Most forums have a 'What made you smile today' thread, somewhere.

OzPol appears not to.

Well, trendsetters, it has now...

Seen a cyclist get run over by a semi? A dog bitten by a human?

A jockey ride an honest race (TM)?  Did you win $25000 on a 'scratchie'?

Then lose it all on the ponies? Bought a new car/motorcycle? Scored a new
girlfriend/boyfriend and or gotten rid of one?

Whatever... post it up!

There are only TWO THREE rules...

1/ NO political stuff (well, this IS the 'off-topic' board, save that for Pols Suck or General).

2/ No second-hand or anecdotal stories, it MUST have happened to YOU.

and...

3/ PLEASE don't troll...

Ok...

What Got a Smile out of You, Today???

I smiled when I finally finished trimming hedges after 3 hrs ..... for the full 3 hours up that point I was swearing. 

John Smith wrote on Nov 20^th, 2013 at 7:21pm:



I can relate to that, John.

Best part is when you have finished, and are sitting with a cold beer admiring your work... 

Kat wrote on Nov 20^th, 2013 at 10:51pm:


Me too - I don't even have one of those toll thingies that you put on the windscreen....

Me and my crying 8 yo nephew, who just flew back to Mexico tonight, remembering all those good times we had playing chess to iron maidens TWILIGHT ZONE

Frances wrote on Nov 20^th, 2013 at 11:20pm:


those toll thingies in Sydney are a scam ... I never could understand why it needed to have a minimum balance of $80. There was no way I would think of getting one. I would have been lucky to use it twice a year maybe $6 each time. I much prefer the Brisbane system ... my minimum balance is $10, and I can even use it if I drive to Sydney.

My hair cut and colour. That was fun.
Packing for Auckland. 
And an unexpected email from an old mate...

All gave me smiles.

Cofgod wrote on Nov 21^st, 2013 at 10:29pm:


English Cricket Team

all OUT for 136...

I like Emma's story.
We have a little welsh mountain pony who's in his thirties. Every morning when I come out the back door he gives me a sort of chortle coz he knows I'm coming to give him just a little treat of chaff . . .and I smile.

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2013 at 10:43am:


things haven't gone well for you Hicks

http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1385157426/0#2

I'm at a loss as to why the English refer to Australians as convicts. As the reason that convicts were sent to Australia from England, shouldn't England be seen as the land of convicts, and not Australia?

Aussie wrote on Nov 24^th, 2013 at 4:50pm:



Yeah! sure beats "The X Factor"

True Blue... wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2013 at 5:27pm:

Suck suck 

Went fossicking with friends, for the first time.

Did a little panning, and tried my metal detector out.

Only found a golf-ball (about 30km from the nearest golf course) and a 3' black snake.

Still, it was fun, and something different...

Cofgod wrote on Nov 21^st, 2013 at 10:29pm:

Jebus,... good is good!

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Here in Sydney we know the feeling!

How many days now has it been saturating the 6 O'Clock news?

I think they should bury poor old Nelson in a cave somewhere, and roll a large boulder across the entrance.

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OH NO!! MORE saturation news for the next month or so!

Bobby. wrote on Dec 10^th, 2013 at 9:30am:


He didn't need to. People have been flocking to view His body where it is lying in State. People are throwing away their crutches ... and the blind can see ...

Bobby. wrote on Dec 10^th, 2013 at 9:30am:


It's all about timing. He'll know when it's time to make a Grand Entrance.

Perhaps He'll descend from Above in a cloud of glowing light into the middle of the stadium at the World Soccer Cup Final ... ?

the guy at IT i was talking to, told me an elderly colleague of mine rang the IT department as his mouse wouldnt work. turns out this noob was using the mouse by holding it on the monitor screen and clicking

My new shoes - although if I don't take them off in the next hour or so, I'll probably stop smiling.

They're two toned in cream and mid-tan.  They're made from ordinary leather, but it's finished so that it looks like crocodile skin.

