Tag: australia

Watch a rich person pay $85,000 for something a rat peed on

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The story of a king's head and a rat who couldn't wait

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Cracking the code

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Someone at Australia Post has been playing a little game, perhaps for years, and I’ve only just noticed. Now I'm addicted

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Pedal to the metal

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Australia's Bicycles issue is so pretty, it could almost be British. This article features the most obscure joke on the internet.

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Water on Mars (and all the other planets)

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As water flows on Mars and champagne flows at NASA, these gorgeous stamps risk being flooded by my tears of joy

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It’s a gas gas gas!

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Punk lights up over Australia's neon signs issue... but has a worthy nominee been forgotten?

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Princess stamps? AMAZEBALLS!

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A baby was born on the other side of the world over three months ago and soon we will have stamps about it! This is the happiest day of my life!

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Fight the Boring!

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I'm declaring war on Boring, and I need YOU, soldier! Here are the details of your mission...

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The Queen isn’t dead. Long live the Queen!

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Australia has a weird obsession with issuing stamps to celebrate the Queen's birthday. Spare a thought for the graphic designers...

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You wood, woodn’t you?

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Australia has just printed stamps on wood. Write your own jokes

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Why Canada gets my maples all syrupy

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Canada is celebrating a special anniversary and this new stamp issue will set your heart a-flutter. Read all aboot it

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Acting the goat – or the sheep?

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It's the Asian Century, and everyone's cashing in with Lunar New Year stamps. But the jury is still out on what this year's animal actually is

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Come, sail your ships around me

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Cynicism overboard! Ships look so great on stamps, whether they're in full sail, or smashing into icebergs

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