Bromelcairns Bimonthly Newsletter of Cairns Bromeliad Society Inc. 2011 # 5 P.O. Box 28 Cairns Queensland 4870 Australia

*Honorary Life Member - Grace Goode O.A.M.* Honorary Life Member - Kay Edington Life Member - Lynn Hudson Life Member - Robert (Bob) Hudson

******************************************************************** Aims of the Society

Promote and Develop Interest in Bromeliads through Friendship To Co-operate with similar Clubs throughout the World

******************************************************************** Membership Fee: $15 Single, $25 Family, Country Member $25. $7.50 junior (if not in family membership) Meetings start at 1.pm sharp first Saturday of the month. Please bring a cup and a chair.

Library: All books & magazines borrowed are to be returned in good order to the following meeting. If not on wait list, they may be rebooked. Plant Display/Sales: To participate, a member must be financial and circumstances permitting, have attended at least three meetings in the past six months. Where the society is charged a stall fee - 20% of sales are deducted for club funds. No charge venue & meetings - 10% of sales is deducted. All plants to be clean, free of disease, named and price tagged. Show Plants: Must be the property of and in the custody of the entrant for the past three months. For Society Shows the entrant must be financial and have attended at least three meetings during the past six months. Pens, Plant Tags & Pots: available at each meeting.

If reprinting article, wholly or in part, please acknowledge Author & Newsletter. Any article will be Emailed on request to lynnie@ledanet.com.au

President Dave Weston 0740578604 V-President Karen Stevens 0740361086 Secretary Lynn Hudson 0740533913 Treasurer Monica Stapleton 0740331330 Librarian Maria Grant 0740370161 Editor Lynn Hudson 0740533913 Editor Assist. Moyneen Charlton 0740337390 Member Concierge Nalda Wilson 0740544825 Popular Vote Steward Brendan Leishman 0740578604 OIC Raffles Karen Stevens 0740361086

2 Club Activities & Around the Members SEPTEMBER (from Moyneen) Our meeting was held at Dave & Brendan’s at Kewarra Beach. A great venue, plenty of shade for the meeting and a huge array of plants. Members where overheard commenting on the work that had been done there since our visit last year. The garden is a credit to them, neat and well layed out. Dave gave a good demonstration on various bromeliad seeds & information on the best way to raise those seeds, potting mediums etc. Bob handed out some tillandsia seeds for us to try our luck. I have smeared mine on a coconut husk and am misting it twice a day as instructed, so fingers crossed! * Really well grown plants were entered in both Popular Vote and Mini Shows.

The cold winter gave superb vibrant colour to the neoregelias. Rob’s clump of Neo. pauciflora was really dark, almost black. The red colouring in other plants was vivid, they really glowed.

* The tillandsias were worth a good look - June’s gardneri had a huge head of flowers, Dave’s ‘Marron’ was nearly on fire, Brendan’s clump of usneoides was huge and Bob’s mallemontii x crocata smelled very sweet.

Mini Show – Neoregelia + Mini Neoregelia 1st. Neoregelia ‘De Rolf’ - Darryl Lister 2nd. Neoregelia ‘Enchantment’ - Dave Weston 3rd. Neoregelia ‘Dr Oeser’ variegated - Bernice Mark Mini 1st. Neoregelia pauciflora - Rob Giddins 2nd. Neoregelia ‘Pheasant’ - Brendan Leishman 3rd. Neoregelia mini hybrid - Dave WestonPopular Vote – Novice Bromeliad 1st. Neoregelia ‘Dr Oeser’ variegated - Bernice Mark 2nd. Neoregelia ‘Pemiento’ - John Mark 3rd. Neoregelia ‘Beach Party’ - Bernice Mark Cryptanthus – nil entries Tillandsia 1st. Tillandsia gardneri - June McGlew Popular Vote – Open Bromeliad 1st. {Neoregelia pauciflora - Rob Giddins { Neoregelia ‘De Rolf’ - Darryl Lister 3rd. Neoregelia eleutheropetala x pendula - Lynn Hudson Cryptanthus 1st. Cryptanthus zonatus – Gail Taifalos 2nd. Cryptanthus ‘Elaine’ – Karen Stevens 3rd. Cryptanthus ‘Starlight’- Lynn Hudson Tillandsia 1st. Tillandsia mallemontii x crocata - Bob Hudson 2nd. {Tillandsia flexuosa - Dave Weston {Tillandsia ‘Marron’ - Dave Weston

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Club Activities & Around the Members OCTOBER: We were met at Stuart’s by happy yapping puppies and we saw lots of garden planted bromeliads that, at least until then, the puppies had not used for chewing practice! * New Member - welcome to Joan McClintock, we hope you enjoy your time

with us. Joan is sharing her year between Kiwiland and Oz - lucky girl, two of the best countries in the world!

