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Daily discussion thread: 👾 Tuesday, May 14, 2024

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Submitted ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Seagoon_@aussie.zone⁩ to ⁨melbourne@aussie.zone⁩

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  • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    5am.

    The art:

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    The artist:

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Destruction by Gibson

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      • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        It’s the look of “what’s your problem buddy?” That gets me.

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    • ajsadauskas@aus.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      @Gibsonisafluffybutt @Seagoon_ Lovely post-modern art piece by Gibson 😸

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  • bull@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Nothing like some midnight floor mopping because you put it off all day and have an apartment inspection tomorrow while you’ll be in the office and you hate having people in your apartment while you’re not there but you have to go to work because you have to present a demonstration to the executive leadership team.

    Meeeeeanwhile, I’m seriously considering moving out and just going to stay with my folks for a while. It’s not about money (although it would be nice to save a bunch of money quickly) it’s more about how unhealthy it is for me to sit alone in this shoebox. Plus I’ll have to house/dog sit for them for their upcoming US trip this year anyway.

    Then once I’ve saved a bigger chunk of dough I’ll finally bite the bullet and buy something. Likely right before the housing bubble finally bursts after 30 years of people saying it’s going to but never does.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Good night and good luck for tomorrow.

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    • Orange1@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Dude, I had to do it, I quit work and went to uni as a mature age student - I lasted a couple of months with the parent, before renting again, but this was because covid etc. If you get along with your parents, they have a big enough house etc. and you’re single, do it. The money you’ll save is yuge. I know you love your road trips etc. But the freedom when you finally buy is life changing.

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Mickey has discovered the benefits of being inside my hoodie with me in it too.

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    • ajsadauskas@aus.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      @StudChud @Seagoon_ Nawww

      Sweet little Mickey is soooo cute 😻

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      aw, such a cat move 😻🔥

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  • bull@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    In exciting news: 2 hours after arriving at work I’m done with my presentation and I’m on a tram home. I might even make it before my apartment inspection AND the presentation I was going in for tomorrow fell through so I don’t have to go back in.

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    • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      On to lunch then?

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      • bull@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        yep lunch hour now… grabbed a gozleme on my way in and just enjoyed it with some youtubes

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I have an interview for another volunteer position this Friday. I can’t believe I’m finally leaving call centres behind, and I’m actually on the path to something I want to do. For so long I’ve been forcing myself into jobs that ruin me, and then I wonder why I fail.

    I won’t fail at this.

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    • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yaasss! You got this!

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    • ajsadauskas@aus.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      @StudChud @Seagoon_ Congratulations! 😊

      Many years ago I worked in a call centre and it was utterly soul destroying.

      You'll feel so much better once you're out of that toxic environment.

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      • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I’ve worked in call centres for 10-12 years, electricity, tax collection, salary packaging/sacrifice, and a small business that did home services. All sucked in their own unique ways. The only way to move “up” is to be toxic as fuck and throw your coworkers under the bus, which I couldn’t do. The abuse from management, the abuse from callers, caused me to abuse myself.

        So done, 0/10, do not reccomend. Taking calls all day is a form of torture.

        Gonna be doing animal care instead, cert III, and then I’ll move up to the cert IV in veterinary nursing. It’ll be hard, but I won’t be on the phones; I’ll be doing something that has been my dream.

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    • tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That’s great news. I hope it works out for you

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      • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Thank you! I hope so too :D

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  • ajsadauskas@lemmy.ml ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    "Thank you everyone for all the kind words 😽

    "Mum is still giving me eyedrops today, and it’s really uncomfortable 😿

    "But my eye feels a lot better today 😸

    “Now excuse me, I have some chicken to eat for dinner. It’s my favourite! Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom”

    — Miss Mimi

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    • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I looooove tuxedo cats. That photo perfectly encapsulates how cute yet elegant they are. Please give Miss Mimi a little bop on her precious little head from me.

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    • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Ah sweet Mimi!!! ☺️💜💜

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  • Ntcc661@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I have not cooked a roast anything in many, many years. But tonight WE ROAST!

    Chicken is the beast of choice! With roast veg, cauliflower & cheese and peas.

    I’m a boring, basic cook at best so this could go either way…

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    • Eagle@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s very hard to stuff up a roast, you’ll do fine. If not, there’s always gravy to cover up the bad bits.

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      • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Have managed to do so in the past. Then I discovered oven bags. Seriously, I’ve found roasts take longer than the book says. particularly if adding in veg in the same tray. But that might just be my oven at the time which was on its last legs so to speak.

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That feeling when you go through your 30+ year collection of buttons and find a replica of the one you need to replace. Better than ice cream.

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    • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      How satisfying!

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      • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Ya gotta take the small wins.

