Anyone else follow the Farside Lemmy? The cartoons by Gary Larson?
My dad has two of his books of comics and I used to read them all the time as a kid. The Lemmy for it is so damn nostalgic lol
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Submitted 5 months ago by Baku@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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StudChud@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 months ago
yeah, Larson books used to be popular gifts for blokes. 😀🦖🚬
StudChud@aussie.zone 5 months ago
I guarantee that’s how my dad got those books, prolly a birthday present from his sister or mum. I have them now, because I still go through them lol it’s fun seeing a comic online and being like “oh! I have that one!” 😂
just_kitten@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Such a far cry from the days when it was hard to find Far Side comics online because Gary Larson didn’t like it. The genie has long since been out of the bottle. We had a big collection at home growing up and there are so many cultural/environmental references I only began to understand in my 20s.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 months ago
The cats are complaining it’s cold outside like I can do something about it
underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Just turn the outside heater on mum, aren’t you all-powerful?
Catfish@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Am alive. Whatever that stomach thing was it can fuck right off. Apologies to those I grossed out on the tram the other day.
lodion@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Melbourne, why so cold?!
Anything fun on in the city today? We have some time to explore on foot, assuming we don’t freeze.underwatermagpies@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Ancient Egyptian stuff at NGV?
lodion@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Thinking more CBD etc. We’re on Bourke st at Spencer st end. Think we’ll jump on a city bound tram and see what we see.
lodion@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Ok, want to see this just so I can say “went to Melbourne, saw poop”… but ticket prices turn me off.
ImageNath@aussie.zone 5 months ago
If you’re there all week, its half-price on Friday.
I’m still trying to figure out the point of it all, personally. But if this is the sort of shit you’re into, then save it until Friday.
Baku@aussie.zone 5 months ago
I think the most fun you can have today is somewhere with blankets and high powered heating
lodion@aussie.zone 5 months ago
I may have dozed off for another couple of hours after my post. I blame jetlag from Perth, also I’m on holiday and the bed was cozy and warm.
StudChud@aussie.zone 5 months ago
… I’ll ruminate
On the state
Of my mind
And I find
That it’s all in my head
So instead…bacon@aussie.zone 5 months ago
i am medicated and in bed
whatever happens overnight is not my fault
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 months ago
🧟♀️👻👹👽
Catfish@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Anyone else obsessed with Royal Autopsy? They make some leaps I think are a bit big, but the demo models are amazing. Best historical in ages.
Taleya@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Oooh something to watch when i’m done with mythic quest rewatch
oztrin@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Well now I know it exists I will be shortly!
Catfish@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Whoo! I corrupted somebody. Bring on the surfeit of lampreys.
Baku@aussie.zone 5 months ago
What a weird system. Went to the post office to have my mail held. What an annoying little system the post office has. They need 3 full business days notice, so it wouldn’t start until the day before I get back. Then he said he couldn’t give me the concession rate because I need a concession card. I showed him my concession card and then he said his system doesn’t allow concessions for people under 18…
Ended up not bothering with it. I’m just gonna hope my mail doesn’t go missing
I honestly thought the mail would be held at the local post office, but apparently they hold it at the sorting facilities
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Lemsip is not as bad as I thought it would be.
SituationCake@aussie.zone 5 months ago
You probably already know, but just in case, be aware lemsip has paracetamol in it so you can’t take panadol at the same time, as you can exceed the dose.
just_kitten@aussie.zone 5 months ago
I hate that today was one of my 6:30am wakeup days, it was torture getting out of bed.
It can’t be that cold, I’m only wearing two layers!*
* one is an 800-fill down jacket that is normally overkill for Melbourne
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Too damn early crew checking in 👊🏻
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Yo!
ImTheTheatreKid@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Okay, I signed up specifically to ask this question…
Does anyone have recommendations for a travel debit card please? Need mostly GBP & EUR for this trip, but there’s a couple other European currencies too.
From what I’ve researched, the Wise & Up Bank cards are coming up a bit, and the Macquarie one is too. I have an account with Macquarie already, but anything else I’d have to open a new account, which in not against for the best option.
wscholermann@aussie.zone 5 months ago
In reality you should take two cards on your trip just in case you lose one, or one doesn’t work.
For me I used my ING card, which provides 100% full fee rebate on the first 5 eligible fee incurring ATM withdrawal transactions made on the account in that month (excludes International ATM operator fees).
My second card was a wise card. You can load the currency you want on the card and use wise set exchange rate, which is very reasonable. In terms of fees, each calendar month you have a free withdrawal allowance (varies by currency and country) — you can withdraw money up to that amount without any variable fees .
A variable fee changes based on how much you withdraw (and the country). For example, if your card was issued in the EEA, your card has a 1.75% variable fee. If you withdraw 100 EUR, then the variable fee would be 1.75 EUR.
Wise charge the variable fee for every withdrawal on your Wise card over your monthly allowance, regardless of how many times you made a withdrawal that month.
In all cases, often the biggest fee is the foreign atm charging like a wounded bull that your financial institution has no control over (I’m looking at you Thailand and your 7 dollar withdrawal fees).
Something else to be aware of is Aussie banks rejecting foreign transactions. Recently overseas I tried to pay for a hotel with an ING card and ING kept rejecting the payment despite me telling them I was overseas. In this scenario I used my Wise Card instead and all was good, so just be aware that Australian Banks in general can be really annoying when you are overseas.
tone212_@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Have a look at BankWest. They have no foreign transaction fees, free ATM withdrawals (excluding ATM operator fees) and importantly, no minimum deposit or use requirements to activate these benefits. With ING, you need to jump certain hurdles to get the foreign use benefits.
