Welcome to the Melbourne Community Daily Discussion Thread.

  • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
    15·
    11 months ago

    The man brought home kebabs today and when the dude behind the counter called out “Muhammed” about 4 blokes answered.

    Cheers little elves 🍺

  • Grackle@aussie.zone
    13·
    11 months ago

    Did my semi compulsory 30mins attendance at my company Christmas party tonight. Had a cry on the drive home because I’d like to be able to stay and have a nice time and a few drinks but I just get too stressed out by the idea of the whole thing leave 🙃

  • just_kitten@aussie.zone
    13·
    11 months ago

    Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.

    However, I am very overheated and tired. I am glad I’ve had a decent break from the phone, between ferrying people around for 3 hrs each way in 38C heat, clearing overgrowth on steep terrain, cutting and spraying evil prickly thistle in full sun, and random fever dreams in hot wooden cabins with no electricity or reception.

  • Bottom_racer@aussie.zone
    11·
    11 months ago

    Today is fuckoff friday.

    2 things for me.

    1. Just got told by my aunt (bit of a matriarch) what to do for befores for xmas at cousins’ place. Salami, cheese, crackers dips usual spread fare. Fuck off I’m doing gyoza and dumplings.

    2. Just got told by the old man that the rest of the watering system I’ve been building for them he doesn’t want to do because he’s going to redo the fence in march next yr. It’s 85% of the way there. It’s just another 50m of drip line on top.

    Every summer he calls up me and bro frantically trying to get us to go over and water. the whole point of the system is that the p’s can go away for 2 months over summer and stress less (without having to drive back every 2nd day). But if the rest isn’t done, then they’ll still be stressing even though 85% is already in.

    That can fuck off too.

    • SituationCake@aussie.zone
      6·
      11 months ago

      Twas the fortnight before Christmas

      And all through the town

      Roadworks and roadworks and roadworks abound

      In the city, the burbs, and on country laneways

      The hi vis and stop gos are controlling the lanes

      I’m normally cool and I know it’s required

      But it’s Fuck off Friday, and my patience is tired

  • Nath@aussie.zone
    10·
    11 months ago

    So, I don’t know whether it’s Taylor Swift who is super smart, or she surrounds herself with smart people. I guess that still makes her smart. Lots of people want her concert video for Christmas. Only they can’t have it. You can rent it for $25. That’ll give you the show for 48 hours.

    Then in January, she is releasing the concert on Blu Ray.

    So here we are, contemplating giving a damn video rental code as Christmas Presents. But she still gets that Blu Ray money as well, because of course all those fans are going to buy it when it comes out. This is on top the 🇺🇸 $250Million she’s already made in cinema ticket sales that she isn’t sharing with Hollywood studios because she produced the show herself.

    Honestly, I’m impressed. I can’t fault her logic at all. Millions of people are going to spend most of $100 (cinema, rental and then blu ray) and not even get real tickets to her live.

      • Nath@aussie.zone
        4·
        11 months ago

        Yo CEO, I’m really happy for you, Imma let you finish but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time!

        I think Taytay is doing just fine with or without my money.

    • Mr_Blott@lemmy.world
      3·
      11 months ago

      I seeee! I wondered why there were so many versions of her video on piracy websites 😂

      The more money you try to milk from people, the more they’ll steal your product lol

  • bull⚡@aussie.zoneEnglish
    9·
    11 months ago

    Controversial opinion but the sun has no business being so bright at 7am. Who is that for? Madness. Someone should write a letter.

    Or maybe I should just look into a way to block light better in my bedroom.

  • Pilk@aussie.zone
    8·
    11 months ago

    I have had my senses of taste and smell stolen from me, just in time for Christmas. I have booked an expensive lunch for Christmas day and need to decide today to cancel if I want a refund.

        • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
          5·
          11 months ago

          This is what I’d do. Cancel the dinner. Then I’d go and buy the aldi frozen Australian prawns for $30 and pop them in the freezer and if my taste buds come back by then I’d still get a nice dinner. If not they’re still there until I do. Oh and I’d also get a Christmas pudding.

  • tone_212@aussie.zoneEnglish
    8·
    11 months ago

    I am making banoffee pie for friend Xmas tomorrow. I’m very excited to eat it. Cream whipped, caramel is on the stove, then it’s just an assemble job. Hopefully it’s a hit.

    • Pilk@aussie.zone
      5·
      11 months ago

      Unless you used, I dunno… pig cream… it’s definitely gonna be a hit. Any complainers can bring their share over to my place.

  • useless_modern_god@aussie.zone
    8·
    11 months ago

    I brought some doughnuts. Help yo self.

    🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩

  • Duenan@aussie.zone
    8·
    11 months ago

    I spent the last day at work today pulling apart Lego and chatting with coworkers all day.

    Many of my co workers at lunch today trying to convince me that I should make the effort to spend Christmas with family and as much as I’m resisting but I know they mean well and do they it out of love.

    I’m glad work ended on a chilled note today instead of being all hands on deck dealing with last minute dumplings of things. Meant I could do things at my own pace and not be stressed before going on leave till next year.

    Now I have a homemade coffee. Yay!

      • Duenan@aussie.zone
        3·
        11 months ago

        Thank you so much!

        Test cricket is on at the moment and I’m doing stuff in the background.

        Perfect way to have the day turn out.

        Movie later if there’s nothing to watch as well!

  • underwatermagpies@aussie.zone
    7·
    11 months ago

    I know I’m late for Hot Take Thursday, but: prawns don’t have much flavour and they’re too much work to bother with. Genuinely wouldn’t be bothered if I never ate one again.

    Gimme all the oysters instead.

    • calhoon2005@aussie.zone
      5·
      11 months ago

      Prawns straight from the boat are very very different to what you describe. I used to walk to Scarborough jetty (out of Brisbane) with my grandparents in the 80s, buy a couple of kilo from a boat that’d just come in, walk home, spend 15-30 mins deshelling, then prawn and salad cream (yes, it was a British thing) sandwiches for ever.

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone
      4·
      11 months ago

      Gasp The thing is we get frozen prawns down here and by the time they defrost most of the juices have leaked out. Do yourself a favour and get these prawns from here. They are full of flavour despite the fact that they are frozen.

      The reason why our oysters taste good is because they come from Tassie. Much fresher because they don’t have to travel far.

      If I had to choose I’d go oysters too.