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Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · 5d

If anyone sees a bunch of chives that was left on the 167 bus, those are mine thanks x

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Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · 10d

This is the most cursed possible South Australian sentence

Mr Mamalis's new position with Turning Point Australia is only a volunteer role, Mr Jammal said, and the Adelaide Set would continue to operate.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-06/turning-point-australia-sa-move/105857144

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merritt @merrittk.com · Oct 14

Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears of joy, realizes how much happiness he brings into the dark and uncertain world. "I am Pagliacci. Thank you doctor."

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Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · 15d

Ruined my morning by reading the Ozbargain vaccine discourse thread

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Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · 16d

I think usually this is because I admire their adaptability and resilience, but they shouldn't need that, they're birds

Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · 16d

Normally the chirping of the sparrows that live in the underground Coles in Rundle Mall seems cheerful, but today I just feel revulsion at the world we've built, they should be outside

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Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · 21d

More dawdling, more flim-flamming and shilly-shallying, more joie de vivre

The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 22d

The public dawdling problem in our country is out of control. We need a national "Keep it moving" initiative

Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · 23d

Outlook on my work computer has updated so that the top menu item when you right click an attachment is now 'Summarise with Copilot' instead of 'Preview', a function I use dozens of times a day, but the good news is at least clicking the 'Summarise with Copilot' button doesn't actually do anything

Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · Sep 13

Someone has put up paper flyers in the car park of my local Woolworths advertising their Onlyfans

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Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · Sep 13

In 2019 when every newsagent and convenience store in the Sydney airport Tiger terminal had a shelf of the collected speeches of Xi Jinping

Richard 塚正ー緑 @rhtebooks.bsky.social · Sep 12

People know about the billboards for fighter jets outside Canberra Airport, but there's also ones for streaming services noting local artists, presumably to forestall calls for local content quotas by backbenchers. For all the concern about lobbyist access, they resort to some very crude measures

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · Sep 12

a very funny consequence of living in DC is I get ads from the Mexican government (?) talking about how much they want to cooperate with the US on fighting drug cartels (??) in Spanish (???) presumably this has to be targeting like 5 Spanish-speaking staffers in the Trump admin lol

Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · Sep 10

Wishing everyone a 'you can claim 1 CPD point in the Bullying, Discrimination, and Harassment category for R U OK Day activities'

Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · Sep 7

I admire the confidence to try!

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Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · Sep 7

I bought a packet of mints before getting the bus to work the other day and she said I could add on a potted orchid, an energy shot, and a Cherry Ripe for just $20.

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Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · Sep 7

There's one person at the servo across the road who always tries the most cooked up sells
Last week I went in to buy petrol and she asked if I wanted two pies with that. When I declined she goes 'oh, just one pie then?'. When I said no to that too she said 'we also have sausage rolls'.

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Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · Sep 5

Especially beans on toast, it's a protein, a carb, and a sauce, that's a normal way to combine foods

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Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · Sep 5

Why are Americans so weird about baked beans?

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Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · Aug 11

The divorce rate is the lowest it has ever been since the introduction of no-fault divorce

Maia @maiamindel.bsky.social · Aug 11

I like these overly specific memes that are obviously complaining about like a specific person. You know why the birth rate is down to record lows? 25 years ago we weren't saying we were too busy with ping pong tournaments to go on a date

DJ Boozy Brunch @griph.bsky.social · Aug 11

I feel like there’s two “25 years ago”s and one of them is the year 2000 where we had like computers and the internet and email and shit and the other one “25 years ago” is a mixture of 1978 and somewhere around 1800

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Cam McTernan @cammcternan.bsky.social · Jul 9

Stop the presses. New shrew has dropped.
insideecology.com/2025/07/03/o...

Once-in-a-lifetime finding of incredibly rare ‘humbug’ pygmy shrew photographed in Cornwall - Inside Ecology

An extremely rare pygmy shrew with an albino mutation was found by Anita McMillan near St Austell, Cornwall, while out for a walk. “I went for a walk with my zoom lens, hoping to capture some good p...

insideecology.com

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Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · Jul 7

Keen for New Yorkers to now show a commensurate level of interest in the City of Adelaide Central Ward by-election (:

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Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · Jul 2

Did You Know There's A Shisha Bar Next To Emo Park?

Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · May 23

Has anyone looked into why so much of the AI fake recipe slop on Facebook includes rhubarb as an ingredient?

Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · Apr 26

How do people find a good GP? Like how do you even go about working out who will be good?

Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · Apr 21

I made the NYT tomato and ginger chicken congee and it's really good but also confusing because it feels like it almost, but not quite, could be from every cuisine

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Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · Apr 15

Concerned about what Cate Blanchett's retirement means for the Tár sequel

Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · Mar 29

My husband's name in my phone contacts is Sandra Mollusc, for reason I still do not recall

Pastel Twink @twinkbahn.bsky.social · May 25

My fiancé's name in my phone contacts is Sandra Mollusc, for reasons I no longer recall

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