Alpo Posted November 4, 2023 Posted November 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Taken from the Australian War Memorial FB page. The importance of sport to Australians serving overseas, including those in captivity, endured throughout the Second World War. In 1942 prisoners at Sandakan prisoner of war camp marked Melbourne Cup day with a race. A track was set up between the officer’s huts divided into thirty squares. A race caller drew cards from a deck to determine how many squares each ‘jockey’ could advance. The first to reach the end was the winner and was presented with this ‘Melbourne Cup’ an empty bully beef tin mounted on a wooden stem and base. Accession number: RELAWM24544 #objectoftheweek #AWMobjects #AWMemorial Looks like they did it again in '43. 5 1 Quote
Subdeacon Joe Posted November 4, 2023 Posted November 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Alpo said: Looks like they did it again in '43. A little information about that POW camp: https://www.awm.gov.au/visit/exhibitions/stolenyears/ww2/japan/sandakan https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/pows-pacific-remembering-sandakan 1 3 Quote
Rip Snorter Posted November 5, 2023 Posted November 5, 2023 2 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: That will strike a few flat notes! 5 Quote
Buckshot Bear Posted November 5, 2023 Author Posted November 5, 2023 The Aussie Vanilla Slice 3 1 Quote
Buckshot Bear Posted November 6, 2023 Author Posted November 6, 2023 2 hours ago, Alpo said: Is it required to have pink icing? I prefer lemon and passion fruit icing - 4 Quote
Buckshot Bear Posted November 7, 2023 Author Posted November 7, 2023 A bizarre sea creature discovered off the coast of Australia. It was identified as a priapulida — a type of unsegmented worm that resides at the bottom of the ocean. Priapulids are cylindrical worm-like animals, ranging from 1 to 15 inches long, with a median anterior mouth quite devoid of any armature or tentacles. The body is divided into a main trunk or abdomen and a somewhat swollen proboscis region ornamented with longitudinal ridges. Priapulid-like fossils are known at least as far back as the Middle Cambrian. They were likely major predators of the Cambrian period. 3 2 Quote
Brazos John Posted November 7, 2023 Posted November 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: A bizarre sea creature discovered off the coast of Australia. It was identified as a priapulida — a type of unsegmented worm that resides at the bottom of the ocean. Priapulids are cylindrical worm-like animals, ranging from 1 to 15 inches long, with a median anterior mouth quite devoid of any armature or tentacles. The body is divided into a main trunk or abdomen and a somewhat swollen proboscis region ornamented with longitudinal ridges. Priapulid-like fossils are known at least as far back as the Middle Cambrian. They were likely major predators of the Cambrian period. OMG! EVERYthing y'all have down there either wants to eat you, kill you, or f...... you! If I ever visit, I'm NOT going in the water! 5 Quote
Brazos John Posted November 7, 2023 Posted November 7, 2023 1 minute ago, Buckshot Bear said: Now you're talking! I'm going to try that. I'll let you know if it works! 1 5 Quote
Buckshot Bear Posted November 9, 2023 Author Posted November 9, 2023 Yep......its illegal to ride a horse drunk in Oz. 1 3 1 Quote
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted November 10, 2023 Posted November 10, 2023 Look carefully, BEFORE you drive in! 2 2 Quote
Alpo Posted November 10, 2023 Posted November 10, 2023 13 minutes ago, Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 said: Look carefully, BEFORE you drive in! If you drove into the pool, you were probably in no condition to look carefully. 1 3 Quote
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted November 10, 2023 Posted November 10, 2023 4 hours ago, Alpo said: If you drove into the pool, you were probably in no condition to look carefully. My fumble fingers at work. I can't even blame OTTO!. 3 Quote
Buckshot Bear Posted November 10, 2023 Author Posted November 10, 2023 (edited) Edited November 10, 2023 by Buckshot Bear 1 5 Quote
Buckshot Bear Posted November 10, 2023 Author Posted November 10, 2023 So good...............buttered hot chip sandwich and tomato sauce!!!!!!!!!!!! 3 2 Quote
Alpo Posted November 10, 2023 Posted November 10, 2023 18 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: Being the suspicious sort of fellow I am, that crocodile is 10 feet closer to the camera than the couple is, and they are both kneeling. Still pretty big. 2 1 Quote
Buckshot Bear Posted November 12, 2023 Author Posted November 12, 2023 The big Tennis Racket at Barellan NSW. 3 1 Quote
Alpo Posted November 12, 2023 Posted November 12, 2023 26 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said: Did not realize that was a cemetery at first. Thought it was a statue of someone going out to fight the emu War. 1 Quote
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