I did wonder that, but the link in my second post says it was actually a year and one day, so they covered it.

I don't actually remember where I heard that, so just searched to verify and found the below on wikipedia. Seems it is largely an outmoded concept.

Based on my understanding of the law from watching crime shows, 365 days. If you die on Day 366, no longer murder.

Maybe you had to grow up with them (and maybe you need a nostalgic viewpoint so you can ignore the blackface), but I have so many favourite moments from the Goodies, like the below, which is a fake ad in the middle of an episode where they were hired to try and improve the image of the police. The police have earned a…

If you feel like being ill… check out her 'defense' in the book of the time Trump mocked a disabled reporter.

I remember it as Toni Collette's American debut, and her really bad Nu Yawk accent.

"he's harmless to society" - well, until his kids, twisted through a lifetime of psychological torture, go on a killing spree.

Jeremy Piven looks like James Eckhouse on 90210.

Can't believe there is a tv show of Bottersnikes And Gumbles and I didn't know about it (apparently it aired in Australia already). I loved these books when I was a kid, but also found them a little disturbing. The Gumbles were squishy and malleable, and the Bottersnikes would squash them into cans, where they would…

Damn, I am so down for this. Please?

*Pfft*

I walked past an ancient barber shop in Melbourne that has an autographed picture of Man from U.N.C.L.E.-era David McCallum in the window, so he clearly still has some cache. (Edit - fuck, I mixed up the actors…)

I love Out of Sight. I remember reading a comment thread on imdb from someone who thought his dvd must be faulty because the image kept freezing.

Did you see the story in the Age today about One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts and his claims to 'sovereign citizenship'?

I read the headline about the Simpsons and then this one in quick succession, which lead to my brain making some strange leaps. Namely, I thought of a tattoo gun that worked liked Homer's makeup gun.

There's one I keep getting: "The 7 Australian dating sites that really work", subtitle: 'Top 10 Australian dating sites".

I was thinking of old school Hollywood melodrama, or something like the ballet in The Red Shoes, parts of which sound quite similar.

I have been in a similar situation with a family member, and can offer no good advice, only a bit of support from an internet stranger. I'm pretty sure we did everything wrong and still think about what I should have done differently. Stay strong, look after yourself.

There's a really beautiful building (still standing) in Melbourne that was built by the Oddfellows - one of my favourite places:

There's a rather great Gothic skyscraper in Melbourne that was built by the IOOF (I used to work in the Hungry Jacks that was in the basement).