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[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 7 points 3 months ago (5 children)

I really think we need to give this thread a different name like The Melbourne Yarn or The Melbourne Chit Chat / Shit Chat. Cmon marketing people what are your thoughts?

[–] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 11 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Melbourne Shit Chat is brilliant!

[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 8 points 3 months ago

It can change with mood, Chit Chat on a good day, Shit Chat for bad, and Shit Shat for the really bad days

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago

It's what my friends and I call a catch up.

I don't want anyone to feel like they can't talk serious stuff here.

[–] useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Interesting. I’m not against it but, the DT name is legendary. Why change?

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

True. My feelings are that we've moved on from the motherland and could give it its own identity.

Also I'm a pot stirrer.

[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago

The Melbourne Pot Stirring thread!

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago

The People's front of Judea.

Fair. I enjoy having my pot stirred now and then.

[–] Duenan@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I think we can keep the DT name and have a subtitle too!

Oh cool, I like subtitles

Oh cool, I like subtitles

[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The Melbourne Yarn sounds like either a knitting group or a bunch of boring old men sitting around having painfully slow conversations that go nowhere. Something more active and exciting would be better. Maybe the Melbourne Choose Your Own Adventure thread.

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Stitch & bitch is pretty common in yarn circles

[–] Duenan@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago

Ooohh that’s a good one too!

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 9 points 3 months ago (3 children)
[–] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 8 points 3 months ago

Those things are honestly terrifying to me.

When I was in nepal on a school trip way back, we were going up single track on a cliff face and a whole lot of them were being herded down. they simply don't care if you're in the way, you have to step aside. I was caught on the wrong side of the track (with about 1km drop) and my life flashed before me.

I still get nightmares about that heh.

[–] SituationCake@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Um, that's a Highland cow/bull. Not a yak as such.
This is a yak!

[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago

It's a Melbourne yak, so it should not be surprising that it is not quite authentic.

[–] tombruzzo@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago

Slightly related, but author James Oswald is also a pedigree Highland Cattle farmer. I'm not familiar with his work, his videos just came up in my recommended this morning

https://youtu.be/YQW8RIf7fMw?si=IHiAk2UUfeS5EeSI

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

G'day knackers. Whadda you reckon?

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago

My knickers are knackered, how about gnu?

[–] Force_majeure123@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago

The Force_majeure Daily Memorial Thread?

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago

Not quite the vibe I was thinking

[–] Duenan@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think maybe we can try different ones every now and again.

The Melbourne Bow Wow!

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's a good idea

The Melbourne Cat Scratching Pole.

[–] Duenan@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Duenan@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago

I thought for a minute I was being awarded a pineapple. Must add that to my list of issues with multifocals...