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Submitted By: rosemary from wangaratta

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Aha!! Appy, so you are mucking up Jeb's statistics
16/Aug/08 3:27 PM
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Hi all, its been awhile since I've stopped in, but just got something faster than dial up, so perhaps I'll check it out more often. Its nice to see the old familiar 'faces' lol. This site has sure had its fair share of 'upgrades' since the beginning, not quite as a local pub feel to it anymore. Oh well, nothing stays the same
17/Aug/08 12:51 AM
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Bingo, ceecee, spot on, I think you've got it! Local pub feeling is exactly what it was. Now, what is needed is a description of what the current feeling is all about. Anybody want to throw in on that one? I sure don't have a clue. It certainly isn't what a lot of people who have disappeared are interested in.
17/Aug/08 12:47 PM
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Before I hit the books I'll try to describe my 'current feeling' to you jebbles, but first let me insert my fruit knife into the socket (240v) to lend some credibility to my musings lest it be said I don't take things too seriously...it's a bit like going to a party that you've committed to, More...
17/Aug/08 3:49 PM
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btw - that was my current feeling, it may not be the populist current feeling, in fact I seriously doubt it, because there would be a black out then wouldn't there?? and then where would we be? apart from groping around in the dark...which can be fun...if all sharp objects are sheathed..I'll shut up now.
17/Aug/08 3:56 PM
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A most erudite, well thought out and astute observation, Billy! My theorys have not ventured into that arena, but it makes perfect sense. This participant has become less and less involved in goings on, mainly out of boredom. Your quick move to 'shut up now', however, may lead to a self More...
17/Aug/08 5:10 PM
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Mariana and Gail - anything to add?
17/Aug/08 6:43 PM
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jebbles, at the risk of showing off or being profusely verbose, the proverbial nail in the coffin has be deafeningly hammered in...seems profoundly apt at this moment in time...contrary to popular belief, I truly believed this was a place for friends to gather...take care dearest man. x

btw - it has been said that the kilt pin is as deadly as a AK47 when one knows what to do with it...
17/Aug/08 7:11 PM
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*been
17/Aug/08 7:17 PM
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Billy, I don't think I've ever posted here before but I agree with a lot of what you say, but without this site we would not have met, and S and I would not have been exposed to wonderful Aussie hospitality, chez toi.
There is always something to fire a simple mind like mine... todays enduring More...
17/Aug/08 7:28 PM
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I have been reading some previous pages here and discovered the egg debate. I know it is a bit far to go but the last white eggs I had were in Singapore, but, you had to pay a premium for them. Did they pay the chicken with extra grain because he laid white eggs?
17/Aug/08 7:41 PM
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Jeb i have never visited here before so I would probably need to read more than the last couple of pages to work out what this space is all about....also is probably best not done after a few drinks...
But tell me...do you really have time to keep track of the number of posts vs number of views?
17/Aug/08 9:21 PM
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Gee..Mo...you and I go well together...we could almost be twins!!!
Decided to break my post up to upset Jebs statistics!!!!
17/Aug/08 9:23 PM
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I can be quite erudite and verbose as the rest of you....
Hadn't notice the predominance of white eggs...prefer brown ones myself! What a fantastic site this is for picking up meaningful world shattering knowledge... purple eggs is what we need...not turquoise!! [I even found out what a troll was the other day...]
Blast and damm...forgot what I was going to say next!!
17/Aug/08 9:50 PM
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Oh yes.... go easy on the humble Baked Bean...I'm a bean AND I'm half baked and so that = you might be talking about me!!!
17/Aug/08 9:52 PM
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Now...Where Have all the People Gone.....could turn that into a song if I tried....
♪♪♪...long time passing.....♪♪♪
Now Jeb...you will have to repost the exact question...the port bottle is only half full now and I've forgotten what this was all about....sorry about upsetting your statistics.
I will return!!
17/Aug/08 9:56 PM
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I have something to add. In plain English so people who don't post here regularly can understand it. When you have a free and open forum you are going to get all manner of people posting. Tell me kiddies, what happens then? You get people who don't care about others, you get people who just want to More...
18/Aug/08 10:48 AM
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where have all the comments gone??
19/Aug/08 2:33 AM
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Rena, Goodonya for having your say (but Ummm kiddies? I can only wish lol) I do not have a problem with change, if the change is for the better. But I do have a problem when people try to take away the diversity this site once had, by dictating what can and cant be written by others, criticising More...
20/Aug/08 12:05 AM
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I came in here and all the comments had gone - thought they'd been zapped or - shock horror - censored!! Aaagh, I feel the pain already!!
20/Aug/08 1:04 AM
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Where's the counter showing how many views there have been? I only see the number of posts.
20/Aug/08 1:59 PM
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Jaz - I wasn't referring to the number of views v's the number of posts ... that is obvious.
I was referring to this post by Jeb on the 15/8:

"147 visits since the 3:02 AM post yesterday and only nine posts in between."

