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WBB Feb 7th 2004 2:24 pm

any chance of you popping up to the brissy meet PP?

:D ;)

podgypossum Feb 7th 2004 2:28 pm

I would dearly love to Billy but

a) i am too sick to go out anywhere in Adelaide right now, let alone Brissie!!

b) my daughter arrives from London for a holiday on the 23rd for 6 weeks

but i wish i had a ringside seat!!... maybe there'll be another one ;)

Goodpubmisser Feb 7th 2004 3:27 pm

Psychology is the study of those who don’t need to be studied by those who do.

Nothing personal but I found that the reason why most people studied psychology at university was that they had a personal interest, i.e. they had so many problems and insecurities of their own that they had to study other people’s in the hope of finding a solution.

I remember I got off with a Vet in Australia and ended up living with her. She invited one of her friends over who was a Psychologist from Adelaide.

Within 15 mins of me talking to him he was telling me a story about how he almost got raped by his Phys Ed teacher at school.

I said to him “Listen mate, this is always going to be on your mind, counseling is bullshit. Do yourself a favour; get his address, go round and kick the living…. out of him. It will make you feel a lot better�. He of course did not do this as he preferred to wallow in self pity.

podgypossum Feb 7th 2004 3:41 pm

LOL..you are right to a certain degree... my husband has been "in hte trade" for 20yrs, and he has always said some of the most screwed up people he has known are psychiatrists, psychologists and many of his fellow nurses, which is a bit of a worry when you consider that he has specialized in forensic psychiatry for many years!! :scared: :scared:

Pollyana Feb 7th 2004 4:18 pm

There will be another meet, PP, maybe you will make it up to one of them - I'd love to meet you.
Meanwhile this one could be entertaining if both Ceri and WBB get there.........:D

podgypossum Feb 7th 2004 8:32 pm

Thanx Polly

I'm not in the mood for showdowns, so i reckon its good i cant go. But i am sure we will get a full report...i intend to visit all cities in Oz eventually, so i am sure we'll meet up.

Lany Feb 11th 2004 12:11 am

Re: List of Pros and Cons
 

Originally posted by Lany
pros

parks
beaches
weather (although in melbourne that can be very changeable!)
variety of restaurants
lots of different cultures
cost of petrol

cons

banks
supermarkets are pretty crap compared to sainsburys tescos etc
interest rates on visa cards
cost of toiletries
cost of makeup
cost of books
maniac drivers and too much road rage
just thought of two more pros....slurrpees and tang....yum!

and some more cons....the melbourne immigration dept who are still being completely useless and incompetent regarding my residency visa, tampons and plastic money!


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