General Chat

I'm sure the West is lovely Bev. Only ever been once..... Perth, Fremantle and Mandurah.....then up to Broome. Trouble is mate....... the air fare.....you can fly to Hong Kong or Singapore or even Hawaii for half the price. Yes, i heard about W.A getting Daylight savings...and perhaps Q.L.D too. Laurie. Barbs ears pricked when i mentioned Barcodes..lol Tony Oz...:>)))

Don't complain about the air fare me matey....it costs twice as much to go in the other direction. Just ask all the fans who flew in for the Footie Final in Melbourne. It's cheaper to go to Bali. *thought..lots of Japanese tourists do the Nullabor on a bicycle these days...kept passing them in our motorhome last Christmas. Off to feed the OH...catch you all tomorrow, God willing.

all sleeping in? i wish love Yvette x

Morning Yvette, have been thinking of you and hoping OH retrieved all you needed after computer crash. Good studying.....do not envy you uni at this time of year. with all other family things as well Morning all, I guess royality only emerges later in the day to party! JA

Greetings Wattlers. Well Claude has finally arrived and what a fine speciman he is. I've put him straight to work peeling grapes. This afternoon he will be giving me a massage by the pool. He tells me he makes a mean margarita, so I'm one happy Princess. Thank you so much Queen Trifles. Your generosity is only exceeded by your extreme good looks! Okay, the grapes are now peeled and breakfast is being served in the conservatory HRH Lew Lew

Morning all.. Dull but fine at the moment.. JA... Whats this .. are you drinking all my sparkling red...save one for when we come down in Dec...around the 12th.. ppplllleeeeaaaasssseeee.........lol... Yvette. Hope you are OK and have you found another job yet..Did you think of retireing and becomming a kept woman...pretty good...hope things go ok for you.. Tony You thought you won the fair lady over with your charms...nnaaa... she won you over and doubled the barcodes at the same time..She not silly... Laurie How long are you keeping Bazza... Can I humbly ask if I can have him when you are finished with him...your servant princess of the Orient...Did TLR enjoy his night on the town,,no it was the Harbour ,,,bet he did... Well better go and get dressed and showered..Back later.. Love Mary xxxxxx Princess of the Orient...

Morning all Everybody drained of energy after last night's fun and games????? Lew - be kind and gentle to poor Claude. He's not used to a dominatrix!!!! Thinking of all our poor Wattlers who are under the weather. And of course, Fluffy duck - you are always in my thoughts. OH wants the puter - catch you all later. Love Anna

Morning Wafflers, Very windy and chilly in the Gong. I am now firmly convinced that you are all completly bonkers after reading back the pages, such goings on does make for entertaining reading tho lol. I have to tell you a secret tho (I am the one with the blue blood and was born with a silver spoon in the mouth) have been in disguise all this time..... What is happening with these emails with Donnelly gold I have now recieved about 5 of them from different people??????????? What gives????? Hope you find a pool soon Fanny, there are a few rock pools around will they do?? only joking...... Well had better get moving and get something done Have a great Sat whatever you are doing, hope all the unwell peeps are feeling better. Cheers Sandra

Morning Wattlers, Well my little Bazza gave my knees a lovely massage this morning, shame his claws are so long, never mind I heal quick.lol Anna only just realized why my emails to you keep returning, I put an S on the end of Carson, all sorted now. Trifley hope you're not feeling too bad today, thinking of you and you too Fluffy, take care. To all the sickies, get well soon and everybody else have a good day. luv Jillx

Good grey, cold morning all, I'm not complaining though - just hope it rains. MARY!!!! can you give us a date that you will be coming to Canberra??? cause Gwenda and I were thinking of a mini-christmas gathering with JA if we can organise it and if you could be there that would be wonderful. If we know now, then Gwenda can organise her rosters for what suits everyone. Hurray :) Good news :) Looks like John's mum's house has sold - at a reduced price - but he is just so happy to finalise everything. He is there today doing a tidy of the yard and we hope contracts will be signed soon. His family situation remains very strained over it all, so sad. better do some - cough - because I have been up for hours on the computer and not even dressed. So cold I might even have to put a fire on!!! ~~~~~~~~~~ to all Vonny

