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[Sheepish]

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Whats a blowie?
-S

[tawnyfrog]

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Ah Shepy - allow me to elucidate. The Blowie is a blowfly. a rather large and very loud fly. It is common throughout Oz but particularly in rural areas. It's claim to fame is that the female likes to lay her eggs on meat and within a relatively short period of time (approx 8 hrs) the eggs turn into maggots and start to chomp the meat. At an Oz bbq, someone is always on blowie patrol and food must be covered at all times.

Of particular interest to yourself may be the following: Blowies love to lay their eggs in the dags (small pellets of poo adhering to fleece) around a sheep's bottom. The little baby maggots then make their way onto the actual skin of the sheep and start eating into the flesh. This condition is known as 'fly strike" and the sheep are considered "fly blown". If untreated, the sheep will die because they are literally being eaten alive. Even if treated, that particular clip of fleece will be ruined.

Of further interest - "fly blown" and "maggoted" are further Aussies euphemisms for pissed as a newt, drunk as a skunk or the more genteel tired and emotional.

Glad to be of help.
(Guess that stuff doesn't happen to sheep in L.A.)

[KatieSmiles]

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:yuk:

[fickle]

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I feel that this AF bizo should be a permanent thing for me but can?t help feeling it should be like chocolate - reserved for very rare & special moments (See there - do I sow the seeds of my own failure?) We?ll for now tis permanent and joyous.. So in answer to Mr G, onwards to another 30 days.

Welcome Jaffa and thanks Tawns for that luverly picturesque description of the blowies & maggots (glad I wasnae eatin lunch) :H

[tawnyfrog]

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Don't know why Katie's chundering about a little old blowfly. I mean ... those Canadians have got BEARS! BIG bloody bears.

[ilovejafa]

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ahh the old blowies.
We also get the dreaded March flies up here in the north, they are biggish for a fly but they bite! Sometimes attracted to blue clothing, but when you smack them they play dead for a few minutes.
As kids we learnt this real quick, after they would re-bite you, so we would pull their wings off.
Ahhh nice warm aussie childhood memories ... thanks tawny!
:thanks:

[fickle]

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Hey Mr G, I am very excited for you and can hardly contain myself re the stack & the recording! Looking forwards to hear how you go.

Ah sweet childhood memories indeed? the dreaded horse fly - size of a small rodent - memories of traipsing through the bush at Mt Macedon with bracken switches at the ready to duel to the death with those buggers. Knock em out of the air and stomp em fast before they?d come right back atcha. Twas the only way. The very sound of them can still strike terror into me! Oh how traumatic :upset:

Now I am flabbergasted? Sunday television has reached an all time low. Now I will admit that playing computer games can be fun, but what could be more mind numbingly boring than watching other people play videogames on TV?????? Aaaaaaaargh!

[tawnyfrog]

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Aaah ... those were the days ....

AND ... remember the Bull ants, Inch ants and Meat ants???? Those mongrels will zap you again and again and again and actually chase you ... they hurt like hell ...

(Brought to you by the Australian Tourism Bureau)

[Guest]

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dont forget the 'midgee' a team player bite ya arse off

[tiptronic_ct]

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Mozzie season has started off with a vengeance over here. Luckily I don't live in an area troubled by Malaria.

It would be interesting to see if they're less interested in me now that I'm not a walking vodka dispenser...

[Guitarista]

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Evening Underoo's!
LMAO Tawny, at your blowie spiel. I wonder if our friend Sheepish is rethinking that ticket to Oz?!
Fick's, I had an absolute feast with the Marshall stack. This particular amp has a really sweet sound when combined with my axe de jour. Another 30 day's is a good idea, you know? There is no actual way that you can regret it, non? Non.
How are you going there Angel and Bridgeee?
Waves, how's your bac?

[fickle]

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Yes, how is the bac going Wavey?
Is there a bac thread? I've been really white knuckling tonight... had a couple of visitors I was NOT in the mood for.. made me feel grumpy as hell.

[Guitarista]

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That's no good Fick's. Will you be ok tonight? There are a couple of bac threads. I think Zen has the main one?

[Guest]

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Hi fickle sorry to hear you are have the horrible cravings I am taking the Baclofen ( probaly new that from my crook spelling) as is Wavey I have been on it for approx 2 months I have managed to get 3 and half weeks AF other days a couple of drinks and loose interest its been a god send for me I was a chronic every day drinker ...... but it takes the phsyical craving away not the mental habit Im engaging in meditation tapes to deal with that part of the addiction here are some links...... as G said Zen has been the best for info on Bac ... here is her thread and the ordering on line thread https://www.mywayout.org/community/f2...ion-34919.html
and https://www.mywayout.org/community/f2...ine-35483.html sorry for the way you are feeling at the moment but 30 days is awesome fickle just proves you can,,,, but maybe the bac may help continue the journey.... best wishes either way
Reggie

[Waving_not_drowning]

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Evening Mr G..

Just back from a surf trip at Wye River..

Shoulders killing me from paddling out, face burnt and have sand in my bed, as I had a Nanna nap the second I got home..

SO all is good in Wavey Land

How was your weekend?