Ever Been to Aldi with Handbag-dogs?
So, I’ve moved house (see the post below titled Etc.) and now that production week is all over, I thought it was high time to start sorting my stuff out. After being woken up early this morning by an over-zealous, mobile-phone-trigger-happy friend, I decided that it was about time I did some shopping and tidying. Being near the centre of the city the closest supermarket is Aldi, a German (I’m sure I’m right this time) sensation that means low prices for brand-less products. Down I go to Aldi to see what there is to see…
Its amazing, they have their own branded products for everything, they stock a couple of brands like Milo and Herron Blue, but the rest are blatant rip-offs of traditional brands, ‘Dolomia’ pasta sauce, ‘Cucina Continental’ Pasta dishes… the list goes on. Another thing that Aussies seem to be a little slow on the uptake with is alcohol sales in supermarkets, but Aldi are there. With plentiful supplies of cheap beer and wine. They even had dishwashers and a two-camera security system on sale… go figure!
Okay, while writing that last paragraph something happened which will need a little explanation: As we know I don’t have the internet at home, so I’ve come to uni to do some assignments and post on my blog. Here I was, minding my own business in the Engineering Computer Labs when a couple of over-energetic engineering students (that’s right, it’s normal for us to be in at uni on a Saturday) burst in the door and started running around the computer lab. As soon as they burst in the door, out of nowhere comes a loud dog bark (it’s not generally the sort of thing one expects to hear in a computer lab) and a young woman’s handbag-dog jumps out from under the desk and starts yapping and barking and joining in the fun, chasing these two blokes around the lab.
I ask you this: Who the hell brings their dog to come and sit with them for four hours in a computer lab? Who would do that?
Surely this isn’t a thing that the average discerning dog owner does? One would presume that the possibility of the dog misbehaving would make even the thought of taking your dog with you to the computer labs unfathomable?
May 13th, 2006 at 10:39 pm
2 Things to add.
Aldi has the cheapest non-goon alcohol on the go. If you can take it.
2 Litre flagons of cream sherry (22 standards?) for $7.99. I’m not going near that stuff with a 10ft pole.
Secondly, the dog’s misbehaviour would no doubt be worse than the 3 year old tuna and milk on the walls. If you don’t know what i’m talking about go look in the lab 6 (downstairs) annex, on the wall closest to lab 5.
May 14th, 2006 at 6:47 pm
Mmm… the eng labs
Brings back memories of the pre-mac days.
May 14th, 2006 at 8:01 pm
A safe assumption would be that the dog owner is most likely an essendon supporter.
I mean seriously you would have to be a complete spastic (no offense to the spastics www.scopevic.org.au) to do either
hehehe Carlton 17.9.(111) def. Essendon 11.12.(78)
GO CATS!!!
May 15th, 2006 at 3:25 pm
May I remind you pete that this is not a forum for discussing footy scores, I try to present an un-footy-biased view of the world, the next footy-centric post gets deleted, k?
May 15th, 2006 at 5:05 pm
i’ll admit i’m trigger happy… but not all of us have the luxury of sleeping til lunchtime William, even if it is a Saturday… ! *raspberry*
x
May 17th, 2006 at 10:21 am
William, all i have to say is are you a GEEK! and why can’t i see Anna’s pictures??
Very nice map tho - can see excatly where you are now!
May 18th, 2006 at 4:56 am
Wil, so by Europe do you mean you will be visiting me?
would love to see you.
May 18th, 2006 at 11:05 am
Hey Frith,
and don’t know if we’ll get time. But we should definitely make an effort, would be cool to see ya!
Dunno if we’ll get time to visit you, you’re kinda outta the way