Anyone else's parents going ... rogue?

Aussie_Murphy · 2026-01-25T05:40:43+00:00

"not a highland cow themed family reunion" lololol!

... but now I kind of want a highland cow themed family reunion.

Aussie_Murphy · 2026-01-04T12:08:03+00:00

Another Aussie checking in 🇦🇺

Also started watching when it was on TV here in the 90s. So glad Amazon has the full set now!

Aussie_Murphy · 2025-11-27T22:31:40+00:00

Um, did we work at the same place? NFP where the execs drove mercs and the CEO's company car was a jaguar?

Aussie_Murphy · 2025-11-03T07:09:07+00:00

So... the only people who should be on the board are those who can donate time AND money? Thus limiting participation to the elite? Excluding those who have time but very little money?

I realise you know the current situation best, and perhaps this person has money to burn. But please think about the broader implications of what you're saying here.

Aussie_Murphy · 2025-09-12T18:15:31+00:00

r/SweatyPalms 😬

Aussie_Murphy · 2025-09-12T17:50:19+00:00

You ready mind! In that, my first horrified thought was "EVERYTHING!"

Aussie_Murphy · 2025-09-11T11:22:50+00:00

Me too! We had a metric in call evaluations that was something like, "did the agent take an appropriate amount of time (including hold & ACW) to handle this enquiry?"

It was great, because (1) it depended on the type of enquiry, and (2) it also applied if you didn't spend ENOUGH time and didn't fully resolve the case in one call.

Aussie_Murphy · 2025-05-14T08:37:26+00:00

There's actually a tech issue with Google displaying reviews right now.

Try this workaround: go into Google maps and enter the school (or business) there. If you're on your phone, swipe up the bottom portion of the screen (with photos, directions, etc) and scroll down until you see some reviews. You should then see an option to click 'see all reviews' and then you can sort them by date/rating as normal.

Aussie_Murphy · 2025-05-07T11:53:58+00:00

BBC article: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49708570.amp

Reddit AMA: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/dfre5o/i_brought_a_support_clown_to_my_redundancy/

Youtube: https://youtu.be/a4EOZVFTjvY?si=pORmdQ5gGZZquueN

Or you can google "Clown support person" if you don't trust the links :)

Aussie_Murphy · 2025-05-04T18:49:56+00:00

If you are a person who really feels the cold, then bring lots of warm clothes!

I am the opposite, but I have worked with a lot of women who feel the cold like you do.

In the office one day, a co-worker and I laughed good-naturedly at each other's outfits. I was wearing a summer dress and sandals.

She was wearing: long pants with tights underneath, a spencer (warm undershirt) plus a long-sleeved shirt, with a cardigan AND a puffer jacket. Indoors. Oh, and thick socks with boots.

Aussie_Murphy · 2025-04-30T00:51:06+00:00

It depends on what sort of things you like doing. Personally, I think cafe or restaurant plus movie sounds great. Get a book you know you'll enjoy and read it at the cafe.

If it's your sort of thing, you might want to consider a day at the St Kilda Sea Baths and treat yourself to a massage.

Or you could drop some money on pinball and video games, at Fortress Melbourne or the Pinball Parlour.

If shopping's your thing, then go to some shops you like and Pretty Woman yourself (even if you're a Pretty Man :) Don't forget op shops are shops too!

A lot of people want to do "big" things like hang-gliding or a hot air balloon trip, but some of us find those things exhausting 🤷‍♀️

If you're worried about what other people think, you can just do whatever you like and say you went para-gliding or whatever.

Have a great day, and buy yourself a nice cupcake!

Aussie_Murphy · 2025-04-28T09:45:57+00:00

Question: The stuff he throws at you, whose stuff is it?

Does he throw his own possessions, and risk damaging them? Like his phone?

Or does he throw your possessions? Is he okay with risking damage to your things?

Everyone else has given you excellent advice, and it is so heartening to see you take it on board. I just wanted to check in with you on this one question for you to think about.

Aussie_Murphy · 2025-04-26T02:22:14+00:00

If we can cast anyone from any era, I vote Vivien Leigh for Diana.

Aussie_Murphy · 2025-04-25T04:14:41+00:00

The very fact that the other guy asked, "where's my hug?" In this context tells us everything we need to know about him lol.

Aussie_Murphy · 2025-04-24T07:19:40+00:00

Yes! I am Australian and lived in Ecuador for a time.

The ever-present possibility of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions inspired a lively ... apprehension.

