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Social media in 2024 between the ads. 24 people we all know who post on social media. 1-Look at me selfie, just got out of bad relationship and thinks everyone else is narcissistic, spelled Narc because they can't get far enough for auto correct to figure it out. 2- I just discovered this amazing fact, anyone older and even most your own age or younger figured it out a decade ago. 3- Insert question to increase engagement here ??? Doesn't want answer just needs more likes and engagement like it is heroin.Not actual wannabe pollster, they're even worse. 4- It's a re-tweet, because they have no story of their own, it's another re-tweet about the same thing, only re-tweets and they're getting old, Just a re-tweet of an RHCP song on repeat. 5- Politician did something you disapprove of, everyone must know for the 50th time how stupid you think they are. 6- Celebrity did something, anything at all, got an award, gave a speech, wore clothes, ate food, you are now asso...

The man who made stone soup.

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  This is the tale of -The man who made stone soup.. As I remember it told to me by my Pupa (Ernest Peddey). A long time ago in outback Victoria, an ol swagy named Jack was wandering through the scrub with his belly rumbling and all his worldly goods on his back. With no ammunition his rifle was useless, his canteen was empty, his billy had no handle and his boots and canvas swag had more holes than the gold fields at Ballarat and Bendigo combined. Exhausted and hungry he sat on the ground back against an ol moss covered log and drifted off to sleep dreaming of nothing but a nice hot meal. Some time passed and he felt a jab in his ribs which disturbed his slumber but brushed his side and and rolled over, then another jab this time accompanied by the sound of giggling. He sat up abruptly to find he was surrounded by 4 young children,one,the youngest a small girl was holding a stick which she quickly hid behind her back, The oldest a young lad all of 12 stepped forward and said '...