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There was an article on today’s ABC News site about books and reading which in itself was interesting reading. It suggests that most book...
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Good morning everyone on this very hot Friday - supposed to get up into the high 30s here today.
I was up at my usual time but by 6.30 w...
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Though many of you will have made decisions about your end.
I have started to think about end-of-life decisions lately.
I may only be 6...
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It supposedly denotes a person who is in a state of extreme nervous worry. Anxious and worried.
Well, I have never seen a Cat on a Hot T...
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7 September 1936.
One of those sad dates in Tasmanian/Australian and World history
The last surviving Tasmanian Tiger died in captivity...
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Bobby Pickett - Monster Mash
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13 September 1828 was the day Sydney’s, and Australia’s, first bank robbery took place when the Bank of Australia strongroom was breached...
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Neil Diamond scores his first Billboard top 40 hit in 1966
Coming in at 39…
Cherry Cherry - Neil Diamond
Rod Steward’s fi...
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I am jealous that you got to grow up in Tasmania as I know kiwis and Aussies but I rarely meet Tazzies.
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What do the Chinese people in China buy.
Are their shelves stocked with cheap products or are their goods better quality?
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Another cool overcast day with the temperature struggling to get to the mid 20s.
A couple of things to do today, first a visit to the s...
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Good morning all as we wind down the weekend. Warm and sunny today in the high 20s/low 30s.
Filled the washing machine with my dirty clo...
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Good morning everybody or in my case “where the hell has the day gone?”
It was a lovely sunny morning, Grandson, dog and I went for our ...
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Good morning all, it is going to be a warm few days
I am going to spend a few days indoors I think. Should get the Christm...
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Good morning all, it is a grey but warm day, no rain as yet.
Being a Monday it was the last coffee and cake meeting of the year so sad i...
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Do you have all those small things to help you maintain yourself and your household?
You know the things like a sewing kit for minor rep...
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There I were, watching the baby Galahs.
In very hot weather the Galahs will minimally spread their wings as a cooling mechanism.
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Who needs Craig’s List? Become a Dickerer and make your own bargains
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Though many of you will have made decisions about your end.
I have started to think about end-of-life decisions lately.
I may only be 6...
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Good morning one and all, a warmer day than yesterday, I was tempted to wash my bedsheets but might leave that until tomorrow.
I noticed...
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Good morning everyone on this very hot Friday - supposed to get up into the high 30s here today.
I was up at my usual time but by 6.30 w...
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We have just received our winter fuel payment. Smaller than a couple of years ago but still welcome.
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We have a 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 car bay, ground floor property coming available at 64 Spencer Ave around 23/24 December at $400.00 per...
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Shut ya guts before I shut it for you.
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Asking for a friend.
I hear that it is an issue and has something to do with a faulty connection in the autonomic nervous system that c...
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I found this fascinating, if it’s to be believed. I would have guessed two of them.
Barking and Dagenham - Romanian 4.78%
Barnet - Per...
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Me too. I really baulk at paying overinflated prices.
$14.50 for a small Fried Rice? Not me.
Supermarket has 6 Pumpkin Scones for $5 an...
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I’ve been reading about the complaints regarding the new mansion tax that the government announced in the budget. Lots of moaning about h...
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Taken from; masterclass.com
Doo-wop is a style of music made popular by Black vocal groups in the 1950s that showcased vocal group harmo...
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Another topic on the forum prompted me to kick this discussion off. I know for a fact that we have some seriously musical members on this...
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Way, Way back when I was but a lil tacker my Granmama would make Shepherd’s Pie on Monday.
Roast Lamb was Sunday tea, the left over Lamb...
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On special now.
Jamon Iberico 3.75-4kg on the bone leg ham.
AU$1050
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Cold weather - what is cold? - depends on where you grew up.
Having grown up in Tasmania, the coldest I experienced was - 7C.
Someone g...