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    • Nath@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I wonder what happened to mum’s collection. She had a massive collection of buttons going back to the 50’s. Dad probably threw them all out. 🤷‍♂️

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Cat update: He is fine. Bloods came back great. He hasnt pooped out any worms or anything, but he also hasnt vomited so… dunno.

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    • MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Glad kitty is okay. Ours had a bit of vomiting episode Saturday…came home to a bit of a mess. I’m assuming she chewed on her blanket and couldn’t digest it.

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  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Fucking neighbour is doing my head in. This is the guy that cuts his lawn with hand shears and also known to sweep leaves around the block 300+m away.

    This morning got yelled at for not cleaning up leaves on my side of the boundary. It’s fukin autumn find a new less stressful hobby.

    Then he apologises later saying I caught him at a bad time.

    Dude seriously has his moments and I respect that but not leaves… in… autumn.

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    • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      People like that should just move into an apartment. I don’t understand why people buy a house, then hate the trees, put concrete and paving from edge to edge of the block or put artificial grass. If you don’t want a garden there’s better housing options where you don’t have to get furious if a neighbours leaf blows into your yard.

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Massive day today. Worked non stop from 7:40 to 3:40 including a whole lot of new shit and new requirements to my job that, while making a lot of sense and genuinely good for service delivery, involve a level of mental load/energy that’s… not exactly what I signed up for. I need more training and preparation. It kind of happened so suddenly that I didn’t have time to formulate a response, and ask for reasonable accommodation/support. I’m definitely willing to give it a go and see if it improves things, but I just really didn’t need that extra burden this week 😣

    Anyway… I then had to go help a friend out with some things and ended up having a long chat in the car, really was good to unload but I ended up really exhausted and emotional. Despite my pledge to cook more at home and save money I gave in and ordered the two-large-pizza-plus-garlic-bread special at my local for 37.50. I’m reminding myself that it’ll be enough for dinner tonight, brekkie tomorrow, dinner tomorrow and maybe even lunch the day after. Thankfully lunch is catered tomorrow at some training thing I gotta do. I’d really rather catch up with work but it’s mandatory training so oh well…

    I’m thinking after I come back from my break I’m gonna have to ration out my energy a bit better at work in terms of in person interactions. Might need to start requesting one day from home even though I genuinely want to work away from home for the work/life separation - I’m just gonna be really exhausted with all the masking and social interaction.

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  • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ok I think I’m tired.

    I nearly fell into a toilet.

    It’s a sign.

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  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    From today’s wikipedia - I have to salute whoever wrote the article. Superb use of understatement.

    Mad honey is also thought to help with erectile dysfunction[4] and increase sexual performance.[5] Most cases of mad honey poisoning are experienced by middle-aged men.[24]

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      TIL > Mad honey

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      • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yup. Mad honey

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    • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Hahaha. I needed that laugh.

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  • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    After a couple of years of self-imposed junk food ban I decided to stop for KFC on the way home. The electronic order board thingy had to be poked a few times before it deigned to take my order but otherwise worked well. But I noticed no one else that came in after me used them and just ordered at the counter. Was I doing the weird thing, or were they?

    The wrap seemed smaller than I remember and much more cabbagey. The chips were undersalted and lacking even a hint of crunch. A bit underwhelming and I’ll be happy to abstain from fast food for another few years I think.

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    • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m always so utterly disappointed when I “treat myself” to some fast food. Never tasted as good as I hoped.

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    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      There was something in ozbargain today about a large snack pack and I gotta be honest I’ve never been more sold on anything in my life for under 10 bucks!

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I only get wicked wings from there now. They heat up so well in the airfryer.

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      • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I did not know wings (wicked or not) were a thing at KFC. I am afraid my menu knowledge is limited and I just looked for a picture of something that looked vaguely familiar🤣

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    • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’ll pick at Boyo’s chips but otherwise don’t touch the stuff. The abomination they call gravy is so salty you might as well suck stock cubes.

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      • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Ditto. So damned salty you can’t actually taste the ingredients. This may be a good thing …

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    • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Haven’t had KFC in many years. I remember it being rubbish and don’t imagine it’s improved. Local chicken shops are so much better, and many of them do wraps and burgers as well as the standard rotisserie chicken. And chips are always fresh cooked. They can take my money instead.

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    • Nath@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I forgot - hot and spicy KFC isn’t an everyday thing in Melbourne. Only available occasionally and as wings/burgers.

      I almost never have KFC myself, but when I do, it’s usually hot and spicy. It’s just part of the regular menu in WA.

      This is also the first time I’ve heard of any fast food chips described as “undersalted”.

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  • ajsadauskas@aus.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    @Seagoon_ Overheard in the office...

