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10. Squeeze out blackheads. Um... 10 Things to use 100s n 1000s (sprinkles/jimmies)

6. To do overnight ringlet curls

10. End your marriage without a divorce. (Only works if the other half uses the bath) Bobby pins

So there's this Japanese tradition of glue broken pieces of a cup back together with gold so gold shows through at the cracks...the beauty of an imperfection. You mob are my gold.

Congrats Boo... Wot a ripper quit. Not much to say that hasn't been said but... Thank you, thank you, thank you... for your support, For your guidance and so many freakin laughs. For graciously (& unknowingly) accepting the role as my quit brother... I mean thinking of ways to shit stir you (poke the bear) got me through many a crave...don't think I've ever confessed that before... I mean pointing me to stick of the day I'm sure you weren't expecting to see welding sticks or the total lunacy it devolved into...so for anyone wonder @Boo is 100% responsible for the genius of stick of the day. Seriously though, I'm sorry if any of the shit I pulled hurt or upset you... stirring the shit outta someonelse is a pretty immature way to cope with your own crap but please know you dragged my arse through some really dark places, and down under havin a sledge or hangin shit is how we treat our mates. Just wanted you to realise just how much of a difference you did make and still do to people all over the world. Those tin lids of yours really lucked out in the dad department. Oright, enough of that crap.... great job mate, ripper quit for a bonza bloke.

See queens untuck in daylight bogan

7. Dry papermache layers on the pinata you are making.

Oh I want cake. Pineapple Pineapple...bloody ear worm..I wonder where Barry is... How have the Britskis taken the news that Neighbours is no more....wait where will Australua get our mediocre pop stars from now? Oh time to cook dinner.

Not sure if you mob up north have a product called Nil Odour ... it's like the Chuck Norris version of fabreeze. A few drops in your cat and smells gone. Really just popped in to say good luck at tge dentist tomorrow. Oh, and we have had members here who have just decided to quit and they were done, then we have had others who have fallen off the train more times than I have fingers and toes, some who have dragged themselves to the 1 year line with much angst, the point is every quot is different no two journeys are the same but the destination doesn't change so just keep swimming.

Congrats mate. That is an achievement and a win. See the thing with a successful quit is we need to celebrate the wins. They may be small, the may be big but celebrate them, reach over and pat yaself on the back. Fun fact, 4 or 5 months into my quit I had a melt down panic attack because I was scared to use my sewing machine because it was so linked to smoking for me...sew a seem, have a durry....rejoice in your achievement it's a big step, come Wednesday's dentist trip you already know you can do this, cos guess what, you just did.

BOWLIN' WARNIE.

Yep for the cricket savvy the is Boonie in drag at the pub... oh this is here for the beer ad after a bit of cricket... during this match, everytime a player hit a 6 (over the fence on the full) a celebrity would be dunked in the water tank.

Mourning Warnie..

Another RIP post... Shane Warne, King if the cashed up bogans, cricketing legend passed suddenly last night. 52 people. So for those not from a cricketing nation, Warne is the greatest leg spin bowler (like a pitcher) of all time, anywhere in the world. He bowled the ball of the century. He was a total bogan and a larrikin...wore #23 for my beloved Saints (Aussie footy) before switching to cricket. He was a bit dodgy off the field, there was a gambling problem, a drug issue when his mum gave him some diet pills and sex scandles. Not only did Australia's greatest song writer pen a tune about him...so to did Kevin bloody Wilson but he even had a musical written about him. He had a failed attempt as a NRT spokesperson , but he was our Warnie and his loss will be mourned by all Aussies and cricket fans around the world.

Oright you mob, time for a public service announcement from the great land down under..... You've quit before and failed? You are not alone, many others have too, it does not mean you can't quit. STEP 1...ask yourself "wot did I learn" and "why did I fail". STEP 2... don't beat yourself up, don't dwell on the negative, put your focus on now and this quit and move on. STEP 3... Quit again. STEP 4... Never give up, because you are worth it.

Oi, be kinder to yourself there mate. Statistics show it takes most people more than one crack to get their successful quit. So lets just look at your previous quits and take the positives.... Wot did ya learn?...then apply that...DON'T waste time or energy beating yourself up over failing, you lost your quit, it happened, can't turn back time and change it so just look forward, only worry about this quit, your sticky one, and let it grow. Instead of "I could have been 4 months" rest your energy and focus to "I'm 1 day, hour, week, etc, etc, ad nauseum." Biggest tip I got when I first quit was just quit for 1 day, then repeat it. 6 months in my target was still to just quit for 1 day, I mean by then I knew I could do 1 day without a smoke cos I'd done a whole heap already. When I'd get a niggle, NOPE not smoking today. Dwelling on the past makes it more likely to repeat it...for the next few quit months live in the now, hour to hour, day to day goals.

And it's a NOPE from me

@Cbdave glad to see your message. Hope you have power and not too much damage. Stay safe and Viva la Mud Army and all those who saw a way they could help and did. Lismore was terrifying, so quick too. You are right, no point blaming the government, just gotta roll up our sleeves and get it done.

Nope .... waiting on today's, hoping Cbdave has dry feet and power where he is.

I used gum to get me through the first few months...after the first few weeks every second gum I'd just have a normal one instead...

Watching a tribute to John Landy, former State Governor, 2nd Person to break the 4 minute mile, world record holder, Olympic Gold Medalists and the star of the greatest Aussie sport moment ever. Passed yesterday at 91. VALE. This bloke was one of geros growing up. We were always told about him regardless, of the sport I competed in, when we're were being taught sportsmanship. @Cbdave keepin all you mob north of the boarder, and the cockroaches, in my thoughts and hoping the rain eases soon.

Meanwhile, from the future, it's Satdee 26 Feb, so in honour of @Boo's furbasy's namesakes birthday ..... yeah, yeah I know I said only Aussies this year, but it's a song about an Aussie...so there.

Lost an Aussie Music Legend today... probably better known for his manager skills than his prowess on the bass (although he was voted Aussie bass player of the year in 71) .... RIP Glenn Weatley... And no tribute would be complete without thanking him for mortgaging his house so his mate and client John Farnham could record the album that gave us the greatest Aussie song ever ...

Meanwhile, Down under ..... Happy Straya Day! Just to clarify, in the words of my Yorta Yorta mate Jase who's barbie I'm off to today.... we aren't frickin celebrating an invasion or the arrival of the brits but celebrating our bitsa society where we've mixed the best of everything for the awesomeness that we all are together. So about 15 of us are off to see a mate from Malaysia and his family take their citizenship and then we'll be off to the bbq for an international feast, some back yard cricket and possibly avround of goon of fortune. @Cbdave not sure if you've heard this 1 but today's the day for it...