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Rain which is a blessed relief. It was 43C/109F in Adelaide on Sunday.
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The Australian penny was replaced by the 1c coin in 1966, when o... moreThe Australian penny was replaced by the 1c coin in 1966, when our currency went decimal, and that was subsequently removed from circulation in 1990 when the value of the metal in the coin went higher than its face value - it was no longer viable to mint coins that were worth more as bullion than as money.The British penny was revalued in 1971 for the same reason, and a New Penny is worth twice the old one. And much smaller.
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It's perfectly Constitutional, officials have been impeached and... moreIt's perfectly Constitutional, officials have been impeached and tried post departure from office before - just not a President.Insurrection and sedition are capital crimes, they can't just drop it. It's highly unlikely that the death penalty will be sought, but this demented megalomaniac must absolutely be prevented from seeking elected office again. Lock him up.
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"We have to fight like Hell." Direct quote.
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The Vegemite detector went off when I passed through it, and I w... moreThe Vegemite detector went off when I passed through it, and I was detained.
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Those are pre-Lìncoln. There were also British and Austra... moreThose are pre-Lìncoln. There were also British and Australian pennies.
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Disestablishmentarianism. Disinformation.
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Rubella is sometimes called "German measles". It's a mild diseas... moreRubella is sometimes called "German measles". It's a mild disease unless you're pregnant - it can cause very serious birth defects, which is why girls get a booster vaccine against it soon after menarche.Our son got it a fortnight before his vaccination was due. The doctor took one look at him and shot a question at his mother, "Is there any chance you could be pregnant?" Maureen was mystified, as it was Tim rather than herself who was sick, but answered in the negative (I had a vasectomy shortly after he was born). The doctor gave a satisfied sigh, and said "This is the most obvious case of rubella I've ever seen. Keep him cool, make sure he has plenty of water and he'll be fine in a day or two. And don't get him his MMR shot for another month." less
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Bison. Buffalo have bigger horns and less shaggy hides, and fera... moreBison. Buffalo have bigger horns and less shaggy hides, and feral bison are not a problem in Australia unlike feral buffalo.
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Same virus. Once you have had chicken pox, you can get shingles,... moreSame virus. Once you have had chicken pox, you can get shingles, because it never leaves your system entirely. It can lie dormant for decades, then BOOM.I've had chicken pox, measles and rubella, all before the vaccines became widely available in Australia in the mid-1970s.
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Balls. Trump did NOT ban travel from the country whose citizens ... moreBalls. Trump did NOT ban travel from the country whose citizens were SOLELY responsible for 9/11, ie Saudi Arabia. Why? Because Trump does business there. Biden has temporarily suspended travel into the USA from those countries but also from European COVID-19 hotspots as well - where the population is almost exclusively white. Try again.
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A person with shingles can infect someone with chicken pox, that... moreA person with shingles can infect someone with chicken pox, that's how I got it. From my grandmother.
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Of course not, the bread is for crumbling into the soup, silly!
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On reflection, threads of this kind are probably not the b... moreOn reflection, threads of this kind are probably not the best place to exchange moves. Message me instead.
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7 but on wholemeal or multi grain. With butter and Vegemite.
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Parents and grandfathers were non-smokers. Both of my step-grand... moreParents and grandfathers were non-smokers. Both of my step-grandmothers smoked.I never had to endure peer pressure about it, but media rammed it down everybody's neck in the form of advertising, especially sports sponsorship - surprise, surprise, when I started smoking it was the same brand that had been the exclusive sponsor of Australian cricket for decades. It's illegal now, but by the time the law changed I was hooked.I quit about a decade ago for financial reasons - it's an expensive habit down here and taxes on tobacco have risen exponentially. A pack of 40 costs almost as much as a carton of beer, more than a bottle of good wine or mid-range whisky. A carton of beer lasts me a fortnight or more, a pack of cigarettes a day or two. I switched to a pipe to slow down (it takes time to enjoy a pipe), then quit altogether. less
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Harris simply said they weren't going to stop - she did NOT rile... moreHarris simply said they weren't going to stop - she did NOT rile her supporters up to START a riot, unlike His Royal Orangeness. His was an inflammatory speech intended to rile the hearers up, a tactic Hitler used successfully. What do you expect from a man who slept with a copy of Mein Kampf beside the bed for years, according to Ivana?He also told the rioters that "you are special" and "we love you" before telling them to go home - as well as telling a far-right neo-Nazi paramilitary group (terrorists by definition) to "stand by" during the debate. less
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Karaoke at the pub. Any requests?
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Never mind cameras, I want klaxons and flashing lights that acti... moreNever mind cameras, I want klaxons and flashing lights that activate whenever the fridge is opened - unless you hold down a button too high for my grandson to reach ...
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What? No Vegemite?!!
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Pretty mild ones. Damn, blast and bugger was about it - at least... morePretty mild ones. Damn, blast and bugger was about it - at least when we kids were present. Even blind drunk (Dad's father had PTSD from World War II), he was careful to watch his language around children.
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Dr Chris Fell. High school buddies, he is now a research fellow ... moreDr Chris Fell. High school buddies, he is now a research fellow with the CSIRO and the University of Newcastle.
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Both deliberately and inadvertently. I had a little 2-stroke Hon... moreBoth deliberately and inadvertently. I had a little 2-stroke Honda 125 - open the throttle too quickly and the front wheel came up.
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Never nuke a pie. Even wrapped in paper towels, microwaving ruin... moreNever nuke a pie. Even wrapped in paper towels, microwaving ruins shortcrust pastry. It goes soggy.
