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26th Aug 2009, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker  It's funny I had been thinking of trying a box for some time - would not have got around to it now without Tea Lady's challenge. Round Toit month was last month.
and I'm dead sure my poetry is really very poor | Its good to have something to strive for. You shouldn't peek to early. |
26th Aug 2009, 07:24 PM
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Nick, nice looking box, heaps better than my first box.
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26th Aug 2009, 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by KenW Nick, nice looking box, heaps better than my first box. | Now you've done it - where's a piccy of your first 
... box I mean 
I (generally  ) like your work. nice lines and form. and innovativeness (if there is such a word)
I'd like to be artistic, mum was/is as is my son - me ... this is as good as it gets
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26th Aug 2009, 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by tea lady Its good to have something to strive for. You shouldn't peek to early. | what's wrong with with peeking through the shower curtain, early or otherwise 
Oh you mean getting to peak performance - at my rate of practice I'll have to live to be 110
or I could be like the Wallabies and peak at training
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27th Aug 2009, 12:12 PM
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Nick....your a wag (I think that's an Aussie word?) 
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27th Aug 2009, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker Now you've done it - where's a piccy of your first
... box I mean | I'm glad you added the word Box, hard to explain to the wife why I am going through pictures of old girlfriends.
I don't have a photo of my first box. It was so good, I burnt it.
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28th Aug 2009, 01:07 AM
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Originally Posted by KenW I'm glad you added the word Box, hard to explain to the wife why I am going through pictures of old girlfriends.
I don't have a photo of my first box. It was so good, I burnt it. |  Didn't you say your daughter had it. (( I may not remember why I went to the kitchen, but I remember what people say. ) |
28th Aug 2009, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by tea lady Didn't you say your daughter had it. (( I may not remember why I went to the kitchen, but I remember what people say. ) | My daughter has my first vase.
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28th Aug 2009, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by KenW My daughter has my first vase. | That'll do. Lets see a pic of that. |
28th Aug 2009, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by tea lady That'll do. Lets see a pic of that. | It will take a while, she doesn't live at home any more.
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G`day is that the grasstree(zantherea?)?
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28th Aug 2009, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Ed Reiss Nick....your a wag (I think that's an Aussie word?) | Wags the dog! And I'll take it for the compliment it obviously is! Quote:
Originally Posted by mick61 G`day is that the grasstree(zantherea?)?
Mick | eh? you mean my box. Probably not, would be some eucalypt common to around here or close. Suburban fence post at least 20 year old
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29th Aug 2009, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker Wags the dog! And I'll take it for the compliment it obviously is! | it is? and here I was tryin' to give you a hard time....note to self - learn aussie's bad words.
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29th Aug 2009, 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Ed Reiss it is? and here I was tryin' to give you a hard time....note to self - learn aussie's bad words. | "drongo" would be close to an Aussie bad word
or "galah"
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