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thorpie88 t1_jd7ctek wrote
Reply to comment by Jac1596 in Japan defeats USA 3-2 in WBC Final. by AJMax104
I'm one of two Aussies I know that like baseball and I had coworkers ask me how the tournament was going for us. Just a shame our coverage was only for the Aussie games and nothing more
thorpie88 t1_jb3mq1v wrote
While most people think of country music as mainly for American white people here in Australia it is mostly made for and played by our rural indigenous population.
Also it surprisingly has a bunch of crossover with the Aussie Hip Hop scene which itself is also super underrated.
thorpie88 t1_jaehav3 wrote
Reply to comment by nixiebunny in This new Stanley tape measures is missing a few marks between 24 and 25... by Jay_Ray
Probably just check one out of a bunch. Might be once an hour or once you process X amount of tapes
thorpie88 t1_ja4stwt wrote
Reply to comment by Different_Insect_611 in Which artist would get a reaction like this today? by Different_Insect_611
More just that it still happens. Dudes Jimmy Barnes levels of popular but also yeah it's not unique
thorpie88 t1_ja4q7zp wrote
Justin Bieber and Harry styles fucked up shit by eating food here in Australia.
thorpie88 t1_j9t2jzn wrote
Parkway Drive stopping a song to see a kid stage dive off the third floor balcony.
Same venue I got to see Limp Bizkit on Halloween where they all dressed as Gun N Roses. Guitar tech spent most the night replacing the smoke in Wes' mouth
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Reply to LPT: If your car is ever stuck in the snow, use floormats or towels and blankets under the moving tires for traction. by chickanpoo
This also works when bogged in sand dunes
thorpie88 t1_j6m5s2a wrote
Reply to TIL your computer keyboard is 20,589 times dirtier than a toilet seat. The average office keyboard has 3,543,000 colony-forming units (CFU) of bacteria per square inch while your average toilet seat only has 172 CFU per square inch by SappyGilmore
There's only seven keys we need to use on the keyboard and they are far cleaner than the rest because of it. It's annoying when someone wipes the sawdust off as I can remember the inputs at first
thorpie88 t1_j6lz3gx wrote
Reply to comment by LordSoren in the first thing that makes me not want to play a mobile game. by peko_
I refuse to use in-game shops in general. No chance I'm wasting cash on swords in Skyrim. Always use just what I find in loot
thorpie88 t1_j6hjeo8 wrote
Reply to comment by InvincibleJellyfish in Denmark wins third consecutive world championsship in handball by Kanstrup-
All that just screams Aussie rules and is partially why the game got a boost during covid
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Reply to comment by OldGodsAndNew in Cricket Australia pull out of Afghanistan ODI series over Taliban restrictions on Women's freedoms. by LexiFloof
A lot of the Afghan players play in the Indian premier league. Those guys probably don't even live in Afghanistan to begin with so no need to disappear
thorpie88 t1_j2r2efq wrote
Reply to comment by El_Mec in Brazilians to bid final farewell to Pelé with 24-hour wake and coffin procession by ladyem8
Other guy I'd say is Inoki. He basically formed the basis for MMA with him fighting Ali and then used Wrestling to free a bunch of prisoners in Iraq at the height of the Gulf war
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Reply to TIL in the 1970s, artist Andy Warhol thought that his artwork wouldn’t go up in value after his death. In May of 2022, Warhol’s portrait of Marilyn Monroe sold for $195 Million - making it the most expensive American artwork ever sold at auction. by waitingforthesun92
TIL Warhol was American. Always thought of him as a Pom
thorpie88 t1_iyfa5wz wrote
Reply to comment by TooSmalley in BBC to produce ‘lighter’ content to attract Britons from poorer backgrounds by do_or_pie
BBC itself just makes me think of comedies already. The Young Ones, Faulty Towers, Red Dwarf, Blackadder, Mighty Boosh and probably way more I'm forgetting.
Even Jonathan Creek was a light hearted murder mystery show about a magician that solved crimes.
They have a good track record with this stuff so it's good to go back to their roots but it's such a weird way to describe their plan
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Reply to LPT: You know those people in the news that make you cringe? The people that shouldn't have the platform they do? Stop talking about them. Stop clicking on them. Swipe past them. by 4ninawells
How do I stop Basil Zempilas when he became my cities Major?
thorpie88 t1_iybyulu wrote
Reply to comment by pvfjr in Local Burger King has fake "raw plywood edges" on their tables by pvfjr
120aud a metre for some of the LVLs my company makes
thorpie88 t1_ixycwzo wrote
Reply to What music helps you relax the most? by Less-Pain-1212
This is a genuine answer but mine would be Meshuggah. There's a lot of chaos in their music but it has a clear grooveness that I find super calming.
Other stuff I think is pretty chill is Com Truise
thorpie88 t1_ixxbpkm wrote
Reply to comment by ksquires1988 in Don't disagree by Slvmoon
I think Australia day does that better. Celebrates the day the first fleet landed
thorpie88 t1_ix2fv7o wrote
Reply to comment by Carnegiejy in TIL: raccoons are native to North America, having been introduced elsewhere only in the 20th century. by acequark
Australia has Rottnest island because the Dutch thought the Quokkas were rats
thorpie88 t1_ivw9fsj wrote
Reply to comment by fourpuns in Bouncy pavement charges mobiles phones in Telford by senormoll
It's not meant to be a single attraction to do that. It's meant to be a project to get people thinking about climate issues along with the wind turbines powering street lights.
It's giving the town national and international exposure and it may give people an added reason to visit the place because of it. No real difference to a town getting some exposure for a new art installation
thorpie88 t1_ivw4ohx wrote
Reply to comment by fourpuns in Bouncy pavement charges mobiles phones in Telford by senormoll
Which makes sense when you realise Telford is a new town in a part of the UK that is extremely old on average. While it did retain some important attractions like Ironbridge Gorge the town is a product of the 60's so it needs modern attractions like this for tourism.
thorpie88 t1_iuirijj wrote
Reply to Any clean rap? by gutlessyogi
L fresh the Lion. Mostly speaks about spirituality and living as a Sikh in Australia
thorpie88 t1_itwne7x wrote
Reply to comment by SantiagoRamon in Ireland defeat England in rain-shortened match at the T20 World Cup by jachiche
Baseball has heaps of acronyms as well. When I was first watching it I was so confused by commentators talking about whips
thorpie88 t1_itgdapo wrote
Reply to comment by spacerunner0 in My Aussie dad relaxing with a Fosters in Singapore (1992). by kangadog
Not really. There was one old school sports bar in Perth that had foster you could get as takeaway and that's the only time I've ever seen it bought or sold in the 18 years I've been here.
Each state has its regional brews and now craft beer has exploded and we have hundreds of better choices than fosters
thorpie88 t1_je3q2vp wrote
Reply to comment by Dark_sign82 in Who Likes Nick Cave? by MC-Onslow
He wrote that movie too