* We had an excellent array of vrieseas and guzmanias in the mini show - well done each entrant and congratulations to the winners.

* The tillandsia section was very interesting with varied shapes and growth habits to show members. Personally Nalda’s ‘Curly Slim‘ won me. It was neat and clearly showed the parents - the curls of streptophylla with the stiffer leaves of intermedia and had a spent mother right angled at the base. Dave’s ‘Marron’ was far more red than in September and Marguerite’s velutina x fasciculata had soft apricot colouring from velutina. Other eye candy was capitata, fasciculata, streptophylla and several forms of flowering ionanthas.

* Points are allotted - 3 for 1st. 2 for 2nd. & 1 for 3rd. a total of 6 points. As three cryptanthus each scored six votes each is allotted 2 points. In bromeliad section 1st. gets 3, two tied for 2nd. so they each get 1.5 points and there is no 3rd.

* For members to see such a variety is not only eye candy, it is also educational and as we discuss them they learn how to successfully cultivate them. Please bring your plants to meetings, some members would not otherwise see these gems.

POPULAR VOTE NOVICE: Bromeliad1st. Guzmania ‘Optima’ – John Mark 2nd. Neoregelia “Inkwell’ – Bernice Mark3rd. Vriesea ospinae var. gruberi – Paul VenturiCryptanthus – Cryptanthus ‘It’ – Frances BoydTillandsia - Tillandsia ionantha – Richie SharpeOPEN: Bromeliad 1st. Vriesea gigantea var siedeliana – Dave Weston 2nd. Vriesea ‘Splenriet’ - Darryl Lister2nd. Guzmania ‘Herb Klein’s Sheila’- Lynn HudsonCryptanthus - 3 way tie1st. Cryptanthus ‘Elaine’ – Karen Stevens1st. Cryptanthus ‘Black Magic’ – Nalda Wilson1st. Cryptanthus ‘Imposter Red’ - Lynn Hudson Tillandsia 1st. Tillandsia ionantha ball- Lynn Hudson2nd.Tillandsia capitata ‘Marron’ – Dave Weston 3rd.Tillandsia ‘Curly Slim’ – Nalda Wilson 3rd. Tillandsia velutina x fasciculata – Marguerite Sexton

4 MINI SHOW – Vriesea1st. Vriesea ‘Galaxy’ - Bernice Mark 2nd Vriesea ‘Splenriet’ - Darryl Lister Guz.‘Tutti Frutti‘ Guz.‘Optima‘ 3rd.Vriesea ospinae var. gruberi – Paul Venturi Guzmania1st. Guzmania ‘Tutti-Frutti’ – Darryl Lister2nd. Guzmania ‘Kapoho Fire’ – Gail Taifalos3rd. Guzmania ‘Optima’ – John Mark We saw beautiful vrieseas, the largest being Vriesea gigantea var siedeliana grown by Dave Weston with good markings. Next in size was Bernice’s ‘Galaxy’,closely followed by Darry’s ‘Splenriet’ - it is huge with wide leaves. Paul asked how he would remove the offset of ospinae var. gruberi, as it has developed close to the top. General consensus was leave it to grow as a bunch. In guzmanias the smallest was Guzmania lingulata minor, then ‘Kapoho Fire’ and the larger ones ‘Optima’ and ‘Tutti-Frutti’. I find the large ones very strong, they grow and flower easily with little attention. The smaller ones take more care to keep their thinner leaves and inflorescences intact and excel when fed well. ! Both vrieseas and guzmanias have leaves that are without thorns or “entire”, guzmanias usually have fine red stripes at their base. Both genera need to be grown in sheltered positions out of midday sun, they feed through their roots as well as their leaves, therefore need a soft mix. I use scoria for drainage, pine bark and good potting mix in a ratio of ⅓ each. Both genera respond well to feeding, both at the base and with foliar feeding. Foliar feed at 1/4 recommended strength. ***************************************************************************

! ! ! Bloomin Broms 2012 Members Bloomin Broms Questionaire Survey Results. One or two events per year - 10 votes for 1, 18 votes for 2. Preferred months in highest voted order ... September 13 votes, July 10 votes, May 8 votes, June & August 5 votes. ! Events to be held on 5-6th. May & 1-2nd. September 2012 Programme to stay the same - Saturday Lectures, Plant Sales to Registrants. ! ! ! Sunday Workshops & Sales to PublicNext we need Speakers I contacted Harry Luther. Harry answered “probably September” Members keep 1-2 September 2012 booked for this very special event.

