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Monday Edition | AM
Good morning
Good morning and HAPPY NEW YEAR! I (Maddie) cannot contain my excitement because usually, we don’t do a New Years Day newsletter we do a New Years virtual card instead, but I thought you know what? What better way to start the year than with a newsletter from the Seniors Discount Club? 😉 So, here it is! The very first SDC newsletter to ever be sent on the first of January. A true milestone, and I am over the moon to be sharing it with you.
So, how are we all feeling? Are there any sore heads or are we doing just fine? I feel like challenging you to a little brain training to see how well you really are holding up. How about you give our Expert OzWord a go to kickstart the year? I’ll be keeping an eye on the comment section to see how quickly you manage to get the answer correct. I have no doubt you’ll be providing me with plenty of New Year’s Day entertainment, so please consider this a thank you in advance!
Now, what’s happening across Australia and around the world today?
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Yesterday's Australia
Christmas ‘initiation’
Image source: Shutterstock.
I had such a good laugh reading this Christmas memory! A big thank you to member @Gizmilbo for sharing it with us all. ‘I remember that when I met my husband, that his family had a tradition that after lunch on Christmas Day we all had to sing a song. Participation was mandatory and it didn't matter if you couldn't sing. So embarrassing. 😲’ Oh my, member @Gizmilbo, I think I would have had to break up the relationship then and there 😂 You’re a real trooper for getting up there and having a go! If you have a nostalgic memory you’d like to share, post it on our forum here!
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Picture of the Day
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1 January, 2024
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Image Source: Member @Suzanne rose
Unbelievable coffee art
If you’re a long time member, you will know how much I LOVE coffee and coffee art, so when I came across this photograph shared by member @Suzanne rose my jaw was on the floor! I have never seen coffee art this extravagant in my life! According to member @Suzanne rose, this coffee was made in Bali using a laser machine and the image on the coffee is a photo of member @Suzanne rose’s newly married daughter and son-in-law. How wonderful! If you have coffee art you’d like to share, or a photo of anything else, share it on our forum here!
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Fun & Games
Want to try some other new and challenging games?
Head to our games forum here!
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1 January
On this day in History
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1901
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The Commonwealth of Australia was formed when the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 came into effect.
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1911
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South Australia transferred Northern Territory to the federal government.
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1939
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Sydney, Australia, sweltered in 45 degree heat, a record for the city.
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1992
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Bush was the first US President to address the Australian Parliament.
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Jokes
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(Grand)Dad joke of the day
A little old lady goes to the doctor and says, ‘Doctor I have this problem with…’
Oh, this is a classic! A big thanks to member @Observer for the laugh! Click here to read the rest of the joke.
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Jingle Bells was one of the first songs to broadcast from space, in a Christmas-themed prank by Gemini 6 astronauts Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra.
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