"I digress ..."

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday...1858 - The first balloon flight in Australia occurs. 1915 - Opal is first discovered in Coober Pedy, Australia. 1709 - The "real" Robinson Crusoe is rescued by English explorer William Dampier.1811 - The light of the Bell Rock Lighthouse, considered one of the &q...

Beth54 · Beth54

Yes, I had the pleasure of meeting Chaslib, aka Charlie and Libby, at Murwillumbah yesterday. We went for a drive out to a recreational park on Clarrie Hall Dam, and decided it would make an excellent camp. Heaps of room, but apparently it's day use only. Then we had lunch at the RSL in Mur'bah. I'd bro...

oldbobsbus · oldbobsbus

A woman who was a tree hugging greenie purchased a piece of forest.There was a large tree in one of the highest parts of her forest. She wanted a good view of the natural splendour of her land, so she started to climb the big tree. As she neared the top she encountered a spotted owl that attacked her. In her h...

Big Gorilla · Big Gorilla

A gas station owner near Camden , Alabama was trying to increase his sales.So he put up a sign that read,"Free Sex with Fill-Up." Soon a local redneck pulled in, filled his tank and asked for his free sex.The owner told him to pick a number from 1 to 10. If he guessed correctly he would get h...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... I am so glad I travel in the quiet, sparsely populated, beautiful, natural areas of this wonderful country. I am beginning to wonder just where our society is heading ... if, in fact, it is heading anywhere worthwhile. The headlines on the news and papers show almost nothing but assaults, kil...

sarg · sarg

Manure... An interesting fact Manure: In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and it was also before the invention of commercial fertilizers, so large shipments of manure were quite common. It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when...

rockylizard · rockylizard

sandsmere · sandsmere

Pete Seeger died in New York yesterday aged 94 . He was a member of The Weavers when they sang the original Goodnight Irene back in the early 1950s . He sang a lot of Bob Dylan stuff and wrote a lot of protest type songs himself . . . . Little Boxes comes to mind .

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday...1762 - Colonel Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821, is born. 1798 - Australia's first public clock tower is completed. 1839 - Gawler, South Australia's first inland country town, is established. Cheers - John

Delta18 · Delta18

I never tire of watching this video clip from the 50's . Amazing girls. Remember this is way before trick photography, you are seeing flexibility to the extreme.

GaryKelly · GaryKelly

Plendo wrote yesterday to say he was in Taree and could meet up for a chat, but I missed his PM cos I was offline for most of the day due to server probs. He'll be back in a week or two. Meanwhile, Bill12 wrote to say he's on his way down here and will pop in early Feb. And today? Well, today is a day that will go dow...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday...1910 - British actor, David Niven, is born.1774 - Captain Cook sails closer to the South Pole than any known person has previously sailed. 1854 - The first Cobb & Co coach departs Melbourne for the Forest Creek goldfields. 1945 - The Wilhelm Gustloff sinks in the worst dis...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday...1850 - Lawrence Hargrave, Australian inventor of the box kite, is born. 1895 - It is agreed at a conference of Australian Premiers that forming a Federal Constitution is a priority. 1957 - Danish architect Joern Utzon is named as the winner of the competition to find a designer fo...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... And on tonight's news there was a story about a young hoon, who ran over a pedestrian, continued on at speed and then T-Boned a vehicle which killed the mother and father just coming from their daughter's marriage, their two friends in the car were critically injured, and another in the vehicl...

Vic41 · Vic41

Some rules kids won't learn in school Text By Charles J. Sykes Printed in San Diego Union Tribune September 19, 1996 Unfortunately, there are some things that children should be learning in school, but don't. Not all of them have to do with academics. As a modest back-to-school offering, here are som...

Cruising Cruze · Cruising Cruze

Folk music legend and activist Pete Seeger Passes away age 94 Seeger - with his a lanky frame, banjo and full white beard - was an iconic figure in folk music. He performed with the great minstrel Woody Guthrie in his younger days and marched with Occupy Wall Street protesters in his 90s, leaning on tw...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... If you figure this out, please don't respond. However, I will PM you the solution if you ask

Cheers - John

tonyd · tonyd

Bought a bottle of wine today. After I paid for it, the cashier asked if I'd like a hand to get it out to the car. OK, it was a litre bottle, but even so! Cheers, Tony

rockylizard · rockylizard

A very poor man lived with his wife. One day, his wife, who had very long hair asked him to buy her a comb for her hair to grow well and to be well-groomed. The man felt very sorry and said no. He explained that he did not even have enough money to fix the strap of his watch he had just broken. She did not insist on...

milo · milo

struth , was 1 month ago today since my dad left us .. cant believe it still...

