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Why oh why do you keep sending me this rubbish? Who in the world wakes up and decides that today is the day they are going to buy an inflatable fat Hawaiian costume only to be pleasantly surprised when yet ANOTHER of your tree-wasting-brochure-stuffed-bulimic-envelopes arrives with the happy news:
VIP customers get 30% off  our Inflatable […]

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I recently asked to receive no more Dr Seuss books from your Little Bugger Book series. Don’t get me wrong. I like them, I do! But we have so many now we don’t know what to do. I do not want anymore. I do not want them on a boat, with a goat, on a train, […]

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[prelude: a 5 year old’s party where they played tug-of-war]
Me: Tug-of-war can be dangerous
MrSquib: Yeah, you’ve got to watch out fot that brutal rope rash
Me: (sensing that nobody is taking the obvious dangers of tug-of-war seriously) No, I’m serious. It can be fatal
BigSquib: No it’s not Mum
Me: No no, really! It is!  It was really […]

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Sing a Song for Us Tonight is a segment where people choose a song that is special to them and explain why. Today’s guest is MrSquib because he’s on a roll…
I was listening to this song on my way to work. This song reminds me of the time the UK went to war against Argentina over the Falklands Islands. It was a […]

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I can make out Sophia Stemp but not the maiden name underneath. It’s driving me a bit nutty. Her name is below as well but again it’s unclear and doesn’t even resemble the name above. A monkey could have done a better job

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1. Hand-knitted T-Rex

This is extremely cute and you can get it at Remedy. A good gift for a man
2. The Treehouse Book

A book by Nelson, Nelson, and Larkin full of fabulous photos of treehouses, also from Remedy
3. Hello Kitty Alarm Clock

They have these in Myer for around $30
4. Remote Control Tarantula

You can also get these at Myer. […]

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I thought we could all do with some excitement in our lives so here it is. If you are the first person to correctly guess all seven postcards below you will win the venerable title of Champion Postcard Guesser which is something that can never be taken away from you. I will tell you how many you got […]

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Sing a Song for Us Tonight is a segment where people choose a song that is special to them and explain why. Today’s guest is MrSquib because I nagged him and nagged him to do one
I won’t list a song reminding me of long lost love. This was the first ever single I ever bought.
Coming from a family of 6 […]

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BigSquib (13) : How come I have to be a fairy and you don’t?
Me: I don’t have any wings
BigSquib: Mum, I’m going to look really stupid
Me: No! Look, with the Converses, the leggings, and the denim jacket you’re going to be a really cool fairy. Trust me

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Plastic trees are yucky. I’ve tried a living tree but guess what? It died
So this is a nice alternative: a rattan Christmas tree. This one is 200cms tall but they are available in many sizes up to 250 cms, and various colours, natural, brown, silver, and green. I found this one at Casa Rialto, a […]

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