I hope other societies in Oz will sponsor Harry to address their members.

" " We subsidise travel and accommodation for Speakers. " "

" " We want speakers from outside our area for these events. Please contact me if you are interested. lynnie@ledanet.com.au Lynn

“Lifted from the Web” ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 5From the Web in Bromeliad Cultivar Registry - http://registry.bsi.org Notes from Chester Skotak May 2010. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !* Neoregelia 'Tiger' (now ‘Skotak’s Tiger’) was found in Rio de Janeiro

state, Estrada Marica, Itaborai , …. The true location was first discovered by Rafael Oliveira de Faria and Chester Skotak in 2004. These plants grow on rocks or as epiphytes.

* Neoregelia 'Macho' was grown and collected by Luiz (Luis) Correia de Araujo. He had them growing in giant clay pots around the restaurant he owned at the time. Several people brought back pups in the 90s, including me. The plant was found in Vargem Grande, Rio de Janeiro state.* Neoregelia 'Silver' was being grown at Pedro Nahoum’s nursery. I spoke with him recently about this Neo and he told me he acquired the plant from Roberto Menescal. It was collected in Vargem Grande also.* Neoregelia 'Rainbow' (now ‘Rainbow Carcharodon’)was found near Santa Maria de Madalena around 1995, Rio de Janeiro state. It was growing on rocks at the garbage dump. It should be noted that these species are usually not found in colonies but as individuals or only a few plants and seem to be quite rare where they are found, leaving one to wonder how they even manage to propagate in the wild. //(Ed) I have found these plants to be slow growers so the last statement does not surprise me. For those lucky enough to have these plants, it is time to fix labels.

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Canistropsis former name was Nidularium billbergioides From an article by Derek Butcher in ‘Bromeletter’ 35(5): 12. 1997 Robert and Melissa Dillings of the northern N.S.W. coastal area have been growing this species from seed for many years. The Dillings and Diana Hughes have come up with a solution to sort the varied coloured plants. We will call each of the cultivars by the name of a fruit that is roughly or even suggests the colour of the primary bracts.Apricot -! Primary bract deep yellow orange #12! Leaf green.Blood Orange - Primary bract reddish orange #24! Leaf green.Citron - (was citrinum) Primary bracts yellow #3! Leaf green.Guava - Primary bracts rose #38 Leaf greenLemon -! Primary bracts light yellow #2! Leaf green.Mandarin - Primary bracts Mandarin Red #24 Leaf maroon #42Mulberry -! Primary bracts dark orange/mulberry #19 Leaf reddish both sides #28.Persimmon - Primary bracts orange #18! Leaf green.Plum - Primary bracts apricot #11 Leaf maroon both sides #42Tamarillo - Primary bracts orange flushed mulberry #12 Leaf rusty both sides #21. Tutti Frutti - Primary bracts orange flushed mulberry #12 Leaf green.Ed - the # refers to the colour from the colour chart of Paul Isley.

