Discussion Thread 🍀 Thursday 3 April 2025

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  My brain is fried. One more to go and things can slow down a tiny bit.

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Just pure racism and classism at its finest. You’re on a ‘controversial’ medication and aren’t a white man. That’s it, that’s all it is. I want to slap every healthcare worker (drs, nurses, pharmacists, mental health worker) who hold those views. It’s fucking gross and I’m so angry on your behalf. Fuck.

    I’m sorry man, your needs are LEGITIMATE and the problem only lies with those judgy cunts.

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  • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’ve had some amazing experiences with nurses and some downright horrible ones that shouldn’t even be working in the industry.

    The least they could do is be professional and keep their thoughts to themselves but some just can’t help themselves.

    I’m sorry you had to go through that. It’s never nice.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    take care ,

    and you don’t need to justify yourself to them, you have a doctor

    if you are feeling grouchy you could always tell your doc you are being harassed

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• StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I think the interview went well! It was my first ever “dual” interview, so there was another applicant there. But it was a very casual interview with the owner of the cattery. Her dog was also there and just was all over me wanting pats 😂

  I should know by tomorrow!

  I ended up walking and chatting with the other applicant, and she was so freaking cool! She’s doing a PhD in archaeology, which I asked lots of questions about haha, and she was so down to earth - I walked her to her bus stop because she doesn’t know the area well, and we added each other on insta 😂😂😂

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  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    A dual interview sounds so weird. A group interview makes sense, but when it’s you and one other person it feels like you’re meant to compete with each other directly.

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    • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That’s what I was worried about tbh, but it ended up being quite nice! It was more conversational and relaxed than I expected.

      I imagine it’s because we had the interview with the owner, who throws herself into her work and just wanted to make it a bit easier for herself - but yeah it was chiller than I expected.

      Plus I made a new friend so nothing lost haha

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    yay , 🤞🤞🤞

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I had mentally allowed myself two days for looking at cars. As it only took a couple of hours I now have a lot of unexpectedly open time to fill. I might do an op shop run and try to finish off my couch.

  Does anyone else write off stupidly large amounts of time to do things that are not actually that time consuming? I seem to do it all the time, which often means I put off things because I “don’t have enough time” and then when I do get them done end up with lots of extra free time.

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  • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’m the opposite. I put things off, especially unpleasant tasks, but severely overestimate what I can get done in a timeframe. (I don’t really believe it, I just like to convince myself I will do it later to feel less guilty about procrastinating). Then mad panic ensues. I need to find a way of doing unpleasant tasks.

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    • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I only tend to do that for uni assignments - sure I can write up 5000 words after work on the day it’s due!!

      I pick up the car on Thursday. I’m going to add clearing out the small shed I have at the end of the carport and putting it onto Marketplace, I’ll have an extra 13cm of car to fit in and need that space back so the new vehicle doesn’t have her butt hanging out 🤣

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  • dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Drive to the op shop to familliarise yourself with the car some more? Do you have it have it already?

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    • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s coming on Thursday. It will actually make it a lot easier to do op shop drop offs now, tons of room and much easier access! But I’ve got a few boxes of things I’m tripping over that I’d just like out of the way so I’ll do it today anyway.

      First visit with the new car is going to be the auto electrician to organise a reversing camera - it has sensors, but the visibility at the back is not great and I’d much prefer to add a camera in. Fingers crossed they can install without replacing the head unit, but it depends on which specific unit was installed in the car and they won’t know until they can look at it. I am a bit nervous about manouvering in it, after 19 years in the one car the change is going to be hard.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’ve never thought about it.

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• Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Finally made it down the coast. Bus replacement from wyndham vale to geelong made it a lengthy trip. Bit chaotic, no one seemed to know which bus was going where (including the drivers lol).

  But it’s always interesting taking that bus through those newish estates out west to see how they’re going. People have planted things, but not things that provide any shade. The amount of synthetic lawn is pretty crazy. Just a massive heatsink. Also the walking tracks are always empty which is a shame as they look quite nice.

  Before leaving decided to borrow both Situationcake’s and Dumblederps ideas. Hoping the steel wool works, but if it gets through…

  Behold, the ROTATING BOTTLE ON A STICK OVER A BUCKET 2000™ (that is pb not poo).

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  Let’s see how we go.

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That is ACME fantastic! We had a rattus suicide itself by leaving the lid of the big green bin open.

