Fred Coriander

Do a night tour at Mulligans Flat for eastern quolls, bettongs, swamp and red-neck wallabies, echidna, gliders (plus kangaroos and possums you can see anywhere).

You can spot a NZ hiker by their shorts. Here’s why we won’t don trousers Even in the dead of winter, New Zealanders refuse to wear trousers to hike – and there’s practical and historical reasons as to why.

thespinoff.co.nz/society/26-0... This article refers to shorts as skivvies several times. I've never seen that usage in NZ; a skivvy is a long-sleeved turtle-neck top.

@nonstoptom.bsky.social My apologies if you get asked this all the time, but has anyone on Hard Quiz ever proved they've done with the Big Brass Mug what they said they would do if they won?

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Snap!

Wordle 1,635 6/6*

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Only just escaped the trap.

Wordle 1,576 6/6*

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DUB Pies: New Zealand & Australian-style savory pies in New York. – Down Under Bakery (DUB) Pies Down Under Bakery (DUB) Pies brings authentic New Zealand-Australian savory (meat, vegetable) pies to New York City, we ship anywhere in the USA. #Kiwi #Aussie

There used to be DUB Pies in Brooklyn which did proper meat pies, but they closed down in 2022. Maybe they'll return in some form? www.dubpies.com

Freshly exposed paving stones which had been under soil for many years.

And they were oh so close to winning, tying the game after leading in to the final minute, then losing on penalties. My much more modest achievement was excavating some long buried pavers at our new house.

Perhaps you had no choice. As Terry Pratchett wrote, "all tapes left in a car for more than about a fortnight metamorphose into Best of Queen albums".

Wordle 1,488 X/6*

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⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩 So ends the current streak.

We're here to watch the football!

Connections
Puzzle #721
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Blue category deduced from leftovers. It includes a verb that has 2 meanings in the US and 1 elsewhere. Furthermore it's just one letter off the verb that makes more sense to me.

Wordle 1,429 2/6*

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Brunetti Classico - Shop Online & Instore in Carlton Brunetti Classico has been trading since 1985 & is the home of Melbournians' favourite cakes, desserts & more. Pick up & delivery available.

Oh, another great thing about Readings is that it's over the road from Brunetti and their Italian pastries brunetticlassico.com.au

www.readings.com.au/shops Readings in Carlton is an institution, and they have other stores across Melbourne.

Injera is usually made with teff rather than wheat flour - GF and higher in protein. And Ethiopian coffee is fantastic.

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Weirdness from the other place with empty messages dated to the start of the epoch. They've rolled out an untested update? Excuse the obnoxious ad in the screenshot.

Yeah I had to look it up too. Thanks #MatineeIdle

Introduction to article in Sydney Morning Herald about Christmas songs. The phrase "best forgotten" is highlighted.

I did a double-take at this description, saved by the absence of a hyphen.

I recommend adding @mannheim.bsky.social if he's agreeable to being labelled as awesome.

@alexdesignsit.bsky.social Similarly it might be worth contacting the US Antarctic Program as the slides probably cover some of their history www.usap.gov/492/

So now we have to sit through another 30 minutes of them not scoring and then lose on penalties?

There are occasionally joint productions, such as "800 Words" en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/800_Words

Wordle 1,012 6/6* phew!

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Wordle 934 X/6* I empathise

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From They Might Be Giants live album Severe Tire Damage. Purchase at http://bit.ly/2slugwb.Stream They Might Be Giants on Spotify!https://found.ee/TMBGSpotif... They Might Be Giants - XTC Vs. Adam Ant - Live (official audio only)

And there's They Might Be Giants "XTC vs Adam Ant" youtu.be/p7lMF31GHu8?...

Classic Arthur Conley music video from the mid 60's on The Rick Shaw TV Show, Miami, FL Arthur Conley-Sweet Soul Music

Sweet Soul Music gives a who's who of soul in the 60's youtu.be/sp3JOzcpBds?...

Wordle 933 2/6* There were 91 possibilities for the second guess according to wordlyze.crud.net

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Deceptive label - maybe most annoying though successful songs. There are plenty of plodding dirges which are worse and thankfully went nowhere (unless Matinee Idle found and revived them).

Well if people put pineapple on pizza why not olives in trifle?