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Expat Melburnian, currently in the northern hemisphere. Also at @acb (music), @acb (miscellany)
acbMar 20, 2020

Seen floating around; not my idea:

“Waiting for new Aussie slang to be born in the next few months. Early guesses:

Sanny — hand sanitiser
In iso — self isolation / lockdown
the Rona — self explanatory
Magpie — supermarket hoarder

In a sentence:

Me boss tested pozzi for the rona so now I'm in iso. Popped down to woolies for some sanny but it's been bloody magpie'd.

acbFeb 18, 2020
acbOct 15, 2019
Toorak reprazent:
acbJul 7, 2019
Sister and her family were in Stockholm, came by yesterday. 6yo nephew looked around my living room and immediately seized on the issue of the 3RRR magazine with the Bjenny Montero cover on the bookshelf. Which goes to show that can take the boy out of Melbourne…
acbMay 18, 2019
Every three years, like clockwork...
acbMar 30, 2019

Brastralia/Auzil:

https://sashat.me/2018/12/18/mashup-maps-reflections/

Mashup maps (reflections)

I was originally inspired by this map from Business Insider Australia, which shows how similar Brazil and Australia are in shape and size. My first thought was, "Wow! The curves and coastlines match up a little too well." Then something else occurred to me: the... #australia #austria #brazil

Sasha Trubetskoy
acbOct 15, 2018
Today’s Cathy Wilcox cartoon is 😘👌:
acbOct 15, 2018
Tired: Chevy Nova, Mitsubishi Pajero
Wired: Coca-Cola’s campaign in New Zealand:
acbOct 11, 2018

Map showing the opening year of each railway station in Melbourne and Victoria: https://www.ptua.org.au/2018/08/03/railway-stations-years-opened/

It appears that almost all Victorian railway stations are Victorian in both senses of the word.

What year did your railway station open? – Public Transport Users Association (Victoria, Australia)

Public Transport Users Association (Victoria, Australia)