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Location: melbourne, Australia
water based
5,125 posts
Location: melbourne, Australia
Posted:
hi all
i have been here for bout six months, and finally decided to do an intro.
hi, im pete, petey, pineapple pete and various other things. born 5 / 4 / 89. living in melbourne.
I do alot of poi, bit of staff, bit of doubles, cross staff and fire eating. i want to learn rope dart, flynt got me hooked, and im tryin to self teach 3 section staff.
I like: fire, magic, juggling and all things musical
dislikes: seafood *ick*
ive been doing magic for a bit over a year now. i do alot of sleight of hand card magic, aswell as coins and anything else i can get my hands on.
in my spare time i like to do escapology. I can pick my way out of a pair of US police handcuffs in under 10 seconds, and get out of a straight jacket underwater
thanks for reading me,
cheers, pete
EDITED_BY: pineapple pete (1151109592)
hi all
i have been here for bout six months, and finally decided to do an intro.
hi, im pete, petey, pineapple pete and various other things. born 5 / 4 / 89. living in melbourne.
I do alot of poi, bit of staff, bit of doubles, cross staff and fire eating. i want to learn rope dart, flynt got me hooked, and im tryin to self teach 3 section staff.
I like: fire, magic, juggling and all things musical
dislikes: seafood *ick*
ive been doing magic for a bit over a year now. i do alot of sleight of hand card magic, aswell as coins and anything else i can get my hands on.
in my spare time i like to do escapology. I can pick my way out of a pair of US police handcuffs in under 10 seconds, and get out of a straight jacket underwater
thanks for reading me,
cheers, pete
EDITED_BY: pineapple pete (1151109592)
"you know there are no trophys for doing silly things in real life yeah pete?" said ant "you wont get a 'listened to ride of the valkyries all the way to vietnam' trophy"
*proud owner of the very cute fire_spinning_angel, birgit and neon shaolin*
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Posted:
said moron was also silly enough to leave his good quality (akubra) black fedora at my place! revenge shall be sweet....
said moron was also silly enough to leave his good quality (akubra) black fedora at my place! revenge shall be sweet....
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
Gromit's Humble Squire
4,496 posts
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posted:
What did moron do?
What did moron do?
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Posted:
petey: well i had the spoon in my nose, showing it to some others. said moron then decided he was going to fick the spoon while it was in my nose. much pain.
cheers, pete
petey: well i had the spoon in my nose, showing it to some others. said moron then decided he was going to fick the spoon while it was in my nose. much pain.
cheers, pete
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posted:
Moron's the right word.. Though I admit I thought it may have been something worse.. like gossipy stuff.
Moron's the right word.. Though I admit I thought it may have been something worse.. like gossipy stuff.
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Posted:
...what kind of gossip? hmmm...lets start some rumours! no, wait, probably not a cool idea!
some great photos from last night though
...what kind of gossip? hmmm...lets start some rumours! no, wait, probably not a cool idea!
some great photos from last night though
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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Posted:
...i want to write:
"silly petey, you left your pants at my place"
but i fear that might sound a *tad* dodgy...
...i want to write:
"silly petey, you left your pants at my place"
but i fear that might sound a *tad* dodgy...
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posted:
Barely into it and you're doing laundry already?
Barely into it and you're doing laundry already?
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Posted:
Laundry? what's laundry?
Laundry? what's laundry?
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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Posted:
Laundry can be:
-items of clothing and other textiles that require washing
-the act of washing clothing and textiles
-the room of a house in which this is done
Before industrialisation
Laundry was probably first done by immersing cloth in streams and letting the stream carry away the materials causing stains and smells. Laundry may still be done this way in some less industrialised areas and rural regions. Agitation helps remove the dirt, so the laundry is often rubbed, twisted, or slapped against flat rocks.
The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution completely transformed laundry technology.
First came the mangle (wringer US), in the 18th century -- two long rollers in a frame and a crank to revolve them. A laundry-worker took sopping wet clothing and cranked it through the mangle, compressing the cloth and expelling the excess water. The mangle was much quicker than hand twisting.
In the early 20th century inventors further mechanized the laundry process with various washing machines. Typically, these machines used an electrically-powered agitator to replace tedious hand rubbing against a washboard. The earliest machines were simply a tub on legs, with a hand-operated mangle on top. Later the mangle too was electrically powered, then replaced by a perforated double tub, which spun out the excess water in a spin cycle.
Laundry drying was also mechanized, with dryers. Dryers were also spinning perforated tubs, but they blew heated air rather than water.
Various chemicals may be used increase the solvent power of water, such as the compounds in soaproot or yucca-root used by Native American tribes. Soap, a compound made from lye (from wood-ash) and fat, is an ancient and very common laundry aid. However, modern washing machines typically use powdered or liquid laundry detergent in place of soap.
