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Discussion Thread (Where is Yarrabyte?) Thursday 31 July 2025

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone⁩ to ⁨melbourne@aussie.zone⁩

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Me: gets home. “Giiiiiibsoooooon”. Silence.

    “Giiiibsoooooooon”.

    Faint meowing

    Look around

    Loud, sad meowing

    Open the blind

    There’s Gibson outside looking very unhappy.

    Rescue Gibson from the cruel outdoors. Is somehow both happy to be saved and annoyed I’m carrying her.

    Once inside, hassles me for treats in .002 seconds

    Note to self: replace the fly screen on the bathroom window.

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    • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Lucky gibson didn’t have a run in with the outdoor kitty gang.

      I would put my monies on gibson though

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      • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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      • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Faaaark

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      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        duckduckgo.com/?q=Perlorian&ia=images&iax=images

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      You brute!

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  • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Traffic over the westgate was horrible this evening. Three and a half hours to get home. I was very happy to finally get to the toilet after that. The nice bit was that I got to see all the sky pretty today - sunrise over fog, hot air balloons and the lights of Melbourne this morning, sunset with both pretty colours and the light illuminating clouds from below on the way home.

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    cat in the machine

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
      dog testing my new couch doona

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      • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Fluffness tester.

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    • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Catputer.

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  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Movies/shows/music where someone involved is a shitty person but their art is great?

    I’m watching Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and I almost don’t want to because Matthew Broderick hit and killed two people and only paid a $150 USD fine.

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    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      John Lennon. Great song writer. Alleged wife beater and adulter.

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      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        agree on that one

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    • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Arthur C Clarke’s science fiction. A damn fine scientist and science communicator - a thoroughly nasty human being. Love his books, but I don’t want EVER to meet him in real life.

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      • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Oh no… That only leaves me with Phillip K Dick :(

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      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        TIL 😔

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    • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Hard to watch anything with Kevin Spacey in it (especially because I find it weird his accusers died 👀), but I’ll still watch Se7en because I love Fincher films and that one is in my top 10.

      I loathe Taylor Swift. I dislike the lyricism of her songs, they feel so “I’m 14 and this is deep”, she smears her exs in her music while having them sign NDAs, she’s dating a known moron and MAGA supporter, giving up the façade of being a feminist.

      And she’s a billionaire. I think billionaires should either be forced to give up their wealth or face execution by stoning.

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      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I don’t loathe Taylor Swift, I just find her lyrics very young teen and/or also mean spirited, they don’t appeal to me at all

        on the positive side she’s a good philanthropist and a very good boss

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    • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Kanye West - late registration

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      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I really don’t know what to think about him. Is he mentally ill or an arsehole? Does he have a grip on reality or has he been surrounded by manipulators and yes men for so long he no longer knows what’s right or wrong?

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    • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Jackie Chan

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      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        it was that or be disappeared like Zhao Wei ( who was as famous and influential as, for example, Emma Stone. )

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
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  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Today I am building bugs

    wire butterfly

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    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      That’s cool! I’ve seen a favourite doll artist make bee/fairy wings with wire and resin like that m.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf__Z2l5Tks

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      • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Crepe paper & pva here, but yay 😺

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      That looks so cool. They would look great in a hanging mobile

      and does anyone else remember that craft where you could make shapes in wire loops and dip in some kind of liquid plastic that would dry?

      I found a video of it 😊 www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQXKtLuDcIQ

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      • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I keep meaning to make garden defender moths out of deceased pantyhose. Same basic idea, loop of wire & cover it. 🦋

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Going go-karting on Sunday with friends for a bit of fun. Not a competition but I plan on winning.

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

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    The goblin has had her fill of treats.

    Goodnight all. 🕺🏽 🪟 😿

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    • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Night night!

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  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I got the game Hundred Line for my girlfriend a while ago and I swear it’s “Video games when mum walks in: the video game”.

    Not every line of dialogue is voiced, so the characters just make these moaning and grunting noises, which can sound like something else when you’re speeding through dialogue

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    • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Hundred Line Defense?

