Daily Discussion Thread: 🐦‍⬛🧙🐈‍⬛👻🦇 Monday, October 28, 2024

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• danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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  I underestimated how many more would come in today. Over 110 entries now!

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  • mysticgreg@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s bloody awesome, well done! Picking a winner may be tough though!

    Now let’s all face Launceston and pray.

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    • lodion@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Buddha Boon!

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    • danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Sure am. I’ve started on the 13+ age group since they didn’t have too many entries. But man, kids are creative. Love seeing the stuff they come up with.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Boooooonie

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  • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Oh you’re going to be so busy with all those entries!

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      but the most wonderful kind of busy 😄

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Unmolded my soap today. The good batch is looking pretty good (although I probably should have put some effort into removing air bubbles). The dodgy batch has been melted down and poured into new molds, hopefully it has been saved.

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I thought these were shortbread cookies 😭

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    • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      They look more like fudge in real life. Unfortunately they don’t taste like fudge.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    those are so beautiful 😍

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Those are cute!

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  • Pilk@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    How can we get some? Or are these going to be cured in time to be Christmas gifts?

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    • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Just mix up some fat and caustic soda and you can have all the soap you want!

      I have given soaps as Christmas gifts before, but this lot are all for me 🙂

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I wish I knew how to make soap. It’s a bit dangerous in my current place (with fumes, weak arms, a cat who dances under my feet in the kitchen etc).

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    • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s not very complicated to make a basic soap, most difficulties come in when you are trying to add colours and fragrances. I mix it under the rangehood to deal with any fumes from the caustic soda. It’s basically a process of warming up the oil to around 54 degrees, mixing the caustic soda with water and waiting for it to cool to 54 degrees, then when they are both at the same temperature mix them together until it starts to thicken - I use an old slender blender so don’t need to have strong arms, and it mixes in a couple of minutes. Then you just pour it into the moulds and wait a bit. You can use something like a milk carton lined with baking paper, then in a day or two cut it into slices and leave it to dry for around 6 weeks to fully harden.

      These batches are made with beef fat which I collected off a very fatty batch of soup bones I made stock with a while ago, so they should also count as quite frugal!

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Goodnight all ❤️

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  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    In the biz we call that the squint of approval.

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Sweet Gibson 😍😍

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    • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You guys only see the nice side. Not the random nibbles on my arm when I’m trying to eat dinner lol

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• TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Tinyest has started repeating words back to you. Shit is ADORABLE. Bathtime, GO!, Buh Bye and Ball are all big ones.

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• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Saturday is going to be a high of 27 and low of 21. Friday high of 17, low of 7. What a juxtaposition.

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• danwritesbooks@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The writing competition blew up over the weekend. Ended up with 83 entries with maybe some more coming in today. I am super proud of the effort.

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• useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yes, you definitely need to shave your legs if you want to wear that.

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    • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Ha

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    • anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      And maybe a dab of fake tan

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  • mysticgreg@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I see red

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yanny

    No, Laurel

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  • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Oh no, this again? Haha.

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    • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I forgot what colour it’s meant to be

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  8.00 am and I’m already in trouble. Ted bit my bum because he hadn’t gotten his kangaroo for breakfast yet.

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• wscholermann@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Unpopular opinion. All social media should be banned. I’m sorry but it’s just too toxic.

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  • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That would deprive us of your comments though

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    • wscholermann@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      True. I’ll make an exception for aussie.zone.

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    • Nath@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I think we straddle the edge of social media here. I think the layer of anonymity here means we’re not quite social media. This feels more like the old usenet newsgroups of the 90’s to me. I know it’s pretty much the Reddit 2009 experience, but that also felt like Usenet.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Walking through the park today and went under trees that just had bark chips and dirt underneath. Looked a bit meh. I was reminded of a pic of some young adult saying how people tell him to go outside instead of being of the computer all day. He showed outside, a very dull dingy grey dirty old eastern bloc dormitory city. So his SIM city would be better, just like on the new Brave New World series, people could be fed a nice make believe place.

    But surely it would be best if he went outside and did something to improve his home rather than escape reality?

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  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Imagine how wholesome society would be if everything wasn’t for a feed.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    it should be regulated

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    • wscholermann@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m not sure you can without government overreach and inevitably trampling on someone’s rights.

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Corpse is in the oven with marinade and some chopped tomato, carrots and onions

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  • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m currently warming up the bath for my pasta.

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  apparently I’m healthy other than a bad back . Who knew? Just need to lose weight, get a little fitter and keep an eye on stuff.

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  • Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yay!

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Excellent ❤️

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• Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Replaced the headlight globe and managed to order my one of my favourite café lunches yesterday over the phone before I got there (the would have closed before I arrived).

  I’ve been intermittent with my hayfever defence and I have been attacked. Ugh.

  But… as for today, I have done a load of laundry, started the trickle-charge on one bike, washed and put the side mirror back on the scooter, finished a lengthy phone call and am now at the hairdressers.