Morning Wattlers Over on the Weekender site Elliot, Louise & Finlay McMad have left a thank you thread for the Wattlers . . we done good!! Elliot got a Billabong cap, Louise got a lovely little Koala and some worry people, and Fin got a Wiggles/Croc man DVD with a Koala keyring to slip on her school bag. The photo Louise is referring to in her message - I got photos of the kids that Jilly had posted a while back and stuck them on the items that were for each of the kiddos instead of name tags. Lew is going to put together another little suprise parcel for the kiddos later on for Chrissy - so if you want to add to it, get in touch with her. The last of the stuff gathered up for Jilly should get to her soon. But you never know with our mail systems. luv Laurie

Hi Vonny I have to be in ACT on the 12th Dec for our g/daughters last assembly at school.so how about sat.9th as a tentative date. The Southern Cross Club is a nice place we could perhaps go for lunch..see what you think...its handy for Gwenda to.. Laurie. Will see what I can get for the surprise parcel can you send me ages of the kids by email..I will pop down to the shops tomorrow as I have to buy my grandson a birthday present so can do both at the same time. lew Are you posting off the next parcel If so could you email me your snail mail addy please..so that I can forward it to you.. Having a good time doing some FH and out to sons tonight for tea.. back later.. Gosh you lot are quiet today...You must all be exhausted after yesterday...lol Love Mary xxxx

Good afternoon Wattlers, the lowly serf's that is. And a Good day to the Princess B F's. I have been working my fingers to the bone, cleaning and ironing, only to come on here and have the Princess Crewella boasting to me about how she has Clawd getting the oils ready and fluffing up pillows. Your Majesty, I hope you realise how hard these poor boys are being worked. Maybe we should set up a slave union to make sure they get some time off to recover. I am going to stick my poor feet in a bowl of warm water to ease them, so that I can work some more tomorrow. This is just for the serf's, so don't let the princesses hear, they are just like the ugly sister's, making us poor cinderellas work while they live like Paris and Nicole. Well, for all their shoes, I bet they don't have any glass slippers. I got my Prince Charming and I wouldn't have a cousin now at any price. Good luck for tonight Luv from Cinderalla Jillaroo, I like your Bazza best, more faithful I bet.

Dear Cinders, here here!! And so say all the serfes. It's so cold that I have had to scrounge for firewood and light a teeny weeny fire to warm my poor fingers so I can type!. Worn my fingers to the bone today doing the gardening. Now sitting huddled over a cold computer, dressed in rags (cause I did the washing and only have one set of clothes) and drinking my cup of hot water. Life's sooooo hard when the aristocracy flaunt their riches in our faces. Picks up the Cheshire cat and gives it a saucer of gruel - only enough for one and I'm so fond of my cat I'll be happy to go without. Rella *Mary, sounds good. I'll email Gwenda and JA and see what they say.*

Arvo Wattlers...:>))) O/cast and cold day in Melbin.Dont think it got past 12c all day. Lara asked for a Quiz, so thought i would put one to-gether for anyone who wants to have a shot at it. You have till midnight to answer all 56 questions. Not everyone will want to particpate, but for those who do....... here they are. Some are easy, and some a bit tricky......Answers will be posted at Midnight. Tony Oz.....:>))) Australian general knowledge: Question : 50 does not have to be answered, but your answer could be interesting...lol 1. Where is the home of the Great Barrier Reef . 2. Ayre's Rock is deeper into the earth, than what is exposed in Height. (True or False) 3. Where is the Barrosa Valley: 4. Ned Kelly was born in Australia. ( True or False ) 5. Where can the 'Devils Marbles' be found. 6. Who 'Springs' 7. The name 'Kakadu' comes from an Aboriginal language called Gagudju. ( True or False ) 8. Who inscribed the writing ' Dig ' on a tree at Coopers Creek: 9. Who Commisioned the first fleet to Australia: 10. How many States and Territories, does Australia have: 11. What was another name for Australia: ( ends with a 'D'.) 12. What is another name for Tasmania. 13. What is a Woomera. 14. Victoria is the smallest State in Australia. ( True or False ) 15. Who has the Largest State or Territory in Australia. 16. Where is Mt.Isa. 17. Who assembled at Mother bank: 18. What was the famous last 3 words spoken by Ned Kelly before he was hung: 19. What was the name of the largest gold nugget ever found in Australia: 20. What is the name of the second longest river in Australia: 21. What was the forename of Captain Phillips who sailed into Botony bay in 1788. 22. Another name for a Platypus: 23. How many Countries are there in Australia: 24. What does a Platypus and a Koala have in common. They are both............. 25. What is the 'nickname' name for the Sydney Harbour Bridge: 26. How many Troopers were there in the song ' Waltzing Matilda'. 27. What was the name of the instrument, famous for Rolf Harris: 28. Australia is quoted as the seventh largest Country: ( True or False ) 29. Where can the Tamborine Mountains be found: 30. What is the name of the oldest bridge in Australia: 31. Where can this oldest bridge be found: 32. New Zealand was once connected to Australia: ( True or False ) 33. Mount Isa in Queensland, claims to be the largest city in the world: ( True or False ) 34. What is the Aborigional name for Ayer's Rock. 35. Where can you find the Great Ocean road: 36. What is the name of the town between Horsham and Adelaide: 37: Who sat on a Tucker box. 38. Who was the Australian who sang ' Iv'e been everywhere ' 39. There is no such thing as a ' Black Cockatoo' ( True or False ) 40. All Boomerangs are retuning boomerangs: ( True or False ) 41. Who shot Australian Bushranger ' Mad Dan Morgan ': 42. Who was Tasmania's most notorious bushranger: 43. What was the real name of the bushranger ' Captain Moonlite': 44. Which small Island off Tasmania, housed boy convicts: 45. A Battery Stamp can be found in a Post office: ( True or False ) 46. An Emu can reach a top speed of 20km...35km.... or 50km. 47. The Dingo have never been found in Tasmania: ( True or False ) 48. How Old is Australia's Rock Art: 49. What would you be fossicking for in Coober Pedy: 50. What is the worst thing you could do in Coober Pedy? 51. How far in length approx, can a fully grown Kangaroo jump: 52. What is the name of Australia's largest desert: 53. Who were the three Explorers who crossed the Blue Mountains: 54. The 'Todd River' is in South Australia: ( True or False.) 55. What length was the largest documented Estuarine Crocodile in Australia: 56. Where am i in Australia. 'The last Frontier'