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Did you oil the insides of the bucket?

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    • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Shit… didn’t think of doing that.

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  • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    No water in bucket ?

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    • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yea about 7cm high. Feel bad about that part if it works.

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I set up my rainbow of glass 🙂

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That is gorgeous!!

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Thank you. The sun shines thru it so prettily. 🙂

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  • dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I’ve got similar in sunglasses.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That sounds interesting 🙂

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  • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Beautiful. Coloured glass is my favourite

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      it’s magic chemistry

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  • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Really beautiful pieces! Do you have a particular story you love about any of them?

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      the grey puppy dog is a piece of Nason I bought while I was living in Brussels

      cost me 300 franc ( at 27 franc to the AUD )

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• Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Saw a massive black rat climb in under the dishwasher last night. Have to head down the bellarine today and turn the alarm on here. Bugger. Thing would surely set it off.

  Never seen a rat in the house before, just a few mice back in the day.

  Hrmm

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  • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Time for a cat. Is Butters available for a ratting consultation?

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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Massive Dislike! Pet rats nice, dishwasher rats bad.

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  • Eagle@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Would you like to borrow a Jack Russell?

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    HATE rats

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    rats seem to be a coastal thing 😬

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    • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Trust me, rats are everywhere 😂 we just don’t see them too much in built up/inner city areas because there tends to be lots of food sources around so they don’t often encroach into homes. Alleyways where dumpsters are stored, close to restaurants, etc.

      Rural and coastal areas appear to have more rats, purely because it’s less built up, so rats are attracted to homes for shelter and food. You’ll see them more, but they are very much everywhere.

      I love rats, and mice, but best not to touch wild ones. Most are introduced pests, though there are a couple of native species

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Can you get a picture of it at all? There are a few types of rats near the coast, some are native but most are introduced pests

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    • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      They’re so fast couldn’t get one :( This one is actually at the place here in Melbs (which I have to leave and head down the coast, but alarm is the problem). I’m really not a fan of poison so plan of a attack is to stop it from getting into the house with a bit of wood under the dishwasher and deal with it on sunday somehow lol.

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I also vote for an excuse to borrow Butters (even if all he does is watch you and look stupidly handsome)

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• MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Day 4 of new gig.

  Figuring shit out and taking some initiatives.

  Sounds wanky, but trying to make a good impression.

  Meeting more people and everyone still seems cool.

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    nah not wanky just common sense, good work!

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    • MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I haven’t done this in a long time, so kind of intimidated but trying to make a positive mark too.

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  • dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Better than looking to make a bad impression. “G’day team working hard or hardly working?”

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    • MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Week two I’ll start referring to all the women at work, collectively, as Shielas

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• Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Morning! Does the new bot pick the emoji in any meaningful way?

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  • dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Broinglorid made it, probably so their lemmy feed wasn’t filled with constant notifications of

    “Right sock, left sock, left shoe, right shoe.”

    Which is the highfalutin content we’re here for.

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Poor Gibson has spent so much time alone this week.

  This weekend it’s just her and I hanging out.

  Goodnight all ❤️

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Goodnight. Sleep well.

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  beach

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    BEEEEAAACH

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  • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Ooh, this one feels especially prehistoric!

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      it’s beach worn basalt 🙂

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  God I wanted to go back to sleep this morning.

  Those 9am wake ups during handover are killing me now lol

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• tone212_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Dark so early, the eternal nights approach. I will miss you daylight saving.

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• Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I have some extra pennies this pay and a butcher right near me so fuckit, six lamb chops and a kilo of drumsticks pls. And some cheese kranskies.

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  My small shed has a buyer and all going to plan will be picked up on Saturday. 🎉

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• TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  whats everyone running around with for a backpack? I’ve got a cheapy dell from ozbargain which isnt bad, but its pretty big and heavy for not great storage options and its a bit ostentatious. Eyeing off a Status Anxiety “Good Kid” and a Bellroy Classic.

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I have this one from Aussie disposals. I love it. So many pockets.

    spoiler

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  • dumblederp@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I have two old crumplers. The bees knees messenger and the ultimate wine bar backpack. While nor perfect, they’ll last forever so I’m unlikely to replace them.

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    • TinyBreak@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Dont mind one of the new crumplers but 280 is taking the piss when there are options at half the price.

