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MelaniePetrinec

@SquigglyRick I love this. My sister can't use chopsticks, either. And I fly into a rage putting doonas in doona covers. about 8 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to SquigglyRick
julieposetti Illawarra Mercury staff use their production skills to protest the offshoring of 70 Oz jobs to NZ #fairfaxstrike twitter.com/julieposetti/s… 5:14 AM May 30th via Twitter for iPad Retweeted by MelaniePetrinec and 61 others
RachBrownEurope London's Supreme Court rules #Assange should be extradited to Sweden. Seven-judge panel rules 5-2. Follow @abcnews, @ABCNews24 1:22 AM May 30th via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by MelaniePetrinec and 86 others
mumbrella Fairfax to outsource regional newspaper production to NZ j.mp/KpdsXi 3:47 AM May 29th via Tweet Button Retweeted by MelaniePetrinec and 23 others
@sueGCB Newman came up to the Cape last week for the ceremony and didn't acknowledge it was a Bligh Govt deal at all. It was awkward. 12:56 AM May 29th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to sueGCB
news_com_au Backpackers offered stripped back discounts: TOURISTS are being offered free van-hire if they turn up to the off... bit.ly/LzCnrp 10:41 PM May 28th via twitterfeed Retweeted by MelaniePetrinec and 2 others
Daytime TV conundrum: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, or Police Academy? #highbrow V #lowbrow 9:36 PM May 28th via Twitter for iPhone
This guy is dressed far too casually for someone who just made an entrance through the ceiling #SBSEurovision 5:08 AM May 27th via Twitter for iPhone
Is this the @GameOfThrones theme song? #SBSEurovision 5:04 AM May 27th via Twitter for iPhone
HelenRazer Like Julie Andrews, she has made a play-suit out of curtains. Albeit brothel curtains #sbseurovision 4:44 AM May 27th via web Retweeted by MelaniePetrinec and 5 others
SquigglyRick Is that two Prince Joffreys? #sbseurovision #gameofthrones #gameofmoans 4:34 AM May 27th via TweetDeck Retweeted by MelaniePetrinec and 7 others
THIS is what Eurovision is all about. Space costumes, big hair and star jumps #Ireland #SBSEurovision 4:34 AM May 27th via Twitter for iPhone
@matt_reynolds do it. It's an investment. I'm getting sewn into a mermaid dress as we speak. 4:19 AM May 27th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to matt_reynolds
@matt_reynolds I love some top notch cape work. Next time I'm in Brisbane, let's have a cape-tastic cape session 4:14 AM May 27th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to matt_reynolds
Is the joke on us, and is this guy Sacha Baron Cohen? #SBSEurovision 4:12 AM May 27th via Twitter for iPhone
I have Turkey in the sweep and I LOVE their chorie so can't WAIT #SBSEurovision 4:07 AM May 27th via Twitter for iPhone
HelenRazer If Bjork and super-mum Lisa Curry-Kenny were to mate, they would produce that Icelandic violinist #sbseurovision 3:19 AM May 27th via web Retweeted by MelaniePetrinec and 4 others
@matt_reynolds I think they're the peeps that live beyond the wall #SBSEurovision 3:20 AM May 27th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to matt_reynolds
I think one babooshka almost did a hip #SBSEurovision 3:16 AM May 27th via Twitter for iPhone
I love the way this is going #Russia #SBSEurovision 3:13 AM May 27th via Twitter for iPhone

Name Melanie Petrinec
Location Cairns
Bio Far North Queensland journalist. Interests include punning and lurking in the back of courtrooms. Opinions are my own and not my employer's.