Prisca

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  Goodbye everyone... It's time for me to leave....

  by Elsewhere in

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  but don't worry... i'll be back tomorrow!

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  Prisca

  he's real big and he's not little.

  Hmmmmm..... well, hello there Big Boy
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  Why do members here have a fascination with telling us they're leaving ?

  by run dont walk in

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  maybe i am way out of line with the comments i am about to make, and i may offend some people,this is not my intention ............ but why do members of this board make a big deal that they are leaving the board ???.

  i just don't get it, are we all here, like a big circle of friends, would you tell your immediate circle of friends you won't see them anymore because you have no time ???.

  you do not have to post everyday or every week here, i take a break sometimes because yeah i don't have the time to post or start a topic, so, but it irks me when people say their life is too busy, or they have others thing to do and will not be posting here anymore.

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  When I moved house I didn't post to say that I'd be offline. Didn't really see the point, but I'm not one to make public announcements about my private life, so....

  I was offline for about a week and no body missed me .... boo-hoo-hoo..... goodbye cruel world. Simon, please, no, I DEMAND that you delete my account, I can see that no body cares if I live or die...... (dramatically runs out of room with hands over face, pretending to cry)

  OK, I'll be serious now I don't reply to "Goodbye forever" type posts, because 9 times out of 10 they come back within a week or a month. And those who leave for longer, well, if they were that really good friends with me they'd know how to contact me, so there's no need to say goodbye.
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  Kiwi Culture

  by Prisca in

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  this is funny: http://www.oneeyedeagle.com/music/42below_maori.swf.

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  Prisca

  This is funny: http://www.oneeyedeagle.com/music/42below_maori.swf
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  Ever feel like you just wanna chuck it all in.....?

  by ScoobySnax in

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  ok i'm whinging here, but have you ever felt that way about your job/career?

  take today, i'm supposed to be on pa (holiday) from my job, but got called in this morning, turned up on my ward, and ended up staying all day to support the nurses in the team.

  we had 3 cardiac arrests, 1 psychotic patient who was threatening to stab someone, and the usual abusive relatives, who can't seem to see beyond themselves and what they expect.

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  Prisca

  I can empathise with you Sccoby. You work in a very stressful yet very important job.

  Think about where you want to be careerwise in 5 or 10 years time. Is your current job a stepping stone to what you want to be/do?

  If you have an interest in something else, I'd suggest doing a short course in that field just to get a feel for it. It may help you get leads as to what else you could do, or it might help you realise you are doing the job you want to do for the rest of your life.
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  Reckless eyeballing

  by Maverick in

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  on another treat some of the ladies commented on the married brothers hitting on them or making sexual remarks to them.

  this brought back to mind the personal custom i had about not looking the sisters over when they walked by at meetings.

  i would look away or down when and sister passed by.

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  Prisca

  I don't mind being looked at with appreciation (by anyone) but being leered at in a demeaning fashion is a different matter.

  Men are such that they can't help look at a pretty woman. It's the way they are made. But there is a huge difference between a glance (caught the eye but looks away quickly) and a leer (ogling and often with a letcherous smirk).

  Maverick, if there were more men like you, the world would be a better place
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  Whingeing Aussies:-).

  by Englishman in

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  august 29, 2003 .

  rugby fans furious at 'matilda' ban.

  john howard, the australian prime minister, urged his countrymen yesterday to defy a ridiculous ban on the singing of waltzing matilda at the rugby world cup.

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  Whinging Pom has a far better ring to it than "whinging Aussie"

  Just for those who are wondering what song is Eman talking the heck about, here are the lyrics and an explanation of the words.

