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downesy

  1. Separated at birth? MasterChef Australia contestant Wade... and Thunderbirds villain The Hood pinterest.com/pin/1120271094…
  2. There's not much to laugh at in Dawn French spruiking for Coles. New from the QBrand QBlog: bit.ly/K1pHpS
  3. @Fuzzie_74 No such luck for me :) Thinking about a quick trip to Geelong to see the folks. That's about all
  4. @Fuzzie_74 Morning. Love the Monkey avatar
  5. Loving this brilliant and infectious new video Vitumbuwa ("fritters") from Zambian artists @2wo_1ne youtu.be/NGCE-ic8DbI #vitumbuwa
  6. I think we know who'll play Peter Slipper in the telemovie... pinterest.com/pin/1120271094… #auspol
  7. Talking models and body image, Kirstie Clements of Vogue used the word "discourse". As in "I'm going to throw up discourse and eat dessert."
  8. Being Lara Bimbo. Nothing to say about Fashion Week. What a waste of airtime. Shame on you, @theprojecttv
  9. @cyenne40 Shhh. I'm not really here! But g'day to you, too ;-)
  10. Uncanny resemblance: Gerry Harvey spruiking Nespresso on Facebook... and Gollum with his "precious" pinterest.com/pin/1120271094…
  11. Typically odd phrasing and vague proposition in a TVC from an Asian airline. Why not use an agency / writer from the t…lnkd.in/-jYGdh
  12. Those who know how to find me by other means, please do so. Otherwise, it's bye for now, Twitter
  13. Bowing out of Twitter for now, at least. It's been fun... or rather it was. Lost its mojo for me - less community, less engagement, less fun
  14. "Snake Tales" in the @HeraldSun. Not only unfunny, but also illiterate ("to easy"). Ping @heraldsuneye yfrog.com/gyhr1ibj
  15. @Cher: Adelaide should apologise to YOU for this insult: twitpic.com/9cq3c5. Barry Humphries described as "only entertainer" with key
  16. Confected outrage over @Cher is sheer hypocrisy. City of Adelaide had no record of giving her key to the city! twitpic.com/9cq3c5
  17. Oh please... there's really no excuse for typing "lightening" when you mean "lightning" #Melbweather #ignorant
  18. Barry Humphries said (in 2009) to be "the only entertainer" to have a key to Adelaide: twitpic.com/9cq3c5. A massive insult to Cher!
  19. Rupert Murdoch also has a "key" to Adelaide: twitpic.com/9cq3c5 Has anyone considered #Cher might be selling hers in protest?
  20. In 2009, Adelaide insulted Cher by forgetting it had ever given her the key to the city twitpic.com/9cq3c5. Utterly confected outrage