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Title: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *wheels* on April 14, 2010, 12:19:49 PM
To the naysayers who said it wouldn't last

 :neener:

I do a lot of shopping online and it is great to have somewhere to discuss online trading, online stores and online auction sites. And of course, have some fun in Around the Fountain.

I don't have a lot of spare time to post but I do like to visit. From what I can gather, the membership covers a good mix of buyers and sellers, the young and not so young, males and females from all states of Aus and a couple of celebrities from overseas. The buying and selling experience of the members here has been invaluable to me.

During the last 12 months there have been tiffs, tantrums and tears but there has also been a lot of laughter and shared experiences.

The coinees board has been a great addition to the site and I have learned a lot and been tempted to take up coin collecting again.

Any visitors reading the Round Table, why not sign-up and start posting. We don't bite (a warning: some members do growl and bark and a couple probably have fleas but that is a topic for The Fountain)  ;D

To admin and the mods  :thanks:
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: tellomon on April 14, 2010, 12:34:47 PM
a couple of celebrities from overseas.

There's more than 1?

Name 'em!


*snipe*
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *Yibida* on April 14, 2010, 12:39:20 PM
a couple of celebrities from overseas.

There's more than 1?

Name 'em!


*snipe*


We got some from the UK dude... their English .. jolly good hip hip and all that...LOL
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *wheels* on April 14, 2010, 12:39:36 PM
Well, there's Tommy and Irene for starters.
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *wheels* on April 14, 2010, 12:40:55 PM
And there's an American bloke  ;D
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: tellomon on April 14, 2010, 12:44:45 PM
No Canucks, eh?

So yeah, "they" said it couldn't be done.
I hear the sounds of morons choking down their pride.
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: cueperkins on April 14, 2010, 01:27:40 PM

I hear the sounds of morons choking down their pride.

 :roflmao:

Now that's poetic...
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *smee* on April 14, 2010, 03:06:12 PM
We also have Low from Malaysia

Yibs from Mars

and Poddy and Barny from a planet called Tassie
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *Yibida* on April 14, 2010, 03:15:05 PM
We also have Low from Malaysia

Yibs from Mars

and Poddy and Barny from a planet called Tassie


And numerous cartoon characters for your amusement.....
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: tellomon on April 14, 2010, 03:18:03 PM
That's right!

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Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: tellomon on April 14, 2010, 03:26:46 PM
And Rock & Roll Kitties.....
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: tellomon on April 14, 2010, 03:58:48 PM
Never a shortage of LINKS!

Shark Island - Paris Calling
Music video by Shark Island performing Paris Calling. (C) 1989 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

I was with these guys with the "Mark I" line up in the early '80's
Totally Underrated L.A. Band.....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdrYV7WksJ0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdrYV7WksJ0)
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *smee* on April 14, 2010, 04:01:27 PM
Never a shortage of LINKS!

no .... it could be argued that we have the missing link here
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: gr8-expectations on April 14, 2010, 04:06:01 PM
No Canucks, eh?

So yeah, "they" said it couldn't be done.
I hear the sounds of morons choking down their pride.



did someone mention mormons? well done Countess and the admin team and all posters, we're one year old!


lets celebrate!
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: tellomon on April 14, 2010, 04:12:46 PM
lets celebrate!

 :crayfish: :bubbly:



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Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: tellomon on April 14, 2010, 04:16:24 PM
Never a shortage of LINKS!

no .... it could be argued that we have the missing link here

Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *wheels* on April 14, 2010, 04:30:52 PM
 :nonono:

 :wtf:

This started as a serious, sincere thread!   :saint:
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *Yibida* on April 14, 2010, 04:33:20 PM

LOLOL @ wheels... like you didn't think this was going to happen ?....
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: tellomon on April 14, 2010, 04:33:37 PM
This started as a serious, sincere thread! 

It still is! We won't lose sight of it!

THX for posting.