(Scene: Parliament House. Two Holden marketing executives are in Joe Hockey’s office)
Executive #1: Thanks for meeting us, Mr Treasurer.
Joe Hockey: No problem. But I warn you, it won’t be a long meeting. There will be no subsidy increase.
Executive #2: Oh, but you haven’t seen our latest model, Mr Treasurer. It’s a game-changer!
Executive #1: A guaranteed winner! A mega-seller!
(The men present a large colour photograph and slide it across Hockey’s desk)
Hockey: [pause] This is a standard current model 2013 Holden Commodore. What’s new about it?
Executive #1: Take a closer look, Mr Treasurer.
Executive #2: Yes, Mr Treasurer. Look at the badges.
(Joe Hockey squints at the photograph)
Hockey: The Holden … Mandela?
Executive #2: If you say no to the Holden Mandela, Mr Treasurer, you’ll be saying no to the greatest human being who ever lived.
Executive #1: It’s a rolling tribute to the unifier of all humankind, Mr Treasurer.
Hockey: Are you people serious?
Executive #2: As serious as the mobs who will gather outside your house once they learn how much you hate the father of modern Africa, Mr Treasurer.
Hockey: What the …
Executive #1: This model also has the top of the line Madiba option package, Mr Treasurer, with Robben Island trim and Biko brakes.
Executive #2: Zuma zoom-zoom V6 power!
Executive #1: Stompie Seipei seat inserts!
Executive #2: Low-profile Bridgestone necklaces and …
Hockey: Get out. Now. Leave.
(Scene: the two executives are driving away from Canberra)
Executive #2: That didn’t go very well.
Executive #1: It isn’t over, mate. Have those Whitlam badges arrived yet?

Finally, after much comparison and window-shopping, my brand-new fridge arrives tomorrow.

It's going to be great to be able to shop in bulk and actually have somewhere to keep it. My
local corner butcher-shop does awesome bulk meat-packs, but I've not had the freezer-space
to take advantage until now.

My current fridge, though old, is still working well, it's simply too small (a bit bigger than a bar
or caravan fridge, but not by much).

The new one will probably be cheaper to run, as well.

Yep, I'm smiling.

John Smith wrote on Dec 10^th, 2013 at 8:40pm:


No, John, it's an LG.

I've had a few LG products before, and they've seemed to work and last OK, so fingers crossed...

I saw a bloke that worked for me many years ago and that was good because I thought he had died.
It was great to see him and he was happy with his life.

That made me smile.

Soren wrote on Dec 10^th, 2013 at 6:44pm:

Lib bogans never drove a holden ute whilst high on crack as if lol 

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Dec 11^th, 2013 at 2:19am:

Everything i know about crack came from liberal voters- we stopped talking about 2007/08....

What got a smile?

Reading the crap posted on this forum.

You asked dummy!

Just speaking to the agent for my unit.

They did a snap inspection of the place on Monday with the owner of the complex (I was at work at the time).

Passed with flying colours. Again.

I was actually complimented on the condition of my unit and garden.

Gotta be a smile in that!

Lord Herbert wrote on Dec 10^th, 2013 at 7:20pm:


Just wait until they're on special I suppose - these ones only cost me $120.

Buying cheap shoes is false economy anyway.  They'll only last for a fraction of the time that a more expensive pair would.

Aussie pretending he is a POM by using terms such as:-

jolly good
soldier on
yeas

and various other stuff

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True Blue... wrote on Dec 11^th, 2013 at 8:56pm:

Sounds a little immature and vindictive to me. Have you ever been diagnosed with a personality disorder?

Frances wrote on Dec 12^th, 2013 at 6:39am:

Sure, quite a few people OCD. Cant see the point of deliberatly antagonising them. They are who they are.

Stories like this make my day ...

It's nice when 'The Little Guy' wins big against the arrogance of the corporations.

Lovely story.

A Collectors Item.

I might even shrink this story and put it in a glass frame, stuck to the wall next to my front door ...

link

Kat wrote on Dec 11^th, 2013 at 9:56am:


Snap Inspection? Illegal ... they are required to give you proper notice

Kat wrote on Dec 13^th, 2013 at 5:50pm:


you would have been within your rights to deny him access. Although I don't suggest you deny him accesss just because you can .....  he'll remember it the next time a rent revue comes up.

