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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 20, 2020 7:41:36 GMT
It's an act from which you mustn't abstain.
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Post by kerouac2 on Mar 20, 2020 15:35:20 GMT
If worse comes to worst, you can wrap them in cellophane.
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 20, 2020 21:12:37 GMT
Never treat Vera Lynn with disdain.
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Post by kerouac2 on Mar 21, 2020 15:57:39 GMT
Would that be inhumane?
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 21, 2020 16:56:11 GMT
Of course it would. She's no plain Jane.
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Post by whatagain on Mar 21, 2020 22:18:55 GMT
She would say " what ? Again ?"
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Post by questa on Mar 21, 2020 23:32:50 GMT
All these statistics are hurting my brain.
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 22, 2020 9:03:06 GMT
I knew you couldn't take the strain.
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Post by questa on Mar 22, 2020 9:25:20 GMT
Everyone's plans have gone down the drain.
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 22, 2020 10:29:35 GMT
I think I shall turn to the grape and the grain.
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Post by whatagain on Mar 22, 2020 19:07:49 GMT
The dog is pulling on his chain.
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Post by questa on Mar 23, 2020 6:00:41 GMT
But Mick, will you be happy with just the twain?
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Post by kerouac2 on Mar 23, 2020 13:40:12 GMT
I just wish I could take the train.
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 23, 2020 13:58:13 GMT
I’d rather stroll down a lovely lane.
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Post by questa on Mar 24, 2020 12:39:29 GMT
And visit the old vicar when he's done finished prayin'.
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 24, 2020 13:37:38 GMT
That’s a dodgy rhyme....
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 24, 2020 13:39:24 GMT
All that strolling - got an ankle sprain.
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Post by questa on Mar 25, 2020 4:30:07 GMT
And don't even think you can try to mansplain
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Post by questa on Mar 25, 2020 4:35:03 GMT
And #1635 was to make you all have a chuckle We are not playing for sheep stations, yer know.
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Post by kerouac2 on Mar 25, 2020 9:16:00 GMT
From time to time we must complain.
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Post by mossie on Mar 25, 2020 9:42:36 GMT
If this goes on, I'll bugger off to Spain
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 25, 2020 11:07:41 GMT
And #1635 was to make you all have a chuckle We are not playing for sheep stations, yer know. Indeed (whatever that is).
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 25, 2020 11:09:41 GMT
(Spain twice).
So you can travel. Don’t be so vain.
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 25, 2020 12:45:52 GMT
And #1635 was to make you all have a chuckle We are not playing for sheep stations, yer know. Is it like a train station but you catch a sheep to somewhere? Woolloomooloo would seem an appropriate destination.
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Post by kerouac2 on Mar 25, 2020 17:27:53 GMT
To travel you must wrap yourself in polyurethane.
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Post by questa on Mar 25, 2020 23:22:32 GMT
The phrase is a traditional Australian English term. It is used to describe the terms of a game, sport or competition, often a game of chance. A sheep station is a large sheep farm in Australia or New Zealand, hence denoting something important, large or valuable.
The phrase "playing for sheep stations" has both a literal and ironic usage. In the negative, it is used to encourage participants to play in a friendly and not too competitive manner. Playing sport or cards or a game of some sort, but not for prizes, one might say "take it easy, we're not playing for sheep stations". It could be used starting a game of cards or pool for example, to check whether the game would be played for money, beer, or just pride, asking "so, are we playing for sheep stations or what?"
In typical Australian fashion, it can also be used to mean the exact opposite, because a sheep station is such an expensive item that nobody would bet it on a game, the phrase "we're playing for sheep stations" can also be used to mean that the game is purely for sport, and there is no bet or prize involved.
Sheep stations are usually out on the plain.[/b]
I see what ewe did there, Mick.
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 26, 2020 9:34:52 GMT
Thank you questa! Excellent.
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 26, 2020 9:35:24 GMT
But be careful you don’t nick a vein.
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Post by questa on Mar 26, 2020 9:49:20 GMT
I'm knitting a scarf with only one skein
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Post by mickthecactus on Mar 26, 2020 9:52:28 GMT
That's a clever trick when your on this terrain.
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