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Good morning to you all on the penultimate day of the month. It is warm (high 20s, low 30s) and fairly humid at the moment (about 50%) wi...
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Good morning fellow forum users.
Another warm spring day, in fact Goldilocks weather :
Just returned from my seniors meeting and com...
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Good morning everybody, back to my usual routine on a Monday of coffee and cake morning.
Called into the supermarket on the way home for...
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https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2025-12-07/thousands-of-bananas-wash-up-on-beach-after-shipping-containers-fall-into-sea
Just a quick ...
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Good morning to everyone on this super hot day.
I slept surprisingly well last night with all the doors and windows open to try and cool...
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Good morning all on this fine weekend.
It did get a bit blustery yesterday arvo but nothing like the forecast temps stayed in the low 30...
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Here’s a world first but how on earth are they going to successfully implement it?
Good idea? Bad idea?
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Good morning all, Over 50s Chat seemed to be off line for a lot of today so I am very late.
Spent the day exploring the delights of Lake...
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Good morning all on, hopefully the last day of the heatwave. On the bright side it is the weekend.
Went to see the doctor this morning t...
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Each week a guest, called a “castaway” during the programme, is asked to choose eight audio recordings (usually, but not always, music), ...
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Continuing the discussion from The Four Word Phrase (Part 1) - #10000 by EZ_Rider.
Previous discussions:
The Four Word Phrase (Part 1)
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Good morning all, my name is Pimmy from Thailand. I’m new here. Happy valentine’s day to you all. Bangkok is very hot and full of air p...
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hello here, sorry for intruding, I’m new here and I don’t know how to use this site yet
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Hi everyone, my name is Anthony. I am a new member to this social group and I would like to explore more.
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I may have shared this personal anecdote before, so apologies if this is a duplication. I share it a lot because I am still so bowled ove...
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I had a 60 km ride in one after my car crash.
Plus I had a ride in one when I had an Epileptic Seizure.
That one cost me $863.
I now h...
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This couple are fairly newly arrived from the UK and they are quite funny. They live in Queensland but what they say is true in NSW too. ...
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This is quite an astonishing news story today. If anyone needs to understand our impact on the environment and how that will ultimately ...
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Hello … new to this … anyone on line? Louise
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In the Service Station buying a paper. The guy was stacking shelves down at floor level.
“I will just get a Paper, Mate” (Mate is what w...
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Do you feel alone in your “old age”? What would be better? Would you like just a friend or a romantic partner? Would you just like a plut...
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A good day to connect with good friends. If you were to advise your younger self, what would be the best advice?
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Hello! I am a new joiner! My name is Suzanne, aged 56, married with 2 gorgeous English Cream Golden Retrievers.
I am a Reiki Master, y...
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Bedside candleholders: stylish or a fire hazard?
What do you think?
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this is my solution to walking and keeping a camera steady
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So what’s all this about then?
Should we all be glad that we didn’t join the Euro, or will it come to a bank near you?
One more nail ...
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Greetings! I’m just looking for a place to hang out occasionally… usually when I’m drinking my morning coffee.
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Sad but beautiful, a short clip i made using Wonder share Filmora software.
watch here
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…so i thought id pop by and see what its all about. Im Morvenna from West Wales. Im 57 years young, and recently qualified as a fitness...
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Good morning everybody. Fairly cool today, only 23° at the moment but should warm up later in the week when it is supposed to warm up tow...
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Rearrange the grid to form five words which read left to right.
Words turn green when complete.
One clue available.
@Boot
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Good morning all. A bit late, it is afternoon already.
Drove to Adaminaby this morning, its about 90km away on the banks of Lake Eucombe...
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Good morning all you friendly folks it’s a bit over cast here but warm (27°), no sign of the rain promised by exTC Alfred, no rain at all...
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Good morning all, quite a warm day for the first day of Autumn about 30° at the moment.
Contrary to previous posts this is not a busy da...
