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Aussie Federal election coming up, and this remains a pretty solid explanation for how preferential voting works: www.chickennation.com/voting/

Seen in Bunnings car park. Kudos!

"This twig was walking, and it bit me!" "You will tell us if you start turning into a plant..." "If I notice." #gametonight #buffywildwest

"It's the skeleton of an giant 10 legged fox...?" "Phylogenetics would like to have a word with you. Behind the bike shed. With a crowbar." #gametonight #monarch

I have read and/or listened to Terry Pratchett's "Men at Arms" many times. And yet I have only just twigged that trolls...a silicon lifeform...count in binary.

"It's important to remember that when you are berserk it is hard to tell the difference between engineering structures and traps." "Look, when you're berserk it's hard to tell the difference between enemies and a lunch box." "My sandwiches!" "Die, sandwich!" #gametonight #isekai

Words by @functionary.bsky.social and myself, while riffing back and forth on FB, and the tune by Australian band "Wallis and Matilda", heavily inspired by Banjo Patterson. youtu.be/Tfn79TZUrYA?...

"What if your character sad about right now?" "Well, I'm very sad about the death of... whatsisname..." #gametonight #buffywildwest

"There might be horrifying giant insects here." "Horrifying is not a phylem." "Seems like an oversight." "Only because whoever makes up those classifications has never been to this island." #gametonight #monarch

Dad was involved in this for years. www.change.org/p/reinstate-...

So. Lights, Canberra, Action is on again in a fortnight. I'll be honest, I'm feeling a bit flat this year, but willing to do something about it if there is sufficient interest. Any of the usual suspects feeling fired up?

"Can you turn undead?" "I'm better at turning INTO dead.." #gametonight #isekai

"You could a little casual mind control while you're at it." "That's not a phrase I'm happy hearing." #gametonight #buffywildwest

"We ARE the rescue party, Bill. No one else is coming." #gametonight #monarch

A reminder to any "Gender-Critical Feminists" who may have wandered in: check who is now apparently on your side. Consider what that means about your particular philosophy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6evK...

"They're forming bonds of mutual respect." "Bonds with benefits?" #gametonight #sidekicks

"I do trust my friend the mouse. Mostly. As long as the temptation is not too great." "Like if it's a SHINY rock..." #gametonight #isekai

"You use your mind control helmet to make her think you've successfully committed small talk." "I would KILL to have that as a power!" #gametonight #buffywildwest

"If I don't threaten them, they won't bite me." "They bite you." "Well, now you can threaten them." #gametonight #monarch

Storm,with lumpy rain.

"Have we always had a science block there?" "Sometimes not..." #gametonight #sidekicks

"How is Nigel swimming so fast? He's basically an ambulatory potato!" "He's a motivated potato..." #gametonight #monarch

"Don't shatter my illusions!" "Ok. We'll let reality do that." #gametonight #sidekicks

"It's a very sexy engraving of a pangolin." "If you aren't a pangolin it looks like an engraving of a pangolin." #gametonight #wanderhome

"The question is, where did you get the zombie from? The Sears Roebuck catalog?" "You can get nearly anything from the catalog." "Almost everything..." "Have we looked as far as 'Z'?" "We must have. During the diarrhoea epidemic if not before." #gametonight #buffywildwest