Daily Discussion Thread: Wed 09 Aug 2023

I initially thought it was a tragic dumb mistake, but with the extra info it’s so fishy. Police saying source of mushrooms is still unknown. Which would imply that she’s not saying. How do you have mushrooms in your kitchen and not know where they came from? Then you find random mushrooms in your kitchen and put them in a dehydrator? Somethings not right.

It's really bizarre that they don't know if she ate any of the meal or if there were mushrooms in it. That makes no sense unless she is not answering questions. The only explanation I can come up with that doesn't involve her having done something is that one of their kids is a murderous psychopath she is covering for, but that seems pretty unlikely.

I think we need to get Vera on the case.

Or Columbo.

I was gonna cook a mushroom medly when I go camping on the weekend. Guess thats off the table 🙃

I like how they describe south gippsland as close knit. It's super white, parochial and backward. Yarram while I was there had an art mural phase where a guy, heesco of Mongolian heritage painted a whole load of colonial white men doing farm / colonialist things. One woman and one first nations among about twenty murals. It was fantastic in its execution and economically developed the town, but it reinforced how stuck in the 1960s the whole are is.

Also - I had big wild mushrooms growing in my front yard down there at around this time of year. People would collect them, apparently they're a delicacy. I cooked one and it smelled like greasy dirt. Too easy to mistake them honestly for poisonous ones unless you really know what you're doing.

How many people were at the lunch?! Like just the host/s and the people who, uh, suffered?

Have you caught the update? Police went back to the tip. I mean, there a lot of other places to hide evidence around Leongatha. Like a huge fucking coastline of remote beaches, bushland. I think we are dealing with a fucking idiot as I previously deduced.

Yum! And your hubby was right 😉

So did you do the choc ripple bikkies instead of blitzing the generic. choc biscuits and mixing with melted butter?

😱💀

the alternative is unacceptable

Speak for yourself

Dojo Mojo Casa House?

Far better than surgery latter in life. Or having to deal with the brace in your late teens like my brother did. Still sucky, of course, but could be far far worse.

Ooo I have been needing healthy snack ideas! Thanks for sharing 🤤

That looks good! Have you tried banana on toast? It’s nice with a bit of tahini, or just butter

Wow. I love it. Would you drizzle the honey on top?

that looks really nice. I would eat it. I am too tired to make it.

Just nbeen outside myself. The Sun was nice, the wind not so much sadly.

I would eat that poo even with the gonorrhea going around atm

Whipped poo 👌

🤤🤤🤤

It’s been 7 hours hope you’re feeling better than this morning

They don't think they are. Most people have a severe lack of self awareness. I am also resentful. My mate asked me to send her a gratitude list, I'm grateful she cares. I'm glad I'm finished work for the day and can have a bath, face mask, enjoy cats, watch star trek and make a stew. Time to re-arrange the flat as well. I think I just sent you my gratitude list.

2023 is the hard work year setting you up for a better 2024. Better to have one year of shit than spread shit across 2 years.

it's 2032.

Sending you hugs!

Just said to my manager "it's a pretty day, why are we here?"

And jumpscares, especially in non horror games... And stories.

I hate watching movies in general for this very reason.

agree, I think spiders is a lazy way writers get a fear response

It’d also be great to not have flashing lights or fast repetitive jittery movements

This book concept cracked me up https://www.amazon.com.au/Pop-Up-Book-Phobias-Gary-Greenberg/dp/0688171958 😎

Bless! So sweet 🥰

I've walked 5.25 ks today. Just at work and a bit of doing stuff. Time for a lie down. I got a free tv yesterday and my hard drive with all my legally acquired avi files seems to work very well with it. I'm going to re-watch the next gen. Started at s1e1 last night and it's as good as I remember.

Mozart liqueur is highly alcoholic chocolate - maybe use that instead of Kahlua? Wouldn't dilute the OTT chocoholism of the recipie. And vanilla extract (a little bit) will also accentuate the chocolate taste.

My challenge to you is not throw the fucking thing at husband if he doesn't work out what a dick he was about said cake and really love it.

Happens a lot honestly. I gave some basic bros the finger the other day for it and just started them down. This was just in a supermarket. I usually frankly ask if they're gonna fucking say something, but it wears you down. They always act surprised and back down, but the damage is done. I'm resilient and am used to being laughed at for my appearance, but it's fucking awful for a lot of young people who haven't and shouldn't have to develop a thick skin. I've suffered a bunch of transphobia this week, from supposed allies. I choose not to engage with those people anymore. Allies are often mocked within the trans and gender non conforming community for how often their good will is misplaced. It's better that people try of course.

