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Post by ozneil on Jan 22, 2014 3:57:49 GMT -1
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2014 23:37:51 GMT -1
Brave kids, well done to them!
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Post by ozneil on Jan 22, 2014 23:47:22 GMT -1
Yeah it does your heart good to know still kids like that. 14 year olds going into second year in High School next week
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Post by notanimby on Jan 23, 2014 6:35:44 GMT -1
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Post by ozneil on Jan 23, 2014 20:07:07 GMT -1
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Post by ozneil on Jan 23, 2014 23:48:18 GMT -1
You work it out. Sydney Street sign. Get it wrong and you get a fine
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Post by ozneil on Jan 24, 2014 7:24:23 GMT -1
From my little black book of useless information Did you know the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrewa has only one club with reciprical membership? Its Coober Pedy Golf club in South Australia. Coober Pedy club is a 9 hole golf course with sand "greens" sprayed with oil to stop them blowing away and the tees consist of an 18" x 18" piece of artificial grass carried by the players from tee to tee. How did this happen you may ask? The committee of Coober Pedy golf club, mostly Opal Miners, on the opening of their new club house ( the old one burned down) decided it would be a great idea to apply to St Andrews for reciprical membership as both were unique golf clubs. Much to their surprise St Andrews said OK they could get restricted reciprical membership in exchange for an opal mine. The title deeds of an opal mine were duly sent to Scotland. Now wasnt that interesting
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Post by ozneil on Jan 26, 2014 0:41:42 GMT -1
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2014 1:17:42 GMT -1
From my little black book of useless information Did you know the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrewa has only one club with reciprical membership? Its Coober Pedy Golf club in South Australia. Coober Pedy club is a 9 hole golf course with sand "greens" sprayed with oil to stop them blowing away and the tees consist of an 18" x 18" piece of artificial grass carried by the players from tee to tee. How did this happen you may ask? The committee of Coober Pedy golf club, mostly Opal Miners, on the opening of their new club house ( the old one burned down) decided it would be a great idea to apply to St Andrews for reciprical membership as both were unique golf clubs. Much to their surprise St Andrews said OK they could get restricted reciprical membership in exchange for an opal mine. The title deeds of an opal mine were duly sent to Scotland. Now wasnt that interesting That is 1)a fine representation of the good humour atween us lot and you lot and 2)A win-win.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2014 1:23:29 GMT -1
Fab woman. Good on her
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Post by ozneil on Jan 26, 2014 2:53:08 GMT -1
Sense of humour is a funny thing. I was surprised to find my Hokkian (SW China) partner Keng and I had exactly the same sense of humour
We had a pommy in the office long haired scruffy guy nicknamed "P", efficient enough but inclined to get excited from time to time.
One day he, "P", came in with his hair shorn to the wood.
Keng told me afterwards that he knew I was completely incapable of letting that passed. He said the anticipation was affecting his work as every time I went into main office he just sat and waited.
Sure enough "P" got excited about something and I told him to keep his hair on! Keng cracked up.
No one else twigged.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2014 17:16:17 GMT -1
You have a (slightly) evil streak!
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Post by ozneil on Jan 27, 2014 8:51:54 GMT -1
They Breed 'em tough in New Zealand
From the Australian
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2014 17:54:08 GMT -1
They Breed 'em tough in New Zealand From the Australian Dr James Grant's Scottish genes coming to the fore there, I imagine! Him being a medic couldn't hurt, probably saved his own life with his stitching skills and lack of squeamishnessness. My mate's a GP on Shetland but doubles up as a vet when the need arises in remoter areas. Not unknown for her to heave the odd sick animal into her 4x4 and take it in for treatment. She's some gal, the only on-call GP left in Scotland as far as I know...
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Post by ozneil on Jan 27, 2014 18:36:28 GMT -1
Yeah there are one hell of a lot of Scot descendants there. There is even a slight Scots burrr in their accent.
The main towns are Dunedin, Invercargill and Oban, on Stewart Island. Part of the area is called Otago. You have an Otago Street in Glasgow from memory. Another large area is called Mackenzie Country.
When we were on our grand trip to Scotland we came across a deserted village in Caithness with a monument commemorating the villagers who left to go to Otago en-masse. It was a very sad place. They had been pushed out of their crofts on to a cliff side to make way for sheep. Cant remember name of place
Bloody Highland rubbishs.
In hind-sight they had the best of it
Your Shetland friend sounds some lady Rolo
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