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      • tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Yeah, I think the tagline is Last Defence Academy or something. The teams behind the danganronpa and 999 games worked on it, if you’re familiar with those. It’s pretty much every type of Japanese visual novel in one game

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  • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Scenic rail with unlimited drinks and a cute little cheese plate. Worse ways to spend a Thursday afternoon.

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  • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Lots of running (driving) around for gifts and things today. Used to be so much more excited about hunting down truly local gifts from Melbourne but idk these days I haven’t got the energy.

    Leo’s in Kew is apparently closing down - after the Heidelberg one was shuttered - so that’s a big loss of random imported fancy groceries. Gonna grab my Monsieur Truffe for the last time in a long time I guess…

    sigh I came home for a pit stop that lasted 45 minutes but it’s time to get my arse in motion again before traffic becomes deathly

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    • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Leo’s in Kew is apparently closing down

      Heard that :(

      Will become apartments I guess.

      I will miss the in-house pizza things they do.

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      • just_kitten@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        It makes sense to put apartments there but boy the traffic is going to be even more heinous. I guess they were planning on shutting the place down anyway, it’s so dingy and unrenovated, and all the other shops in that block have progressively closed down (first the vegetarian restaurant, then Laurent, and I suppose the $2 shop is next)

        I hope this doesn’t mean the excellent (in terms of range) Kew Woolies doesn’t start enshittifying because they have less competition. And that toscanos can up their game.

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    • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I think Leo’s said 12 months until they close. Probably the time they need for apartment plans and approvals.

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    • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      The one in Heidelberg used to have really good sushi.

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    • tombruzzo@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Damn, we’re losing both Leo’s? When I lived in Heidelberg during the height of the pandemic I’d hit that place up all the time. The bottle shop was really good too

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  • StudChud@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Quick! Someone lend me some motivation to vacuum!

    💀💀💀

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    • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      that sucks

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    • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I currently have negative motivation credits so sadly none to lend. But I’ll leave this here. Jog on the spot, a few air punches, then show that floor who’s the boss. m.youtube.com/watch?v=btPJPFnesV4&pp=0gcJCfwAo7Vq…

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    • SpinMeAround@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      You can do it! I believe in you!!

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      it starts when you cbf to vacuum

      www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlhGHrsOTI4&list=PL9275F4…

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      • imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Oh I love this guy! I often use this to keep me company when I clean

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    another day of resting so my back can get better , just to be safe, I really hate this 😔

    in good news I have been reading books all week, I’ve been buying books the past few years I know I want to read so now I can just go to my home library. I’ve read some short books on Australian landscape painters ( am further motivated to start art classes ) and am also dipping into Past Imperfect, History According to the Movies, which is fun, interesting and informative.

    and today the weather is beautiful and mild, the sun warm and the sea breeze smells nice 😊

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    • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      The side of my back is hurting too. Not sure if it’s because I kept my right foot elevated too high in relation to my body.

      I’m with you on the rest. !

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      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        gentle hugs

        any change can cause back pain, injury any where else on the body, new shoes, a new chair, bed, change in habits , anything that can cause a change in posture or gait

        and now I am going to the sofa near the big windows to read a book and get some sun

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  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    When the Sirena Tuna ad comes on and it’s just me and the dog, I like to serenade him with the tune.

    🎶 Just the two of us we can make it if we try. Just the two of us. Just the two of us.

    He gives me nothing back.

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    • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I haven’t seen the ad but this is me and Melbcat

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      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        gmta 🐱

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      • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Lol

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      you need to train him with treats

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      • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        If I sing loud enough he does howl croon with me.

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    • SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Sirena is the best tuna.

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      • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

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  • tone212_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    The amount of loud assholes in my co-working office today is unreal. Phone calls in open plan area instead of phone boots. A team of people I’ve never seen before sitting near me who think I want to hear their conversations and are not capable of using meeting rooms. When I arrived this morning, one of them was sitting at my desk using my monitor. I politely pointed out MY monitor and cables are not common property and asked them to move. Food crumbs left on my desk once they moved. I can barely concentrate even with headphones on.

