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Posted by Joe (GKF) on 11/16/06 01:15
In article <doraymeRidThis-4CCB43.14123515112006@news-
vip.optusnet.com.au>, doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au says...
> In article <MPG.1fc5247ce529d58498972e@news.aardvark.net.au>,
> Joe (GKF) <joedinmore@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
> > In article <doraymeRidThis-9AF097.13285014112006@news-
> > vip.optusnet.com.au>, doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au says...
> > > In article <MPG.1fc27042f49c0e7198972b@news.aardvark.net.au>,
> > > Joe (GKF) <joedinmore@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> > >
> > > > http://graspages.cjb.cc/bigdry/
> > >
> > > "Limit showers to 5 minutes."
> > >
> > > Christ mate, this is generous advice! Unless you are really
> > > dirty, washing hair or something, it is not necessary to hang
> > > about for 5 min in a shower. I'd say 2 mins generally, especially
> > > for city slickers. Me, I am bored after 30 secs!
> > >
> > >
> > ummm - I'm a farmer. When I have a shower, it's because I *NEED* a
> > shower!!
> > I usually shave and wash my hair - got the whole thing down to about
> > four minutes, so yeah, I guess I wam (cross between was and am) being
> > generous. I should change it.
> >
> > Of course, I realise Martians have less affinity with running water than
> > even the Poms, but that's beside the point.
> >
>
> ok ok... calm down... was meaning the no-good, lazy, do-nothing
> majority of city slickers who are mostly concerned to be sweetly
> odoured for the bus/train trip into town...
>
> <rave>I knew someone would bring up this business of the poms...
> I reckon that we are running out of water because of a national
> myth that has been going on at least since after WW2 and the £10
> migration scheme. It is very Australian to be showering a lot,
> and each shower is like... well... a sort of matter of national
> honour. At least for everyone except the farmer. It is especially
> prevalent practice in fierce backers of the Australian cricket
> team during the Ashes games. Yes, I have made a study of it and
> yes the water usage rate goes up in that period. It unnerves the
> Poms, both the players and the Balmy Army that come out.</rave>
>
>
Priceless. I am going to steal this message and send it to everyone I
know.
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