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drain the spuds


for a man to go to the toilet: I've got to strain the spuds before I have an accident.

Editor's comments: In the Bazza McKenzie comic strip of the 1960s one can find "strain the potatoes" with the same meaning. Are there other variants?

Contributor's comments: Siphon the python, point stanley at the stainless, bleed the weasel, drain the monster - just to name a few from Perth.