  May I add: it's not the words that mean anything to us Aussies, but it's the tradition and emotion of nationality and Australianness that the song evokes. It's an Aussie thing - only an Aussie would understand it

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  Once a jolly swagman camped by a Billabong Under the shade of a Coolabah tree And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled "Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?" Down come a jumbuck to drink at the water hole Up jumped a swagman and grabbed him in glee And he sang as he stowed him away in his tucker bag "You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me'". Up rode the Squatter a riding his thoroughbred Up rode the Trooper - one, two, three "Where's that jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?", "You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me". But the swagman he up and jumped in the water hole Drowning himself by the Coolabah tree, And his ghost may be heard as it sings in the Billabong, "Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?" A.B. (Banjo) Paterson

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  Explanation of Australian slang in the song

  Billabong	A waterhole.
  Billy	A can or small kettle used to boil water for tea.
  Coolabah tree	A type of native tree in Australia
  Jumbuck	A sheep. There are 20 times as many sheep as there are people in Australia.
  Squatter	At one time, squatters claimed (seized) land for themselves in addition to land that they had been granted. Eventually through the continuous occupation of the land, their claims were legitimised in the eyes of the law.
  Swagman	Someone who lives on the open road. A hobo. The term came from the canvas bag that they would carry their bedroll and/or belongings in.
  Trooper	In Australia's early days, there was no police force. The colony was protected by and policed by soldiers and even when a police force was eventually formed, they were still referred to as 'troopers'.
  Tucker bag	A bag for storing food in the bush.

  http://members.ozemail.com.au/~enigman/australia/waltz_mat.html
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  Wanna see me stick my foot in my mouth? Its a question for you women,

  by William Penwell in

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  i had posted this on another thread but it was a little off topic so someone ask me to start a new thread and get the discussion going on this topic.

  i do not mean to offend you ladies out there and i really am not sexist as i really love all of you.

  i have had it told to me by people of your sex, they don't understand us guys.

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  Prisca

  Sometimes I think that the only reason why women go out with "bad boys" is because they're the only ones left. The "nice guys" are already taken.

  I wish you well in your search, Will. You sound like a really nice guy but you may be a bit too old for me. Plus I want to have kids, and most guys over 40 are past all that.
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  Joke for the Day

  by Prisca in

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  there was this guy.

  one day he went to work and found that a new girl had started working with him at his office.

  her name was clearly and she was absolutely gorgeous.

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  Prisca

  Thanks Prisca - Now I can't get that song out of my head !

  Neither can I
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  Joke for the Day

  by Prisca in

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  there was this guy.

  one day he went to work and found that a new girl had started working with him at his office.

  her name was clearly and she was absolutely gorgeous.

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  Prisca

  There was this guyand he had a girlfriend namedLorraine who was very pretty and he liked her a lot.

  One day he went to work and found that a new girl had started working with him at his office.

  Her name was Clearly and she was absolutely gorgeous. He became quite smitten with her and after a while it became obvious that she was very interested in him too.

  But this guy was a loyal man and he wouldn't do anything with Clearly while he was still going out with his girlfriend.

  He decided that there was nothing left to do but to break up with Lorraine and get on with Clearly.

  He planned several times to tell Lorraine but he couldn't bring himself to do it.

  Then one day they went for a walk along the riverbank when Lorraine slipped and fell into the river. The current carried her off and she drowned.

  The guy stopped for a moment by the river and then ran off smiling and singing and smiling and singing.

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  What was he singing, you ask???

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  Get ready, it's good...

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  I can see Clearly now .... Lorraine is gone....
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  A lesson for those who are thinking about being home schooled.

  by obiwan in

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  i have recently found out that my highschool diploma is no good.. so, now i'm enrolled in a ged course so i can have that to get into the program.

  the problem is, they can't hold my position, they have to give it to someone else.

  i can reapply next year, but who know's if there will be any positions open then.. this is so humiliating and embarassing, i'm 34 and i find out from someone else my diploma is no good, worse yet, i have to get a ged.

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  Prisca

  Bummer dude

  Sorry to hear that. I suppose that shows the need for parents to look into school's reputations before putting their kids in schools outside the normal curicular system.