:drummer:
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *wheels* on April 14, 2010, 04:36:15 PM
 :lol:

What I want to know is, why has there been 7 views of the 'Cloudfinger'? Is there some detail you can't see without zooming in for a better view?
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: tellomon on April 14, 2010, 04:37:25 PM
Dunno. Give it a closer look.
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *Yibida* on April 14, 2010, 04:39:04 PM
Dunno. Give it a closer look.

Someone looked again... 8 views and counting...
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: gr8-expectations on April 14, 2010, 04:40:51 PM
i'm sorry i mentioned mormons wheels .... and no, i didnt zoom in on the cloudfinger ....
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: tellomon on April 14, 2010, 04:43:07 PM
One thing which needs mentioning here is we have the finest, most prolific LURKERS on the Net!
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *Yibida* on April 14, 2010, 04:43:14 PM
i'm sorry i mentioned mormons wheels .... and no, i didnt zoom in on the cloudfinger ....

Does that mean we Blame gr8 now ?....
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: tellomon on April 14, 2010, 04:44:08 PM
Blame the Lurkers!
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: gr8-expectations on April 14, 2010, 04:44:12 PM
one year old ... soon we get our milk teeth ...

(http://i31.tinypic.com/2h2e1pk.jpg)
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: gr8-expectations on April 14, 2010, 04:45:18 PM
i'm sorry i mentioned mormons wheels .... and no, i didnt zoom in on the cloudfinger ....

Does that mean we Blame gr8 now ?....

why not? cupies a lil busy right now hehe
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: gr8-expectations on April 14, 2010, 04:46:27 PM
orf topic but wheels i loved the paris roubaix and what a race, conchelata (sic) was brilliant ...
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: tellomon on April 14, 2010, 04:46:58 PM
Be nice, dude.....this is not the Trashing Depot!
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *wheels* on April 14, 2010, 04:54:01 PM
Cancellara was Gr8  ;D

I've got some pics somewhere of the trackie racing over some of the same roads, only it was very wet and very muddy.
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *wheels* on April 14, 2010, 04:58:02 PM
Gr8, he was in this race, but not in this pic

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Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *CountessA* on April 14, 2010, 05:07:19 PM
This forum is a great achievement for the members.

It's had more teething troubles than a vampire, and it's faced some nasty attacks and some technical ups and downs with the server, and there have been a few soap operas... :tower: :tanty: :violin: :hornetsnest:  but we're here, we enjoy each other's company, we learn from each other, and it's great.

People getting to know each other, meeting each other, taking friendship from the screen to face-to-face... that's another aspect which is terrific to see.

Thank you to the members for being so fantastic.

 :-* :grouphug: :funaward: :winneris: :winner: :acclaim: :angel: :arr: :party: :bigboyjocks:
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: tellomon on April 14, 2010, 05:11:52 PM
 :marvin: :tello: :smee!:

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Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *Ubbie Max* on April 14, 2010, 05:51:09 PM
It's time to have a celibratory Pluto Pup or two, a couple of cans of Pepsi Max & then get on with a ceremonial keelhauling.

Way to go!
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: Centuries on April 14, 2010, 07:53:57 PM
One whole year!!! It has flown by.....




Muttering..Do not say that! It may indicate that one is aging, fast! 




aided by smee :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


 :bparty: :cake: :bubbly: :bubbly: :bubbly: :bubbly: :bubbly: :bubbly: :bubbly: :bubbly: :bubbly:
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: gr8-expectations on April 14, 2010, 08:35:09 PM
Gr8, he was in this race, but not in this pic


