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Dutchy
 
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Reply Thu 9 Apr, 2009 12:39 am
@spikepipsqueak,
Man of distinction was Judy Patching. To the Australian public he is best remembered as the bloke waving the chief starter’s gun at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and never had a false start.
spikepipsqueak
 
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Reply Thu 9 Apr, 2009 03:47 am
@Dutchy,
Start reminiscing and we might not stop, but I heard that he was required to discipline Ron Clarke? for his stand in support of a black power issue. He called Ron in and said "Consider yourself reprimanded, now, how many tickets do you want for the hockey?"
Dutchy
 
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Reply Thu 9 Apr, 2009 07:14 am
@spikepipsqueak,
Hockey may will have been Ron Clarke's favourite sport but it was the late Peter Norman who joined Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the dais for their medals after the 200m in Mexico wearing a civil rights badge. Judy Patching died in February aged 92, former athletes and Olympic officials were among those who gathered to farewell a much-loved Olympic identity at a memorial service in Melbourne yesterday.



spendius
 
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Reply Thu 9 Apr, 2009 05:26 pm
@Dutchy,
Yesterday has only been gone 25 minutes here. How long has it been gone where you are?
spikepipsqueak
 
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Reply Thu 9 Apr, 2009 05:46 pm
@spendius,
Are you one who is curious about all sorts of stuff? It was 9.44am at time of posting.

(Thanks Dutchy. I was pretty sure it wasn't Clarke, but couldn't dredge Norman out of the little grey cells.)
spendius
 
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Reply Thu 9 Apr, 2009 05:55 pm
@spikepipsqueak,
Posting that tells me that you are about 2,000 miles west of Hollywood. Is that in the Pacific Ocean?
spikepipsqueak
 
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Reply Thu 9 Apr, 2009 06:08 pm
@spendius,
Ocean's edge. East coast of Australia.
Dutchy
 
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Reply Sat 11 Apr, 2009 02:22 am
@spikepipsqueak,
Australia will win the upcoming Test Series and take the Ashes back home. Should they fail I shall shout Spendi a drink.
spendius
 
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Reply Sat 11 Apr, 2009 03:29 am
@Dutchy,
Drink to me only with thine eyes,And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss within the cup And I'll not ask for wine. The first lines of Ben Jonson's song To Celia which is great to sing if the ambience is in order.
spikepipsqueak
 
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Reply Tue 14 Apr, 2009 01:49 am
@spendius,
"Order up! Last drinks!" Used to be the trigger for mayhem at 6pm in Australian pubs.
Dutchy
 
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Reply Tue 14 Apr, 2009 03:30 am
@spikepipsqueak,
Pubs in the outback are great places to visit. Anybody interested in experiencing true outback pub hospitality and folklore history can find many examples here.
spendius
 
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Reply Tue 14 Apr, 2009 03:28 pm
@Dutchy,
Here and there, walking in the wilderness, one comes across the greater titted wagtail flitting from branch to branch. It is best to treat them with circumspection.
spikepipsqueak
 
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Reply Tue 14 Apr, 2009 06:37 pm
@spendius,
Circumspection required? That sounds like a cute, harmless little bird.
Dutchy
 
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Reply Tue 14 Apr, 2009 06:58 pm
@spikepipsqueak,
Bird watching is an interesting pastime. Usually takes place in the bush or on the beach.
spikepipsqueak
 
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Reply Wed 15 Apr, 2009 06:50 am
@Dutchy,
Beach holidays form some of the magic memories of many people's childhoods. I am one of those.
spendius
 
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Reply Wed 15 Apr, 2009 03:24 pm
@spikepipsqueak,
Those were the days eh? Before one matured and turned into a silly sod.
Dutchy
 
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Reply Wed 15 Apr, 2009 04:26 pm
@spendius,
Sod is usually a term reserved for a grumpy old man. I like to state I do not fall within that category yet.
spendius
 
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Reply Wed 15 Apr, 2009 04:47 pm
@Dutchy,
Yet some might think otherwise. Not me though.
Dutchy
 
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Reply Wed 15 Apr, 2009 05:34 pm
@spendius,
Though men may be deep. Mentally they are slow I've heard it said.
spikepipsqueak
 
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Reply Wed 15 Apr, 2009 06:16 pm
@Dutchy,
Said by people I can't agree with. I find men are typically smart, funny, some are even affectionate, just reeaaally shallow. Wink (ducks and runs)
 

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