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10:14AM Tuesday 02 December, 2008
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Blog Central: Dunn Diaries Jamie Dunn has buried his feet firmly in the sand as a columnist with the Daily. For two decades, Jamie has been the voice and personality of Australian TV’s most successful kids character Agro, winning 10 TV Week Logie awards.

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Saturday, November 29, 2008

Caloundra stars should be preserved

But I need to draw the line somewhere. >>

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Pie lady gave me curry

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All I wanted was something to eat. >>

Saturday, November 15, 2008

B2 takes US voters out of deep freeze

Jamie Dunn's two youngest discuss the merits of the US election result. >>

Saturday, November 8, 2008

Stars dry-cleaned into a black hole

Jamie Dunn urges council to consider the D grade celebrities before ripping up the Caloundra Walk of Stars. >>

Saturday, November 1, 2008

The thing about promises

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Even the best meaning men can break a promise. >>

Saturday, October 25, 2008

It was a sign

Jamie Dunn gets the message >>

Saturday, October 18, 2008

There's nothng like a good cup of coffee

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And they can be found in the most unusual places. >>

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Underdressed in stellar company

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The king of the fashionistas shops at Coolum! >>

Saturday, October 4, 2008

God spoke to me ... twice!

How one good turn nearly had me in Heaven early. >>

Saturday, September 27, 2008

The thorny side of summer

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Impaled on a cluster of the dreaded bindii. >>

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Kids can be very taxing

Welcome to life in the real world, son. >>

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Now which car was mine again?

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Shopping trip ends in public shaming. >>

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Careful, Pedantic Pete

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Or I'll set my new 'man's dog' onto you. >>

Saturday, August 30, 2008

I am father of the year

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PM Cartman's education revolution has me seeing double. >>

Saturday, August 23, 2008

We've won a holiday!

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Yeah right, just hang up on that Mumbai telemarketer. >>

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Women drivers and call centres

These things, oh Lord, are sent to test us. >>

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Stumped by a kid's motorbike

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I would love to be a real man ... >>

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Doggone good feed

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Just a step away from the dog house at Dad's. >>

Saturday, July 26, 2008

It's true, I'm a bit slow

Crossed wires get me moving. >>

Saturday, July 19, 2008

That sign's talking to you

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Sons who want free puppies and restored cars. >>

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Are the school holidays over yet?

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Are any parents truly happy to have the kids home? >>

Saturday, July 5, 2008

The Bermuda mobile triangle

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Stella needs a new phone and she needs it NOW. >>

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Crocs, fans and a trip to the dump

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A tantrum-throwing two-year-old and a confused fly. >>

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Under-age drinking at the school formal

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Since when did a dozen Bacardi Breezers replace a corsage? >>

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Flat tyres and Voltswagons

Even a petrified pup on the back of a Kawasaki. >>

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Our Kev's not so popular any more

But Brendan's still got Buckley's of leading the country. >>

Saturday, May 31, 2008

The day we met Wally Lewis

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My son Jackson swaps footy passes with a legend. >>

Saturday, May 24, 2008

That's what I call service

Who needs the Yellow Pages when you've got Horseland. >>

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Look, it's Shrek on a trike!

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But I am trying to get a real motorbike licence. >>

Saturday, May 10, 2008

The joys of dressing children

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It's balaclavas and expensive formal dresses in our house. >>

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Suffering the breakdown blues

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Who you gonna call when your car conks out? >>

Saturday, April 26, 2008

I've got the answer to graffiti crime

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Vandals should dress up and pull beers for truckers. >>

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Is Garrett still the ultimate greenie?

We'll see when he announces his Traveston dam decision. >>

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Why did the snake cross the road?

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Well, certainly not because I bullied or begged him to. >>

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Cabbie's risky manoeuvre

Yet another example of a driver dicing with death. >>

Saturday, March 29, 2008

It's not easy being the wife

Easter became a real nightmare for yours truly. >>

Saturday, March 22, 2008

I'm being driven round the bend!

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When are all these roadworks going to stop? >>

Saturday, March 15, 2008

The height of rudeness

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Kids with iPods just don't talk to you at all. >>

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Signs of the times

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Do the mayors get fined for illegal signage? >>

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Shenanigans at the supermarket

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Why you shouldn't take kids to do grocery shopping. >>

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Cyclists riding for a fall

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You road warriors should start obeying the rules. >>

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Eternal Love

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A chance meeting in Imbil made me reflect on marriage and devotion. >>

Saturday, February 9, 2008

A few suggestions for Dick

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Dick's going to try and help Hicksy get a job >>

Saturday, February 2, 2008

Painters from the dark side

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I'm sick of all these social parasites. >>

Saturday, January 26, 2008

Don't come home unless you win!

Stella was given clear instructions before the lifesaving champs. >>

Saturday, January 19, 2008

Proof money can't buy you class

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Mr BMW was very busy at the traffic lights. >>

Saturday, January 12, 2008

A startling wee confession

It's surprising how the truth outs in an unguarded moment. >>

Saturday, January 5, 2008

Why I was scavenging through people's garbage

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Christmas gift drama left me down in the dump. >>

Saturday, December 29, 2007

A novel idea ... but it's just not me

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A fan of mine has suggested I take this column further. >>

Saturday, December 22, 2007

Why shopping turns me into a stalker

There’s nothing worse than a Getz snapping at your heels. >>

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Goodbye, my loyal friend

I met Carol when she was 17 and I was in a band. >>

Saturday, December 8, 2007

'Green' hypocrisy leaves me gobsmacked

Enviro-friendly firms should practise what they preach. >>

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Please, Miss, my head's itchy ...

