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Does anyone here come from a big family or have one, i.e. more than 3 kids, perhaps all the same gender.

I only have a sister 2 years younger than me. In our family circles, big families are rare. Most of my cousins are either only-children or are in a family of two siblings. That said, my father is the eldest of 10 (5 brothers and 5 sisters) and my mother is the 4th eldest in 6 (2 sisters and 4 brothers).

One of my flatmates is 4th in 8, or the 3rd of 6 sisters (including a set of twins - the 4th and 5th). Story basically goes that the parents wanted to have two sons. The second child was one son, but until all the other daughters were born, it wasn't until they had their second son and last child. My flatmate of course stays in constant touch with all her sisters, but she has a particularly close relationship with her second eldest sister. She remarks that their oldest sister is the strictest, the twins make trouble amongst themselves and the youngest is also fairly straight as an arrow, but not as the eldest.

I had a classmate who was the 2nd eldest of five sisters. It was funny because at one time we were reflecting on it, most of us in English class were currently studying the novel Pride and Prejudice. Of no coincidence at all, she and her elder sister are big fans of the 1995 BBC TV series adaptation of that very novel.
 
TheRealTMA said:
You need two Tivos and a big TV! And not have to work the next day. But you can drop SoO, if your are pushed - it's just the same old same old. Unlike Le Tour where the real men, with necks, get up after crashes and complete the stage with broken collarbones and broken backs, and for 21 days not 21 minutes. Plus this test will be over in three days, English weather Gods permitting.
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Well it has been raining on and off today...... so who knows how the cricket will go!
 
amaroo said:
Looking forward to the TR - have a great trip!
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Am thinking of doing a precursor in the next couple of days :p

The journey starts Saturday week with Rydges Sydney overnight then the requisite visit to Syd F lounge for eggs benedict and champagne.
 
Foster father was one of 19 brothers. Pretty much everyone in the Melbourne Malaysian community is related to him or one degree removed.
 
Bundy Bear said:
Queenslander :D

52-6 Incredible :shock:
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How embarrassing. Just as well I don't follow rugby league.

The good thing is I got $450 Casino dollars. It was $50 for each Queensland try + $50 mistake. The Vietnamese were going nuts. Most are Black tier members and they got $100/try so $900 with the mistake.

I'm going to try my luck with casinos money tomorrow or Saturday. Anything I get back is a win.
 
anat0l said:
Does anyone here come from a big family or have one, i.e. more than 3 kids, perhaps all the same gender.

I only have a sister 2 years younger than me. In our family circles, big families are rare. Most of my cousins are either only-children or are in a family of two siblings. That said, my father is the eldest of 10 (5 brothers and 5 sisters) and my mother is the 4th eldest in 6 (2 sisters and 4 brothers).

One of my flatmates is 4th in 8, or the 3rd of 6 sisters (including a set of twins - the 4th and 5th). Story basically goes that the parents wanted to have two sons. The second child was one son, but until all the other daughters were born, it wasn't until they had their second son and last child. My flatmate of course stays in constant touch with all her sisters, but she has a particularly close relationship with her second eldest sister. She remarks that their oldest sister is the strictest, the twins make trouble amongst themselves and the youngest is also fairly straight as an arrow, but not as the eldest.

I had a classmate who was the 2nd eldest of five sisters. It was funny because at one time we were reflecting on it, most of us in English class were currently studying the novel Pride and Prejudice. Of no coincidence at all, she and her elder sister are big fans of the 1995 BBC TV series adaptation of that very novel.
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My friend has four boys, and her husband is one of eight...
 
feezable said:
stairway to the moon Broome - amazing. Do yourself a favour and experience it.
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I am now back in the 'real' world and am planning to do a short trip report (my first) when things settle down here in a few days. There were many highlights from our whirlwind visit to Broome and for me the Stairway exceeded all my expectations. I agree with posters that Broome is expensive and we didn't bother visiting Cable Beach, I live 300m from a 32km beach and couldn't see the point wasting precious time when there was so much else to see.

Trip report coming soon.
 
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My gallbladder saga appears to continue. I am now fairly sure I have a belly button hernia and will be calling my surgeon this morning for an appointment, hopefully he will say it is not the case, but I am as close to 100% sure that it is a hernia as I can be as a layperson.
 
What is it with Gall bladders, two of my staff have issues, one was removed last week and the other is next friday
 
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