6 Bromeliad Seed Types and Germination Notes by Dave Weston At the September meeting I spoke on the different seed types found in the Bromeliaceae family and the sowing techniques for germination. The Bromeliad family is comprised of 3 sub families, Tillandsioideae, Pitcairnioideae and Bromelioideae, each has distinctive fruit and seed characteristics and in particular with Tillandsioideae require specific techniques for successful germination of seed. Tillandsioideae, this sub family besides Tillandsia contains genera such as Vriesea, Guzmania and a few other minor genera. The fruit and seed characteristics are that they all have a fruit which at maturity is a dry capsule, this splits to release seeds which have a fluffy attachment at the end. This attachment is correctly called a pappus, it not only serves as dispersal mechanism as provided by wind but also assists in anchoring the seed to a suitable germination hold point. Tillandsioideae seed which because it wind dispersed is very light and contains a very small amount of endosperm (this is the starchy material found in seeds such as rice, beans and maize and sustains the germinating seed until it has developed a functioning leaf and root system). Due to the very small endosperm in Tillandsioideae seeds the viability of this seed may be very short, in nature these seeds may only be viable for a few days or a week. However we can keep these seeds longer with appropriate storage techniques. Tillandsioideae seed should be sown as soon as possible after it has been released. With most Tillandsia species the seed can be placed on a substrate such as a piece of cork, coconut husk or even fly wire then gently spray the seed with a fine spray of water and this will allow the pappus on the seeds to attach and hold fast to the substrate. Tillandsia seed requires good airflow to prevent any rot, apply a mist spray at least once a day or up to 2 or 3 times if possible until the small green leaves appear. This may take up to 3 weeks, or in some species only a week. Vriesea and Guzmania seed may be placed in containers using a well drained seed raising mix. I use a 150mm pot filled 1/3 full with 10mm scoria and then 1/3 layer of seed mix on top of this, the seed is then placed on top and treated as for the Tillandsia seed. A Gladwrap cover can be placed over the pot to keep the seed moist and then removed once the seed has germinated. Check the pot every few days to ensure the seedlings don’t dry out. Bromelioideae, this has genera such as Neoregelia, Hohenbergia, Ananas, Orthophytum, Cryptanthus, Billbergia, Aechmea and a number of others which are less well known. The distinguishing fruit characteristic of this sub family is that is a berry and in the case Aechmea, Hohenbergia and Billbergia can be quite showy and colourful. This feature assist in the dispersal of the seeds by birds, rodents and other animals attracted to the fruit. Because the fruit of Bromelioideae is soft and fleshy the seed require to be cleaned before storage or planting. The fruit can be determined as being mature if when gently squeezed the seeds are pushed out from the basal attachment point. >>

(Seeds Cont.)! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 7 To clean the seed squeeze the fruit contents into a small bottle, half fill with water and add a drop of detergent, shake vigorously and then pour off the soapy water, rinse with clean water a couple of times, drain off and then place the seed onto some paper towel and allow to dry. Once the seed has dried it can be sown in the same manner as described above for Vriesea and Guzmania, I like to give the seed a fine dusting of powdered coir peat this helps to keep the seed in place and helps to maintain the moisture, ensure though that the seed has only enough of the powdered peat to barely cover, too much will cause the seed to rot. Cover the container with Gladwrap and place in a well lit area (not in any direct sun) and the seed germination should be apparent in 10 to 14 days. Remove the Gladwrap when the seeds have germinated. Pitcairnioideae, apart from the obvious Pitcairnia, this sub family contains Dyckia, Hechtia, Puya, Deuterocohnia plus a few other genera. Like Tillandsioideae the fruit is a capsule which splits at maturity to release the seeds, however, in this case the seeds do not have a pappus but may be shaped like a spindle or plate like. As in the case of Dyckia and Hechtia the seed has a wing like extension which assists in dispersal. In the fruit capsule the seeds are generally arranged in a stack much like a pile of little plates. Unlike Bromelioideae the seed does not require any preparation prior to sowing but the same planting technique can be applied. With any seed being raised on a soil mix it is important that the mix media is sterilized prior to planting, pouring a liberal amount of boiling water onto the mix will remove fungal spores. Once the seed has germinated provide more air circulation to help deter the development of fungi and algae. A good means of killing these on germinating seed is to spray with a product called Milton, use 4ml of Milton per litre of water. Milton can be found in the baby care section of any supermarket. Once the seed has germinated use a very weak foliar fertilizer application once a week until the plants are of size which they can be separated and potted on into their individual containers, however that will be the subject of another article

******************************************************************Plant presentation! At the September meeting President Dave reminded members to keep a high standard when presenting plants for sale as it reflects on our society. Leaves that are removed should be entirely removed, leaving the base bare - not cut across and left on the plant. !! ! ! ! !Name Tags - the genus should be written in full. ! !Species names in lower case, eg. Tillandsia xerographica Hybrids beginning with a capital letter and in single parenthesis eg Vriesea ‘Gnom’.He said this habit should commence when we place plants on the raffle table and if the member did not know the name, they should enquire before the raffle begins.

