Phil Addison wrote:

On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:19:11 +0100, in uk.d-i-y
(Steve Firth) wrote:

Phil Addison wrote:

There are 5 types of secateurs, anvil, bypass, parrot beak, knife, and
saw (except the last two aren't seceteurs)!

I didn't expect the Spanish Parrot.

It's humour dear boy, distinct from the vituperative bile you spew
forth.

Hmm, well regurgitating Monty Python doesn't seem to count as humour
these days. Perhaps you should try wit instead?