  Of course, I always accomplish things other than what I should be. 😂

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  yay, booking for new glasses has been made :)

  this is the first time i’m going to be getting my second pair adjusted for my astigmatism, i just can’t have the glare anymore, it’s unsafe

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I am short sighted and have astigmatism, all streetlights are staaaaars

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      same here

      not great for night driving , plus i’m curious what the world looks like without it

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• StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I pick and pull red threads apart,
  And sew myself a scarlet heart.
  Powered by my woven mind,
  Perceive the schemes across time.
  Within chaos we perform the innate,
  That-which-makes-us-human trait:
  Assign some reason for the random,
  Find some meaningful religious fandom,
  Add a cause for the effect of common sense,
  Draw in the pattern to flatten the tense,
  Allocate the words to describe the past,
  Rhymed with the concepts so my art may last.

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  • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    ❤️

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Today felt like it went past quick. Either that or I’m getting used to work lol

  I always have my lunch break at 4pm so I can just leave.

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My husband does that. Lunch at 1:30. Knock off at 2.

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    • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I don’t understand stopping work, just to go back to work. Let’s smash it all out in one go when see ya later.

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  • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The good old backing ending go out to lunch and never come back.

    Can easily let you get home 30-40 mins earlier depending on how long your lunch break is.

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    • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I actually get to sit down on the train and am not squashed against everyone.

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  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Meow

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• TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  someone please put your bins out so I can figure out which one I’m supposed to do.

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  • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You need a binfluencer

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  • Nath@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I put bin night into my calendar as a recurring reminder. Every two weeks it’s yellow/red bin. Works a treat: my phone knows what colour bin night it is!

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• SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I had a dream I could see death. As in, I could see where people had died, no matter how long ago, as ugly growths and it was everywhere. And I could see upcoming deaths in people via grotesque disfiguring and mold. Rather disturbing.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    sounds like an awesome idea for a movie

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Thanks guys for your answers about NZ. I’m looking at Christchurch, Lake Tekepo, Arrow Town, Queenstown.

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• PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So Elder refused to go to school this morning. Yes we are back to this again. Mondayitis. But Miniest refused to go because her brother isn’t. I ended up having to leave or I’d be late for work.😥😬😫And now I’m I T C H Y. The rash (or whatever the hell it is) had actually gone down a bit overnight and didn’t look so livid this morning. Off to work so I can stress less🫤

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  • Nath@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My tactic is to make it as boring as possible if they stay home. Youngest stayed home today, and he nearly went insane without people to stimulate him. He’s going to school tomorrow. 😁

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• Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yesterday sucked,I had a headache after I took a nap and it basically lasted the whole day, I could barely concentrate on anything.

  Most I achieved was having the cricket one for most of the evening, couldn’t really use my phone much or anything else during that time.

  Wasted Sunday :(

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    gentle hugs

    sometimes we just a day off , it’s never wasted 😘

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    • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thanks Seagoon, feeling a bit off and exhausted today and a bit spacey.

      Trying to take it easy at work and not overdo things.

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• Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I think I’m gonna have my first sick day at my new job. Have been here 8 weeks now. Got a bad case of the weekend-wasnt-long-enough’s

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Just one day of using the Samsung UI for more than just work and I’m reminded how much I hate it. And the fucking bloat. Can’t delete the Facebook app off the phone, only disable it, what a joke. Can’t be stuffed dicking around with custom ROMs for this one, I think I’ll be using this phone for work only as much as possible rather than making it my primary.

  Gonna be hopefully clocking some overtime this pay cycle, maybe I’ll get a Nothing Phone 2a or something else with stock Android. Although once again, hisssss at modern smartphones not having headphone jacks

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Today’s rental viewing was a lot better than I thought, heaps of space inside and nice kitchen - but overheard someone chatting to the agent who’d already applied before even inspecting the place 🤡 tf. Gonna apply anyway but ugh…

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• Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Semi NSFW insect nudity

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  Went out to check my downpipe fix and I’m not the only one checking pipes.

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• SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s cold. I am desperate for some warmer weather. I know global warming is bad but if a tiny bit of it happened to Melbourne so we could have some glorious Spring weather I would not be mad.

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I love when you have a dream that connects to a dream you had years and years ago. I mean, as in the fictitious area where the dreams happened.

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• Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Will @Baku@aussie.zone ever come back?

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Good night everyone. Sweet dreams. 🦇👻

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• tone212_@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m glad it’s late night so nobody sees this. I just purchased a pair of crocs. How embarrassing but I’m looking forward to the comfort.

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  TV and Movie Chat.

  Woman of the Hour with and by Anna Kendrick.

  I think this movie could have benefited from another 20 minutes. The problem is that suspense over the whole movie was not built up tho individual scenes were good.

  There are two ways to show a bad guy. One is to show him doing his evil acts. The other is to show how seriously the good people are chasing him.

  There has to be much more screen time of the chasing by good guys than of the bad guy doing evil stuff otherwise we just don’t take it in the story of the good guys.

  So I came away from watching that movie not as affected by the stories of the victims and the victim’s families struggle for answers and justice as I should have been.

  A good example of the right balance is the movie Zodiac. A few scenes of evil, 90% is the chase.

  3 hobbits.

  I rewatched the pilot of MAS*H. It cannot be over stated how popular and influential this series was . I have watched the whole 220 episodes , some more than others. It was show I would watch after high school.

  And I couldn’t watch it this time. Maybe I’m tired of war and sarcasm.

  But I did think of the show and pondered how American sitcoms are different to Brit culture sitcoms.

  I think Americans like to have many episodes a year in their shows because they like to get to know the characters really well. Brit sitcom is 6 episodes a year and more about a situation and challenge.

  I think it can all be explained by The Office and how the show differs in UK and US versions.

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