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[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

More likely to call it Aussie than Straya.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Hubby said the word Straya has been around for decades. He thinks it first showed up on the Billy Birmingham 'Twelfth Man' recordings.
I had never heard of it until this you tube video came out. I won't be using it. :\

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

I think he's right. The first time I recall hearing it was Billy Birmingham.

[Jane]

Terri wrote: "Jane wrote: "Terri's right; for a long time I had only the generic sepia picture, then Terri convinced me to get an avatar. I'd assume there are lots of Janes in the group."

Oh that's right. I ha..."

You like my orange boat, Terri? :)

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Is anyone else's update feed not updating?

[Dawn]

Not sure, I don't have anything in the last 5 hours....

[Mark]

We got snow. :)

[Mark]

Margaret wrote: "Is anyone else's update feed not updating?"

My is not.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Now I'm not even getting notifications for posts in threads.

Dammit.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I do, Jane. :) I think you are the only orange avatar I know.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Oh that's sad. I just heard that Colleen McCullough passed away. Age 77.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Oh dear. :(

[Linda]

LL
Sorry about Colleen McCullough. I liked her books. Yesterday was Challenger Remembrance Day in USA.

[Linda]

Mark wrote: "We got snow. :)"

LL
How much, Mark?

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Hi Linda,
Can I be honest? The LL is distracting to the eye when I go to read your posts. My eye keeps getting drawn to it on every one of your posts.

And there are only a few of us that know why you are putting LL at the start of your posts. A lot of members are going to wonder what LL is supposed to mean if they don't know why you are doing it.

Do you think you might be comfortable putting the LL at the end of your posts? Instead of the start?

As in 'signing off' LL?

[Allison]

Mark wrote: "We got snow. :)"

Me too :)

[Mark]

Linda wrote: "Mark wrote: "We got snow. :)"

LL
How much, Mark?"

Well where I am, not a thing but the west coast of the uk has it bad. But 2 to 3 inches normally puts us in panic mode.

[Andy]

Nowt in the Deep Sarf. Glaws got a good smattering but thats fairly open & high ground in places. Hampshire was s'ppoesd to be coated as well but reports are clear, so we'll see in the morrow I guess weather us Southernors get any

[Mark]

Thats what they are saying Andy for us as well.

[Andy]

Usual hype n shyte by the Daily redtags init but a bit much when the Met Office stars giving alerts out.... :( they'll be off morrow now for the long weekend I bet......

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

It was snowing in London this morning according to a friend of mine who lives in Hampstead. She was watching it settle onto her windowsills.

[Gretchen]

Terri wrote: "Oh that's sad. I just heard that Colleen McCullough passed away. Age 77."

I remember watching The Thorn Birds when it was on television with my grandma. I was too little to understand it at the time but looking back it seems like an odd choice for my very Catholic grandma. I suppose it was like the Harlequin's she read "only for the story".

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I was going to say. Thornbirds would be a bit steamy for little Gretchen. :)

[Gretchen]

My parents never really believed in a filter as far as television viewing was concerned. Dirty Dancing has always been one of my favorite movies. My mom and I use to watch it together all the time when I was little. The day I finally realized (view spoiler)[ Penny had an abortion (hide spoiler)] was Earth shattering. My dad's idea of family movie night was Jaws or Rambo. Sometimes I think it's a miracle I turned out semi-alright. Maybe it came from the abundance of musicals my mom would make us watch. Saturday Night Fever counts as a musical, right?

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

My mum used to take me to the cinema to see the Carry On movies. Her grasp on appropriate viewing for children was a little shaky.

[Lisa]

My fave is Angel, it's a great little aussie yarn of hers.

[Dawn]

I say we start a petition and if enough people say so Linda must put up a profile pic!! :D

[Mark]

http://www.quizfreak.co.uk/can-you-un... geordie slang I got number 8 wrong.

have ago.

[Linda]

The computer experts in this house do not belong to groups and have never put up a profile pic. They are no help. You already know I don't know how to do it. That does not mean I have not tried a million times to figure it out. The 'LL' drives me crazy. I am dropping that. I will continue to work on that profile pic. Now,do you want the pic to show me in formal attire, jeans and sweatshirt or in the nude? Lol

[Dawn]

I just thought it was funny Linda. I don't need you to have a picture up. I can tell it's you just from the way you write. :)

But if you want help putting up a profile pic, I can probably walk you through it as long as you have a picture on your computer that you want to use?? I don't think a nude one will give the right impression though.....

