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You're both doing better than me, then! I still can't figure it out. :?
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Lazza wrote:Try just saying "All the best for the festive season"!! Covers everything.

Others can say "Jesus is the reason for the season" which is fine by me because after all it IS Christmas!!
This is why Christmas should be banned immediately. :P
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David wrote:You're both doing better than me, then! I still can't figure it out. :?
Odd.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/odd

Her father was an odd man.
What an odd thing to say.
The skirt and jacket looked a little odd together.
That's odd - I'm sure I put my keys in this drawer and yet they're not here.
It's odd that no one's seen him.
It must be odd to go back to your home town after forty years away.
Strange, quirky, different, NQR etc.

WTF is next level up.

Odd is seeing a man hugging a tree and talking to it in soothing terms.

WTF is when he drops his pants and tries to fornicate with it
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stui magpie wrote:
David wrote:You're both doing better than me, then! I still can't figure it out. :?
Odd.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/odd

Her father was an odd man.
What an odd thing to say.
The skirt and jacket looked a little odd together.
That's odd - I'm sure I put my keys in this drawer and yet they're not here.
It's odd that no one's seen him.
It must be odd to go back to your home town after forty years away.
Strange, quirky, different, NQR etc.

WTF is next level up.

Odd is seeing a man hugging a tree and talking to it in soothing terms.

WTF is when he drops his pants and tries to fornicate with it
Lol, great image! But yes, when I heard someone say "happy holidays", I didn't think WTF?!! Just thought hmmm, why is it 'merry...' etc as per previous post.

Like your response Morrigu, laziness suits me so Happy Holidays to all :)
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luvdids wrote: Like your response Morrigu, laziness suits me so Happy Holidays to all :)
TBH I don't get all the angst about what people say - if they are wishing you well ( even if it's just a platitude) then is that not the most important thing?
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Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down.
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I saw a TV doco on Tom Wills a couple of months or so ago.

Agreed Stui, this sort of thing should be taught in our schools.

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Ah I thought it was for boxing up all thetinsel and shit driving me nuts!

Whyboxing? Why not cricket day?
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think positive wrote:Ah I thought it was for boxing up all thetinsel and shit driving me nuts!

Whyboxing? Why not cricket day?
It's boxing day because it was the day for boxing up all your no longer needed stuff (old toys etc) and giving to charity.

Nothing to do with sport.
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Cheers, Thanks!
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Jennifer Keyte on the news last night, announcing 'record crowds for the AFL Womens league'... ahh, it's the first round, dopey. If 6 people showed up it'd be a record crowd. :roll:
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stui magpie wrote:
David wrote:You're both doing better than me, then! I still can't figure it out. :?
Odd.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/odd

Her father was an odd man.
What an odd thing to say.
The skirt and jacket looked a little odd together.
That's odd - I'm sure I put my keys in this drawer and yet they're not here.
It's odd that no one's seen him.
It must be odd to go back to your home town after forty years away.
Strange, quirky, different, NQR etc.

WTF is next level up.

Odd is seeing a man hugging a tree and talking to it in soothing terms.

WTF is when he drops his pants and tries to fornicate with it
I suppose there is a distinction, wtf being something that freaked you out as opposed to finding something odd, which is a bit more subtle.

Now, what about the other thread? How is the 'what made you laugh today' thread not a rip off of the 'what did you find amusing today' thread?

C'mon, that's blatant plagiarism! :P
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^

You steal from one source they call it plagiarism, you steal from several they call it research :P
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This is definitely odd...

http://honey.nine.com.au/2017/05/29/10/ ... in-station

I think of David as the most open minded and 'out there' person I know, but surely being in love with, and marrying, an inanimate object is a step too far even for him? :shock:
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hmm, well i guess they wont be rioting tonight!

http://www.skynews.com.au/news/world/af ... -show.html
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