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August 20 Today in history
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Gday... 1839 - Louis Daguerre invents the daguerreotype photographic process, allowing an image to be chemically fixed as a permanent picture. Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre was born on 18 November 1787 in Cormeilles-en-Parisis. He experimented on making pictures from 1824, sho...
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Remarkable Sperm Donor Story
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I don't know if anyone else saw the two Australian Story episodes on three people conceived by sperm donation. This is an article on one of them. Sadly one of the others has since died of bowel cancer at an early age although they had a good reunion with their donor and one had information on their dono...
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why do people swear all the time ???
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why do people have to swear all the time?? on tv, radio,music, internet streams, I think your more of a man/woman for not swearing , some times it just gets so over bearing if you know what I mean....I'm not a softie , just would prefer not to hear it, some times it really gives me the........
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I guess it's too late now ...
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Welcome to our Wireless World
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WELCOME TO THE 21ST CENTURY!!! *Our Phones ~ Wireless *Cooking ~ Fireless *Cars ~ Keyless *Food ~ Fatless *Tyres ~ Tubeless *Dress ~ Sleeveless *Youth ~ Jobless *Leaders ~ Shameless *Relationships ~ Meaningless *Attitude ~ Careless *Wives ~ Fearless *Babies ~ Fatherless *Feelings ~ Heartless...
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August 18 Today in history
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Gday... 1786 - The decision is made in England to colonise New South Wales with convicts from Britain's overcrowded gaols. Conditions in England in the 18th century were tough: the industrial revolution had removed many people's opportunities to earn an honest wage as simpler tasks...
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Value of Working Dogs...
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-17/study-sheds-light-on-wa-working-dogs-collies-kelpies-huntaways/5675578
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Works for me ...
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Still Life
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I have just seen the movie. Quite sad and thought provoking and makes me more determined to have something to look forward to and I am lucky I have family and friends in my life.....including you all on the forum.
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Amazing Sex Change Video
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http://www.youtube.com/embed/i5gK2MxGR0M?feature=player_detailpage
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"Stand By Me" Song - Mixed World Singers and Musicians etc
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Below is a link to a terrific piece of sound engineering. This is a video of street singers from around the world being recorded, overlaid and mixed with one another while singing the song "Stand By Me". It is a marvel to listen to and watch. They all deserve to be heard. The finished prod...
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THE FATHER OF ONE OF MY KIDS...
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Whoops!!!!!!!! A guy goes to the supermarket and notices a very attractive woman waving at him. She says, 'Hello.' He's rather taken aback because he can't place where he knows her from. So he asks, 'Do you know me?' To which she replies, 'I think you're the father of one o...
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We Are Smarter !!
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Brains of elderly are slow because they know so much.... By Sarah Knapton, Science Correspondent Older people do not decline mentally with age, it just takes them longer to recall facts because they have more information in their brains, scientists believe. Much like a computer struggles as th...
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I can relate...
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"To awaken quite alone in a strange town is one of the pleasantest sensations in the world." - Freya Stark
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August 17 Today in history
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Gday... 1807 - Work commences on the Bell Rock Lighthouse, considered one of the "Seven Wonders of the Industrial World". The Bell Rock Lighthouse, in the North sea, is the world's oldest offshore lighthouse. Situated 18 kilometres off the coast of Angus, Scotland, for ma...
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Australians ???????
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I know we are not allowed to discuss politics, religion or race on this forum, so I will try to avoid making this too pointed and I would ask others to do the same (otherwise it will be deleted and I will be in doo doo). Certain individuals who were born in Australia but do not appreciate how lucky they are to...
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Grammar we can understand ?
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Expensive Boobs....
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-15/woman-with-cocaine-breast-implants-arrested-in-madrid/5675162
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August 16 Today in history
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Gday... 1861 - South Australian John McKinlay departs Adelaide to search for the missing Burke and Wills expedition. The Burke and Wills expedition was supposed to mark the state of Victoria's greatest triumph: Victoria hoped to be the first state to mount an expedition to cross the c...
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ADVICE FROM A RETIRED HUSBAND
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It is important for men to remember that, as women grow older, it becomes harder for them to maintain the same quality of housekeeping as when they were younger. When you notice this, try not to yell at them. Some are over-sensitive, and there's nothing worse than an over-sensitive woman. My name is Ro...
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