This situation makes you feel not only uneasy but unclean. >>

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Lock your doors, the clown's coming!

Mr McHappy strikes fear into the heart of young Jackson. >>

Saturday, November 17, 2007

I'll have what he's having ...

Fluoro pellets are a hit with the rat pack. >>

Saturday, November 10, 2007

The day I suffered a heart attack ...

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But I thought it was just a dodgy chicken wrap. >>

Saturday, November 3, 2007

Graffiti morons make me mad

They've already tagged the new Kunda Park motorway. >>

Saturday, October 27, 2007

C'mon, lady, pick up after your pooch!

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Next time I'll have my camera. >>

Saturday, October 20, 2007

Here's a challenge for local TV

The Channel 7 Perth telethon could possibly be the only telethon still operational in Australia. >>

Saturday, October 13, 2007

The truth hurts sometimes

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Hi, I’m Jamie Dunn, I used to be someone once, that is, until one day I was unceremoniously sacked by B105”. >>

Saturday, October 6, 2007

Under attack by a plague of moths

It’s worse than the locust plagues of Biblical times. >>

Saturday, September 29, 2007

Uh oh, Stella's gone to Straddie!

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I thought it was nice when 16-year-old Stella got invited to go to Stradbroke Island. >>

Saturday, September 22, 2007

What's a few nits between friends?

A friend of mine was called by the school to go and collect his boy who had stomach pains and needed to go to the doctor. >>

Saturday, September 15, 2007

My worst moment as a parent

I can’t tell you the shock and horror that went through my system. >>

Saturday, September 8, 2007

What a blast from the past

Gibbo's visit rekindles fond memories. >>

Saturday, September 1, 2007

Road warriors not happy, Jamie

My sarcastic observation about a Lycra-clad cyclist actually stopping at a red light seems to have upset a few road warriors. >>

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Try this for a phone plan

My 16-year-old’s life stopped the moment she realised she had lost her mobile phone >>

Saturday, August 18, 2007

A rare sight indeed

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You won't believe what I saw at a Coast intersection! >>

Monday, August 13, 2007

Religion has a lot to answer for

Did dinosaurs come before Jesus? Can water fix broken bones? Do cigarettes match singlets? >>

Saturday, August 4, 2007

Drowning in domesticity

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I have been cooking, cleaning, doing homework, making sure lunches are packed and bus passes are super-glued to the kids' wrists. >>

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Driven to distraction by bolshie blondes

Well, it’s happened to me again this year – yet another “merging” moment. >>

Saturday, July 21, 2007

How low can you go?

Did you read the Daily’s story about the young bloke who stole a couple’s wedding presents? >>

Saturday, July 14, 2007

A beastly night's sleep

As this column goes to print, I am sitting in a stylised tent/lodge surrounded by the animal inhabitants of the Western Plains Zoo. >>

Saturday, July 7, 2007

Holiday to hell

Wouldn’t you think that I’d have some say in where the family holidays? >>

Saturday, June 30, 2007

Whew, better him than me

With one point left on my licence, believe me, as I approached the Maroochy bridge I was definitely doing the speed limit. >>

Saturday, June 23, 2007

Keep it clean in domestics

What is it with you women? You are a strange bunch, you know, and I have proof because my wife and I have five children, so you can only imagine ... >>

Saturday, June 16, 2007

Love message went astray

I’m sure anyone with a teenager has experienced the scourge of My Space. They get on that computer and pretend they’re doing homework, while all the time communicating and conversing ... >>

Saturday, June 9, 2007

Little cheer with the beer

My local bottlo has had a few problems lately with the technical side of the business letting them down. For instance, I had the taste for a few beers on ... >>

Saturday, June 2, 2007

The best service I ever had

I took a call from Kym at 4pm the day before Max was to do a speech, as an Anzac, in front of the class. “Can you get something army-like ... >>

Saturday, May 26, 2007

You wouldn’t read about it

I got up early last weekend and came to our Maroochydore office to check some emails. As I was driving home past the airport at about 5.45am, a flash of ... >>

Saturday, May 19, 2007

Son’s giving me a bad rep

I’m sure it’s well known to readers of this column that my 18-year-old son is delivering pizzas for a living. For this he occasionally uses my car but that is ... >>

Saturday, May 12, 2007

If only chooks could fly

You know what women do when they get annoyed with their partner – they shut drawers a little harder and make lots of noise in the kitchen, rattling dishes and ... >>

Saturday, May 5, 2007

Sick in a roundabout way

Not only does the over abundance of roundabouts at Noosa wear your tyres, there is another side effect. >>

Saturday, April 28, 2007

Kids and Kombi capers

Many years ago I bought a crappy old 1964 Volkswagen Kombi Van. My idea was that my son Joshua and his grandfather could work on it over the years, thereby ... >>

Saturday, April 21, 2007

A whole lotta fish for $20!

We got home from holidays only to find young Jackson’s fish tank down eight fish. He came to me with tears welling in his eyes and said “all my fish ... >>

Saturday, April 14, 2007

Lock me up, I’m a smacker

Did I hear correctly? Is it now an offence to smack your children? Because if it is, lock me up now and throw away the key. >>

Saturday, April 7, 2007

Party plan worth every cent

The best money I ever spent was hiring the people from the Fun Factory to run Jackson’s 10th birthday last Sunday. We had 21 boys, 10 and under on your ... >>

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