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Tag Archives: fair dinkum
My New Look! Clean-Shaven For First Time Since 2008
I shaved this morning for the first time since January 2008! All for a bribe from family to finish my Alexander Technique schooling! Gavin Brown emails: “Pretty much like the old one, mate: A whingeing adult man sponging off his … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged adult man, Alexander Technique, fair dinkum, gavin brown, huge market, pansies
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45 Reasons I’ve Yet To Marry At Age 45
This is going to be my most painful blog post ever. I believe that the primary reason I’m not married is because of flaws in my character. * My lack of regard for others. I’m so intent on doing my … Continue reading
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Tagged bloody river, chronic depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, doing my own thing, emotional maturity, fair dinkum, gavin brown, orthodox judaism, son andy
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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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Will My Beard Hurt My Job Prospects?
Most of the people close to me hate my beard. They say it will hurt my job prospects. That people don’t like beards. I know there are jobs that require a person to be clean-shaven, but I am not so … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Personal
Tagged ethics of judaism, fair dinkum, jewish practices, normative judaism, orthodox judaism, rusty razor, traditional judaism, transcendent values, tzitzit, Yarmulke
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Have You Noticed My Change In Tone?
From my live cam: Josh: wow luke, the beard has gotten really long. i haven’t been on your webcam in maybe 6 months. you look like you lost weight too Josh: so i hear you’re officially a member of the … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Personal
Tagged alex tech, chabadnik, elders of zion, fair dinkum, goyim, member of the tribe, protocols of the elders, protocols of the elders of zion, yid
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‘But I Wear A Yarmulke…’
D. emails: You whingeing little ponce! You write, "I wear a yarmulke and tzitzit and a beard and people still ask me if I’m Jewish." You’re NOT Jewish. A self-administered conversion doesn’t count. Rabbi Union was right. You’re a deceitful … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Technique, dear old dad, fair dinkum, sunny jim, tzitzit, Yarmulke
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Holly Randall Has Married
hollyrandall: Hey, I think you’re still not speaking to me, but thought you might want to know i got married to a nice English guy who has nothing to do with the porn industry Chaim Amalek emails: Congratulations to her … Continue reading
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Tagged brother paul, fair dinkum, Holly Randall, little joey, porn industry, sunny jim, termite mound
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Racist Foupes
D. emails: "Foupe?" Is that anything like "faux pas?" You obviously learned nothing from when I punished your youthful sweet tooth by having you copy page after page out of the dictionary. I should have suck with my initial plan … Continue reading
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Tagged cricket bat, fair dinkum, gob, initial plan, quot, sweet tooth
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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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