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[DapperDon]

Just got awarded 30k likes

and all my old teachers said my dick jokes would never amount to anything.

IN YOUR FACE MRS TAYLOR

 

[GUMBLETRON]

Moving house. It's astounding how much stuff we seem to have crammed into our current 60sqm apt.

Fun feature of moving: we have two overlapping leases, and hence two houses and two sets of keys. On auto-pilot this morning I took the wrong keys and locked myself out. [emoji108]

 

[Jade]

Fun feature of moving: we have two overlapping leases, and hence two houses and two sets of keys. On auto-pilot this morning I took the wrong keys and locked myself out. [emoji108]

Go sleep in the empty house.

 

[GUMBLETRON]

On my way to do a spot of impromptu cleaning, via a lazy lunch.

 

[TheBrightSide]

On my way to do a spot of impromptu cleaning, via a lazy lunch.

Moving is the worst.
I’m still knackered from the last time I moved, and that was years ago.
The idea of moving again makes me want to curl up in the foetal position.

 

[Lore]

So the NZ PM is pregnant...........

I wonder what would've happened if Gillard got pregnant in the middle of her time as PM. Somewhat difficult to fathom.

 

[Whispering_Jack]

So the NZ PM is pregnant...........

I wonder what would've happened if Gillard got pregnant in the middle of her time as PM. Somewhat difficult to fathom.

I will admit - I thought a bad thing... I wondered who'd look after the kid during the day etc... Then I read that her partner will be a stay at home Dad! Obviously!

 

[Lore]

I will admit - I thought a bad thing... I wondered who'd look after the kid during the day etc... Then I read that her partner will be a stay at home Dad! Obviously!

Yeah the headline was like wtf. Apparently she's 37 and was told they'd need idk IVF or something, then it happened anyway? Good for her I guess, can't wait forever if it's something you want to do.

I did do a bit of a double take at my own reaction though. Like it's fine in any other job, and if she were a queen it'd be an expectation. But somehow I baulk at the idea of a PM having a baby..?

 

[eth-dog]

The bloke doing all the talking is a mate of mine, they're both comedians and are extremely funny

 

[TheBrightSide]

The bloke doing all the talking is a mate of mine, they're both comedians and are extremely funny

The other day I heard a suggestion to move the date to May 8.
MATE.
I like it.

 

[Beerfish]

The other day I heard a suggestion to move the date to May 8.
MATE.
I like it.

That is amusing but I'd still prefer sometime later in the year where there's a dearth of public hols. Maybe October/November.

 

[Lore]

That is amusing but I'd still prefer sometime later in the year where there's a dearth of public hols. Maybe October/November.

You're in the wrong state. It's called Cup Day

 

[Beerfish]

You're in the wrong state. It's called Cup Day

Hush Vicwegian.

 

[Lore]

Hush Vicwegian.

And also Grand Final Friday... Sandgroper

As far as dates go, we got independence from the British parliament when the Australia Act was enacted on March 3, 1986. Not really a convenient time of year for a public holiday, what with Easter and all around that time as well, but at least it's a date that makes sense. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_Act_1986

 

[Beerfish]

I don't think it should be based on anything historical. Just what suits me best personally.

 

[eth-dog]

I think one in January is still ideal. Why not the 18th when they actually landed?

 

[Lore]

I think one in January is still ideal. Why not the 18th when they actually landed?

Because it has exactly the same problem as Jan 26.. so why bother moving it at all?

The problem with January 26 is it's basically like celebrating the start of a world war, as far as our Indigenous peoples are concerned.

 

[eth-dog]

Because it has exactly the same problem as Jan 26.. so why bother moving it at all?

The problem with January 26 is it's basically like celebrating the start of a world war, as far as our Indigenous peoples are concerned.

Fair enough. I'd just prefer it as a PH in summer

 

[Andronicus]

Fair enough. I'd just prefer a PH in summer

Sumphmer? Phsummer? Summerph?

 

[Phone]

it's interesting in a country where people are so passionate about their state that the national holiday is about the establishment of a penal colony on the east coast of Australia (the eastern seaboard all being called NSW until QLD was drawn up in the 1850s). I mean, what's that got to do with South Australia, a colony established on the basis of having nothing to do with convict labour whatsoever?

Ideally the National Holiday should have been about the Federation of 6 different Colonies into one Federation but that horse has bolted

Fair enough. I'd just prefer it as a PH in summer

ethan there's like 3 public holidays in the space of a week in summer

 

[eth-dog]

it's interesting in a country where people are so passionate about their state that the national holiday is about the establishment of a penal colony on the east coast of Australia (the eastern seaboard all being called NSW until QLD was drawn up in the 1850s). I mean, what's that got to do with South Australia, a colony established on the basis of having nothing to do with convict labour whatsoever?

Ideally the National Holiday should have been about the Federation of 6 different Colonies into one Federation but that horse has bolted



ethan there's like 3 public holidays in the space of a week in summer

There's literally NYD, Australia Day and then nothing until March

 

[Lore]

There's literally NYD, Australia Day and then nothing until March

There's literally Easter, ANZAC day, then nothing til Queen's Birthday, and then nothing until Grand Final Friday. That's one PH between April and September. There are nine in the first half of the year, and only four in the second half of the year.

If you like it in January, or think more of them should be in summer, that's fine, but if your best argument is based on the frequency of public holidays then you should probably re-think it.

 

[eth-dog]

There's literally Easter, ANZAC day, then nothing til Queen's Birthday, and then nothing until Grand Final Friday. That's one PH between April and September. There are nine in the first half of the year, and only four in the second half of the year.

If you like it in January, or think more of them should be in summer, that's fine, but if your best argument is based on the frequency of public holidays then you should probably re-think it.

That's not my argument. Just pointing out that there aren't that many in summer. Most are autumn IIRC

 

[Pweter]

Personally I enjoy the fact a public holiday gives a day off work. I couldn't care less what season they're in.

 

[Jade]

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