thanks wheelsy, i really enjoyed that race, and Tom Bonan rode so strongly too, many great riders, very exciting and tough race, but decisive win by Cancellara
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: gr8-expectations on April 14, 2010, 08:46:16 PM
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Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: gr8-expectations on April 14, 2010, 08:46:56 PM
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Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: gr8-expectations on April 14, 2010, 08:47:52 PM
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Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: gr8-expectations on April 14, 2010, 08:48:33 PM
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Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: gr8-expectations on April 14, 2010, 08:49:14 PM
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Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: gr8-expectations on April 14, 2010, 08:50:10 PM
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Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: golden on April 14, 2010, 08:54:07 PM
I agree with wheelsy! great race and all that.  I just don't understand the bit about ohhhh Tom BONAN cant get out of the palliation and break away, yet others do?  They try hard and DO make a break away and hold off the rest, that's the bit I don't understand! I'm sure there's a logical explanation but sometimes I just don't get it! It really would be an UNREAL idea of a holiday to follow the main bunch around.  As young Aussies in France in the mid 80's this was a serious consideration.  In the end we went to a beer hall and watched the great race and skol with the best of em!!!  It just looks like it hurts watching!!
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: gr8-expectations on April 14, 2010, 09:04:03 PM
I think with Tom Bonan Golden, it was timing he blew at the end after so many unsuccessful attacks too early, Cancellara was not letting any rider get away and planned his final attack beautifully and near enough to the end to stay away and given the narrow roads and intermiient cobblestone stretches where top speed were not possible for the main bunch that seemed to be what the race was all about, Bonan is a good all round rider for his size and a great sprinter but the tour De France winner last year Contador and Cancellara can sprint also but are a lighter built and shorter than Bonan I think, its also a distance that suits those two, it does hurt just watching those cobblestones are notorious for crashes as well
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *wheels* on April 14, 2010, 09:15:28 PM
Once Cancellara got away there is no other current rider in the world who could catch him on their own. If a group of strong riders worked together they may have been able to hunt him down. Cancellara is the Road Time Trial World Champ and Olympic Champ so is capable of riding solo for a long distance at a consistently fast pace. Unstoppable once he gets going!
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *wheels* on April 14, 2010, 09:16:29 PM
Golden, do you want to ride this year's Tour?

http://www.mcfoundation.com.au/adventure_docs/TourdeFrance.html
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: gr8-expectations on April 14, 2010, 09:22:12 PM
yes goldie wull be there wheels ....
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: gr8-expectations on April 14, 2010, 09:24:57 PM
my cousins daughter (the cousin whose brother is Bruce Biddle) is competing in motocross champs somewhere in europe and the grandmum is visiting Bruce in Pisa at the same time, this young girl has lost a finger and has a steel rod in her leg but she loves motocross, all those injuries and more from it though lol, very motivated, she got sponsorship to go over which is great
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: golden on April 14, 2010, 09:42:37 PM
YES, YES, YES, I really do want to do it!

I think I've just got itchy feet, a Kombi, a real red hot go at showing your kids the world,before they grow up and know me,  I'd be very keen...  I guess I'm a tight arse though and could eat bread rolls and sleep in the camper, for less than the price they charge! Would love it though wheels, and yes I know they know when to ride hard and win, sometimes its just NOT like a running race where you get in front and stay in front! GR8 there'd even be a place for a designated driver!!   lol..
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *Brum6y* on April 14, 2010, 09:45:17 PM
A Year..?!!!!

Already?  My how time flies when you're having fun.


In seeking a place of honesty and fairness, we've grown in many ways - not the least of which is welcoming the coinees.

We have so many individuals from so many backgrounds and who are so different in many ways, yet we share so many things in common.

It's been a rollercoaster at times, but the fantastic thing is we have weathered those storms.  We have a few cuts and bruises, but very few scars and a bucketload of memories.  One might consider such stouches as a 'right of passage' here on the OZRT - but in that respect, we aren't really unique.  It is simply a natural occurrence when you have a group of people who are interested, informed and involved.  

What IS special of we members of the OZRT that have endured such events, is that we are able to reflect briefly and move on - having respect for each others' opinions and an appreciation of each others' differences.  Harbouring grudges is clearly something that belongs more outside the OZRT than within - and that is something in which every member here should take pride.

It is also impossible to overstate the importance of having the site Administration and Moderation that we have here.  Often a challenging and trying responsibility, it has been carried out with very few issues and to the highest standard.  In my opinion, it has been the singular most significant component of the success of this site - but only the support and appreciation given by members has (from what I have gleaned) made it bearable.



So, aside from the Countessa's iPhone fan club recruitment drive, what will the next year bring....?


