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Post by beaglemum on Jun 4, 2021 10:02:19 GMT
Just came to this forum as I absolutely love pennmom 's game reviews on Big Fish - I never read any other reviews! And then what do I also find here, but a whole thread for, and about, Aussies! So cool! Haven't read the whole thread yet, but looking forward to doing so..... just wanted to say hi from Lakes Entrance, on the South East coast of Victoria. An absolutely gorgeous place to live, we have the best of all worlds, the beach, the forest and not much more than an hour away, we have the mountains and the snow! Will hopefully pop in again soon!
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Post by pennmom on Jun 4, 2021 12:24:22 GMT
Just came to this forum as I absolutely love pennmom 's game reviews on Big Fish - I never read any other reviews! And then what do I also find here, but a whole thread for, and about, Aussies! So cool! Haven't read the whole thread yet, but looking forward to doing so..... just wanted to say hi from Lakes Entrance, on the South East coast of Victoria. An absolutely gorgeous place to live, we have the best of all worlds, the beach, the forest and not much more than an hour away, we have the mountains and the snow! Will hopefully pop in again soon! Welcome to the Woods and thank you for the amazing compliment! Flower Blooming
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Post by joybelle on Aug 23, 2021 14:05:09 GMT
{Spoiler} 1.Q 2.S 3.T 4.M 5.J 6.O 7.A 8.H 9.E 10.B 11.L 12.D 13.P 14.R 15.G 16.N 17.F 18.K 19.C 20.I
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Post by pennmom on Aug 23, 2021 16:07:29 GMT
joybelle, I know what G'day, Mate, Barbie (cuz of the Outback Steakhouse commercials lol) Gander, Bloke, Sheila means, some words we also have but obviously they have different meanings because the descriptions don't match Very fun tho, got any more?
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Post by joybelle on Mar 12, 2022 11:22:53 GMT
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Post by pennmom on Mar 12, 2022 15:00:47 GMT
joybelle, OMG this is horrible! So glad you are safe, was any family member affected?
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Post by joybelle on Mar 13, 2022 2:08:15 GMT
No all me and mine are perfectly safe down the south of the land. Very lucky. I have a few friends up there but they were evacuated early but it is sad they have lost everything. Insurance is not affordable in these areas for most..$20-30,000 per year. but that is mainly from the terrible fires we had a few yrs ago! But we have never seen anything like this before. They had flooding in 2011..but it was only a third of that height. People who have lived there for generations tell us same. **Images in posts above folks.
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Post by pennmom on Mar 13, 2022 14:24:01 GMT
joybelle, you are a beautiful hedgehog! Clapping
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Post by joybelle on Apr 25, 2022 7:02:32 GMT
Theses are ANZAC Biscuits. For those overseas...' Golden Syrup' ..I think is what you call ' Treacle' ? It is the consistency of honey..and a golden colour. Not as dark as Molasses and thicker than Maple Syrup. There is a ' substitute' ...for it within the link recipe. (and I am sorry there are ads about the borders..just ignore them ) link
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Post by pennmom on Apr 25, 2022 15:14:23 GMT
joybelle, so they are kind of like a mix between an oatmeal cookie & a crunchy granola bar?
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Post by joybelle on Apr 25, 2022 16:54:03 GMT
This folks is ' Aussie' football. if you kick the ball between the middle big sticks...you get 6 points (a goal). If you miss and get it between the outside sticks..you get 1 point (a point). At the end of the day...its whoever scores the most points over all. So 1 goals,3 points= 9...an would be beaten by 1 goal 10 points=16. Players can kick the ball or pass it by hitting with their fist (no just throwing)...If a player 'catches a kick' and does not drop it..(a mark, which players jump up for) Everyone must stop on the spot, stand back and not touch them and they can take a kick at the leisure toward anothe teammate. But if they start running with it... you can tackle them. If they miss the catch and drop...its anybody's too. . You may not hold or tackle another player who does not possess the ball, but you may tackle a player with the ball (thats the whole idea) to get it off them.
** you are NOT allowed to punch the other player...they just do it and then the umpire gives the ball to the team who's player 'gets hit' That's enough...ENJOY. I know pennmom was amazed we do this!! They are our high flying angels! Clips are a mix of old and new. First clip is the football Anthem song. Second clip shows you the game in action..!
