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Discussion Thread 🦊 Tuesday 5 August 2025 (aussie.zone)

submitted 6 days ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (4 children)

BiP news.

Coming home on the train thru Flemington I saw a brand new BiP mural, they had semi automatic weapons. And thinking further on my impassioned well thought out and written critique on BiP the two most insulting words I wrote were laziest and committee.

Separate news.

Will people stop wearing tees and hoodies with the word Betty on it, it means

spoiler

cunt

. I don't think the people wearing Betty know.

[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 6 points 5 days ago

I don’t think the people wearing Betty know.

I also don't know.

[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

TIL and I'm down wif the kids and everyfing

[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

YESSS and they have like bandanas and whatnot? That's between Royal Park station and Flemington Bridge station. It's my favourite mural.

I have a photo of it but I can't find it right now lol

Edit: found it lol

[–] anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I didn’t know that (and I know several young people)

goes to grill nearest young person

E: young person didn’t know, but OH just found it in urban dictionary. TIL!