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Original host of Channel Nine's "Getaway", Bettina 'Tina' Dalton, dies following a short illness.

Trump is lowering American flags to half mast for one week to honour Dolly Parton.

Sometimes we don't know how lucky we are. We often have gripes about this and that, but life and nature can throw some people incredible problems, yet thet learn to cope with them and get on with life. Some are not expected to live a few days or more when born, but somehow live on into their 40's and 50's. A new series on Foxtel highlights these Extreme Humans. There have only been 2 episodes so far, each dealing with 2 persons/couples, but the show runs every Monday. Here are the people shown so far. From Turkiye, the world's tallest woman at 7ft 1in. She is 29, and studying computer science. She is so tall, she cannot sit in a car, she travels in a van, lying in the back on a matress. She has the largest ears. This couple from Brazil hold the Guinness World Record for the smallest couple in the world. They are both only 2ft 11in tall, yet live a comparatively normal life. The husband can drive, they go to the supermarket to do their shopping, they have to ask for help to reach items above the 4th shelf. They use a kiddies shopping trolley. When the husband puts the shopping in the car, his head is no higher than the rear seat. Naturally, door handles, benches and the sink in their home are lowered to their level. This girl from America is amazing. Her legs were badly deformed at birth and she gets around walking in her hands. Callipers on her legs as a child did not improve things. But she can drive an automatic car and rides horses. This chap from Brazil wasn't expected to live more than a couple of days at birth, but he is 48. The photos illustrate the contorted effects he has had to live with. It makes you wonder...and be grateful.

This is a TV advert post, but does involve dogs. I don't know how Toyota are still running the Pied Piper ad with dogs chasing a HiLux ute down the road and jumping aboard. I thought they were told to withdraw it in February because it breaks road rules. Dogs in a ute must be tethered.

These games are hilarious. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1JpZu9jdBz/

What's the difference between a toilet and a waitress? A toilet only has to deal with one a**hole at a time.

Very close, but a bit small.

Yes you did - initially.

The freyed knot was the responce to Nev suggestion, and applies to Marty's also.

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Answer previously given. It was correct.

Correct Nev.

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You don't comb the hair over it, it's worn as shown in the second photo, over the hair. You take it off for sleeping, showering, swimming. Any way, I have a buzz cut, nothing to comb.

A diagram of how the whole thing works.

For anyone not familiar with Cochlerar Implants, here are a couple of photos. The first shows the components of the system.The grey parts are what is seen on the outside. They clip over the ear similar to a hearing aid. They contain the microphone, sound processor, the battery, and the round part on the lead contains a magnet and a loop which transmits the processed sound signal. The shiny thing in the centre of the loop on the right is a magnet. This component is implanted under the skin of the scalp. The magnets in the two components hold them together when worn. The sound signals are transmitted to the coil in the implanted component. The lead on this component is threaded into the cochlear in the ear, the 22 electrodes on the end of it stimulating the nerves and sending the sound signals to the brain. The second photo shows how the external component appears when worn.

Think 'keeping warm'.

Not quite that simple.

Watching Foxtel last night. Fourteen adverts or program promotions per ad break.