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  • PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I bought one from Vic market for my daughter but she isn’t using it so I am lol. First time I’ve had a pink girls bag in my life. It has a matching coin purse 🙌🏼🤣

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Why is Australia so fucked for poor people :(

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• CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The poms go on and on about Jammie Dodgers like some Aussies do about Tim Tam’s so the kid and I decided to give em a burl. Well, they are the most boring tasteless biscuit ever. The jam definitely saved the biscuit. A just passable 3/5 yum yums.

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• just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I worked such long days this week that I didn’t even need to take any leave last week despite not working 2 out of 3 days 🙃 that’s good though, gotta bank up that leave for upcoming uni stressout sessions.

  More Project Hail Mary tonight. Only about 15% of the way in but this is a v entertaining read!

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• RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Stopped in at NQR while I was out. I am about to find out whether cheese and bacon filled potato cakes are a good idea of a travesty that should never have been allowed to exist.

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• Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Stock market looking not good with Trump’s overnight tariff plan reveal. Going to be a busy day at work 😞

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• imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Ah autumn. Flanno - too cold. Oodie - too hot. Now snuggled into old fav hoodie. Just right. Plus fingerless gloves (years driving a keyboard == sore joints on a cold morning)

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• tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  My girlfriend was saying she needs a way to track things at work better because she’s supposed to be leading the baby room.

  I told her what she needs is a G-Shock or something similar. It has alarms, timers, can beep on the hour and some models have a button that can start the countdown timer without diving into menus.

  And it does it all in a simple and privacy respecting way that’s sufficient for a childcare worker.

  I bought a cheap Casio watch one time she’s using to try it out, and if it’s working we can get her an upgrade

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Morning all to another day filled with confusion 🙂

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• PeelerSheila@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Good morning!

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  TW medical

  I had my first iron infusion today. -_- Really hoping it helps. I’m so tired of struggling to get up or move. At least it was delivered in a bonus bag of saline so I didn’t have to get iv fluids from the hospital. (Been dodging the er no matter how dehydrated I get because reasons.)

  Complaining about money

  Trying to buy some basics for the community pantry because I haven’t been able to get there in a while and I’m appalled at the Colesworth costs. $10 for a bag of powdered milk, get fucked ya greedy cunts. $8 for a bag of oranges. Generic milk bricks don’t cost much less than brand. I’m hitting up the cheap basics that stretch far like pasta and sauces, noodles, oats, tinned soup spaghetti and baked beans, milk bricks, sugar, tea (also bar soap, toothpaste and menstrual products) but there’s not anything fresh. I regret being so low income myself. And my tiny garden isn’t stepping up hard enough. It’s probably costing more than the produce would in the shop. Unfortunately I’m not able to shop in person and Aldi isn’t always cheaper on everything… but maybe when I’m less slammed with tests and appointments I can ask to go there and suss out what the best value items are. I really wish they had kept the old ‘shopping list’ feature so you could compare prices on items before going.

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• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Mum got the Liberal Party’s postal vote application form in the mail.

  “You can apply for a postal vote with this form,”

  Goddamit

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• StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Wow okay, so I’ve been watching yt (just trash stuff), and the political campaign ads for the election have started cropping up.

  There’s one that I always skip, that feels like utter fear mongering - it seems to just focus on how awful the greens are, talking about inheritance tax and migration and alleged sexual abuse survivors talking about their time in the greens party (alleged of course, because I haven’t seen much news about sex abuse in the greens party, just the liberal party lol). But because I always skipped it, I didn’t know who was sponsoring it… It’s Advance Australia party 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

  Of course they don’t talk about their OWN policies, of course it’s all about how “terrible” and “scary” the greens are 🙄🙄

  I rolled my eyes so hard I’ve sent them into orbit. At least the ads for the greens and for labor talk about THEIR OWN policies. Of course a racist bullshit party can only drag other parties through the mud and never have the courage to lay out their own agendas.

  Fuck I hate the right.

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• Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  aww shit age of calamity sequel for tears of the kingdom if it’s even half as good I can kiss the latter half of the fkcn year goodbye

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• Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Holiday time 😺 Have acquired paint sample pot. Have also been told I look like Madam Mim. Some may be offended at being called a fat, purple, witch. Not me.

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• Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Shameless thought following GoonSea. I have these shot/aperitif glasses I’m trying to fill a set of. On the assumption there should be 6, a green ought exist? Not sure the other. Anyone spots them I’d love a heads up 😺 4 harlequin glasses

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