Discussion Thread 🧃 Saturday 17 January 2026
Submitted 4 days ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 3 days ago
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 3 days ago
That’s awesome!
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 days ago
The 4th one from the left looks awkward.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Tbh they all looked pretty awkward.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 days ago
red
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 3 days ago
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 3 days ago
What an awesome picture!!! Love what they’re doing in that space. The world needs more art!
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Behold the Primordial Desk
There are two little pull out arms on either side of the really shallow drawer. The section the key is in opens out and folds down into a writing surface (with teeny little shelves built in) that rests on the arms.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 days ago
That’s gorgeous ❤️
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Amazing!!!
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 3 days ago
I have come into possession of a roughly 100 year old writing desk.
Dad used it as a student 60 years ago, and it came from HIS great aunt, so it’s at least a hundred. It’s beautiful and I love it
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 days ago
awesome 😊
have you found any secret compartments yet?
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 3 days ago
I’ve known all the compartments since I was a child…but there are three mystery keys that don’t fit any of the locks
SituationCake@aussie.zone 3 days ago
What a gorgeous day out there. I have shopped, done a load of washing, and am currently having an iced coffee. My plan for the rest of the day is to clear the spare table so I can start doing jigsaws again.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Body: Sleep in, you’re tired, its been a long week
Mind: You slept in? Fuck you enjoy the bad mood
StudChud@aussie.zone 3 days ago
I’m feeling spiteful and petty. Must refrain from being the jerk that’s all “and another thing” after the argument is long concluded.
I will say, I’m wishing some people the wooooooorrrrssssst
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Know the feeling
It’s not good but some people earn it
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 days ago
they aren’t worth the energy
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 3 days ago
A beautiful day for a drive to Mount Donna Burang, walkie and then lunch at the Alpine Hotel. Dang tired now though!
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 days ago
experience talking to an old ocker guy at Footscray station this week
just waiting for the train , sitting on a bench, seat next to me was a really old guy
he starts talking about how the trains are bad and how Tokyo has the same population and they have trains run every 3 minutes. ( veiled blame on labour government )
I try to explain that we are big country and it takes much more investment and work to provide and run infrastructure here
then he talks about how the country has changed. ( I have now learnt that this is code used by racists when they see immigrants who look different. )
he said there shouldn’t be all these people coming when we don’t have the housing. Australia should be investing in housing. ( this sounded to me like a tv talking point )
I said maybe we should be investing in industry, in factories, to make the country well off again and give people good jobs.
He just kept on repeating the same statement about housing. Making a veiled racist statement. Blaming immigrants for a manufactured problem.
I kept on saying we need industry and factories.
after 4 rounds he slowly said, yeah, they closed Holden down. You could hear the rusty cogs turning.
It takes patience and repetition but it’s possible to challenge how people think.
Why should I care or make the effort.
I want a country where people don’t parrot racist shit they hear on the telly
and everyone gets a vote and each vote has value
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 days ago
The black cat is here again! He’s found a comfy spot. I really don’t know whether he just enjoys visiting/has claimed this as his territory from nearby or if he’s a stray that might need help.
spoiler
I’m reluctant to take him to the vet for a chip scan (if I can even swing it) because this might be someone nearby’s cat. I don’t want to start feeding him because I don’t want to stay here long term. But I do worry a bit and am watching for anything that might indicate he’s not doing ok
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 3 days ago
There is a black cat gone missing near me in north eastern suburbs. I don’t know where you’re located but I can provide you a photo and phone number for the owner if need be.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 days ago
I don’t know if it could have reached me where I am but I’m happy to look at the photo.
It’s a black cat with no collar which are hard to tell apart but there are a few small distinguishing features.
bacon@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Beep Beep 🚚
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fruit salad please chef
bacon@aussie.zone 3 days ago
🥭🍑🍍🍒🍋🟩🍐🍊
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 3 days ago
GooooOOOOood morning!!
Catfish@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Is it?
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 days ago
I’m up!
tone212_@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Bats are congregating in my yard. The next door neighbour doesn’t pick his apricot tree, they grab the fruit, hang off my trees and drop the leftovers below for me to clean up. The sounds they make are funny, like monsters.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 3 days ago
bacon@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Says steam, soup, salad there. This is the kind of handle-with-care tofu you can eat on its own or added to a dish at the end. Or you can add a little sauce and eat it on its own
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 days ago
In a pasta bake sauce or mixed with chocolate for ‘mousse’
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 days ago
What’s wrong? It looks fine.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 days ago
lazyish day 😊 just have a few chores but I’m not going to stress
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Ugh… I haven’t been doing as much as I want to. The dishes aren’t finished and the baskets of clean washing are threatening to fall over and crush me
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Whatever you’re doing, however you’re doing it: it’s enough. There doesn’t need to be any “should be” or “could be” it’s just whatever you are doing.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 days ago
not everyday has to be busy
you’re doing great 😘
Taleya@aussie.zone 3 days ago
someone needs to remind the callow betesticled youth of today that having a car that stutters, farts and whistles like a beefeater with crohns does not mean you have a “good car” it means you have a piece of shit you desperately want to get rid of.
calhoon2005@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Listen, I know this is quite the late call but… King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are really good hey…
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Check em out on bandcamp.
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Howdy
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 days ago
I managed to get rid of a box of unwanted LP records. Just put the box on the nature strip, it is now gone. 👍
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 3 days ago
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 3 days ago
Have a Saturday baby meerkat
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Alamutjones@aussie.zone 3 days ago
I once applied for a job at RCH specifically because the desk I’d be at all day, manning the reception for one of the outpatient clinics, was in direct sight of the meerkat enclosure they’ve got.
I did not get the job.
That wasn’t the only reason - the clinic is one I would have attended as a child, and I figured it would be good for kids and parents to see an adult version of their own experiences - but it was a big part of it!
SituationCake@aussie.zone 3 days ago
If I were dictator of Victoria I would declare that every suburb needs a meerkat habitat, so everyone can visit meerkats whenever they need to. Boom, mental health improves by 1000%.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 3 days ago
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Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 days ago
numbats too 🥰🥰🥰