    Colleague one: "As you are aware, we've decided to postpone <event> until August or September. Can you change the dates on the website please?"

    Colleague two: "No, I was not aware, thanks for letting me know. When was the decision made? I'll update the website."

    Colleague one: "I am very sorry, I thought you were aware."

    The "Manager" strikes again.

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I can hear someone singing and playing a harmonica, while a car alarm goes off.

    Love Brunswick.

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Mrs is channel surfing and skipped past “farmer wants a wife”, when a strange thought popped into my head: good on 7 for getting some farmers laid. Working a farm is tough as shit, it’s not like you can go to the pub every other night. Country towns are often small, people couple up quick outta school. So ignoring the reality tv show aspect I suppose it’s really a net positive hey.

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    • Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I worked on a farm when I was 19 for about 2 years. No job has ever been as hard as that was. Not even house demolitions and that is brutal.

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      • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        So what I’m hearing is not only do farmers deserve some love, but it’d be pretty… intense.

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  • wscholermann@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I really don’t care for running and I wonder how people enjoy it. It’s a lot of work for what seems like limited benefits.

    I really do feel you get much more bang for your buck weight training if you had to choose between the two.

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    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I don’t mind a light jog on the treadmill if I can watch something on the iPad.

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    • calhoon2005@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Helps me mentally more than physically. Sort of like a really exhausting mindfulness session.

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  • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My god this isn’t snot it’s cottage cheese

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    • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      🤢

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      • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        You’re grossed out? You’re grossed out? My dear boy you don’t have to try and expel it. I HAD A LITERAL NOSTRIL OVERFLOW

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      No it’s not. No it’s not. No it’s not. I eat cottage cheese so it can’t be.

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      • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        No, it’s snot

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Have you been vaccinated against whooping cough? Because whooping cough is a total snot machine. The first week is the most snot you have ever seen in your life, then after that it’s coughing.

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      • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yup i have. Is all juuust snot. I got hit with a rhinovirus shortly after / during a huge cleaning spree that set off a dust allergy

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    said it before and I’ll say it again: Spotify users have better taste than apple music users (even though I AM an apple music fan). Nemo - Broke the Code, Joost - Europapa and Baby Lasagna - Rim Tim Tagi Dim have all moved into the global daily top 50. Wonder how far apple will be behind.

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  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    How do you abbreviate ‘breakfast’? I’ve seen cafes offer a ‘big breaky’ which I read as break-y. Others do ‘Brekkie’ which I seem fine with. And one place I saw does ‘Breakki’ which annoys me to no end for some reason.

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  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    IT guys are very busy. They should give me access to the website to update this form myself so I can just get it out of the way. I know what I’m doing, I’ve managed Wordpress websites before

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  • Alamutjones@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ergh. Good morning.

    No work for me today. I’m a wheezing snotty mess

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    geebus it feels cold

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  • Mittens_meow@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Tried to make an appointment with my GP. On their website, they had a notice that they were moving to private billing only. And trying to pick a date- next appointment available is 27th May.

    Things are very broken (apart from me)

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  • calhoon2005@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    So tech question Tuesday… You know this 3g turn off thing? My MIL has a Moto G8 plus (which the specs say supports LTE), but Optus keep sending her emails through her account saying that it will not be supported going forward … They list her phone specifically as.one that will not be supported…so VoLTE is a different spec than LTE?

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    In office day. Yuck, people!

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  • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Breakfast 🍏🍎🍐🍊🍋🍈🫐🍓🍇🍉🍌🍒🍑🥭🍍🥥🥦🥑🫛🍆🍅🥝🥬🥒🌽🥕🥐🍠🫚🥔🧅🥯🍞🥖🥨🧀🧇🥞🧈🍳🥚🥓🥩🍗🍖🫓🍕🍟🍔🌭🥙🧆🌮🌯🥗🍲🍜🍝🥘🍛🍣🍱🥟🦪🍥🍘🍚🍙🐠🍤🪼🦀🐙 🍗🥮🍢🍡🍧🍰🧁🥧🍦🍨🎂🍮🍭🍬🍫🥜🌰🍪🍿🍯🥛☕️🍵🍺🍶🥤🧋🧃🥂🍷🥃🍸🍹🧉🔋

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  • ajsadauskas@aus.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    @Seagoon_ ICYMI, the 7:30 Report had a story about why Melbourne's Star Observation Wheel failed.

    I mean, aside from the breathtaking views of Coode Island and the Docklands car parks, the fact it was barely ever working probably didn't help...

    https://youtu.be/Sc14bgfp9_o?si=-vxV7Llu6b4MKI4O

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  • msdropbear42@libranet.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    @Seagoon_ Gosh, you create them at midnight! That's temporally logical, but logistically challenging for you, i imagine.
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