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Laughter is the best medicine! Brought to you by Dory fish .....

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So at work today we were a bit on the quiet side, and so we decided to use the quite few minutes to go around the team and choose nicknames for everyone! Nothing nasty of course, all friendly and only nicknames that we can all agree on, and be comfor... View more

So at work today we were a bit on the quiet side, and so we decided to use the quite few minutes to go around the team and choose nicknames for everyone! Nothing nasty of course, all friendly and only nicknames that we can all agree on, and be comfortable with. (I work with the best colleagues!) Anyway, so the really tall guy wants to be called either Ace or Stretch, one girl likes to be called ..... something ...... dammit, I can't remember now. I wanted to call her 'Red' cos she's a redhead! Um, Our 2IC we're calling Boss babe ...... anyway, we went through the whole team and there were nice cheeky smiles all around, and then I piped up and said "Hey, but what about me? What's my nickname?" and a couple of the girls, in complete unison said "Mel, you're Dory fish! Remember?!" and I said "Oh yeah, of course I am! I forgot about that!" Hahahaha!!!!!!! We all laughed so much! I really am a Dory fish, I forget so much stuff! ....... I actually, genuinely had a brain injury when I was a kid and didn't know my name for a few days, and had several weeks off school trying to get myself back together. At the time I was teased a LOT because I had to re-learn some things that had been quite basic before. These days, a lot of the time, I use humor to deal with my memory issues and tell people (customers) all sorts of funny things like "I'll come and meet you again in a moment!" or something else that will give people a laugh, like "My memory is so bad I could plan my own surprise party!". I love to make people smile and laugh, and I try to make light of it often. Only a few minutes earlier, before this little 'moment' of mine, we had been talking about a couple of very heavy issues so it was nice to have a laugh-out-loud moment, and to make light of what can sometimes be an incredibly frustrating issue.

Doggos!

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Hi! My favourite animal has always been the dog. I'd love to hear about any dogs that you have and a little bit about them, including name, breed, age (and birthdate), their favourite things to do, and how spoilt they are! I'll start: My dog's name i... View more

Hi! My favourite animal has always been the dog. I'd love to hear about any dogs that you have and a little bit about them, including name, breed, age (and birthdate), their favourite things to do, and how spoilt they are! I'll start: My dog's name is Lucy. She is a purebred beagle. She is 9 but will be 10 on December 4th (born 2008). As a beagle, her stomach is all she thinks about, so she loooooves food. She loves to go for walks, and although she is antisocial, she knows the words 'dog park' and loves spending her time sniffing all the dog smells. If you are looking for Lucy, she will either be licking the floor in the kitchen, or sleeping in her queen sized bed. She has her own rocking chair (known as 'the dog's chair'), but she often sleeps on the recliners, with her blanky. She's my favourite thing ever - and I love her I'm looking forward to hearing about all your doggos! - puppies

Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?

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If you could invite 3 guests from the past or present to dinner, who would they be and why? My dinner guests would be (1) Anne Frank: for her courage and optimism whilst in hiding in such cramped conditions. (2) Joan of Arc: She was so young and so i... View more

If you could invite 3 guests from the past or present to dinner, who would they be and why? My dinner guests would be (1) Anne Frank: for her courage and optimism whilst in hiding in such cramped conditions. (2) Joan of Arc: She was so young and so incredibly brave. (3) Helen Keller. For refusing to be disabled and living each day of her life to the fullest.

Just chatting about anything

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Hi all. 38M, just separated, 2 beautiful kids (boy 3yrs, girl 6mths) just a post to chat about anything and everything. I like my cars (ford boy), fishing, 4wding, camping, beach, cooking and experimenting in the kitchen. just keen to chat with anyon... View more

Hi all. 38M, just separated, 2 beautiful kids (boy 3yrs, girl 6mths) just a post to chat about anything and everything. I like my cars (ford boy), fishing, 4wding, camping, beach, cooking and experimenting in the kitchen. just keen to chat with anyone Pat

People's favorite custom cars

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This is for people that like cars and would like to talk about their own or their favorite custom cars

All alone for Xmas?

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Hi all. I am having a very hard time with Xmas approaching this year. Does anyone have any hints for not losing the plot while I spend my first Xmas alone in many years? My partner left me 6 months ago and this will be the first Xmas without him. Als... View more

Hi all. I am having a very hard time with Xmas approaching this year. Does anyone have any hints for not losing the plot while I spend my first Xmas alone in many years? My partner left me 6 months ago and this will be the first Xmas without him. Also all my family are far away or not in my life. So it's not a good time for me! Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.

1 Word Game

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ok, I will start with one word then, someone else will say a word and so on and this will make an ongoing sentence that will never stop!! for example, i say "the", someone else says"stars" ,another person says"are" and etc. So far the sentence says "... View more

ok, I will start with one word then, someone else will say a word and so on and this will make an ongoing sentence that will never stop!! for example, i say "the", someone else says"stars" ,another person says"are" and etc. So far the sentence says "the stars are" and you have to say another word that would make sense in this sentence. the starting word for this game is "PLEASE"

Spanish anyone?

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Seria bueno hablar en mi idioma materno.

NEW YEARS EVE....What are YOU Doing??

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Hey Everyone I would really like to thank all the people that read the Beyond Blue forums and the New Members that have joined and have chosen to post and help build the best online forums in Australia. This year has been a difficult one for many of ... View more

Hey Everyone I would really like to thank all the people that read the Beyond Blue forums and the New Members that have joined and have chosen to post and help build the best online forums in Australia. This year has been a difficult one for many of us including myself So...What are you doing on New Years Eve? I will be playing daggy'70's & '80's tracks to cover up the racket from the 'illegal' fireworks so my beautiful Chow/German Shepard X doesnt have anxiety attacks! My kindest always and thank you so much! Paul Note: Summer Rose has a great Christmas thread happening for people that enjoy or cant stand Christmas The copy & paste link is below www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/online-forums/staying-well/merry-and-bright-or-bah-humbug-how-do-you-feel-about-the-holidays

New Year Ahead

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Hi All, Just wanting to wish everybody a blessed 2019 .

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