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On Oaks day it would appear that revellers would have been better off if they’d turned up on horseback themselves. Thousands were left stranded when the flemington racecourse train line along with 2 others were out of action. People were even walking on the train lines to get away from what would have been [...]

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To what? I hear you ask.
We just spent a good 10 minutes on possible ways it may have been pronounced. No-one likes the fact that Stadium names are large corporations but this one is going to be met with some resistance. Maybe everyone will get used to it quickly, doesn’t really matter, money has been exchanged [...]

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Source: http://www.theage.com.au/national/woolies-shelves-safeway-brand-20080820-3ywj.html
So I read today all Victorias Safeway Supermarkets are being changed to Woolworths. Maybe I just need to adjust to the change and I will get used to it, by I don’t like the sound of Woolworths. It reminds me too much of sheep. The nickname “Woolies”, even more so. Here Woolie Woolies.

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T Stands For Terrible

No showbag, no hats, no other freebies. I went to the public launch day of Melbourne’s first Telstra T-Life store and all I got was this crummy bottle of water.
A prime location and prominent building once showcasing the best of child Slave Labour, this corner of Bourke and Swanston Street is now home to one [...]

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