    I think it’s time to move somewhere else. I’m starting to not enjoy coming here, which defeats the purpose of paying for a membership.

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    • Taleya@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      report them to the management, they tend to look very dimly on behaviour that drives other customers away

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      • tone212_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I have complained in the past about another disruptive group (not there today) and basically the staff there did nothing because the leader of the group is “difficult” to deal with. They kept saying they’d talk to them but never did. I suspect because the group brings in more $$ in membership fees that they didn’t want to annoy them. Plus the other people in the area where I sit that were annoyed by them all left, so I was the lone complainer.

        My membership works at other locations so I might go check another out and see if it’s less crazy. I don’t have to stay there.

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  • RustyRaven@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Why is it that my security camera sometimes fails to miss things like a person walking up to the door but today it has notified me of a crow on the driveway?

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    • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Crows are inherently suspicious.

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    • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Crows belong to murders

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Feeling better today. Back to the norm which works for me.

    Have an appointment next week to review what’s happening with sleep and what can be done to deal with it.

    The night I have a full nights sleep, I’ll be going out to celebrate the next day lol

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I’ve bought more imitation cheeee

    spoiler

    I’m really annoyed that currently my options are very processed expensive products but the more whole food options cause me issues or I’m intolerant. At this point I’m just trying to find anything I can eat.

    More tofu has also been boughten and maybe I’ll invest in a blender.

    I’m really disappointed that Mouthwashing is among the games being cracked down on. It’s a confronting game with heavy themes but not cheap shock value at all. It’s a mature game in every sense of the word.

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    • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Are you within range of a Cheaper Buy Miles? They often have loads of vegan stuff. If you need to dietary experiment it mighT be worth a go.

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      • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Good idea, ty

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  • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Back at the doctors but at a new different clinic.

    Decided to wear an Ugg boot on one foot but I’ll need to buy a new one as this one’s breaking apart.

    I might be able to get away with wearing an Ugg boot to work.

    Anyway more to see what information I can get and how to treat it as it wasn’t really given to me properly from the other clinic I went to which could have potentially saved the nail.

    I think I’m consigned to losing it now.

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    • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Not the end of the world if you do. Just keep the nailbed clean and protected from bangs and bruises. Wide bandaids worked for me. Have lost a toenail before - it’s painful but the nail grows back just fine. You might need one of those foam “corn protectors” inside your socks to protect the toe from rubbing on your shoes.

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      • Duenan@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I’m back from the docs.

        So apparently it’s healing well and looking good but the nail may or may not come off. Still a bit swollen though.

        There was a differing opinion from doctor and nurse if the nail would come off.

        Anyway it’s splinted up for a couple of days then I’ll just keep using band aids to make sure the nail doesn’t get caught on anything.

        I also have another couple of days off so I’ll just rest up now.

        Also as an unexpected bonus it was fully bulk billed at this place.

        I’ll try not to worry too much now as that was my main concern. If it happens it happens.

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      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        nothing beats soft wide shoes when you have a foot injury

        and I would consider using a cane for a week just to take a bit of weight off the foot when walking

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  • MeanElevator@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Took the day off yesterday, had an out office message on teams and email, come back today to several people sending me messages and asking for a quick reply.

    We really need to bring the R word back from the 90s for such individuals. There’s other names we can call them, but none of those are harsh enough.

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Quick! Funny NSFW video before it gets hidden behind a sign in!

    (NSFW, butts) youtu.be/Orv0Yy-dXdg

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  • bacon@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Feeling really shitty about losing my playlists. Wondering if I should screenshot for the songs that are hard to search by name but that’s a lot of clutter to go through.

    I wonder if the internet friends I’ve sent my email address to will actually stay in touch once I’m off social media.

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  • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I gotta rest my back again, so time for background movies

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