MelissaA

Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA


Joined August 30th 2006

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I'm an Aussie born-and-bred, full of useless information and inane thoughts, currently living in the land of pork pies and sweeping rains. Looking for true madness? Look no further!

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A FOREST OF UNUSUAL CHRISTMAS TREES!!!

December 15th 2011 02:30
Beer Bottle Christmas Tree LINK
beer bottle Christmas Tree


Sushi Christmas Tree LINK
unusual Sushi Christmas tree


Pacman Christmas Tree
pacman Christmas tree


Gleeson Library Book Christmas Tree - San Francisco
Book Christmas tree library


The Sharp Corporation's LCD TV Christmas Tree
LCD TV Christmas Tree


Recycled Plastic Bottle Tree

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Christmas Trees of Awe & More!!!

December 13th 2011 10:15
According to the Guiness Book of World Records, the tallest living Christmas tree is located at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA, comprising of a162-foot tall Christmas fir tree, decorated with over 30,000 lights and two miles of extension cords.

Christmas tree
The world record for the tallest artificial Christmas tree comes in at
295 feet (90 m) tall, on Reforma Avenue in Mexico City, Mexico.


The most expensive Christmas tree was made by the Ginza Tanaka jewellery shop in Shinsaibashi, Osaka, Japan. 24 carat gold with over 240 gems, it weighs more than 21 kilograms and was valued at 1.68 million U.S. dollars / 150million Yen.

The most expensive Christmas Tree bauble, made by Hallmark Jewelers consists of 18 carat white gold with 1,578 diamonds encrusted on the surface as well as 2 rings of 188 rubies. The gems alone took over 130 hours of handwork to set.
Valued at $130,000 (£82,000) it is kept in a steel-framed case surrounded by 6mm thick laminated glass and contains an internal alarm in the event that the glass is ever broken.


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FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS MOVIES

November 23rd 2011 10:40
There are plenty of Christmas movies around, but which are considered the best? Of course it depends on how you want to break it down - kids, adults or both, but generally speaking the following would have to be on the list somewhere:-

* Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer - the old Burl Ives narrated, claymation one!

* Elf

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* Santa Claus is Comin' to Town - Also an old claymation one.

* Miracle On 34th St.

* A Christmas Carol

* The Santa Claus

* Home Alone

* The Polar Express

* The Grinch


What would you add to the list???
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MEDIAEVAL MEDICINE

November 2nd 2011 23:07
apple bite
Forget "an apple a day keeps the Doctor away", they had much stranger ideas about medicinal cures in merry old England, here are a few quite basic, but still strange ones.

Curing Earache:-

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ON TURNING 40 - Or Any Large Number....

September 30th 2011 00:33
40 image free interstate sign
* Oh no, say it isn't so. Not the big 4-0!

* I'm not 40, I'm 18 with 22 years experience!
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Government Organisation

Microsoft Works

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Is YOUR Website GOOD OR EVIL???!!!

August 12th 2011 04:00
Yes, there is a way to mathematically calculate the soul of your website!

Gematria was developed by Mr. Ivan Panin to determine how good or evil a web site or a text passage is by searching for different patterns through the text.

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The DANGERS of DRINKING!

August 9th 2011 01:33
johnny walker 4.5 litre scotch bottle


Vodka and ice will ruin your kidneys.

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SNEAKY SEAT SAVERS!!!

July 30th 2011 01:00
Ever been out to a movie, party or other event and wondered what the best way is to save your seat should you need to go to the bathroom etc. part of the way through?
Look no further, the solution might be more simple than first imagined....

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The real reason late for work cat

I wasn't late. I just failed to be on time.


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Recent Comments

Comment by MelissaA
on FUNNY To STUPID EXCUSES For Being LATE TO WORK!

August 9th 2011 01:37
LOL, love it!

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Comment by MelissaA
on OOPS - I thought they were cars! funny pictures

February 8th 2011 04:59
You too katyzzz, I don't think there's that many of us originals left now are there.
I'm still hanging in there, fractured ribs and all.

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Comment by MelissaA
on Choosing a Suitable Telescope

February 8th 2011 04:58
Great! Thanks for that.

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Comment by MelissaA
on Another interesting link

February 8th 2011 00:47
LOL, "Remember to take the hooks outta yer pocket before ya sit down!"

I've got another one for you, thanks to a recent experience - make sure your bait is still on the line when it hits the water. Last week I caught a fish with no bait and no line while standing in the middle of a pier holding a book. Nearby fisherman had no idea he'd flung his 5 inch bait fish off his line casting off until I pointed it out to him -he was still happily fishing... with no bait.

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Comment by MelissaA
on Choosing a Suitable Telescope

February 7th 2011 23:41
My problem is that my very studious 11 year old wants a telescope, so I obviously don't want to be looking at anything expensive, especially as her younger sister is likely to get a hold of it.

However, as she is so far in the top 1% of the state for science, I try to encourage her as much as I can. Any suggestions on which direction I should take on this would be greatly appreciated....

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Comment by MelissaA
on OOPS - I thought they were cars! funny pictures

February 7th 2011 23:31
I saw mosaic tiles when I first looked at it.

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Comment by MelissaA
on Horror Foods - the Candwich

August 2nd 2010 00:46
Gotta say, while both are pretty awful ideas, going by the photos, I'd take the sandwich over the chicken any day - that shot just makes my stomach churn!

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Comment by MelissaA
on SAW VII - THE TORTURE FINALLY ENDS!

August 2nd 2010 00:41
Just have to say, I absolutely love that first poster with the eyeball - fantastic!

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What I always find ridiculous, and it's probably done on purpose too for the same reasons, is that if you do find a supermarket with a lolly free checkout, it's usually not even open and in use, thereby forcing you to pick the checkout with all the 'goodies' on display... Just so they can say that they DO have lolly free checkouts!

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Comment by MelissaA
on Happy 3rd Birthday MNG!

August 2nd 2010 00:30
Lol, has it been 3 years for you already??? Wow, *insert appropriate cliche here*, Happy Birthday and all that jazz, and don't worry about taking a break, considering how erratic I am these day, and yet I'm still around somewhere, somehow, lost in the ether on occasion.
Go forth young man and enjoy life, just fill us in on the juicy details as they happen.

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