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	February 01 Today in history (Preview) Gday...1858 - The first balloon flight in Australia occurs. 1915 - Opal is first discovered in Coober Pedy, Australia. 1709 - The "real" Robinson Crusoe is rescued by English explorer William Dampier.1811 - The light of the Bell Rock Lighthouse, considered one of the &q...	rockylizard	3	356	02:31 PM Feb 2, 2014 by Gerty Dancer
	Met another GN (Preview) Yes, I had the pleasure of meeting Chaslib, aka Charlie and Libby, at Murwillumbah yesterday. We went for a drive out to a recreational park on Clarrie Hall Dam, and decided it would make an excellent camp. Heaps of room, but apparently it's day use only. Then we had lunch at the RSL in Mur'bah. I'd bro...	Beth54	1	411	08:30 PM Feb 1, 2014 by jules47
	A sign of the times..lol.. (Preview) A woman who was a tree hugging greenie purchased a piece of forest.There was a large tree in one of the highest parts of her forest. She wanted a good view of the natural splendour of her land, so she started to climb the big tree. As she neared the top she encountered a spotted owl that attacked her. In her h...	oldbobsbus	0	441	05:36 PM Feb 1, 2014 by oldbobsbus
	Full tank of petrol and get free sex !! (Preview) A gas station owner near Camden , Alabama was trying to increase his sales.So he put up a sign that read,*"Free Sex with Fill-Up."* Soon a local redneck pulled in, filled his tank and asked for his free sex.The owner told him to pick a number from 1 to 10. If he guessed correctly he would get h...	Big Gorilla	5	1171	10:51 AM Feb 1, 2014 by Phil C
	Shakin' me melon in disbelief (Preview) Gday... I am so glad I travel in the quiet, sparsely populated, beautiful, natural areas of this wonderful country. I am beginning to wonder just where our society is heading ... if, in fact, it is heading anywhere worthwhile. The headlines on the news and papers show almost nothing but assaults, kil...	rockylizard	6	668	10:06 PM Jan 31, 2014 by RosieW
	Interesting Fact (Preview) Manure... An interesting fact Manure: In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and it was also before the invention of commercial fertilizers, so large shipments of manure were quite common. It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when...	sarg	7	692	05:56 PM Jan 31, 2014 by 03_troopy
	Windows 8 problems ? ? (Preview)	rockylizard	16	744	04:29 PM Jan 31, 2014 by chaslib
	RIP Pete Seeger . (Preview) Pete Seeger died in New York yesterday aged 94 . He was a member of The Weavers when they sang the original Goodnight Irene back in the early 1950s . He sang a lot of Bob Dylan stuff and wrote a lot of protest type songs himself . . . . Little Boxes comes to mind .	sandsmere	6	481	03:52 PM Jan 31, 2014 by johnq
	January 31 Today in history (Preview) Gday...1762 - Colonel Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821, is born. 1798 - Australia's first public clock tower is completed. 1839 - Gawler, South Australia's first inland country town, is established. Cheers - John	rockylizard	1	279	08:44 AM Jan 31, 2014 by GaryKelly
	Ross Sisters (Preview) I never tire of watching this video clip from the 50's . Amazing girls. Remember this is way before trick photography, you are seeing flexibility to the extreme.	Delta18	0	409	11:04 AM Jan 30, 2014 by Delta18
	It's Visit Gary Season (Preview) Plendo wrote yesterday to say he was in Taree and could meet up for a chat, but I missed his PM cos I was offline for most of the day due to server probs. He'll be back in a week or two. Meanwhile, Bill12 wrote to say he's on his way down here and will pop in early Feb. And today? Well, today is a day that will go dow...	GaryKelly	15	1494	06:14 PM Jan 30, 2014 by jules47
	January 30 Today in history (Preview) Gday...1910 - British actor, David Niven, is born.1774 - Captain Cook sails closer to the South Pole than any known person has previously sailed. 1854 - The first Cobb & Co coach departs Melbourne for the Forest Creek goldfields. 1945 - The Wilhelm Gustloff sinks in the worst dis...	rockylizard	2	204	11:06 AM Jan 30, 2014 by GaryKelly
	January 29 Today in history (Preview) Gday...1850 - Lawrence Hargrave, Australian inventor of the box kite, is born. 1895 - It is agreed at a conference of Australian Premiers that forming a Federal Constitution is a priority. 1957 - Danish architect Joern Utzon is named as the winner of the competition to find a designer fo...	rockylizard	0	298	08:11 AM Jan 29, 2014 by rockylizard
	The shark cull. (Preview) Gday... And on tonight's news there was a story about a young hoon, who ran over a pedestrian, continued on at speed and then T-Boned a vehicle which killed the mother and father just coming from their daughter's marriage, their two friends in the car were critically injured, and another in the vehicl...	rockylizard	14	732	12:15 PM Jan 29, 2014 by Gerty Dancer
	Some Rules Kids Wont Learn In School - By Charles J. Sykes (Not Bill Gates) (Preview) Some rules kids won't learn in school Text By Charles J. Sykes Printed in San Diego Union Tribune September 19, 1996 Unfortunately, there are some things that children should be learning in school, but don't. Not all of them have to do with academics. As a modest back-to-school offering, here are som...	Vic41	4	1326	11:46 AM Jan 29, 2014 by Vic41
	We all know the Songs He wrote (Preview) Folk music legend and activist Pete Seeger Passes away age 94 Seeger - with his a lanky frame, banjo and full white beard - was an iconic figure in folk music. He performed with the great minstrel Woody Guthrie in his younger days and marched with Occupy Wall Street protesters in his 90s, leaning on tw...	Cruising Cruze	2	496	10:25 AM Jan 29, 2014 by _wombat_
	Puzzle (Preview) Gday... If you figure this out, please don't respond. However, I will PM you the solution if you ask Cheers - John	rockylizard	22	1195	09:48 AM Jan 29, 2014 by ballast2
	Do I look THAT bad? (Preview) Bought a bottle of wine today. After I paid for it, the cashier asked if I'd like a hand to get it out to the car. OK, it was a litre bottle, but even so! Cheers, Tony	tonyd	5	719	09:09 AM Jan 29, 2014 by _wombat_
	I don't usually post these ... this one is worth it I think... (Preview) A very poor man lived with his wife. One day, his wife, who had very long hair asked him to buy her a comb for her hair to grow well and to be well-groomed. The man felt very sorry and said no. He explained that he did not even have enough money to fix the strap of his watch he had just broken. She did not insist on...	rockylizard	3	525	08:43 AM Jan 29, 2014 by Big Gorilla
	1 month already??? (Preview) struth , was 1 month ago today since my dad left us .. cant believe it still...	milo	7	376	10:28 PM Jan 28, 2014 by Dunmowin
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