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  1. Vet543

    🎬 Father’s Day Giveaway: A Family Movie Day on Us!

    I remember that event, it a big shock. For some reason I have spoken of it stating that it was at Easter. I saw the movie about it too. So it must have been a brain fart on my memory section. It was a big change for bikes, that was for certain.
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    Do you have items you forgot you owned?

    YEP THERE ARE. The only problem is "i DON'T REMEMBER" Maybe I will remember next weekend lol
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    🎬 Father’s Day Giveaway: A Family Movie Day on Us!

    It was a long time ago, January 1969, I will never forget it. Can you imagine in Townsville a beautiful pregnant lady is suffering from near heat exhaustion. As the day grew nearer she was showing signs of the hardship of having a child in the heat when suddenly I get a call to race home as I...
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    'Less mess, more style': Baristas push back on chocolate tradition

    Wrap it Veggie.. hehehe read below The real winner in this debate? Australian coffee culture itself. We can say that we have nailed the approach to coffee drinking and are models for coffee in other parts of the world. I have always drunk cappuccino.. not the other types. A friend in Canberra...
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    Why 'Hip hip hooray!' makes Australians the laughing stock of birthday parties worldwide

    Am I getting too old here now? Through life, back in the 60s and 70s when someone was inducted to a position on the board ... they greeted with a round of drinks and welcome to their new appointment WITH CHEERS AND HIP HIP HOORAY X 3... Upon completeing a university course and a graduation the...
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    Couple fights off armed intruders during terrifying home invasion

    Good on the dogs .. show me a cat that can do that ... poor little pussy it runs away. Brave dogs would protect their owners to the end ... Our great soldiers in peace time. A MEDAL FOR THE DOGS PLEASE
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    What’s been your own soul-soothing moment this year?

    I have been there at Easter time for the blessing of the fleet and all the tuna boats lined up at the wharf ... It is a great day to be in Ulladulla
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    When social media meets sacred sites: what Uluru's photography rules mean for modern travellers

    In the 70s and early 80s, A friend and I took coach loads of people to Ayers Rock, even one coach load of Japanese Tourist who thought it was wonderful. Every Japanese tourist had camera and video camera (Although the videos were Super 8s... they WERE movie cameras that filmed moving objects...
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    Fact of the Day: This soup is 2,400 years old!

    To SDC why post a news item that the person who uploaded a video doesn't allow it to be viewed in Australia... so much for this generation eh?
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    Fact of the Day: How many seeds does a strawberry have?

    Buy seeds (fortheringill, I Think the brand is) .. Grow your own strawberries in hanging baskets with plenty cow manure,,, some chicken poop and lots of water ... sun ripen them and NO CHEMICALs ..they will taste good again.' Nowadays they gas them to get then on the shelf before the big...
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    Simple accessory becomes deadly hazard: 'Fashion is a dangerous business'

    I have seen a flowing dress out the passenger door and stopped the car by telling them. also a good friend driving at night with his arm out the window had a birds beak embedded in his elbow ... a good friend had his arm lost when a car hit him while having an arm out the window. Another friend...
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