Without looking back to your post do you recall More...
20/Aug/08 5:34 PM
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Heidi - the number of views is on the Forum main page....under Off Topic. It also lists who last commented and the number of comments for each forum page.
20/Aug/08 5:38 PM
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BTW...hate to admit it but I remember the hippie era of the 70's.... 'make love not war...' may have been the chant but the reality was more as you portrayed it...certainly not peace and harmony at all times between all people.... wasn't much different to current times. Sunbury was quite an experience tho.....
20/Aug/08 5:44 PM
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Well I could get ghastipated here but I won't. There are/always have been intelligent/articulate people commenting on this site on all pages. The Discussion and Debate page was introduced by Rose to add a different flavour to the site. It has elicited some thought provoking topics from gun control, More...
20/Aug/08 7:05 PM
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We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.
20/Aug/08 7:07 PM
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LOL Bean, you remember Sunbury? That must mean you were sober back then! LOL "Those were the days my friend .... "
Maybe Jebbles was a Bean counter in a previous life.

André - I am intrigued. Tell us more

20/Aug/08 9:59 PM
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What a tantalizing thought..... a Bean counter!
LOL "Those certainly were the days my friend ..."
Somewhere I have photos to prove it...OMG ...the garb.... beads, crochet top, no bra ...but no flowers in the hair. Can't see the footwear but I do remember the leather More...
21/Aug/08 12:16 AM
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Geez Bean, nearly 100 more views and no posts - I figure no one remembers or knows about Sunbury LOL BRB xox
21/Aug/08 10:38 PM
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Jaz I think it must be my sapiosexuality kicking in again that or a hearty breakfast...
23/Aug/08 9:47 PM
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...white eggs of course.
23/Aug/08 9:49 PM
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Hi Jaz and André...looks like we have the place to ourselves...

Sad to think that no one remembers or knows about Sunbury. In case anyone is wondering it was THE downunder equivalent to Woodstock!! Definitely the place to go. BTW...did you go to Sunbury Jaz? [I was the short long haired chick singing out of key up there with the jazz bands...no, they didn't let me on the stage]
23/Aug/08 11:05 PM
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hmm....that was probably because I didn't take off my crochet halter top!!!
23/Aug/08 11:08 PM
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Sunbury!!!! 1972!!!!! Sorry Ladies.....I was a mere babe in arms
23/Aug/08 11:35 PM
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so was I !!
24/Aug/08 12:31 AM
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Count me in as being here...I was missing in action for awhile. I've found...pleasure, debate, laughter, ideas...even daffy ones that are fun to think about on these pages, and would love to find and learn more.....
It would be nice to just know what lurkers think when visiting this page...Gail, More...
24/Aug/08 1:28 PM
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Andre - I hope your sapiosexuality is not giving you a geekasm.

Bean – I cant remember, was I? LOL

I had some time today so decided to update jebs stats - since my last update there has been 7 posts vs 243 views. Seems there is some interest in reading what is written in D & D More...
24/Aug/08 4:12 PM
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Mama... should I feel admonished for being flippant?
I must find the time to start at the beginning and browse thru the pages and get a genuine feel for what D & D is about [having only read last 2 pages]. I also wonder wonder what those who indulge in 'lurkasm' [great word Jaz] think and More...
24/Aug/08 4:56 PM
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I don't want to turn this into a "this is what I think sessions.." but...

André- I think you are safe... most geeks don't have what it takes to inspire ones true sapiosexuality nature and so therefore it follows, does it not, that sapiosexuality cannot result in geekism [maybe nerdism??? LOL.... must check with Jaz]
24/Aug/08 5:00 PM
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...well Jaz a geekasm is a start but let's save that for another evening preferably with a glass of wine or two, no rulers allowed!

Over here in the Uk we have scant information to go on regarding the Obama/Clinton situation. Newspapers report that Bill Clinton is not happy with Obama and More...
25/Aug/08 3:56 AM
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