That h is pronounced as an L.
17.02.2026 20:53 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0@oldwhitebeard49.bsky.social
Old Aussie codger. Pro social justice, equity, refugees and asylum seekers. Anti genocide, economic inequality and oppression of any kind. Occasionally prickly, like an echidna. The Great Emu war of 1932 was won by the Emus!
That h is pronounced as an L.
17.02.2026 20:53 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02... #Australia #News
17.02.2026 00:00 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0True story and I still think a park ranger with a demonic sense of humour thought 'if I put this where it can't be read from the road,I'll catch a tourist or two'.
17.02.2026 09:47 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0youtu.be/47dmip4eJtA?.... It's not the venomous animals we fear in Aus it's Bloody Magpies ๐คฃ
17.02.2026 09:20 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0My Warrumbugle story.
We were driving along the edge and came to a grassed area of about 100 metres to the bush. Way at the far end was a sign which obviously I had to stop and walk to read.
As I was attacked, I could read 'Beware Swooping Magpies'.
I think they should get with the times and us Roombas instead of stones.
17.02.2026 09:15 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0We have a major domestic violence problem in Aus.
Qld coppers decided against investigating protracted DV by copper against heavily pregnant partner because they saw 'no tangible benefit'.
The V in DV is pretty fucking tangible. Women should run everything.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Agree.
I think it was Kelvin Moore who told Jacko he wouldn't be a full forward as long as his arse pointed to the ground.
Jacko responded with a handstand. Skyward pointing arse.
Not PhD material but he was fun.
- Last lamington at the CWA meeting. (Noone touches).
- ginger sponge wars at a country social. Heated.
- ability to take the piss, ourselves included.
I wouldn't. He'll take charge of it and claim credit.๐๐น๐ผ
17.02.2026 07:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Footy first, coz priorities.
Also met Hawke who signed a card for my daughter, xxxx littleperson. He could work a room like my Auntie Jean.
Howard, who has no personality. But I do share the errant eyebrows.
Albo,who's a great bloke to have a beer with but I wish had some vision like Keating
Ran out of characters.
We were beaten by 100 points.
All footie related.
Shared a lift with the great Jim Stynes.
Art gallery tour with Mike Fitzpatrick.
Helped the pharmacist when she couldn't understand Sticks Kernahan.
Sat next to Brent Croswell (Melbourne, injured) who told me the 3/4 time adress was: don't get beaten by 100 points. Barassi.
Still hope it all goes well, and don't forget to insist on the extended warranty.
17.02.2026 03:00 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Only expertise is as a patient but stent surgery was remarkably benign.
My theory is i have some new spare parts so I get extended warranty.
When referred to a specialist, I only ask one question. Who's the best?
Hope it all goes well.
#auspol
17.02.2026 00:50 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Docco must be 3 minutes long unless they focus on the negative in which case it'd go a mini series.
17.02.2026 00:43 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0My Warrumbugle story.
We were driving along the edge and came to a grassed area of about 100 metres to the bush. Way at the far end was a sign which obviously I had to stop and walk to read.
As I was attacked, I could read 'Beware Swooping Magpies'.
My dad died earlier this week. Due to his many strokes and our growing epistemic gap, we had a harder and harder time communicating in his final years. But he was a profoundly good dad and I loved him deeply, if imperfectly. Here's my goodbye: katestarbird.substack.com/p/saying-goo...
16.02.2026 03:32 โ ๐ 1752 ๐ 71 ๐ฌ 139 ๐ 7We have a major domestic violence problem in Aus.
Qld coppers decided against investigating protracted DV by copper against heavily pregnant partner because they saw 'no tangible benefit'.
The V in DV is pretty fucking tangible. Women should run everything.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
removing 'pure as the driven snow' from my cliche catechism.
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the green bowl didn't fool me.
Dunno. But it sounds like far too much work for a feed.
15.02.2026 05:44 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I'm concerned about the health of the little ones.
Do they ever get greens?
Visiting my 99 year old mil at aged care facility. On leaving, receptionist wouldn't release the security on the exit door as she took me for a resident.
New experience.
Nah. I'm going to encourage you.
All farts should be purple so you know who to blame in the lift/car/plane.
Thoughts and prayers.
14.02.2026 10:13 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Definition of good trouble.
14.02.2026 09:37 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Aah but @stilgherrian.com , they saw you. ๐ ๐
14.02.2026 09:33 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0We had heaps of people at the Melbourne version and noone got punched by a copper nor 84 year old vertebrae fractured.
It was a conscious decision by NSW politicians and police.
And it stinks of authoritanarianism.