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I was reading a list of evil things that NZ sheep have done when they sneak into Aus
This fascination you have with NZ sheep is quite troubling.
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This fascination you have with NZ sheep is quite troubling.
Know thy enemy
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$25 at Amazon. Might want to pick one up.

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About two weeks ago, one of our neighbors up the block, a fifty-ish woman who lives alone, left her lawnmower in her front yard, midway through the chore of cutting her slightly overgrown yard grass, and it's been sitting there ever since.

It's just....'weird' that, if it had broke down or simply ran out of gas, that instead of rolling it the seventy-five feet to her driveway and garage, she just lets it sit there...for two weeks.

A welfare check on her isn't warranted because she works almost daily alongside my wife,'Trixie', down at the grocery store, and seems otherwise normal.

She recently cleared out her backyard of plants/grass that had taken over the yard and had grown to a height that was visible poking over her six foot privacy fence.
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Call Monk.
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This must be a unique situation in the UK! The insurance cost must be five figures...
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A "Local" taking home what she can find from the Park at 6.30 in the morning while hoping no one will see her.
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Seems a little late in the season for nesting.
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'The chef wanted you to have a little something. Complementary of course.'
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'The chef wanted you to have a little something. Complementary of course.'
The bouche is not amused.
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Some antique stores are also art installations.
Art.
Art.
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Some antique stores are also art installations.
Wow, a Hammerklavier!

I don't think I've ever seen one in the wild.
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Wow, a Hammerklavier!

I don't think I've ever seen one in the wild.
I knew a lady growing up that had a house full of antiques from fireside chairs to her corner grand piano ... so much stuff.

It's a good thing I don't have a lot more money and a lot more space. I'd have all kinds of stuff like this.

There are a couple of old pump organs I'd love to have, but I can only have so many musical instruments laying around.
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Weird.
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Cruising in the right lane of the freeway in my car today. Traffic was fairly heavy but still at the speed limit.

Heard a MC passing, glanced over to see a guy in a tank top and backwards baseball cap on a Harley with BOTH arms up, hands clasped over his head. He was going a good 5 over the left lane traffic and he casually brought his arms down maybe 60 feet from the rear of the car ahead. Last I saw of him he was cruising along, 20 feet off the guy ahead's bumper.

'Merica.
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Cruising in the right lane of the freeway in my car today. Traffic was fairly heavy but still at the speed limit.

Heard a MC passing, glanced over to see a guy in a tank top and backwards baseball cap on a Harley with BOTH arms up, hands clasped over his head. He was going a good 5 over the left lane traffic and he casually brought his arms down maybe 60 feet from the rear of the car ahead. Last I saw of him he was cruising along, 20 feet off the guy ahead's bumper.

'Merica.
Organ donor.

OFG
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OFG
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OFG
cage drivers do the same while punching keys on their phones.

It gets ugly when one splits attention.
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A bird that my cat doesn't want to mess with.
You lookin' at me? You must be.... 'cause there ain't nobody else here worth lookin' at.
You lookin' at me? You must be.... 'cause there ain't nobody else here worth lookin' at.
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Understandable Scooter emoticon
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Probably the stupidest connected device I've seen yet.
One cup wifi connected remote coffee maker.
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As useless as a Hive subscription ?
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I trust AI ...
Umm, sure.

278cc??
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Sleek and robust ROFL emoticon

Leaks and rust?
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ummm...no!
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I saw a homeless gentleman the other day who had come across a travel case that was actually bigger than him but he was balancing it on a bicycle and taking it "home".

It was almost cartoon like.
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I saw a homeless gentleman the other day who had come across a travel case that was actually bigger than him but he was balancing it on a bicycle and taking it "home".

It was almost cartoon like.
Bigger than he was? So it was kinda like a motorhome..err. caravan?

Maybe an addition?
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Thank of a silver flight case about 4ft long with wheels on top of a bicycle seat with him trying to push the bike and keep the case balanced at the same time.

Kinda weird.
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Thank of a silver flight case about 4ft long with wheels on top of a bicycle seat with him trying to push the bike and keep the case balanced at the same time.

Kinda weird.
So an airstream.

This is what my brain says you saw, even though my brain is wrong.
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Yeah, an Airstream with trolley wheels and a pull handle minus the Steampunk.
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Olde Rider wrote:
ummm...no!
That's exactly what i say 50% of the time i read an AI "answer'.


Also

"Study Finds That 52 Percent of ChatGPT Answers to Programming Questions Are Wrong"
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A driven 408 Bristol.
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A driven 408 Bristol.
I've never seen one before. Is that the factory paint? ROFL emoticon
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It's a factory order

It was parked outside a hotel today and I couldn't stop looking at it.

Usually they are burgundy and in mint condition.

If you need another picture just ask.
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If you need another picture just ask.
Thanks, but no thanks.
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Earlier today I saw a very petite lady pulling a very small trolley behind her which was small enough to carry a cat.

Inside the base of the trolley was a pigeon.

I'm not making that up.
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Pigeons gotta roll too.
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