[Linda]

Thank you, Dawn. For everything. Husband promised to fix me up with an avitar using the computer. I think the nudie comment motivated him. (He did not want me to embarrass myself, I guess.) I am saving the instructions you kindly gave me because I WANT to know how to do things by myself!

[Linda]

I think I did it following Dawn's instructions! I picked the only picture available in that ping. place.

[Linda]

I did it! I did it! I am dancing a jig. I really did it! Can you believe it? And I can change that avitar when I get some more pictures! This is unbelievable! Utterly unbelievable! Thank you for directions! This is the equivalent of my building a rocket and flying to the moon!

[Allison]

Well done Linda! lol

[Allison]

Mark wrote: "http://www.quizfreak.co.uk/can-you-un... geordie slang I got number 8 wrong.

have ago."

It doesn't show how many I got right... just says I'm a true Geordie. Haha, I guessed on every one.

[Mark]

It should have told you on the last page sorry Allie.

[Allison]

Bummer. Or... maybe that means I got them all right! :D

[Darcy]

Mark wrote: "http://www.quizfreak.co.uk/can-you-un... geordie slang I got number 8 wrong.

have ago."

Got 8/12 (1,3,4,5,7,9,11,12)

[Dawn]

Linda wrote: "I did it! I did it! I am dancing a jig. I really did it! Can you believe it? And I can change that avitar when I get some more pictures! This is unbelievable! Utterly unbelievable! Thank you fo..."

lol

I'm glad it worked for you Linda!

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

OH MY GOSH!! Linda has an avatar image!!!! All these years and finally our Linda has a personal identity. No longer just one of the many brown head avatars on GR. :D

Well done Linda. Now I will always know it is you...unless you ever change you avatar..then you best tell us you changed it. :)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

This is such a terrible thing. I don't even know what historic books and texts were lost, but I still feel ill about it.
I hope the most precious ones weren't lost and it was the modern book wing that burned down.

Moscow Library Fire Burns Unique Antique Books
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/wo...

[Jerry]

Mark wrote: "http://www.quizfreak.co.uk/can-you-un... geordie slang I got number 8 wrong.

have ago."
I scored 11 out of 12 as well - got number 10 wrong. Not bad for someone from the wrong side of the Pennines. I'm glad to see that Scott Dobson is featured on Goodreads.

[Simona]

Darcy wrote: "Mark wrote: "http://www.quizfreak.co.uk/can-you-un... geordie slang I got number 8 wrong.

have ago."

Got 8/12 (1,3,4,5,7,9,11,12)"

Me too, 8/12. I think the same ones.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Darcy wrote: "Mark wrote: "http://www.quizfreak.co.uk/can-you-un... geordie slang I got number 8 wrong.

have ago."

Got 8/12 (1,3,4,5,7,9,11,12)"

I got 9 out of 12. A True Geordie. The ones I got wrong are new Geordie slang. My granda was a Geordie, so the really old slang is still part of my vocabulary. :D

[Linda]

Turner Classic Movies 31 days of OSCAR ran THE LION IN WINTER last night. I like that movie more every time I see it, but after reading Sharon Kay Penman's books on Henry II, it was especially good.
COS: I explained to my mother last night how I have an avitar showing the cover of ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. She had no more idea of what I was talking about than I do. She laughed when I said DEBBIE DOES DALLAS might have suited me better, but I know she was sending up a prayer thanking the Good Lord that raising me through those wild and wonderful and miserable teenage years of mine was over.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

haha. Oh, Linda, your post was delightful. Thankyou for making me start my day over here in Australia with a smile. :)
I wish I had been a fly on the wall during that conversation with your Mum about avatars. Sounds like a colourful one.

[Jane]

I thought this a propos since this is Super Bowl Time:
famous sports figures of ancient times:

http://www.history.com/news/history-l...

[Gretchen]

Finally got some snow in Minnesota! I was beginning to think Mother Nature forgot about us. Ten degrees (F) is easier to handle when there's snow every where.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

If the news were worth believing I'd think the entire US was under six foot of snow and facing the worst apocalyptic blizzards!

[Jane]

Terri wrote: "If the news were worth believing I'd think the entire US was under six foot of snow and facing the worst apocalyptic blizzards!"

Nope, here in Binghamton we had 9 inches. Boston was pretty well hit and of course Buffalo's in the snow belt so they always get socked.