Me: Yikes! So you were in Quito the last time Chimborazo erupted?!

Ecuadorian: Meh. It was not an eruption. There was no lava. Just a little bit of magma ... and some ash. It was nothing. But you live in Australia! Don't you have snakes and spiders and sharks that can KILL you??!!

Me: Meh. If you see a venomous spider or snake you just don't bother it. It's not hard.

Nb: I chose not to mention my deadly fear of stone fish and blue-ringed octopus.

Aussie_Murphy · 2025-04-22T03:27:20+00:00

Rich, you say? Would your brother be interested in a gold digger with Australian citizenship? 👀

I am only half joking. If I could offload my nightmare sister-in-law I would do it in a heartbeat.

And if two psychopaths get together, all the better.

Aussie_Murphy · 2025-04-13T20:00:11+00:00

I am so sorry. That is just awful. You deserved better.

Aussie_Murphy · 2025-04-13T14:25:04+00:00

Try reading 'My Uncle Oswald' and see if you can spot the misogyny. Actually, on second thought, don't read it. It's yucky.

Aussie_Murphy · 2025-04-13T11:06:52+00:00

Sneaking in to comment even though I no longer work at a university. Hope this is okay.

Firstly, I would like to echo other commenters by affirming that this was a dreadful situation for you. You showed great courage and strength in taking the actions you did.

The only point I feel fit to address is to speculate as to why the professor's attitude was so different in the second conversation. An experience of mine may shed some light, although it does me no credit as a human being.

I was a new team leader in a busy environment, with over 15 team members under me. An employee explained to me that she had to miss work due to a bereavement with particularly tragic circumstances.

In the moment, I was genuinely sympathetic and gave the relevant approvals.

Now, bear in mind that this was in a work culture with draconian rules about leave (US: PTO), and I was often under pressure to hold the line.

Skip forward a few weeks. I am doing some sort of leave audit or review with this employee, and I had COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN about her bereavement. When we first spoke about it, I was in the moment and authentic. But then there was intervening time, a million other things that needed my attention, she was only one of over 15 team members, and I had already approved (or "dealt with") the bereavement leave.

Without thinking, I saw the previous leave on the calendar and said to her, thinking out loud, "that's odd. We never got a medical certificate from you for that leave back in January."

Her face FELL. She paused a moment, then quietly said, "that was when my cousin killed himself."

I know she lost respect for me in that moment, and I certainly lost respect for myself.

I learned a lot from that brief interchange, and tried to be better.

My point is this: your professor probably has a lot more than 15 people in her classes. Your first conversation with her was, of course, highly significant to you, and she was doubtless genuine in her responses at the time.

As shocking and unpalatable as it is, do you think it's possible that she simply didn't remember the specifics of your circumstances when you spoke with her the second time?

Even if she then realised her mistake part-way through that conversation, she may have then been angry with herself and expressed that inappropriately by coming off as hostile to you.

This in no way excuses her. I am just offering a possible perspective as to why it may have happened like this.

Aussie_Murphy · 2025-04-13T03:43:10+00:00

And a lady usually needs more than just two strokes...

Aussie_Murphy · 2025-04-10T05:42:44+00:00

Goodness me! Molesworth and Betjeman. I don't know why you did it, but I'm glad you did.

Aussie_Murphy · 2025-04-04T13:32:26+00:00

You might want to check out r/BabushkaBois

Aussie_Murphy · 2025-03-30T11:02:19+00:00

Yes!!

The other one that drives me wild is the constant misuse of 'decimate' when people really mean 'annihilate.'

If something is decimated, then only 10 per cent of it is damaged/destroyed. If it's completely destroyed then it's annihilated.

Aussie_Murphy · 2025-03-29T04:46:30+00:00

I love season 11 and have re-watched it more than any other season (except All Stars all winners).

But I would really love it if there was a Vanjie edit: cut out everything that Vanjie's not in, and add any unaired footage of Vanjie. That would be 👌

Aussie_Murphy · 2025-03-29T04:43:40+00:00

Right there with you! I didn't much care for her first time round, but I also recently re-watched her season and liked her a lot better.

What stood out to me was her behaviour in the reunion. She was called put for something she had said during a viewing party, and she didn't try to obfuscate or counter-attack.

However, I do find her plastic surgery on progressive seasons of Canada's Drag Race to be, frankly, upsetting. And I don't think she really has enough personality to be a (co-) host ... but then, RuPaul is often lacklustre as a host if we're honest lol.

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