G'day, cobber. Been out with the contractors this arvo watching the sillage
process. Great fun-on-the-farm! But I wold never be a farmer - I'm a
vegetarian for a start :-)
Sends a good story, Bill.
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On 10 February 2016 at 16:01, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Some yarn!
>
> I smile all the way through, but later think:
>
> dairy cows when it’s milking time
>
> tend to dawdle to the shed, don’t they?
>
> Arf, arf, have to laugh, but.
>
> Apollo Bay makes me laugh, too.
> Place names in so many parts of Australia that
> even after years sound unconvincing to me…
>
> Port Fairy
>
> Bacchus Marsh….
>
> Max, on Capitol Hill which lacks a capitol
>
>
> On Feb 9, 2016, at 13:51, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > He'd never
> > farmed before
> > had trouble
> > rounding up
> > his dairy cows
> >
> > they'd head
> > uphill
> > he'd whistle
> > he'd run
> > they'd scarper
> >
> > neighbour used
> > a dog
> > he'd none
> > so he taped
> > its bark
> >
> > headed out
> > holding high
> > his cassette dog
> > arf arf
> > at full volume
> >
> > net result
> > much the same
> > neighbour saw
> > took pity
> > gave him
> >
> > his old dog
> > ended up
> > ran ninety head
> > milked life
> > in Apollo Bay
> >
> > bw
>
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