Darn you Tony Everyone wants to know where their dinner is - but I'm doing the quiz. Triiiiickeeeeeeee :>( Anna

Well you get a load of SulkyQ and Wingavon . . . Cinders indeed !!!! ppppppppp Look out girls . . . your claws are showing !!!! Tony thanks for the quiz have copied her off and will get my answers done while waiting for Lotto . . . Going to be hard to be serious though you realise that . . . do we all hold back - or send them on to you to mark teach ??? Got to go feed the man . . how original - he wants spagbol !!! Ray is having a 'Morning Tea in the Pink' at his office on Wednesday . . . any suggestions for what I can send along please ?? Pink Jelly cakes have been done to death, I though I could just add some color to some mini quiche - unless someone can come up with something else interesting I could try. Tonight I am going to open up the 4ltr can of Jelly beans and get all the pink ones out to send out. (while I eat the black ones) (Oh I will share with Bazza) luv Laurie

Hi de hi Wattlers, Last week we had the fan out at work and today we got the heater back out - pppppppppp Hope everyone has stayed warm wherever they are today. Of course our royalty wouldn't have to even get out of bed on such a cold day - hope Bazza & Claude aren't being worked to death tho - lol Vonny, Mary & JA - the 9th December sounds good - I have some personal leave to use by the end of the year - perfect excuse now - can have a loooooooong lunch Vonny - congrats to you and John on the boat - bad luck it's gotta go in the water!!!!!! Glad John's Mum's house has sold too one less worry. Lew - thanks for the transcribing - now you know why I gave up - got the names okay but it was the legal wording that was beyond me. Fanny - hope you find another job soon. Tassie - how's the mouth and diet. At least when I had my molars removed I could still nibble on my front teeth like a wabbit. How's Tamika's job? Hope she's enjoying it. Anna - is the rainwater tank connected yet? Trifley & Fluffy - thinking of you both (((((hugs))))) ~~~~~~~~~to everyone~~~~~~~~~ off to do Tony's quiz Gwenda

Evening Wafflers. Gwenda, I'm pleased to have had the opportunity to transcribe the Will. Keeps my hand in, so to speak. Terry only had to help me on a couple of things, the hardest bit for me was 'share and share alike'. The 'share' bit I got, but I really can't see the 'and share alike' in that handwriting, lol. Tony, I'm not even going to attempt the quizz, but I might let Claude have a little go to see if he qualifies for the new immigration tests, heeeee. Not long until we win Lotto Chat soon Lew Lew xxx

If you are going to av a go ( as they say ) at the Quiz. Just put your answers here on the thread. 1.True 2.False 3.Whatever 4.Ice cream ect. ect. 56. Tony Oz...:>))) .