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(...) Ah, to be in Australia -- a sprawling landscape of free parking. A land where students roll into their numerous, and readily available parking spots mere moments before class begins. People lollygag and gather in small groups, discussing the (...) (23 years ago, 26-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Dung Beetles (was: It's brawl night in the kiddie pool)
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(...) you'll (...) I think it's to do with relaxation - we can watch the fun, or ignore it if we desire. Sorta like the fish channel. Our local Melbourne broadcaster also plays fish swimming around when it has nothing else to show - and actually (...) (23 years ago, 26-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) IIRC, "spelunker" and "caver" do not refer to precisely the same thing. The contours and qualifiers are different. But, of course, Frank can give you a better litany of the defining factors than I. ;) best LFB (23 years ago, 26-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Also known by the amazing title "spelunkers"; not very commonly used (except among spelunkers!), but made infamous when included by Willie Crowther in his brilliant advent game (the elusive last point in the game is obtained by dropping a copy (...) (23 years ago, 26-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I've never hear "knocker up", but the phrase "knock 'er up" has a couple of meanings in Aus - first to build something quickly, as in to "knock up a shed in the back yard". It's other meaning is related to procreation, and I won't spell it out (...) (23 years ago, 25-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) While I certainly normally say faucet, I do use tap occasionally, and what I fill my water bottle with is "tap water" not "faucet water". (...) Never heard this one. (...) I have used all three, though I actually usually mean different things (...) (23 years ago, 25-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I guess any country that has two official languages is goona be confused about stuff like this 8?) (...) In Australia, it seems to be mainly serviette. (...) Probably garbage is more common here, but rubbish is probably even more widely used. (...) (23 years ago, 25-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) In Canada we use both terms equally. I asked a co-worker why this is. He replied that it's our vastly superior intellects. ;) We also interchangeably use: napkin and serviette trash and garbage couch and sofa floor and ceiling OK, I made up (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I concur. Memories are a funny thing though. Hard to distrust your own. According to the creators of Schoolhouse Rock, Tom Yohe and George Newall [1], the series ran on ABC until the mid-eighties, when it was shelved and largely forgotten for (...) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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"Silent Running" with Bruce Dern a hippie sci-fi movie. You'll have to pack them in several Duplo egg pods around a central core. Or four of those trans dark blue corner domes from one of the monorails. (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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