That puppy: I don't know whether to click 'like' or decry the food waste and pet-torture!
I remember learning to write in cursive with a pen dipped in ink, and later moving on to using a fountain pen. We were only allowed to use a ball-point much later in our schooling.
marksierra said:
A guaranteed ice-breaker at parties...
Is that the one with the 2 sopranos singing/miaowing the duet?
joanne said:
Is that the one with the 2 sopranos singing/miaowing the duet?marksierra said:
A guaranteed ice-breaker at parties...
No.
This the one you're referring to. (Kiri Te Kanawa & Norma Burrows | Rossini's Cat Duet)
Ha! I just counted the number of tabs I have open at the moment - 27!
(Edited to add ... that's on my work computer.)
Things you find on the internet ...
I was doing some research on the expression 'Throw another shrimp on the barbie' for a new friend on social media when I came upon a compilation of commercials created by one of Australia's then-leading advertising agencies, MO JO.
Most of the ads feature a sung jingle of sorts but, I suppose, what differentiates them from other ads at the time is the preponderance of the Aussie accent.
Here, for your delectation and pleasure are 86 Aussie ads:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLETzoP04ODG7K1rr1PQddelmy6GVxdddH
And, from the series, allow me to say G'day to you:
From the just-concluded Edinburgh Fringe Festival, these are Channel Dave's nominations for the ten funniest jokes of the festival:
1. I keep randomly shouting out “Broccoli” and “Cauliflower”. I think I might have Florets. – Olaf Falafel
2. Someone stole my antidepressants. Whoever they are, I hope they’re happy. – Richard Stott
3. What’s driving Brexit? From here it looks like it’s probably the Duke of Edinburgh. – Milton Jones
4. A cowboy asked me if I could help him round up 18 cows. I said, “Yes, of course. That’s 20 cows.” – Jake Lambert
5. A thesaurus is great. There’s no other word for it. – Ross Smith
6. Sleep is my favourite thing in the world. It’s the reason I get up in the morning. – Ross Smith
7. I accidentally booked myself on to an escapology course; I’m really struggling to get out of it. – Adele Cliff
8. After learning six hours of basic semaphore, I was flagging. – Richard Pulsford
9. To be or not to be a horse rider, that is Equestrian. – Mark Simmons
10. I’ve got an Eton-themed advent calendar, where all the doors are opened for me by my dad’s contacts. – Ivo Graham
Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/aug/19/olaf-falafel-edinburgh-funniest-joke-award
Sign in a cafe window near the Royal Melbourne Hospital.
I can quite easily identify with the thought expressed.
My 'cat lady' coffee mug (remembered that Awful Christmas Presents thread a few years back?) developed two cracks this week so I had to throw it out. Felt guilty doing so.
joanne said:
My 'cat lady' coffee mug (remembered that Awful Christmas Presents thread a few years back?) developed two cracks this week so I had to throw it out. Felt guilty doing so.
You could have - maybe - put some glue across and along the cracks and, if you weren't 100% sure it wouldn't leak, put it on a shelf as a keepsake. (Or, at least, taken a photo, so you had something to remember it by.)
marksierra said:
joanne said:
My 'cat lady' coffee mug (remembered that Awful Christmas Presents thread a few years back?) developed two cracks this week so I had to throw it out. Felt guilty doing so.You could have - maybe - put some glue across and along the cracks and, if you weren't 100% sure it wouldn't leak, put it on a shelf as a keepsake. (Or, at least, taken a photo, so you had something to remember it by.)
not that fond of it!
Not strictly correct.
If you befriend your local magpies, they're less likely to swoop at you during the nesting season.
I (re-) learned to use one of these at a previous job a few years ago.
Since then, it's been my favourite manual writing tool.
I found this really interesting.
A land of drought and flooding rains.
119 years of Australian rainfall.
Poster by the (Australian) Bureau of Meteorology
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/history/rainfall/
(You can get a more-readable download - in .pdf format - from the website)
HUGE Rummage sale to benefit the Bloomfield High School Robotics Team Sale Date: Apr 27, 2024
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Here's one voice-over read I'd have to be very careful with.