Let's find out together...!
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *Ubbie Max* on April 14, 2010, 09:49:07 PM
I'm with you Brum6y, spot on. All in all a great first year. This next year will be just as good maybe even better. Bring it on!
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *Yibida* on April 14, 2010, 10:48:42 PM
A Year..?!!!!

Already?  My how time flies when you're having fun.


In seeking a place of honesty and fairness, we've grown in many ways - not the least of which is welcoming the coinees.

We have so many individuals from so many backgrounds and who are so different in many ways, yet we share so many things in common.

It's been a rollercoaster at times, but the fantastic thing is we have weathered those storms.  We have a few cuts and bruises, but very few scars and a bucketload of memories.  One might consider such stouches as a 'right of passage' here on the OZRT - but in that respect, we aren't really unique.  It is simply a natural occurrence when you have a group of people who are interested, informed and involved.  

What IS special of we members of the OZRT that have endured such events, is that we are able to reflect briefly and move on - having respect for each others' opinions and an appreciation of each others' differences.  Harbouring grudges is clearly something that belongs more outside the OZRT than within - and that is something in which every member here should take pride.

It is also impossible to overstate the importance of having the site Administration and Moderation that we have here.  Often a challenging and trying responsibility, it has been carried out with very few issues and to the highest standard.  In my opinion, it has been the singular most significant component of the success of this site - but only the support and appreciation given by members has (from what I have gleaned) made it bearable.



So, aside from the Countessa's iPhone fan club recruitment drive, what will the next year bring....?


Let's find out together...!


Internet........ The final frontier

These are the voyages of the Starship, Ozrt

Its on going mission

To explore strange new Ebay and Paypal Policies

To seek out new members and new projects

To boldly go where no Herm has gone before !


{edited by Space command & Brumbys Tardis interface incompatibility}     
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *Brum6y* on April 14, 2010, 10:50:50 PM
You had me up until the word 'Herm'.....
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *Ubbie Max* on April 14, 2010, 10:52:08 PM
I'm gonna buy a Ball Joint.


I thought I'd share that bit of info with you.
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *Brum6y* on April 14, 2010, 10:59:03 PM
Left or right?


Just thought I'd ask.
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *Ubbie Max* on April 14, 2010, 11:00:22 PM
I dunno. I never thought to enquire, leave it with me.
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *wheels* on April 14, 2010, 11:12:28 PM
What's a ball joint? Is it anything like a ball bag?
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *Ubbie Max* on April 14, 2010, 11:14:27 PM
Wheels. You whack it on a camera tripod so you can easily have the camera level.
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *wheels* on April 14, 2010, 11:16:50 PM
Little Johnny came home from school one day and was telling his Mum what happened during a game of cricket. "Mum, Peter ripped his ball bag when he was climbing over the fence to get the ball".

His Mum told him that Peter would probably be in trouble more for climbing the fence than for ripping his ball bag. He just looked at his mother dumbstuck and said "Mum, his ball bag, you know the bag that holds his balls"

 :rofl: :rofl:
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *wheels* on April 14, 2010, 11:44:33 PM
Oh no! I must have killed the thread. Sorry boys.

I'll just go back to the cleaning.  ;D

 :dusting:
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: *Ubbie Max* on April 14, 2010, 11:46:54 PM
Hey Wheels, what are you doing cleaning at this time of night? Sit down & have a relax.
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: gr8-expectations on April 15, 2010, 05:14:15 AM
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Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: gr8-expectations on April 15, 2010, 05:49:53 AM
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Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: tellomon on April 15, 2010, 11:50:31 AM
Aussie Elitist [mud puddle]....!!!
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: gr8-expectations on April 15, 2010, 11:52:41 AM
kwausi ... thanks
Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: tellomon on April 15, 2010, 11:56:36 AM
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Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: cueperkins on April 15, 2010, 11:59:35 AM
Aussie Elitist [mud puddle]....!!!

Why, thank you Thing.....!!!

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Title: Re: The OzRoundTable and the last 12 months
Post by: tellomon on April 15, 2010, 12:03:52 PM
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