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Tag Archives: cane toad
‘You’ve Put Me In A Very Awkward Position’
There are certain phrases I keep hearing throughout my life, such as “You’re not welcome here.” And then I appeal for help and I hear, “You’ve put me in a very awkward position.” The themes of my life — provocation, … Continue reading
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Tagged cane toad, cricket bat, gavin brown, little joey, manly art, poofters
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I’m Getting Skewered!
From my live cam: guest9: Typical of my ponce of a lad! Whinging about his financial state but dilly-dallying about the computuer like the fair-dinkum drongo he is! guest10: Desmond, calm down! It’s no good for your health raging at … Continue reading
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Tagged anzac biscuits, begging on the internet, cane toad, cocoa krispies, empty skull, fair dinkum, weet bix
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Driving Through Big Sur
From my Sunday road trip: D. emails: Don’t talk about your dad, mate! Listen up and listen good, Sunny Jim. You may think you’ve analyzed your dear old dad, but I’m here to tell you that, like everything else in … Continue reading
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Tagged cane toad, cricket bat, dear old dad, garden trowel, stepmum, termite mound
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You Are A Fair-Dinkum Disgrace!
Pops emails: Dear son: It breaks my heart to realize how badly I failed in trying to raise you to be an honest, forthright and righteous human being. Your behavior and reaction to your latest removal from a shul just … Continue reading
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Tagged brother paul, cane toad, decent manner, fair dinkum, shul, veiled threats
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I’m Live With Rev. Des
From my live cam chat: RevDesmondFord: sinkers or floaters today, boy? YourMoralLeader: Hi dad, all sinkers RevDesmondFord: as i suspected. your brother Paul Ford came up floaters every time, he did. RevDesmondFord: look at my miserable layabout of a son. … Continue reading
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Tagged bob dylan, brother paul, bubble puppy, cane toad, coward, full throttle, george harrison, hi dad, iron butterfly, layabout, live cam chat, manliness, olivia newton john, paul ford, puppy album, quot, reality show, sinkers, stealing food, sunny jim, waym
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