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My latest batch. Notice the très slick cardboard backing and wrapper

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During a dinner conversation about bandwidth last night it was pointed out to me that there is a button on the right hand side of a YouTube which make makes the YouTube bigger
Please tell me I’m not the only person in the universe who didn’t know know this

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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 Franzy and he’s chosen Dead Eyes Opened by Severed Heads. Here’s his story, thanks Franz
This song isn’t one of my favourites. It isn’t by a favourite band, it doesn’t ever […]

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I first learnt to make cheese sauce as an au pair for a titled lady in London. At the same time I also learnt what fish knives and forks are [*serve fish dinner* lady: where are the fish knives and forks? me: next to your plate, lady: they’re not fish knives and forks! *calamity* ] […]

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This non-fiction book, by Kate Summerscale, is about a terrible crime that took place in Victorian England. You may have noticed I’m a little sick of hearing about how wonderful Melbourne is so would you believe that even in a Victorian murder mystery book I came across the following:
He moved first to the southern city […]

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This is my design which is way better than Persey’s
I think you can tell I did TEE ART

Disambiguation:
1. Wombats are lovely
2. Orange for suntan
3. Green for eucalyptus (I didn’t have exactly the right colour marker for that bit)
4. A Southern Cross of pink lovehearts for peace and harmony
5. Blue for the sky and the sea

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There are so many wonderful words in Dr Johnson’s Dictionary that don’t get the attention they deserve. Let’s dust them off and bring them back
hasty-pudding. n.s. A pudding made of milk and flower, boiled quick together; as also of oatmeal and water boiled together.
I don’t know what I’d think if someone gave me flour and […]

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Well China and Britain seem to like handing things over and last night was no exception. I had a number of thoughts during London’s showcase at the closing ceremony. Are these worth sharing with you? No! But here it goes anyway
*When the doubler-decker bus opened up to reveal some grass camouflaged type ‘thing’ I did […]

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The award was won by a very Melburnian-looking Melburnian, wearing an archaic tweed jacket, called Joel Gailer for his piece Hot process. Basically what he does is he takes out advertisements in arty magazines and the ad is then the piece of art. The lithograph ad which won is on page 89 of the Art […]

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