John Smith wrote on Dec 13^th, 2013 at 6:00pm:


Yeah, it's a nice place, and they're pretty good agents, so...

Short shorts    

Was very hot in Perth today.

greggerypeccary wrote on Dec 14^th, 2013 at 10:51pm:


I am sat right now opposite a former cast member of Eastenders in Heathrow.
Bloody gorgeous she is.

Took me a while to work out where i'd seen her before.

The fella she is with looks a right tool, batting above his average here.

greggerypeccary wrote on Dec 14^th, 2013 at 11:00pm:



Coronation St actually not EE (I am not a huge fan of these soaps).

Samia Ghadie

This bloke must have some cash I am thinking....

Anyway, its been a pleasant half hour.

greggerypeccary wrote on Dec 14^th, 2013 at 11:07pm:


I am going to Los Angeles.

I doubt she is, this is the lounge that services all T5 so people are going all over the joint.

My luck will be in if she is though - but highly unlikely.

Emma wrote on Dec 14^th, 2013 at 11:22pm:



Come on!

She's hot!

I bet she takes it up the butt.

greggerypeccary wrote on Dec 14^th, 2013 at 11:25pm:
Any man who likes anal intercourse has latent homosexual tendencies.

ian wrote on Dec 14^th, 2013 at 11:26pm:



She's my type.

I've got a little chubby here.

True   

ian wrote on Dec 14^th, 2013 at 11:33pm:



For me, she's a 9.

Hot.

greggerypeccary wrote on Dec 14^th, 2013 at 11:35pm:


If she's a 5 that's a heck of a grading scale.

She's 8/9 easily

greggerypeccary wrote on Dec 14^th, 2013 at 11:25pm:

Hey, now im grosssd out no fair! 

ian wrote on Dec 14^th, 2013 at 11:33pm:

The man!

how about it  fellas..??  eh eh nudge nudge wink wink betya she does..wink wink nudge nudge saynomore.

pathetic wankers  ALL.

Emma wrote on Dec 15^th, 2013 at 12:47am:

Its Saturday night and i told you anal was a no go so please some of us do have respect 

Apparently it was 46 at the waca: it made me smile when i just read that cos when it was last 46 officially in perth i was playing catcher for u13s perth pirates baseball AND MY BROTHER WENT HOME WITH A BLOODNOSE THE GAME BEFORE AND I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW COS I WAS LOVING IT YA HEAR!      

Im 37 now so all you historians can CHECK THAT OUT  ** yes, go me indeed 

John Smith wrote on Dec 13^th, 2013 at 5:20pm:


24 hours, to be exact.

Emma wrote on Dec 15^th, 2013 at 12:47am:


put your picture up emma and we'll rate you as well...

I bet we can also tell if you take it up the butt or not... 

Lord Herbert wrote on Dec 15^th, 2013 at 6:40am:

24 for a repair ... inspection is 7 days ... to be exact!

What makes me smile every day is when the cat I rescued from abusive owners hops up onto the table and repeatedly bumps his head against my head and then wipes his saliva all over my face to tell me that my ass belongs to HIM. 

I've never had a better cat in 23 years. He is the only cat in 23 years that has kept stray males from biting my other cats that then cost a motsa at the vets for treatment of abscesses.

Made me smile?

Walking into a Taco Bell on arrival into the United States.

Man I miss Taco Bell.

Lord Herbert wrote on Dec 15^th, 2013 at 11:16am:


As I said, it was all good. My place will easily stand a snap-inspection, and the
reason given for the change of date was fair enough.

I was a bit worried about the owner seeing how many bicycles I have here, but
that was cool. The agent does know about them. Currently, there are approx.
14 of them (no, they're not all mine, several belong to the Men's Shed).

This one ↓↓ lives indoors... it's my favourite, and is worth a few dollars. It's
completely original in every way, except the saddle.