They seemed to come at the wrong time every year
You mean to say it happens where you are, too?
I thought it was just an aussie thing. You know what they tell brothers here who complain that the DC is right in the middle of school final exams? The dates are set by Brooklyn and it's worked out to start in the USA and move around the world so's we get'em in Oct/Nov.
So it seems that it's really to keep in step with school exams EVERYWHERE!!!
Cheers,
Ozzie
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