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  1. Lindyloo

    Coloured pencils

    Coloured pencils "Who can remember their parents doing this to their school pencils. - scraping a thin slice off the end and writing your name on the pencil?”
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    Stick jaw toffee

    RECIPE Convert to Metric 3 cups White Sugar 30 grams Butter 6 tablespoons Boiling Water 6 tablespoons White Vinegar add Sprinkles Substitutions White Sugar (1 cup) 1 cup sugar twin or sprinkle sweet or 2 tablespoon of sweet 20 Butter (1 cup) 1 cup margarine or 1 1/3 cup whipped...
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    Wedding cake!

    Wedding cake! Boom Boom!!!!!!
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    MacRobertson’s Snack Chocolate Block

    After reading this post last night I just had to go to Woolies and buy a block....what a disappointment!
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    Shirl!

    Shirl! etta Palmer shared a photo on Pinterest; "Shirl's neighborhood – A blast from the past". Shirl's Neighbourhood was a children's TV show on Channel 7 between 1979 and 1983. It was a half-hour program and featured former Skyhooks front man Graeme "Shirley" Strachan and co-host Liz Rule...
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    Throaties

    Coke did have in the early days have cocaine in it...that's where "coke" got it's name
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    MacRobertson’s Snack Chocolate Block

    Thanks, TomGeorge...I'll check it out tomorrow!... I bet it's not the same as the old days...unfortunately nothing is
  8. Lindyloo

    MacRobertson’s Snack Chocolate Block

    I didn't know you could still get it...At woolies?
  9. Lindyloo

    Paper Dolls

    I loved them...folding the tabs over to hold them in place!
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    Fantales

    Fantales Courtesy Australia Remember When There was a time when our favourite lollies came in a box. Remember when you'd go to the pictures and buy a box of Fantales, Minties or Jaffas? Fantales are still around today of course, now manufactured by Allens and are sold in cellophane or plastic...
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    NZ neighbour caught dumping dog faeces on woman’s driveway – “Oh my God, this is mad!”

    That's abominable! If it was here in Australia I would be dobbing her into the local council. That's 100 times worse when dog owners taking their dog for a walk don't pick up the poo!
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    Aussie Perfection: The Delectable Chicken Parmy

    Parmi Parmy is my fav, I always have it when I go to a pub for dinner, it's mandatory to have chips with it!
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    YoYo

    YoYo Remember when Coca Cola sent teams of international yoyo champions to schools, local town halls and public venues right around Australia to demonstrate the various tricks you could do with your Russell yoyo? There was a group from the Philippines, there were Mexicans wearing sombreros...
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    Melbourne chef shares ‘life-changing’ aluminium foil hack

    Hi Chrysalis, to fix the issue with glad wrap keep it in the fridge and it will stop the glad wrap from sticking back on itself. It does work. I keep mine in the fridge
  15. Lindyloo

    Melbourne chef shares ‘life-changing’ aluminium foil hack

    Thanks, JayKay. I never have had this problem probably because I have a foil roll holder which prevents it from unpeeling. It's a godsend
  16. Lindyloo

    Melbourne chef shares ‘life-changing’ aluminium foil hack

    Please forgive my ignorance..what is spiralled layer?
  17. Lindyloo

    Mother and Son

    Enjoy...do you have it on DVD? I wish there was a TV station that was dedicated to playing all the old Aussie TV shows!
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    Tea Ladies

    Back in the 80's I worked for Australian Airlines as a travel consultant and we smoked at our desks while we had customers sitting in front of us. They did the same. I look back at it now and it was abhorrent
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    Tea Ladies

    Tea Ladies Just a follow-up to the recent post on tea-ladies. How much has the office changed in the past 50 years? There are no tea-ladies anymore, secretaries are now personal assistants and no longer need shorthand. The boss and senior execs used to smoke at their desks (as well as most...
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