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Post by Liiisa on Feb 8, 2024 15:33:16 GMT -5
Amazing
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Post by tzarine on Feb 8, 2024 19:32:55 GMT -5
My friend who goes to the concerts of 70s-80s rock bands where there is maybe one original member left. I didn't especially love these bands when I was in the 70s-80s. Ah yes, I know people like that. I knew someone who went on a Moody Blues cruise every year! I would have to throw myself into the sea! oh dear i would just get off @ the next port & not reboard this ad: "Boundless horizons This season, our Lunar New Year celebrations serve as a tribute to the spirit of the dragon—a symbol of boundless vitality. Ahead of the festivities, discover a selection of gratitude-inducing gifts for friends and family, while enjoying a specially curated playlist: ‘Opening’, a soundtrack for new beginnings."
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Post by HalcyonDaze on Feb 8, 2024 20:04:02 GMT -5
LC's school does sport on a Thursday afternoon. He came home yesterday and said the school had forgotten to book a swimming pool for the water polo players. Something I thought would have been fairly essential - other sports you can make do, but water polo without water becomes something totally different.
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Post by Liiisa on Feb 8, 2024 21:13:31 GMT -5
I love "gratitude-inducing gifts." As against the kinds of gifts that make you resentful and irritated?
The water polo kids should pantomime water polo in a gym. Though I guess that's just volleyball.
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Post by HalcyonDaze on Feb 9, 2024 2:08:47 GMT -5
The water polo kids should pantomime water polo in a gym. Though I guess that's just volleyball. I was thinking it's more European handball.
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Post by groo on Feb 9, 2024 2:12:13 GMT -5
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Post by HalcyonDaze on Feb 9, 2024 2:15:33 GMT -5
One report used the old cliche 'tired and emotional'
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Post by groo on Feb 9, 2024 2:27:03 GMT -5
Apropos an earlier conversation on this board - he is one of the leading lights (I almost said faces, but he was obviously off his face) of Australian conservative politics.
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Post by tzarine on Feb 9, 2024 2:29:09 GMT -5
I love "gratitude-inducing gifts." As against the kinds of gifts that make you resentful and irritated? The water polo kids should pantomime water polo in a gym. Though I guess that's just volleyball. i worked w a woman who would complain when her boyfriend bought her stuff that wasnt expensive enough! she might need this gratitude inducing gift
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Feb 9, 2024 7:32:55 GMT -5
Although if it was me in that position, I would be calling an ambulance to get me up, so I do have a modicum of sympathy.
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Post by sprite on Feb 9, 2024 15:33:10 GMT -5
I must remember "gratitude-inducing".
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Post by tzarine on Feb 9, 2024 18:27:02 GMT -5
I must remember "gratitude-inducing". lets get our charged crystals & hold them up to "induce gratitude"
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Post by tzarine on Feb 9, 2024 18:27:20 GMT -5
just rip me off!
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Post by groo on Feb 9, 2024 20:34:28 GMT -5
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Post by Liiisa on Feb 9, 2024 21:24:10 GMT -5
Ha!!!
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Post by kneazle on Feb 12, 2024 20:49:03 GMT -5
An online chat with a friend I used to work with. She sent me a video related to the musical Rent. I then asked her an employment relations question (I'd disagreed with something at a webinar and wanted to see how my old work handled the issue - they agree with me) Then we ended up sending Phantom of the Opera gifs.
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Post by tzarine on Feb 12, 2024 23:46:41 GMT -5
tzar is watching the robe burton mature simmons some fine acting but some total kitsch
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Post by sprite on Feb 13, 2024 12:25:04 GMT -5
Dad posted some photos of the bathroom reno that was supposed to be done before Christmas, but only started today. the toilet is currently in the dining room, and he posted a photo of that, too.
cue lots of bad puns and even worse jokes about future family dinners.
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Post by tzarine on Feb 13, 2024 19:37:07 GMT -5
witty innovative 50s musical it's always fair weather
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Post by ozziegiraffe on Feb 14, 2024 6:03:06 GMT -5
Dad posted some photos of the bathroom reno that was supposed to be done before Christmas, but only started today. the toilet is currently in the dining room, and he posted a photo of that, too. cue lots of bad puns and even worse jokes about future family dinners. I can relate. I had a toilet in my dining room for some time too.
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Post by groo on Feb 14, 2024 6:15:39 GMT -5
Better that than the drop pan toilet that we had at the bottom of our garden for the first ten years of my life. I still remember the day that the "sanitary truck" lost it on Red Hill and rolled. A source of both wonder and horror to we Year 3 students.
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Post by sprite on Feb 14, 2024 8:11:42 GMT -5
This morning I was convinced that a bird had someone fallen into our chimney. Turns out it was just two courting herring gulls, standing on the chimney cap and screaming romantically at each other.
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Post by Queen on Feb 18, 2024 13:41:03 GMT -5
LOL, for all of you.
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Post by tzarine on Feb 18, 2024 21:40:04 GMT -5
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Post by sprite on Feb 19, 2024 12:05:14 GMT -5
I did a Kahoot quiz with my new group today, turns out most of them know and love Kahoot. They were really into it, and I should probably apologise to the class across the hall for the roars of laughter and chagrin.
The warm up question was to correctly identify my name, and there were a few errors...
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Post by kneazle on Feb 19, 2024 15:38:06 GMT -5
I forgot where I worked.
I had to phone an advice line we use and said 'Hi I'm Kneazle and I'm calling from ...'
I went to say my old company and thought no I don't work there, then I thought of another company I'd worked for about 6 or 7 years ago before finally remembering the company I've worked for for 2 years.
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Post by tzarine on Feb 20, 2024 0:19:01 GMT -5
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Post by kneazle on Feb 20, 2024 3:48:25 GMT -5
I watched that last night. I'm glad his show is back on
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Post by groo on Feb 20, 2024 20:10:55 GMT -5
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Post by Queen on Feb 22, 2024 12:32:43 GMT -5
People who hate Taylor Swift.
I don't mean people who prefer a different music genre, and ignore her. I mean people who just hate her.
In the last few days I've seen people connecting her to Satan, and today someone says that she's in cahoots with Soros to create a cult. Presumably to get Biden elected but that wasn't stated.
I mean how insane are these people???
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