PatB Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, kevinlms said: There is an 'International Rules' competition taking in rules of both Australian and Gaelic codes, but there is a lot of criticism, due to 'excessive violence'. That is by the players, not the fans! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Rules_Series Too violent? Bunch of do-gooding softies. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=hurling&t=newext&atb=v230-1&iax=images&ia=images Can't beat a game played with thinly disguised bludgeon weapons and a ball like a spherical brick. Edited November 3, 2020 by PatB 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Dont let the pouffey pants at the start fool you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted November 3, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 3, 2020 They do have a referee but are there any rules? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ozexpatriate Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 22 hours ago, monkeysarefun said: Literally just found out that the Melbourne Cup is on today. They sure kept THAT quiet this year! Same day every year! (First Tuesday in November.) I suspect that with the recent Victorian quarantine they didn't want to jinx it. The races of the triple crown in the US were held out of order this year. The Kentucky Derby is usually the first Saturday in May, and this year it was held on the first Saturday in September. With the ubiquity of casinos / pokeys etc in most Australian states I think horse racing is losing relevance. It's no longer the only (legal) outlet for the gambling addict. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted November 3, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 3, 2020 27 minutes ago, Ozexpatriate said: casinos / pokeys etc Isn't it "pokies"? I thought the other spelling meant another pastime entirely Poker machines are a bane of Australian life. They are a significant tax-raiser for the government and a significant source of poverty through addiction for the population. Even some recent legislation regarding numbers of machines hasn't appeared to ease the scourge. I knew of people who routinely played for many hours a day losing fortunes (and in one case the family home) in the process. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Gwiwer said: Isn't it "pokies"? I thought the other spelling meant another pastime entirely Poker machines are a bane of Australian life. They are a significant tax-raiser for the government and a significant source of poverty through addiction for the population. Even some recent legislation regarding numbers of machines hasn't appeared to ease the scourge. I knew of people who routinely played for many hours a day losing fortunes (and in one case the family home) in the process. People complain about paying car rego/ council rates etc but then happily donate to the government by spending hours at the club paying pokies. So... I did have this idea that I was going to bring in if I got elected NSW premier, which was to have pokie machines installed at government offices such as the Road and Transport Authority. You'd get your car rego renewal in the post, then go to the RTA office and pay your bill by putting the money through a pokie machine. That would cut gambling since you'd had your pokie time for the day, plus I could raise the cost of rego etc whenever I liked and people would be happy rather than p!ssed off cos it meant they could put MORE money through the pokies. Win win all around. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Ozexpatriate said: The Kentucky Derby is usually the first Saturday in May, and this year it was held on the first Saturday in September. Similarly here, The State Of Origin (Rugby League) usually 3 games spread out over a couple of months mid-season, this year is 3 games played on successive weeks post grand final (first game tonight, played in Adelaide for some reason). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 4 hours ago, Gwiwer said: Isn't it "pokies"? Yes, that's a better spelling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Birdsville had an overnight minimum off 33.2ºC. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-30/birdsville-breaks-november-overnight-heat-record/12933404 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Can confirm this is 100% accurate. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted December 23, 2020 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 23, 2020 A good thing about Australia! This iconic company is still in business. https://www.furphystory.com.au/history/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted December 23, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 23, 2020 52 minutes ago, kevinlms said: A good thing about Australia! This iconic company is still in business. https://www.furphystory.com.au/history/ Furphy beer isn't a bad drop too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) This time last year this view I took yesterday down the road from where I live was so very different. After 5 years of drought there was barely a blade of grass and what was there was brown, and you couldn't see that farmhouse because of the smoke from the Green Wattle Creek fire which was burning out of control about 20km away. Edited January 5, 2021 by monkeysarefun 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted January 23, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 23, 2021 Might be worth a try! https://www.goodfood.com.au/eat-out/news/theres-now-an-official-vbflavoured-sausage--but-does-it-taste-any-good-20210122-h1tj9a 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted January 23, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 23, 2021 13 minutes ago, kevinlms said: Might be worth a try! https://www.goodfood.com.au/eat-out/news/theres-now-an-official-vbflavoured-sausage--but-does-it-taste-any-good-20210122-h1tj9a "The amazing thing is the sausage changes the taste of VB." Anything that changes the flavour of VB can only be a Good Thing. 2 5 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted January 27, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27, 2021 https://www.theage.com.au/national/worker-sacked-for-alleged-masturbatory-act-loses-discrimination-claim-20210127-p56x6d.html Having your phone in one hand, while the other is 'busy' - really? On different days too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted January 30, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-30/huntsman-spider-home-invasions-driven-by-weather/13104560 "I knew a lady who stripped down and ran the water in the bath to clean it out. The next minute, there were hundreds of huntsmen running up the walls and her running out the house screaming anything but 'eureka'." Edited January 30, 2021 by kevinlms More info 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted January 30, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 30, 2021 Shudders!!! Kev. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted January 30, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30, 2021 More on spiders! Sydney again! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-30/spooky-spider-leads-to-sydney-boat-crash/13106198 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Don't think it would be a Sydney Funnel web, they can't climb anything, probably a huntsman, those guys love playing tricks like that - favourite is to hide behind your sun visor so you drive along, sun gets in your eyes, flip down visor and theres a bloody big huntsman there right in front of your face.. 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 I love this topic. I want the fear! We had hoped to get out to Oz this autumn as part of a trip to the Solomon Isles, we haven't seen our daughter since New Year 2020. Now it looks like we will remain persona non grata for the year! Missing seeing the trees full of cockatoos and lorikeets so much! Paul 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted January 30, 2021 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 30, 2021 28 minutes ago, hmrspaul said: I love this topic. I want the fear! We had hoped to get out to Oz this autumn as part of a trip to the Solomon Isles, we haven't seen our daughter since New Year 2020. Now it looks like we will remain persona non grata for the year! Missing seeing the trees full of cockatoos and lorikeets so much! Paul I had to remove a horrible bushy tree recently. Why because a King Parrot was nesting or hunting for food in it and became trapped and died, I'm sad to say. It was a male. https://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Alisterus-scapularis Yes, I don't see much incoming tourists for a while yet. Even Australians are having major problems coming home. Much fruit picking is done by either Pacific Islanders or backpackers. Due to travel restrictions, a lot of fruit is rotting on the trees. Some PI's & Kiwis are likely to be allowed soon. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmrspaul Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 King Parrots are very attractive. We should have thought more about moving to Oz a few years ago but it is too difficult for us old people with the health insurance expenses. I'm sure our daughter would like us to move and our sons partner is from near the Sunshine Coast but they say the Oz Pharma industry is too small for their specialisms. Paul 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 I don't think they are the smartest of the parrots though. I put food out on the railing if galahs, rosellas lorikeets, doves etc or King Parrots arrive in the gum tree that hangs over our deck. All the other species land on the railing no problem and pick up the nuts to eat, the King Parrots invariably land either right on top of them and knock them off, land near them and knock them off as they walk over them to get the furthest one from them, or land near them facing the wrong way and brush them off with their tails as they turn around. Then they sit looking forlornly in at us. 2 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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