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! ! ! Maria showed Elton Leme’s books in the series ! ! ! ! “Bromeliads of the Atlantic Forest”. They come in a trilogy of genus groups - Canistrum, Canistropsis and Nidularium.! Maria recommended each book to members, as easy to peruse and with excellent photography. Precise technical data is included but there is enough information for non technical readers to understand the biological structure and appreciate the beauty of these plants. Other bromeliads plus other plants growing in habitat nearby are described. As well as photographs there are historical paintings and drawings.**********! Maria also showed “The Book of Bromeliads” by Ronald Parkhurst. A coffee table book with lots of pictures of bromeliads and other tropical plants especially showcasing endemic Hawaiian plants and bromeliad hybrids.**********! Maria also showed us a plant with plum coloured leaves and a star shaped inflorescence in apricot, burnt orange and yellow. We agreed it was a canistropsis.and this opened another door, they grow easily and very well here, so here is some information on this genus. Canistropsis former name was Nidularium billbergioides. They offset on stolens, easily produce a multiple specimen, the leaves are medium soft, the inflorescence is star shaped and formed of rigid bracts. After flowering the bracts hold their colour for months. Most knew the orange, yellow and variegated plants - then there were other colours and here is their story..From an article by Derek Butcher in ‘Bromeletter’ 35(5): 12. 1997. Robert and Melissa Dillings of the northern N.S.W. coastal area have been growing this species from seed for many years. The Dillings and Diana Hughes have come up with a solution to sort the varied coloured plants. We will call each of the cultivars by the name of a fruit that is roughly or even suggests the colour of the primary bracts.Apricot -! Primary bract deep yellow orange #12! Leaf green.Blood Orange - Primary bract reddish orange #24! Leaf green.Citron - (was citrinum) Primary bracts yellow #3! Leaf green.Guava - Primary bracts rose #38 Leaf greenLemon -! Primary bracts light yellow #2! Leaf green.Mandarin - Primary bracts Mandarin Red #24 Leaf maroon #42Mulberry -! Primary bracts dark orange/mulberry #19 Leaf reddish both sides #28.Persimmon - Primary bracts orange #18! Leaf green.Plum - Primary bracts apricot #11 Leaf maroon both sides #42Tamarillo - Primary bracts orange flushed mulberry #12 Leaf rusty both sides #21. Tutti Frutti - Primary bracts orange flushed mulberry #12 Leaf green.Ed - the # refers to the colour from the colour chart in Paul Isley’s “Tillandsia”.

October from Maria Grant, our Librarian.

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Currently flowering soft leafed Aechmeas by Lynn I have a penchant for aechmeas, I like their stiff leaves and their variedcoloured and shaped inflorescences - then I found the softer leafed varietiesand they grow really well in our warm climate - southern growers need hot houses! Many of these inflorescences have little colour when they first protrude, but gain colour during the following days. The varieties of weilbachii flowered in July and currently the green leafed species carvalhoi, capixabae, contracta, penduliflora, and warasii are setting berries. The hybrid ‘Dart’ is also a favourite - my first was given to me by Linda Percival. She told me it was a ‘Friendship Plant’ - from each offset I should give one away. I think of it as ‘generous’ - firstly Lynda’s generosity, then lots of offsets and hence happy new owners. The leaves attain a soft brown colour, the inflorescence begins orange, then changes to pink berries. The many discoloured aechmeas are currently not flowering.***********************************************************************************************************************

Broms and then some. by Ken Reed " A big thank you to Brendan and David for their hospitality and fantastic display of neoregelias,"which are my favourite bromeliad and my favourite plant. I am indebted to the society for"allowing me to view such displays at theirs and other members gardens." After having gone around the world about 52 times visiting 7 continents and about 160 countries and their beautiful gardens it is always great to come back home to Cairns which I consider"to be the best tropical city in the world. I have also visited many great temperate climate gardens such as Butchart (on Victoria Island, Canada)"the amazing Kuekenhof"Gardens near Amsterdam each March when I can to see the great displays of Tulips, Daffodils, and my other favourite plant the Hyacinth - very beautiful in great drifts and the famous"Azalea gardens at Kew in the UK. I still enjoy tropical gardens the most. rnrnow.com/onlinetours/buchartgardens/ulthm.htm stsite.com/Keukenhof/ www.explore-kew-gardens.net/ I have also had some great experiences in tropical areas such as zip lining in Costa Rica cloud forest, seeing the trees covered in bromeliads etc. After sharing a 5 acre botanic garden with my late wife and being president and chief judge of the Queensland Hibiscus Society and president/ secretary of Garden Clubs, Palm Societies, Orchid Societies etc. These days with only having a small balcony with 10 neoregelias, I am content to look at other"people’s lovely gardens. " I still think that after visiting many beautiful gardens, that the Cairns Botanic Gardens are still the best in the world and that also applies to members gardens too - so please keep gardening"it is a most therapeutic and rewarding pastime." Happy Gardening.!