When no streams were available, laundry was done in water-tight vats or vessels. Sometimes large metal cauldrons were filled with fresh water and heated over a fire; boiling water was even more effective than cold in removing dirt. The washboard, a corrugated slab of a hard material such as metal, replaced rocks as a surface for loosening soil.
Once clean, the clothes were wrung out -- twisted to remove most of the water. Then they were hung up on poles or clotheslines to dry, or sometimes just spread out on clean grass.
Modern laundry
Washing machines and dryers are now fixtures in homes around the world. Apartment buildings and dormitories often have laundry rooms, where residents share washing machines and dryers. Usually the machines are set to run only when coins in appropriate amounts are inserted in a coin-slot. Those without home machines or access to laundry rooms must either wash their clothes by hand or visit a commercial laundromat.
Alternatively, one can use a car as agitator. If clothes are put in a water-tight container, with soap or detergent, and the container is placed in the trunk of a car or the bed of a pick-up truck, a few hours of stop-and-start driving or a stretch of bumpy road will agitate nicely. The clothes may then be rinsed and dried. This method is said to be used by some ranchers in the Western part of the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laundry
As well you know.
Laundry can be:
-items of clothing and other textiles that require washing
-the act of washing clothing and textiles
-the room of a house in which this is done
Before industrialisation
Laundry was probably first done by immersing cloth in streams and letting the stream carry away the materials causing stains and smells. Laundry may still be done this way in some less industrialised areas and rural regions. Agitation helps remove the dirt, so the laundry is often rubbed, twisted, or slapped against flat rocks.
The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution completely transformed laundry technology.
First came the mangle (wringer US), in the 18th century -- two long rollers in a frame and a crank to revolve them. A laundry-worker took sopping wet clothing and cranked it through the mangle, compressing the cloth and expelling the excess water. The mangle was much quicker than hand twisting.
In the early 20th century inventors further mechanized the laundry process with various washing machines. Typically, these machines used an electrically-powered agitator to replace tedious hand rubbing against a washboard. The earliest machines were simply a tub on legs, with a hand-operated mangle on top. Later the mangle too was electrically powered, then replaced by a perforated double tub, which spun out the excess water in a spin cycle.
Laundry drying was also mechanized, with dryers. Dryers were also spinning perforated tubs, but they blew heated air rather than water.
Various chemicals may be used increase the solvent power of water, such as the compounds in soaproot or yucca-root used by Native American tribes. Soap, a compound made from lye (from wood-ash) and fat, is an ancient and very common laundry aid. However, modern washing machines typically use powdered or liquid laundry detergent in place of soap.
When no streams were available, laundry was done in water-tight vats or vessels. Sometimes large metal cauldrons were filled with fresh water and heated over a fire; boiling water was even more effective than cold in removing dirt. The washboard, a corrugated slab of a hard material such as metal, replaced rocks as a surface for loosening soil.
Once clean, the clothes were wrung out -- twisted to remove most of the water. Then they were hung up on poles or clotheslines to dry, or sometimes just spread out on clean grass.
Modern laundry
Washing machines and dryers are now fixtures in homes around the world. Apartment buildings and dormitories often have laundry rooms, where residents share washing machines and dryers. Usually the machines are set to run only when coins in appropriate amounts are inserted in a coin-slot. Those without home machines or access to laundry rooms must either wash their clothes by hand or visit a commercial laundromat.
Alternatively, one can use a car as agitator. If clothes are put in a water-tight container, with soap or detergent, and the container is placed in the trunk of a car or the bed of a pick-up truck, a few hours of stop-and-start driving or a stretch of bumpy road will agitate nicely. The clothes may then be rinsed and dried. This method is said to be used by some ranchers in the Western part of the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laundry
As well you know.
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Posted:
right - so i'm supposed to go down to the Yarra and hold Petey's pants in them so the current can carry away the materials causing stains and dirt? Because I don't have access to a stretch of bumpy road nor a pick-up truck!
right - so i'm supposed to go down to the Yarra and hold Petey's pants in them so the current can carry away the materials causing stains and dirt? Because I don't have access to a stretch of bumpy road nor a pick-up truck!
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
Gromit's Humble Squire
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posted:
Well.. who dirtied it?
Well.. who dirtied it?
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Posted:
It was you who implied that they needed cleaning in the first place!!!!
It was you who implied that they needed cleaning in the first place!!!!
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posted:
I guess you could keep them dirty.. some people are into that..
I guess you could keep them dirty.. some people are into that..
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Posted:
Don't make me hurt you...
Don't make me hurt you...
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
Gromit's Humble Squire
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posted:
There are easier ways to get dirty clothes you know. chuh.
There are easier ways to get dirty clothes you know. chuh.
