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    Aussie Swans can surf

    Australian swans are black . European swans are white. Both species ....are beautiful creatures.
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    Members Funny Pictures

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    Handymans tips, DYO

    Today, I had a bit of time and nothing to do. Made a donkey out of old tools!
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    the pearl gate

    Well, the old story. 3 nuns had lost their lives in an accident and they arrived to heavens. There was St Peter on recception, and he says:"Well girls, I know that you are "sin free" but the protocol says, that I have to ask you a simple question, before you go trough the "Pearl Gate". So, he...
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    What Cheeses Do You Like?

    Old french president De Gaule stated:" it is hard to govern a country, that has 254 different cheeses" How very true. But we here in Liverpool australia, are lucky, with multicultarisam, not only that we enjoy many of De gaules cheeses, we have greek a nd bulgarian fetta, we do have middle...
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    Electric or Gas Stove, What Do You Have?

    we have an electric stove, more than 50 years old. It was manufactured by General Motors Holden in New Zealand under the name of Frigidaire.It is Rolce Royce of the stoves. T the time of manufacture, it was a domestic stove. Now days, it is stronger and sturdier, than many commercial stoves. I...
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    Handymans tips, DYO

    We, senior man, have all some tricks up our sleeve. Years ago, I had to fabricate a tool, a jig or a template, before doing a job. Simple ideas, solutions are cheap, and efficient. One can go to the chinese $2.00 shop, but one can do better and save $2.00. Just yesterday, i picked up a discarded...
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    Guy, rtransgener,

    My firs contact with guy/lezbian' community , years back, was working at interational hotel.. half of the staff were gay, and the saying was going on: Behind every good man, there is a good woman. At the hotel , The saying was: behind every giod man, there is a porter" later on, I worked in...
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    Little Mafia boy

    In sicilly, poor 8 year old Benito was bullied. He went to Princiipal, but, the Principal said:"'you are all mafiioso boys.. Im not getting involved in that crap" Little boy, crying, came back from school, and said to his Pappa: ' Pappa, Pappa,they hurt me, , I been bullied, and the Principal...
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    More family critters

    Bailly is my 8 year old english staffie x Jack Russell.
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    Butter vs Margarine or vice/versa

    It is an old debate. High cholestorol/ low cholestorol. Saturated, non saturated, mono saturated..and the story goes on, and on, and on. Now, if you put two saucers on the garage floor, and place a scoop of butter in one, and a scoop of margarine in the other. Well you shall notice, that no...
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    Scrap Gold Buy back

    As World economy gets in crisis, the sharks are emerging. In Australian big cities "Buy scrap gold" is on every corner. Low prices for your family's memories, minus commission are paid by ounce and/or gram (weight) minus commission. The undamaged pieces of jewellery, sovriens and etc. are...
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    Prominent member of community

    Some years ago, a family immigrated to Sydney, all the way from Suthern Europe. They worked hard, brought up two lovely childern. They also bought 1930s house on a big block of land, After a few years of hard work in the factory, Mum and Dad, opened a Travel & Real Estate agency, which they...
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    Contractors

    In an australian school the fence was damaged by high winds. The Principal issued a Tender for the works. First arrived a Vietnamese: He gave an estimate of $ 700.00 for the repair. Being a public property, Principal was obliged to ask for the "Break down, of the costs". Vietnamese explained:"$...
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