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Post by joybelle on Apr 27, 2022 6:53:41 GMT
It is something we 'grow up with'...everyone HAS to 'Barrack'..for (follow or root for USA ppl ) in my state where it originated (but it is Australia wide and all states field teams now)...and most ask when meeting ppl What do you do (for a living)..who do you 'barrack' for. All teams have their own unique cultures and backgrounds..though many just continue their traditions. I first got put in a 'footy' jumper at age 6 and have stayed loyal to my team, as one of my kids has..but the other..(how dare she )..changed to her husband's team when she married. But it is as a game..truly entrenched in our psyche. It's Austalia's game that is not played ANYWHERE else.(We still have rugby teams, and soccer teams leagues etc... but this is the biggie)
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Post by pennmom on Apr 27, 2022 17:15:47 GMT
everyone HAS to 'Barrack'..for (follow or root for USA ppl ) I love the "translation" for us Yanks Rolling Along
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Post by joybelle on Oct 5, 2022 5:55:44 GMT
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Post by kasie on Dec 12, 2022 4:15:15 GMT
Outback pub emus rediscovered after being banned from Yaraka Hotel
A pair of celebrity emus that vanished after being banned from an outback pub for bad behaviour have been rediscovered — and they have multiplied. Yaraka is a small red-dirt town with a population of about 20, two-and-a-half hours south of Longreach in Queensland. It has a church, a police station, a caravan park, a school and a pub that shot to international fame in 2020 due to its hardline stance against two strange visitors. The Yaraka Hotel was forced to barricade the pub entrance in order to keep Kevin and Carol the emus out after they developed a taste for tap-room hospitality. The emus had been targeting tourists and pinching food, drinks and car keys, and leaving behind a general trail of devastation. But now they're back. Why ban an emu?
A full-grown adult emu can weigh up to 60 kilograms, which equates to roughly the same poundage as 150 well-fed pigeons. If you consider the kind of mess one pigeon can cause, it stands to reason that the droppings caused by one well-fed emu would be something akin to a bombardment. Leanne Byrne says it was the back-end blitzkrieg that pushed Kevin and Carol beyond the realm of cheeky punters and into full-blown public nuisance territory. Ms Byrne is known around town as the "Yaraka Mother of Dragons", a reference to the Daenerys Targaryen character from Game of Thrones who hatched three dragon eggs. Kevin and Carol were inside two of nine eggs that were given to Ms Byrne after some blokes discovered an emu nest while pushing scrub. She wrapped them in an electric blanket and they all hatched. Sadly, only Kevin and Carol made it to adulthood, with truck and car collisions claiming most of their siblings' lives. "They love cuddles," Ms Byrne says. The Yaraka emus achieved notoriety for their confidence around humans, and now even feature on a range of tourist merchandise. Unfortunately, their troublemaker tendencies came back to bite them with a ban from their beloved watering hole. "I had to start buying them cartons of beers and getting takeaways for them," Ms Byrne jokes. "They handled it. They used to try and get up the stairs and stuff, but they did put a chain across there to stop them. "It doesn't stop all the people from coming to see them though." And then, they disappeared. Mystery of emu chicks' parentage Ms Byrne leaves Yaraka to work for a few months most years, and Kevin and Carol would traditionally run off into the wilderness until her return. After her last trip to Yamba in January, they didn't come back. "But I have done some investigating, and I do know that they are still local," Ms Byrne says. "And one of them has four baby chicks. "And they're brother and sister, so we'll just leave that alone." Tourists and locals would still love Kevin and Carol to come back to the township for a stickybeak, even though the pub ban is set in stone. But Ms Byrne is encouraging them to stay up in the nearby hills until the chicks have grown, since Kevin and Carol's siblings fared so terribly with traffic. "With all this rain, there's lots of waterholes and everything," she says. "When I got the chicks it was quite drought-affected out here. "I think they've got enough food and water and everything now. "They're not my pets. They just tended to stay, and everyone looked after them type thing. They're still wild animals."
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Post by pennmom on Dec 12, 2022 13:40:01 GMT
kasie, I love the Kevin and Carol saga, keep us posted with updates :)
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Post by pennmom on Dec 19, 2022 18:46:55 GMT
joybelle , beaglemum , kasie , We were watching a video about a Door Dash statement that went viral and I had to share with my mates They listed the Top 10 types of food delivered....keep in mind this was the Top 10 list from the UNITED STATES on the list was Chinese Food, Mexican, the usual Fast food, etc... and Australian foodof course everyone was curious as to what special food Australians eat? ? ? ? ? What could it be? So Door Dash was asked to explain, and their answer was..... {Spoiler}Food from The Outback Steakhouse Rolling Along Rolling Along Rolling Along
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Post by joybelle on Dec 21, 2022 10:25:24 GMT
A stubby is a soda can size glass bottle of beer LOL
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Post by joybelle on Dec 24, 2022 10:41:14 GMT
Our 'CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT'...Live Nationally every Christmas Eve. It's actually in my home town (Melbourne)..and has been going about 60yrs! These days I watch it on the TV.
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