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    5th place in the 2008 Darwin Awards was Bicycle related.

    He'll win. Similar story a few years back: Guy trying to break and enter a glass warehouse (why?!?) from the roof. Fell through skylight. Falls onto panes of toughened glass standing on end in a rack. Lost the collection of soft dangly things in his pants in process. Sued warehouse...
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    Edjucate me sum plis

    Not being from the Northern Hemisphere and about to attend a corporate celebrity golf day I thought I should know some background on the celebs. Tom Watson - golfer, ok no worries here. Gordie Howe - hockey player, I know Bart used his picture when he was writing love letters to Mrs...
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    coffee table books

    Just as classy, how about that Madonna book, SEX was it? If I rememer right its got Vanilla Ice in it, now theres a recommendation.
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    Wine Recommendations

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    Wine Recommendations

    I'm constantly surprised that Yellowtail rears its head as a value for money wine. It leads me to ask the question how much do you value your money? Australain wines I found available in US that are superior to Yellowtail while I was there were: Wolf Blass - makes a slew of whites and...
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    New Dura Ace? (NOT electric)

    Guess I know where end of year bonus is going this year. Convenient too, it's almost time to do the chain/chain rings/ cassette and jockey wheels on the old 7700. If I put on a chain now I'll get through till then easy. The best part is I'll be able to say to the other half I'm saving...
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    Coals to Newcastle-an Australian car in America

    Agreed, the Holden VE Commodore as originally deisgned is a much cleaner looking proposition than the Ponitac G8. Why did they have to do that macho nostil thing on I'll never know. They did the same to the Holden Coupe/Monaro too a few years ago to make the Ponitac GTO, that was almost...
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    what was the most interesting present you got this year for Xmas?

    Copy that one. It's been 113 or more for the last week. I don't think our boy has moved from infront of the a/c. Probably should check him to see if he's alive.
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    what was the most interesting present you got this year for Xmas?

    Very uncommon pose for a grey. Most of the ones I' met/ owned are back sleepers. I think it has to do with living in a warm climate. My best present - four words: Remote Control Lego Bulldozer Really its for the boy, but at 2 months he falls a bit outside the target age range of 11-16...
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    boston terrier

    I assume you don't subscribe to karma then?
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    I swear, people will steal anything...

    Surprisingly, not as often as you would think. But still, cutting cable out of a 33kV transformer. No matter what way you look at it is a 'pucker tight' moment as you apply the cable cutters. The state power utility estimates that the theft is worth over $5 million for the last year. That's...
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    boston terrier

    Adopt a greyhound, you'll be saving it from a lead ear-ring. Pretty good for the karma side of things too, if you go for that.
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    I swear, people will steal anything...

    My personal favourite is stripping copper from live substation transformers. :lighten:
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    What kind of filth are you feeding your dog?

    No commercial food for my pup, he's too picky. Make it yourself. Rice, steamed pumpkin, cubed gravy beef and ground chicken frames. Throw on an egg or some sunflower oil everynow and then. Voila. Used to eat kibble but started picking thru it for the 'good' bits. Best part is no...
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    I have a son!

    Congrats, Today our 6 week old filled the diaper, literally, to the brim and a bit over with distinctly yellow and green refuse. I didn't know whether to use wipes or take him out back and hose him off. Something to look forward to. For someone with toilet obsessed humour, babies are the...
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    Car for Africa

    Oops skim read it. Unleaded makes it hard. Cause you certainly don't want any of the previous in unleaded. Big thirsty motors with too much weight to push around. Land cruiser straight sixes on unleaded usually last to about 200k then go a bit seedy but they are underpowered, make sure if...
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    This is just wrong

    Ready for those chumps on the wall? I got the gauge, if you got the nine
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    Car for Africa

    Landcruiser 80 series, NA diesel, manual. Goes anywhere, simple reliable. Front diff isn't a hilux jobbie like 100 Series so you won't lunch it when you snap it out of a bog in reverse. Nissan Patrols, diesel 4.2's are solid. Be careful of the Turbo 3.0's they usually don't have the as...
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    I *hate* riding indoors... and now I have to :(

    I haven't even been near a bike for eight weeks now. Three weeks before the delivery and 5 since. And at the rate I'm going now back at work I spend more time catching sleep rather than riding. But good luck, maybe you just need to be more motivated then me. I hope to be able to race a...
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    People can be idiots

    If the worker is operating a 300 ton truck capable of over 60 clicks in a circuit of at least four other like sized trucks, a 500 ton excavator and probably other capital machinery as well, you want to be sure the operators reflexes aren't affected. These thing drive over 4X4's like they are...