Macquarie may have the same benefits as BankWest, double check this because then you don’t need to open a new account.
I also have a credit card just in case and I use it for any hotel or car rental security deposits that get refunded - look at Latitude 28 Degrees.
dumblederp@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Most cards charge a percentage of currency exchange of 3%. Some cards also charge an international transaction fee which is bullshit. I’ve got a 3% card, so when I tapngo $1000 bucks on random holiday shit, I pay and extra $30, which is okay for me.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 months ago
TV review. Daybreak. Netflix. A bargain basement Ferris Bueller living in Los Angeles survives nuclear war . For a show like this to have any chance of working it has to be believable. Sorry but Glendale would be evaporated and those in the outmost suburbs of LA would sicken from radiation poisoning. If the premise is a weird guy in a normal world then the normal world has to be consistent and believable. Maybe if they lived in a teeny tiny town out in the desert they might have survived. Not even Matthew Broderick reprising Ben Stein’s role as the boring and slightly obsessive principal could save this show.
Compare to Fallout.
This show was so dismissive of the facts of nuclear war it upset me.
1 hobbit
Goosebumps movie. Gees I loved this. So inventive it’s a delight.
4 hobbits.
Gibsonisafluffybutt@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Was fallout any good? Been putting off watching it…
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Fallout was very good. 👍
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Fallout was awesome!
danwritesbooks@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Goosebumps movie. Gees I loved this. So inventive it’s a delight.
Purists complain about that movie not being an adaption of any of the books but I love it. It’s genuinely hilarious. My daughter and I had a blast watching it not too long ago.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 months ago
It’s a whole new story , full of references to his books and the cinematography is full of homages to old hammer horror movies. I can’t recommend this movie enough. 😀
Taleya@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Really? We quite enjoyed it
SituationCake@aussie.zone 5 months ago
One good thing about these mid winter days is that the angle of the Sun is perfect for streaming into my kitchen windows. It warms it up plus is a mood lifter.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Got my compression gloves and hoodie on while working from home. It’s surprisingly cozy.
Also, the code in the thread title is wrong. It’s BA not AB.
SituationCake@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Ok I’ll admit I don’t understand the arrows and AB please help.
Nath@aussie.zone 5 months ago
It’s an old Nintendo console code that Baku is about 20 years too young to have first-hand knowledge of. But it lives on as an Internet meme.
It’s funny, I keep wondering what tidbits of culture will go on as time goes by. I remember loads of stuff from the late 70’s and early 80’s that nobody else seems to relate to. Things like bits from the Paul Hogan show, “tiny Tina” (a 5-year old Tina Arena), heaps of songs and advertising jingles.
Other stuff survives. Like the Konami code. Why this code and not “IDDQD”? I can never predict what stuff will get retained.
mysticgreg@aussie.zone 5 months ago
simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konami_Code
As a retro gamer it’s right up my alley :D
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 5 months ago
90s kids will tell you it’s a Deftones song
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 months ago
It was AB earlier.
mysticgreg@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Baku@aussie.zone 5 months ago
It’s so cold my finger is getting sore from typing on my phone screen
SituationCake@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Fingerless gloves, or gloves that can be used on touch screens. For no. Touch screen warmth, Possum gloves and wonderfully cosy.
Baku@aussie.zone 5 months ago
The padding in my headphones is hurting my ears
Taleya@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Ugh when did truearth jack their goddamn laundry sheets so high. Fuck offfffff
Taleya@aussie.zone 5 months ago
question: Anyone know the sale name of those amber warning lights that go off when a truck is coming out and are there any specific laws against running one on your own driveway?
Cendana@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Would something like Car Park Pedestrian Warning System, Car Warning System, or vehicle exit warning sign answer the first part of your question?
In terms of law… no idea… but noise regulations during night hours is the first thing that comes to mind.
Taleya@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Thinking more the amber beacon, no audio needed
Duenan@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Ok, my morning duty outside today has left me frozen, my hands were actually hurting I was wearing gloves!
Hopefully we won’t get too many of these days or I’m going to have to invest into something a little bit warmer for my hands.
bacon@aussie.zone 5 months ago
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Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Hot chocolate and pancakes with bacon and maple sizzurp
bacon@aussie.zone 5 months ago
🍫🥛🥞🥓🍯
bull@aussie.zone 5 months ago
…gov.au/…/plans-underway-to-repair-historical-gem…
Does anybody care about a decommissioned control tower from 1966?? What a waste of money.
SituationCake@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Unless it can be turned into something interesting for public use, like an observation tower, I don’t see the point of keeping it. Not everything has physical historical value worth preserving. Pull it down, plant a tree instead and make a pocket park where people can sit at lunchtime. Put up a plaque or info board if they are really keen, call it tower park and maximise the utility of public space. Anyway, welcome to my Ted talk for city planning.
bull@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Totally agree. I can imagine there’s like 15 people who’d be like “oh yeah my dad used to work in that tower I think” who might have the slightest nostalgia for it. If it was the tower which welcomed in the first ships to Melbourne or something I’d be better with it but it’s just a piece of industry from 57 years ago which happens to be tall.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Hmm… my health is deteriorating and it may now be time for invasive medical measures. That’s if I can pester hard enough for them or pay privately. Love that for me
Baku@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Oh I’m sorry Melba. I hope you’re doing alright
Don’t be afraid to be an arsehole if that’s what you need to do to get the healthcare you need.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 5 months ago
Thanks, I’ll do my best to get it asap