Six weeks in and Trumpβs already gone full Saruman.
03.03.2025 02:08 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@willaus.bsky.social
Ephemera, Vintage Toys, Pop, Pups & Politics. Melbourne Australia Insta @toltoys_kid
Six weeks in and Trumpβs already gone full Saruman.
03.03.2025 02:08 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0WTAF
10.01.2025 17:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Fantastic piece ππ
07.01.2025 16:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Unopened packs of Bubble Yum and Hubba Bubba bubble gum from 1979.
Unopened 1979 βlaunchβ pack of Hubba Bubba, and a pack of Bubble Yum bubble gum too. Should I try them? π¬
04.01.2025 09:02 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This seems to have been an entirely prudent and appropriate thing for an ambassador to do, given the potential of a Trump win. Not sure why itβs being presented as something shocking or newsworthy, if anything it shows Ambassador Rudd is covering all contingencies?
04.01.2025 05:33 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ha! ππ βLock him up!β
21.12.2024 11:45 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Rethinking The Lucky Country - sixty years on, a misappropriated title and misunderstood thesis that exerts way too much influence on Australiaβs national thinking. My latest column:
21.12.2024 08:45 β π 83 π 15 π¬ 9 π 4Well said Nick. Itβs so important to consider an objective βoutsiderβsβ assessment every now and then to help refocus and update our own opinions of this place. Your piece reminds me of the first time reading Bill Brysonβs βDown Underβ, an eye-opening joy.
21.12.2024 10:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Well itβs the 21st of December once again, and in Australia that means itβs Gravy Day. Singer / Songwriter Paul Kelly is our Bob Dylan and our Johnny Cash. His song βHow to Make Gravyβ is as beautiful as it is heartbreaking. I hope you love it too. youtu.be/iISWrBk8KZc?...
20.12.2024 17:25 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0You wrote βout of handβ when you actually meant βeven awesomerβ π
18.12.2024 08:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Milk Bar point of sale advertising card for Streets Ice Cream βThe Fingerβ iced confectionery, a frozen strawberry treat in the shape of a hand with the index finger raised, and the line βA frigid digit of delicious strawberry iceβ, plus a 25c price point.
No 80s summer in Australia was complete without The Finger! I hope whoever came up with βfrigid digitβ won like employee of the month or something.
18.12.2024 07:58 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0There was just something magical about the Bakshi interpretation wasnβt there?
18.12.2024 07:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 01975 Spider-Man blacklight poster shown in natural light and then illuminated by a UV light. Spidey is leaping towards the viewer surrounded by a web and with the text βThe Amazing Spider-Manβ below.
Got my 1975 blacklight / velvet Spider-Man poster framed, still pops magnificently under UV π
14.12.2024 12:43 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Theyβre the best!
14.12.2024 12:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0An excellent practical policy to pursue π
10.12.2024 07:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Three photos of an owl perched on the corner of a building at dusk.
Special visitor at home tonight! Iβm guessing heβs a Tawny Frogmouth Owl as thatβs the only kind I can think of and itβs fun to say. Any ornithologists here in the Blue? Located Melbourne Australia. #superbowl #hoot #owls #ornithology
09.12.2024 11:10 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Chatting about the greatest Fad Toys on ABC Radio Melbourne tonight with the always amazing @dontattempt.bsky.social
What was your favourite? I loved Mattelβs Slime. My parentβs carpet not so much!
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Sure! Iβll post some vintage Mego down the track no doubt π
05.12.2024 11:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0South Koreans who went to sleep before 10.30pm will have slept through the president declaring martial law to overthrow democracy, a military siege around the National Assembly, lawmakers scaling walls to bypass barricades, a vote to overturn it & the president vowing to imminently end martial law.
03.12.2024 20:41 β π 653 π 157 π¬ 19 π 11Love me some Mego!
04.12.2024 15:12 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A Woman fights off a soldier in front of the parliament building in South Korea.
03.12.2024 17:12 β π 2446 π 392 π¬ 69 π 109βGood on you champβ Is polite Australian
03.12.2024 10:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Massive away win for the little fella.
02.12.2024 13:38 β π 57912 π 9562 π¬ 581 π 368A vivid orange sunset above cars stuck in traffic.
Epic Sunday orange sunset, sitting in traffic just as nature intended. #orangesky #melbourne #australia
01.12.2024 15:03 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0A triangular tin featuring the original long-billed Donald Duck character in full colour on a bright red background.
Lovely 1930s Donald Duck confectionery tin by Pascallβs Australia. One of the earliest items in my collection, note the W.D. ENT. trademark for βWalt Disney Enterprisesβ
28.11.2024 16:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I had no idea this was a thing! Best new fact Iβve learned today, thanks a bunch π«‘
26.11.2024 11:07 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Sorry for the late reply
26.11.2024 10:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Ted the Groodle looking shocked!
Tedβs reaction when I told him that if he was American his breed would be βGolden Doodleβ instead of Groodle. #bulletdodged #groodle #goldendoodle #goodboy #aussiedogs
25.11.2024 11:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Trump & Elon: βWeβre going to smash the bureaucracy!β
The Bureaucracy: βVery courageous decision.β
A flutter
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