The hot takes and unpopular opinions
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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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@NTA said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@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"
Jesus……they’re world famous in Australia. Sorry pal.
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@MN5 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:
@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"
Jesus……they’re world famous in Australia. Sorry pal.
theyre actually australian i think
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@Kiwiwomble said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@MN5 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:
@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"
Jesus……they’re world famous in Australia. Sorry pal.
theyre actually australian i think
Is Dunedin part of Australia ?
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@MN5 shhhh...thought we might be able to ditch them on aussie...
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@Crucial said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
SIX60 are boring as fuck
I don't actually know of any of their music, but... as they are apparently quite popular, I assume I've been hearing them all the fucking time since being back in NZ, but just never noticed it.
THAT is how boring as fuck they are.Whenever I visit NZ - I'd always visit a record store, and buy nearly every album by a NZ artist released since the last time I was in NZ.
Except Six60. I somehow instinctively knew they were boring as fuck. THAT is how boring as fuck they are.Fat Freddys Drop, The Black Seeds, Salmonella Dub. That's the limit of "NZ BBQ background reggae/dub" that I'm willing to abide.
Everything after that is even more bland. Ready Salted chips... with the salt removed. And, as the most successful, I assume Six60 is the most bland. THAT is how boring as fuck they are. -
@Kiwiwomble said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@MN5 shhhh...thought we might be able to ditch them on aussie...
Ah right sorry, you whooshed me.
A bit like how Russell Crowe was a kiwi when he was winning Oscars but an Aussie when he became fat, tried to assault Moby, indulged in shit poetry and ( worst of all ) released terrible music ?
yeah I’m ok with that.
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@Kruse said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@Crucial said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
SIX60 are boring as fuck
I don't actually know of any of their music, but... as they are apparently quite popular, I assume I've been hearing them all the fucking time since being back in NZ, but just never noticed it.
THAT is how boring as fuck they are.Whenever I visit NZ - I'd always visit a record store, and buy nearly every album by a NZ artist released since the last time I was in NZ.
Except Six60. I somehow instinctively knew they were boring as fuck. THAT is how boring as fuck they are.Fat Freddys Drop, The Black Seeds, Salmonella Dub. That's the limit of "NZ BBQ background reggae/dub" that I'm willing to abide.
Everything after that is even more bland. Ready Salted chips... with the salt removed. THAT is how boring as fuck they are.It is an awful, awful, AWFUL genre. It’s like kiwis took a look at reggae and how shit it was and said “hold my beer, let’s make it worse”
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@MN5 said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@Kruse said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
@Crucial said in The hot takes and unpopular opinions:
SIX60 are boring as fuck
I don't actually know of any of their music, but... as they are apparently quite popular, I assume I've been hearing them all the fucking time since being back in NZ, but just never noticed it.
THAT is how boring as fuck they are.Whenever I visit NZ - I'd always visit a record store, and buy nearly every album by a NZ artist released since the last time I was in NZ.
Except Six60. I somehow instinctively knew they were boring as fuck. THAT is how boring as fuck they are.Fat Freddys Drop, The Black Seeds, Salmonella Dub. That's the limit of "NZ BBQ background reggae/dub" that I'm willing to abide.
Everything after that is even more bland. Ready Salted chips... with the salt removed. THAT is how boring as fuck they are.It is an awful, awful, AWFUL genre. It’s like kiwis took a look at reggae and how shit it was and said “hold my beer, let’s make it worse”
And then Central/South America stepped in and said "hold me cerveza.... we give you... Reggaeton!".
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