There's no way you can tell us not to listen either, that doesn't work. We all know transphobes are sick incels and terfs with bitterly shit lives and that more people love us than hate us, but experiencing it first hand sucks.

Damn. That looks great!

Hats off to the chef, that's a very pleasing thickness and diversity of toppings!

Let's play spot the ingredients!
I got Capsicum, Kale, Feta... Purply thing that's maybe meat. Mozzarella?

That looks fantastic!

Wow!

My office gets warm anyways, so I have to decide if I'm going to overheat or wear enough clothes where I can get warm enough once I get to the office.

He's still got it. He and his band fucking rock. I'm over big concerts and most old music, but he's really impressive.

That's really cute. I used to write notes for my daughter . I started off with the ten commandments and when I ran out of those I would write things like thou shall listen to thy mother and father, thou shall keep one's bedroom tidy, thou shall wash one hands before eating and so on. The ten commandments went for ever.

aww, you're so sweet . Your kids are going to remember this forever.

Almost haiku-bot:

My belly rumbles.

Too many lifesaver musks

🤢🤢🤢 I hate myself

As in Selleys No More Gaps or something more industrial?????

I can't :( even after reading things.

Just make sure they work on the right end...

Huh, might give it a shot. Megachurches interest the fuck out of me.

It's why I watch Fundie Fridays on YouTube. They talk about Christian fundamentalism and right wing politics while doing their makeup. Though Jen, the main person, hasn't been doing their makeup recently, and their partner does videos about right-wing politics. Obviously it's all through an American lens, but still very interesting and sad too.

I think yes. If you wanted to keep the coffee flavour, could just use the same amount of coffee.

Could you google some alternatives?

Sometimes people walk past and they just stink. 🤷‍♀️

I miss gelato. I was ordering fancy gelato via ubereats during lockdowns but now I need to not have fancy gelato.

I'd get a tub with 3 flavours.. coconut, choc mint and amarena cherry and it was very very good.

Fuck yeah, gelato. Excellent choice!!

Don't worry. I had your share 👍

Do you have any idea what this brought this on? 🤔

Too early or too late?

divide and conquer.

It'll get more interesting.

Does the role of assassin involve much heavy lifting? :)

i just use the microwave defrost function right before cooking

Ooooh. Very very nice. Packed with veg! I presume you cook down the passata first with the aromatics before adding the veg?

just had some spinach quiche that I cooked last night

tomorrow I'll make some pizzas , a vegie one and a pepperoni one

Hmm is it occupied? It might have been getting squatted or had copper thieves or something. Or you know a trap house.

A battery/solar/wifi camera is cheap and easy to install. $150, is okay but not great. An NVR with four cameras starts around $600 for the hardware, plus the install costs - someone licensed to run Ethernet cable. I've got a battery solar unit, I'm looking to upgrade to synology cameras but it's not an urgent expense.

I like the google home/nest cameras.

A potato snooze. I have not tried that recipe before but I'm willing to give it a red hot go because I'm on fire right now. Challenge excepted.

Make the most of it and do the following.

Go to Mt Macedon early morning. Park at Camel's hump and do the walk to the Cross. There and back is about a 2.5-3h walk. Not too challenging, but gets slippery in places.

On the drive back you stop at Lerdederg (if you're up for it) and do the walk to the dam. It's like 90 minutes return. You could do the hill climb (gotta cross the dam) which can be a challenge depending on your fitness level.

You'll we well knackered once you get home.

Have you gone to Werribee Gorge? The 10km circuit walk is in my starter guide for anyone who wants to do something active/in nature in the west.

Lerderderg is beautiful, the circuit walk there is great but also a fair bit more challenging. There’s rivers to cross, the hike is shorter but a lot steeper. The view at the top is the pay-off, it’s great.

This is challenging, and definitely the road less travelled. Fantastic 4 hours on horseback, would require a whole day on foot. Quite close to Lerdederg Pyrites Range, Coimadai EDIT: further info

They are both beautiful and worth it.

My dad used to live in the Macedon ranges, I always got a lot of inspiration whenever I stayed for the weekend.