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RIP Pete Seeger .
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Pete Seeger died in New York yesterday aged 94 . He was a member of The Weavers when they sang the original Goodnight Irene back in the early 1950s . He sang a lot of Bob Dylan stuff and wrote a lot of protest type songs himself . . . . Little Boxes comes to mind .
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January 31 Today in history
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Gday...1762 - Colonel Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821, is born. 1798 - Australia's first public clock tower is completed. 1839 - Gawler, South Australia's first inland country town, is established. Cheers - John
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Ross Sisters
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I never tire of watching this video clip from the 50's . Amazing girls. Remember this is way before trick photography, you are seeing flexibility to the extreme.
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It's Visit Gary Season
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Plendo wrote yesterday to say he was in Taree and could meet up for a chat, but I missed his PM cos I was offline for most of the day due to server probs. He'll be back in a week or two. Meanwhile, Bill12 wrote to say he's on his way down here and will pop in early Feb. And today? Well, today is a day that will go dow...
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January 30 Today in history
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Gday...1910 - British actor, David Niven, is born.1774 - Captain Cook sails closer to the South Pole than any known person has previously sailed. 1854 - The first Cobb & Co coach departs Melbourne for the Forest Creek goldfields. 1945 - The Wilhelm Gustloff sinks in the worst dis...
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January 29 Today in history
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Gday...1850 - Lawrence Hargrave, Australian inventor of the box kite, is born. 1895 - It is agreed at a conference of Australian Premiers that forming a Federal Constitution is a priority. 1957 - Danish architect Joern Utzon is named as the winner of the competition to find a designer fo...
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The shark cull.
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Gday... And on tonight's news there was a story about a young hoon, who ran over a pedestrian, continued on at speed and then T-Boned a vehicle which killed the mother and father just coming from their daughter's marriage, their two friends in the car were critically injured, and another in the vehicl...
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Some Rules Kids Wont Learn In School - By Charles J. Sykes (Not Bill Gates)
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Some rules kids won't learn in school Text By Charles J. Sykes Printed in San Diego Union Tribune September 19, 1996 Unfortunately, there are some things that children should be learning in school, but don't. Not all of them have to do with academics. As a modest back-to-school offering, here are som...
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We all know the Songs He wrote
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Folk music legend and activist Pete Seeger Passes away age 94 Seeger - with his a lanky frame, banjo and full white beard - was an iconic figure in folk music. He performed with the great minstrel Woody Guthrie in his younger days and marched with Occupy Wall Street protesters in his 90s, leaning on tw...
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Puzzle
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Gday... If you figure this out, please don't respond. However, I will PM you the solution if you ask  Cheers - John
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Do I look THAT bad?
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Bought a bottle of wine today. After I paid for it, the cashier asked if I'd like a hand to get it out to the car. OK, it was a litre bottle, but even so! Cheers, Tony
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I don't usually post these ... this one is worth it I think...
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A very poor man lived with his wife. One day, his wife, who had very long hair asked him to buy her a comb for her hair to grow well and to be well-groomed. The man felt very sorry and said no. He explained that he did not even have enough money to fix the strap of his watch he had just broken. She did not insist on...
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1 month already???
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struth , was 1 month ago today since my dad left us .. cant believe it still...
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January 28 Today in history
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Gday...1802 - Flinders discovers and names Fowlers Bay in South Australia.2007 - Harry Melbourne, creator of the Freddo Frog, dies at age 94 1807 - The first public street lighting with gas takes place in Pall Mall, London. 1986 - The Space Shuttle 'Challenger' explodes, killing se...
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A messy question????
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This morning using the dump point in CP, the person before had left it filthy. Over the weekend have noticed toilets not being flushed or cleaned after use!!! So my question of the day is........ Would there be a correlation between the said people using the dump point and not hosing down and perhaps t...
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Freedom Ship - Floating City
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2514936/The-incredible-mile-long-floating-CITY--complete-schools-hospital-parks-airport-50-000-residents.html
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LACK OF DUMP POINTS IN PERTH
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Can anyone explain to me why I cannot find a Dump point in all of Perth except if I book into a caravan park. Councils need to get with the program and least a little. I don't want to book into your expensive C/P For one day just to get rid of my waste. Frustrated.!
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Philosophic Dilemma
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When i met the perfect woman
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A man is dining in a fancy restaurant and there is a gorgeous redhead sitting at the next table. He has been checking her out since he sat down, but lacks the nerve to talk with her. Suddenly she sneezes, and her glass eye comes flying out of its socket towards the man. He reflexively reaches out, grabs it o...
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Weighty problem ?
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