a bit of rash. fluffybunnies of things.
probably a sore point
especially it getting to use its prick in the front bedtoo many bad puns.. will get my coat
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@NTA said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@Victor-Meldrew said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@broughie said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
There is always an awful stench (cat box or urine) and accentuated in 100° plus weather.
Yuk. Cats are outdoor creatures and hunters and shouldn't be kept inside as toys. It's cruel and people who do that deserve this:
On the other hand, cats should not be allowed outdoors in countries like Australia because they kill native fauna.
(And they're fluffybunnies)
Australian native fauna is higher up the fluffybunny chain than cats (and that’s saying something)
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@Crucial i also heard the fame went straight to their heads and they became dicks, real "do you know who i am" vibes
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@Crucial said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
SIX60 are boring as fuck
Fuck yes.
Soundtrack to (sadly ) more than one Barbie I’ve been to…..
Let’s just throw some unseasoned steak and lamb chops on the grill, eat some ready salted ETA chips and wash it down with an Export Gold…..then shit will REALLY start to get bland when we chuck a bit of SIX60 on.
No kiwi tall poppy syndrome here, I love Shihad, Dragon, The Dudes etc…….not them.
Even more blandly detestable than the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac, possibly cos they’re played so much more of late.
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@Kiwiwomble said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@Crucial i also heard the fame went straight to their heads and they became dicks, real "do you know who i am" vibes
Ironic given the track "Don't Forget Your Roots"
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