On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 07:05:25 +0000, Gregory Shearman wrote:
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>>> Over 90% of Australians live in cities so I doubt Terry Porter lives
>>> in the Outback.
>>
>> Nah, it's the Northern Rivers, NSW for me.
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> Nice... get my coffee from the volcanic soils at the back of Byron Bay.
A good place for coffee!
Caddies Coffee by any chance ?
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> Northern rivers is a long day's drive from my place here in Newcastle.
Same here, from my place to Newcastle.
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>>> I also don't live in the Outback. You have to use satellite to get
>>> internet access out there. You *might* be able to get by with packet
>>> radio if you had a neighbour within a 100 kilometers or so.
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>> Most Americans have no clue about Australia. mucus_curious needs to
>> watch "Quigly Down Under" ;-)
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> Huh? Haven't heard of that one. It looks like a pretty bad one.
It's an entertaining film, if you Like Tom Selleck and Alan Rickman.
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If we wish to reduce our ignorance, there are people we will
indeed listen to. Trolls are not among those people, as trolls, more or
less by definition, *promote* ignorance.
Kelsey Bjarnason, C.O.L.A. 2008
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