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Can’t see this game here so…
Create a Four Word phrase using the last letters of the words in the previous phrase.
I’ll start you off… ...
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Please join in the fun and post your daily scores!
You’ll earn yourself a line of pretty flowers every time!
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Take the last letter of the previous song title and post a new one.
Name the artist if you can but not essential.
First song
Comforta...
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As the heading indicates, this thread is for words in alphabetical order omitting the letter A.
B = Betterment
follow on with C.
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It seems almost daily now there’s some crazy headline about the US election. Instead of creating a different thread for every crazy thin...
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Swap the letters around to solve the words.
Green…correct place
Brown…in the word
Grey…find the letters place
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this is the daily phrase quiz we can share our results
Phrazle 568: 4/6
:white_large_square::purple_square::white_large_square::whi...
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Does anyone else play the Connections Word Game from the New York Times online games set?
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Post any word that contains the letters “er” (in the same order please) anywhere in the word.
Previous threads:
A-W of words containin...
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Morning/Afternoon/Evening all, i’ve noticed a few of you like playing Wordle, so wondered whether you have tried Twordsy (Twordsy Daily -...
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I am posting this thread for the humanitarian crisis that has been unfolding in Gaza due to Israel’s indiscriminate bombing/killing spree...
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My Dad once told me that when he was in the British Army in the mid-forties, everyone called each other, “Shag” but nobody knew why.
Whe...
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Continuing the discussion from Goodnight! (Part 1) :
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9th September 1967 living now in Beddington Surrey…first house bought for £4,400…Opposite The River Wandle…terraced three bedrooms one b...
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Huntingdon: Angry pedestrian guilty of killing cyclist - BBC News (video)
A pedestrian has been found guilty of killing a 77-year-ol...
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In this game you guess a word
You are told if it comes before or after the solution.
Keep guessing until you find the solution
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Hospital Tomorrow. Got to have a…
Rigid cystoscopy.
Transurethral resection of bladder tumour.
Left ureteric stenting (stent from kidn...
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It’s that time of year again, when evenings get shorter and reality TV kicks into gear. A fresh batch of celebrities will be headed to th...
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Has anyone played this online game, Wordle?
(Wordle - A daily word game)
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Continuing the discussion from https://forum.over50schat.com/t/chit-chat-thread-part-1/11476/12628.
Previous discussions:
https://foru...
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Hi Dorothy it was nice and sunny here today. I was up seeing Jean today in hospital, they put a trachiotimy spelling in today to get her ...
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Make a two-word phrase using one of the words from the previous poster, and replacing the other word. No compound words such as “baseball...
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Thought I would start this “goodnight” thread as I sometimes feel rude in just logging off when there are other lovely people still aroun...
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Post any word that contains the letters “er” (in the same order please) anywhere in the word.
A…Allergy
B…Border
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We made a bad mistake there Pug, sure enough we should have stuck with our punts and punted our way out of trouble, now we’re slowly drif...
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We have a lot of music threads - which is awesome - but this thread is a little different, what is your top tune for today?
You can only...
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Currently, I’m listening to UB40
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Continuing the discussion from Over 50's Club Scotland (Part 1) - #10013 by May (When threads get 10,000 replies the system automatic...
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Post a word that ends with Y, starting with A and continuing through the alphabet to W, then start again.
Asymmetry
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A fresh start for limericks.
Lines 1. 2. And 5. Seven to ten syllables with the same verbal rhythm.
Lines 3. And 4. Five to seven sylla...
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Words that end in a vowel - A to Z
I’ll start off with A for
Able,
and the next person goes with
B (ending in a vowel)
and so on…
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I voted to remain but accept the vote didn’t go my way. I genuinely would like to know what benefits has the UK gained from leaving the E...
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Continuing the discussion from Ridiculous Made Up Names..A-Z (Part 3) (Part 1) - #11137 by paula.
Previous discussions:
Ridiculous Mad...
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