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Posted:
*spear tackles Ry into a mud puddle*
*spear tackles Ry into a mud puddle*
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posted:
More laundry for you is all..
More laundry for you is all..
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Posted:
Do your own bloody laundry!!!
*jumps in mud puddle too*
Do your own bloody laundry!!!
*jumps in mud puddle too*
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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Location: Adelaide, Australia
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Posted:
*blows bubbles* yoo all be clean now..
*blows bubbles* yoo all be clean now..
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Posted:
wheeeeeee!
*does clean dance*
wheeeeeee!
*does clean dance*
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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Posted:
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i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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water based
5,125 posts
Location: melbourne, Australia
water based
5,125 posts
Location: melbourne, Australia
Posted:
i love milk
guess this shall be my last post til wednesday night next week. im off to byron bay
cheers, pete 
*snuggles rougie*
i love milk
guess this shall be my last post til wednesday night next week. im off to byron bay
cheers, pete
*snuggles rougie*
"you know there are no trophys for doing silly things in real life yeah pete?" said ant "you wont get a 'listened to ride of the valkyries all the way to vietnam' trophy"
*proud owner of the very cute fire_spinning_angel, birgit and neon shaolin*
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Posted:
*suggles petey and handcuffs him so he cant run away*
*remembers he can escape from them*
*cries*
*suggles petey and handcuffs him so he cant run away*
*remembers he can escape from them*
*cries*
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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moo..
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Location: melbourne, australia
moo..
1,899 posts
Location: melbourne, australia
Posted:
*passes rouge a nail gun* that should do it!
*passes rouge a nail gun* that should do it!
hug me!
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Posted:
*sniff sniff*
no good. he's goneded now.
*sniff sniff*
no good. he's goneded now.
i would have changed ***** to phallus, and claire to petey Petey
Rougie: but that's what I'm doing here
Arnwyn: what letting me adjust myself in your room?..don't you dare quote that on HoP...
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moo..
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Location: melbourne, australia
moo..
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Location: melbourne, australia
Posted:
aaw.. for you
aaw..
for you hug me!
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*slou?
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Location: Adelaide, Australia
*slou?
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Location: Adelaide, Australia
Posted:
aww... don't think ima gonna make it to byron, petey.. have an awesome trip though!
heehe.. now to redecorate while he's away..
aww... don't think ima gonna make it to byron, petey.. have an awesome trip though!
heehe.. now to redecorate while he's away..
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water based
5,125 posts
Location: melbourne, Australia
water based
5,125 posts
Location: melbourne, Australia
Posted:
*walks on in*
*looks around*
lou, why's everything purple?
im back from byron! had an amazing few days at the festival.
saw heaps of amazing bands, even got a hug from michael franti.
favorite parts were frantis second show, and the aftermath of that show.
when he finished, and after i hugged him, everyone started playing 'drums' on anything they could find singing "fire-yo- i-o-i-o-i-o". security promptly kicked us out, so we did the aforementioned noise making on taffic barriers. police told us to leave, so we got a shuttle to town, while singing, reached town, resumed noisemaking. cue police, they told us to leave, i went home.
cheers, pete
*walks on in*
*looks around*
lou, why's everything purple?
im back from byron! had an amazing few days at the festival.
saw heaps of amazing bands, even got a hug from michael franti.
favorite parts were frantis second show, and the aftermath of that show.
when he finished, and after i hugged him, everyone started playing 'drums' on anything they could find singing "fire-yo- i-o-i-o-i-o". security promptly kicked us out, so we did the aforementioned noise making on taffic barriers. police told us to leave, so we got a shuttle to town, while singing, reached town, resumed noisemaking. cue police, they told us to leave, i went home.
cheers, pete
"you know there are no trophys for doing silly things in real life yeah pete?" said ant "you wont get a 'listened to ride of the valkyries all the way to vietnam' trophy"
*proud owner of the very cute fire_spinning_angel, birgit and neon shaolin*
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Location: Bogged at CG, Australia
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Location: Bogged at CG, Australia
Posted:
did you drum on the police at all?
did you drum on the police at all?
"beg beg grovel beg grovel"
"master"
--FSA
"There was an arse there, i couldn't help myself"
--Rougie
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water based
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Location: melbourne, Australia
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Location: melbourne, Australia
Posted:
not really, i value my wrists.
on the other hand, we got a security guard to hit a bin once
*fire-yo-i-o-i-o-i-o*
not really, i value my wrists.
on the other hand, we got a security guard to hit a bin once
*fire-yo-i-o-i-o-i-o*
"you know there are no trophys for doing silly things in real life yeah pete?" said ant "you wont get a 'listened to ride of the valkyries all the way to vietnam' trophy"
*proud owner of the very cute fire_spinning_angel, birgit and neon shaolin*