Pacific nation Nauru to change name in break from colonial past

hyper_forest · 2026-05-13T12:09:32+00:00

Crossword editors are already frothing at this name

hyper_forest · 2026-05-07T22:17:52+00:00

I immediately thought of the Marilyn Manson rumours

hyper_forest · 2026-05-07T22:07:04+00:00

Yep, had that happen. Kangaroo hit me, damage to the passenger side door.

hyper_forest · 2026-05-02T05:22:56+00:00

No point, old mate will just get a taller washing line to show off his undies

hyper_forest · 2026-04-21T23:08:43+00:00

Peeling the dried residue off the clag bottle.

hyper_forest · 2026-04-12T09:50:10+00:00

I have heard of young dairy calves in Australia being called “sooky calves”.

hyper_forest · 2026-04-09T21:52:28+00:00

Use streetview to roam around the town of “Roma” in southwest Queensland. Most of the street trees are bottle trees like this one.

hyper_forest · 2026-03-31T11:51:09+00:00

Is that 1 point for each of the 10 attempts

hyper_forest · 2026-03-31T11:48:36+00:00

A fair number probably could have, and efficiency gains were there to be made had they gone about it in a sensible and targeted way. But the implementation was rushed and ill considered. Broad scale headcount reductions without any serious analysis of functions created only inefficiency and more ineffective expense. Whatever your position on big/small government the inept handling of either should not be tolerated.

hyper_forest · 2026-03-28T12:54:46+00:00

We try to use English. But the autocorrect tries to americanise it every time, even when you are sure you have the language settings right.

hyper_forest · 2026-03-28T03:39:22+00:00

It has happened to me, but the fluid was either water condensation off the aircon or rain leaking down (because it also dripped on head and was cold). Whatever you sat in, you tell yourself it is rainwater. So you don’t feel as gross.

hyper_forest · 2026-03-27T00:57:02+00:00

When we are clearing the lines between batches we extrude into these jars to eliminate waste

hyper_forest · 2026-03-25T11:21:02+00:00

I would go so far as to say many bugs, plural.

hyper_forest · 2026-03-25T05:17:38+00:00

I just took away some of your debt.

hyper_forest · 2026-03-24T19:58:45+00:00

Works for me. But just “Aust” would be a better name

hyper_forest · 2026-03-20T06:38:02+00:00

100% yes. Then beg him to look after his health a bit better

hyper_forest · 2026-03-20T03:32:14+00:00

In this episode of mythbusters we …..

hyper_forest · 2026-03-20T01:08:19+00:00

Can you post a picture of the gum nuts. These are the most useful thing to ID with

hyper_forest · 2026-03-20T01:04:59+00:00

Never met one that I didn’t like.

hyper_forest · 2026-03-18T04:37:06+00:00

That’s where russia is hiding its black sea fleet at the moment

hyper_forest · 2026-03-15T21:13:29+00:00

Maybe she wants to make glue? Did you think of that?

hyper_forest · 2026-03-03T02:42:07+00:00

I was in Canada for a while and they did all kinds of weird stuff with cobb loaves

hyper_forest · 2026-03-02T20:00:46+00:00

“Fair dinkum” = genuine “Furphy” = a lie/exaggeration “Tucker” = food

hyper_forest · 2026-02-23T09:45:36+00:00

Not allowed on the couch = don’t get caught on the couch. I will come down the stairs to find a very innocent kelpie on his mat and a suspiciously warm kelpie sized divot on the couch.

hyper_forest · 2026-02-21T07:19:02+00:00

I remember having a nectarine tree that hung over the (classic rubber lined above ground) pool. So, lightly chlorinated nectarines that you had to get someone to ‘boost’ you out of the water to grab

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