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Discussion Thread ๐Ÿฅช Tuesday 21 July 2026 (aussie.zone)
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[โ€“] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 6 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

What would be the title of your memoir? Mine would be "Well, That Didn't Go According To Plan (But It Still Worked Out)"

[โ€“] Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago

"How a participation award and a gold star sticker in grade two changed my life".

[โ€“] Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think mine would be 'Plan? What plan?". The follow up self-help book would be "The Untapped Power of Impulse Motivated Action".

[โ€“] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago

That is an excellent power to wield!

[โ€“] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think I would use what my daughter says about me.

"Oh she's weird, but not in a bad way"

[โ€“] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago

Weird and wonderful!

[โ€“] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago

I don't know. Depends who wrote it and what goes in.

it won't be called "My Struggle"

maybe "Saddam and my part in his downfall " ( to riff of spike milligan )

or My Life in Movies ...lol

[โ€“] useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago

โ€œClose Enough For Jazzโ€

[โ€“] Force_majeure1234@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"Well I wasn't born as a burrito, but I did get drowned in salsa"

[โ€“] SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

Mm, salsa! This has brought up the mental image of just a bathtub full of nachos.