< Aechmea caxabae! ! ! Aechmea warasii >(pronounced cap-i-zar-bay)

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! ! !! ! ! ! ! I won’t bore the reader with too much about my travels - I went to South Africa, Morocco, Gibralta, Turkey, England, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chie and New Zealand. The highlights were the Carnivale in Rio and the awesome Iguazu Falls on the border of Brazil and Argentinia. You go down in an elevator and then along walkways until you are almost in the midst of these tremendous falls that are about eight times wider than Niagara. This is the second time in my travels that I have been so moved to tears by such an awesome spectacle. http://www.world-of-waterfalls.com/latin-america-iguazu-falls.html! On the subject of bromeliads, I visited the famous ‘Jardin Botanico’ - Rio Botanic Gardens. It was a total let down as the gardens were poorly maintained as was the poor bromeliad section. Otherwise my trip was a great experience and I travelled light. This is how I did it. ! Eighteen trips ago I travelled with two suitcases. I have gradually reduced this down to what I call my ‘amazing soft day pack’, which just goes over my shoulder. This is what went into my amazing pack on my last trip.! As I was to travel through both warm and cold climates, I needed to pack accordingly - one pair shoes; one pair sandals; one pair good fawn trousers; one pair green shorts; two short sleeved shirts; one long sleeved shirt; one pair lightweight Speedos (doubled as underwear if necessary); two pairs jocks; three pairs sox; one coat hanger and toilet gear. I carried a heavy jacket with plenty of pockets in which I stowed my travel documents and medications; a large pack of tissues in case of no toilet paper in Morocco or South American countries; a few metres of string and four clothes pegs for a bathroom washing line; spare toothbrush and toothpaste. ! My secret to travelling light is to pack drip dry clothes, roll everything, and to wash each night. Wash gear, squeeze lightly but do not wring. Place hotel towel flat on the bed, flatten and shape your garments, roll towel up and gently squeeze moisture from garments. Unroll, hang garments, shape and they will be dry by morning. Of course in cold countries where hotels have radiators, your gear will be dry in an hour or so.! Travelling light like this means you don’t have to check in bags or wait at the conveyer belt wondering if your bags came too. It also means when you arrive in a city with no accommodation pre-booked, it is quite easy to wander around looking for a hotel without having to lug suitcases. I love travelling especially now I have perfected the luggage problem. I am freed from bothersome tasks to really relax and enjoy my trip. Try it you will be converted.

Reprint of Ken’s article March-April 2000 Newsletter Travelling Light by Ken Reed

11 How may times have I typed “Thanks to Bob the bus driver .. Bob drove so well” etc, etc. Well maybe there is some truth in it …Sunbus depot received an email “Just wanted to say that Bob the driver on the Palm Cove to Cairns 110 route .. is the best driver and customer service professional I have ever met. He provides a safe, happy and positive, professional service that Sunbus should be proud of. What a great Australian.” ****************************************************************** Orstrayan The following are results from an OZ-words Competition where entrants were asked to take an Australian word, alter it by one letter only, and supply a witty definition.! ! ! Clearly, you need to be an Aussie to understand.Billabonk:"to make passionate love beside a waterholeBludgie:"a partner who doesn't work, but is kept as a petDodgeridoo: a fake indigenous artefactFair drinkum: good-quality Aussie wineFlatypus:"a cat that has been run over by a vehicleMateshit:"all your flat mate's belongings, lying strewn around the floor" Shagman: an unemployed male, roaming the Australian bush in search of sexual activity"Yabble:"the unintelligible language of Australian freshwater crustaceans"Bushwanker: a pretentious drongo, who reckons he's above average when it comes to handling himself in the scrubCrackie-daks: 'hipster' tracksuit pants.""! !And for the Kiwi's amongst us" Shornbag: a particularly attractive naked sheep." ************************************************************************************ Life isn’t about how you survived the storm, it’s about how you danced in the rain. ************************************************************************************ I’ve been aroundI have been in many places, but I've never been in Cahoots. Apparently, you can't go alone. You have to be in Cahoots with someone.I've also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes you there.I have however been in Sane. They don't have an airport; you have to be driven there, but I have made several trips there - thanks to my friends and family.I would like to go to Conclusions, but you have to jump, and I'm not too much on physical activity anymore.I've also been in Doubt. That is a sad place to go, and I try not to visit there too often.I've been in Flexible, but only when it was very important to stand firm.Sometimes I'm in Capable, and I go there more often as I'm getting older.One of my favorite places to be is in Suspense! It really gets the adrenalin flowing and pumps up the old heart! At my age I need all the stimuli I can get!Once I was in Dispensible but I'm not allowed to even visit there anymore. ************************************************************************************

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