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  1. Mrtnst

    Unlock the Secret to Ultimate Health with the Surprising 'Super Veggie' Experts Can't Stop Raving About!

    I'll believe in the existence of a "super veggie" when I see one in a Lycra suit and mask beating up bank robbers. Until then I will stick to veggies that taste good and don't require a bank loan to afford them.
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    How much would you pay for a 'high-quality' smoothie? This new Brisbane bar's prices are sparking outrage!

    There's nothing obscenely wealthy people love more than the opportunity to demonstrate their wealth. It's so enticing to them that they will smile smugly while handing over incredible amounts of money to purchase absolutely anything, so long as they know ordinary people never touch the items...
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    Exposed: The Outrageous Flight Attendant Demands from the 1950s That Everyone's Talking About

    The most telling requirement is: 13. Even temper - must not become provoked by demands of passengers. Some of the demands that got young women sacked back then, would get the passengers locked up these days. And got some young women, who kept their even temper, labelled flying matresses. Not...
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    AVERAGE AUSSIE...

    Any council offices. Just remember to bring a clipboard and a heavy gold pen. Those items are most important, you won't be taken seriously as management material without them. Not that you would ever use them. That would count as being directly involved with the work, and therefore...
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    AVERAGE AUSSIE...

    More conventional council workers.
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    Who can resist a Kooka....this fella sat for over an hour on the back fence...

    This little fellow drops by for a chat fairly regularly. and occasionally brings a few friends with him.
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    Now, any spare room at your place?

    I did something similar myself, once. The person was friendly, clean, careful and very nice company. Then I went on a business trip, for 5 days. When I got back I found my home trashed my neighbours enraged and an eviction notice in my letter box. The person I had helped was all that I...
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    Say goodbye to this city icon as they end 14 years of operations

    It's true that I only looked at Google Maps, and that there are other sites with a lower overall rating for the business. However, my points in referring to the reviews was ¹that the business was not one "no one had heard of" and ²was "mostly reviewed favourably" [Plus I don't have accounts...
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    Say goodbye to this city icon as they end 14 years of operations

    A bar/pizzeria/snack bar in the beer garden of a historic pub (The Cranker a.k.a The Crown & Anchor est 1853), in the middle of the city center of Adelaide, with over 500 reviews @ an average of 4.3. "no one's ever heard of"? - Hardly "... move elsewhere" - How many other historic hotel beer...
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    One million retirees could be missing out on huge savings—are you one of them?

    In this case by the choice of the Queensland government.
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    Joke Valentine’s Love ❤️

    How long do you think she'll be staying with her mother?
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    Joke ''Hey, Hey, It's The Monkees''!

    Soon you'll be All Alone in the Dark.
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    You've been boiling eggs wrong! Experts reveal the ultimate cooking method

    As an engineer myself I strongly recommend against listening to any engineer who tries to persuade you to employ laboratory techniques outside of a laboratory. They're entirely different environments.
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    This Aussie's clever trick to dodge a $410 seatbelt fine might shock you – find out how!

    That's a tricky one. It seems reasonable that a rested second driver is a very valid safety factor. But it's also true that a person who isn't secured by a seatbelt is much more likely to be killed in an accident. I certainly agree with the setting aside of the charge was justified. I...
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    ‘We have the powers to prosecute’: Major ruling in explosive environmental case

    It's buried in designated areas within licensed waste landfills.
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    SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS...

    Well it's better than getting a similar card from your wife and best friend.
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    Barista snubs Anthony Albanese in trending Café moment: 'Man’s just doing his job'

    I dislike politicians, Albanese in particularly, and would be amused to see him given the lack of respect he deserves. However the suggestion that he was jumping the queue or that the barista snubbed him isn't, in my opinion, correct. My opinion of what happened is: Albo was just asking a...
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    ‘We have the powers to prosecute’: Major ruling in explosive environmental case

    Directors of a building company that builds houses that collapse two months after they're built should not be allowed to go into 'voluntary liquidation'. Their assets should be seized by the courts and they should be imprisoned and 'banned for life' from running any business.
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