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Except that the Google search engine publishes NOTHING, merely p... moreExcept that the Google search engine publishes NOTHING, merely providing links to published services - many of which are pay walled anyway.My own beef with Google is tax avoidance - this is not, it's Scummo and Co trying to siphon more money into Rupert's gaping maw (he has what amounts to a monopoly on Australian print media, the others are bit players at best).
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Alright. It's two words, all right?
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It has little chance of passing, and zero chance of being perman... moreIt has little chance of passing, and zero chance of being permanent. Too many people rely on Google, the threat to simply disable the search engine in Australia has Scummo frothing at the mouth but this shameless money-grab by Murdererdoch will not stand up.
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I hated that song even before I knew what it was about. Bo-oring.
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Randy D and Stu Spelling Bee
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My daughter's friend reversed polarity when jump-starting her ca... moreMy daughter's friend reversed polarity when jump-starting her car. The battery of my daughter's car caught fire, and it fried the circuitry (components protected the fuses by blowing first).
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Space-time would cease to exist. Even the CMB has motion.
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He might want it, he won't get it. As soon as 46 is inaugurated,... moreHe might want it, he won't get it. As soon as 46 is inaugurated, 45 is no longer Commander-in-Chief, so the military can and will ignore him.
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You'd need a brown carpet, given what His Royal Orangeness is full of.
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It actually doesn't matter, I think it's highly unlikely that th... moreIt actually doesn't matter, I think it's highly unlikely that the GOP will ever nominate another Trump.
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Colombia, given what White Horse is a euphemism for.
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I'm with E99. Integral calculus was not only fun but useful, par... moreI'm with E99. Integral calculus was not only fun but useful, particularly when pricing the more grandiose designs of architects. I enjoyed math. Helps that I was rather good at it, and being the son of a former schoolmarm (who drilled me daily in arithmetic until I was proficient) also helped.I balked at tensor calculus and multidimensional arrays. There comes a point in math where the symbols relate only to each other and have no application to real space-time events. I couldn't see the point, and lost interest. less
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Fine Young Cannibals. Brit band and I can't stand them. Won a Gr... moreFine Young Cannibals. Brit band and I can't stand them. Won a Grammy for the music video on She Drives Me Crazy despite rank plagiarism, having copied New Order's True Faith.(I was a teenager in the 80s, can you tell?)
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Agreed. I was at the Sydney Entertainment Centre when Knopfler d... moreAgreed. I was at the Sydney Entertainment Centre when Knopfler did this in his pajamas:
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I can't improve on Shuhak's answer, I needed a laugh.
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FYC's godawful butchery of Elvis's Suspicious Minds.
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Theodore and Franklin were not closely related. Bobby and Teddy ... moreTheodore and Franklin were not closely related. Bobby and Teddy were never POTUS, Teddy never really was a possibility - even pre-Chappaquiddick he had a reputation for drunkenness.I can't see the Trumps forming a political dynasty either, given that Junior, Eric and Jared are likely to be occupying the cells next to Daddy, and Ivanka shows herself to be a vapid airhead every time she opens her mouth.
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Dylan gets away with being a terrible singer (and worse harmonic... moreDylan gets away with being a terrible singer (and worse harmonica player) because the words matter. He's Poet Laureate, the only songwriter to have a Nobel Prize for Literature. Jimi Hendrix couldn't have done All Along the Watchtower, or Peter, Paul and Mary performed Blowin' in the Wind, or the Byrds Mr Tambourine Man, or Manfred Mann Quinn the Eskimo if Bob hadn't written them. Heck, Axl Rose sounded better than Dylan on Knockin' on Heaven's Door, although that one was close - Axl can't sing either. His raucous attempt at Bohemian Rhapsody at the Freddie Mercury tribute was so awful that Elton John and the surviving members of Queen couldn't save it. less
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Yep, that was greed too. As was the "Manifest Destiny" that disp... moreYep, that was greed too. As was the "Manifest Destiny" that dispossessed the native Americans. Callous disregard can actually be worse than hate. Arrogant belief in one's own superiority, to such a degree that others are so far beneath you as to be irrelevant.
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Depends entirely on how it's done. Off key, raucous or slurred r... moreDepends entirely on how it's done. Off key, raucous or slurred rendition turns me right off, particularly if I've heard it done better by somebody else.
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The Congolese genocide perpetrated by Leopold II of Belgium was ... moreThe Congolese genocide perpetrated by Leopold II of Belgium was arguably worse than the Holocaust, and was motivated not by hate but by greed. If the slave workers didn't meet their quotas, their families were mutilated or murdered.
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Yep, the Rep would rather carry Confederate battle flags into th... moreYep, the Rep would rather carry Confederate battle flags into the Capitol than vote ...
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I did collect 7 inch vinyl records - in the days before mp3s, it... moreI did collect 7 inch vinyl records - in the days before mp3s, it was a way of making sure I had the songs I liked. I had a stack half my height at one point - until my son, then aged three, got to them and ruined most of them. I got my fury under control, then spanked him for disobedience. He couldn't know how important they were to me, but did know that I'd told him to leave them alone.
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Seismologists can measure the way earthquake shock waves behave ... moreSeismologists can measure the way earthquake shock waves behave - and they don't penetrate the inner core, they behave in a way that indicates that they reflect off of it.
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Probably not. It takes a rabble rouser to rouse the rabble. It n... moreProbably not. It takes a rabble rouser to rouse the rabble. It needed Drumpf or someone very like him.
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