The Yellow Pages tome is redundant for most of us, but more so for the vacant properties and sections in the Christchurch red zone. On Tuesday, Rachel, who lives on the edge of the residential red zone, had her Yellow Pages delivered ... "And so did more than 50 red zone properties, even those with obvious lack of a house," she says.
How to deliver insults that hit the mark
Insulting someone properly is far more complicated than hurling a few obscenities. For an insult to find the soft spot the recipient should have respect for the insulter, it should target the person's intelligence or appearance in some way and sound like a compliment. A deadpan delivery, showing no anger will help. But the most important thing about insulting someone is to know who you're dealing with. Here are a few lesser known choice examples:
1. American comedian Rodney Dangerfield would hush a heckler with: "You, you oughta save your breath. You're gonna need it later to blow up your inflatable date."
2. Author and critic Dorothy Parker was offered a place ahead in the line by Clare Booth Luce, who said: "Age before beauty." Dorothy accepted, while saying, not-at-all under her breath: "Pearls before swine."
