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got fish... I'm an enigma and an anomaly, even to myself :bump: Would you intervene if you saw a mother unfairly and roughly dicplining her young child in public?

yes Do you ever sneak onto forums at work, even though its frowned upon?

Definitely within the last day or so. I usually say it as I put the kids to bed. :party0011: When was the last time you were genuinely terrified (ie not just from watching a horror movie)

I've only seen real snow once about 20 years ago in the Victorian snow fields. We've had a splattering of it up here a couple of times but its melted as it hit the ground, pretty much. When was the last time you sent a message to a company advising you received great service from one of their staff?

ummmmm, I can tell you the last time I decided not to jump rope Not for a very very long time!! When was the last time you stopped to help push a broken down motorist's car off the road?

Yeah rub it in to an Adelaidean! :yes:

yes, very nice thankyou for asking :yes: when did you last have you danced or sang but only because you knew no one was watching or listening? (oops sorry that should have been in the "when did you last" thread. I'm getting confused now )

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I've never bought a magazine subscription, but I won one on another forum last year. When was the last time you said hello to a stranger (face to face - not on a forum )

go fish (not if I can avoid it) You get into a lift and there's abad smell in there. A stranger gets on at the next floor and gives you an evil look. Do you explain that it wasn't you?

I had a Pepsi max at lunch time, does that count? If not about a month ago. WHen was the last time you gave to a charity?

Go fish You're walking down a crowded street and see a homeless person having a heart attack and requires mouth to mouth (CPR). You know how to do it. Do you stop and assist?

Haha!! I was reading up on this as it tickled my curiosity. Sounds like the juries out... as one person said "if budgerigar means "good food" then why isn't all bush tucker called budgerigar?"... Perhaps it means good "light snack" or "canapaes" or even "Hors d'oeuvres" in their native tongue.

Yes!! Look that did it, now i'm a baby budgie!! Oh yeah... 78

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80 Woohoo, how many more before I'm not a "Budgie Chick" any more??

Go fish Have you read this entire thread?? cancel that, just read back a page Have many questions been repeated?

We don't seem to have an issue with mice... I think the rats and snakes keep them away!

Name: Phil Pets: Holly the Bull Terrier is our only pet currently... however we have koalas, wild ducks (who have entered the house before! :rofl: ), possums, copperhead & brown snakes (who have also entered the house before ), blue wrens, magpies, kookaburras, black & sulphure crested cockatoos, blue tounge & stumpy tail lizards, skinks and the occasional fox in the garden, and fish and lots of noisy frogs in the pond, unless the crane has cleared it out again. Oh and hopefully a budgie or 2 in the not to distant future. :rofl: Favorite Color: red Astrological Sign: Taurus Age: 45 (going on 15 according to my wife ) Weakness: I get bored far too easily Strength: I can fix almost anything (even if its not broken ) Favorite Animal: everything around here, except the snakes. Favorite T.V. Show: My Name is Earl, Top Gear (this week, but that will change next week) Live: in the Adelaide hills How long have been a BBC member: Nearly 3 days now! Job: IT in the energy/mining industry Anything else? Happily married for 23 years to Michele who I met at school with 2 terrific sons - Angus 10 & Aiden 7. Lifes good!!

Cons: Just make sure you only let one child in at a time. We spent last boxing day in hospital getting a cast on our 10yo son's arm coz our 7yo son landed on it. :hug: It was a freak accident and they are great fun, but stand by your rules!! :hug:

Well in a day and a half I've learnt: 1. you guys use words I've never heard of. 2. there's more great info in here than I'll ever be able to absorb. 3. that I'd better shut-up and keep reading. :hug: :hug:

Haha!! Oh dear, a quick google agrees with what you said.

Yeah I was just reading in my sons new budgie book that budgerigar is actually the indiginous Australian name for them from their words "betgerrygah" which in turn means pretty bird. (I'm sure this info is all on here anyway but I found it interesting ) It says they're also called Undulating Grass Parakeets, shell parrots, warbling grass parakeets, canary parakeets and zebra parakeets by ornithologists. I think budgerigar sounds much better, thanks to our original Aussies!!

Ah I see, sounds like a successfull Aussie export then. Thanks for the info!

Ah is that why they do it. I always assumed our last budgie did it to clear out all the empty husks. At least that seemed to be the net result from him doing it...