Memory Makes Us, the short-term team
On 9th July 2013, Kate Pullinger wrote Memory Makes Us, a live writing piece using the collected memories of people around the world. Created by if:book Australia, the project also sent a team of intrepid memory makers around Brisbane armed with smartphones and a hashtag. This is what they found.
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#shorttermteam Places we leave behind pic.twitter.com/us71lIFRRc
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Making connections. #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/sseIYE19Uv
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Sometimes I forget what the sun feels like #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/Gc0LgDVbzj
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What a glorious day for a live writing experiment #shorttermteam instagram.com/p/bhd3AaKss0/
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These shoes were made for tweetin' #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/b6Cbch6Gft
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#shorttermteam southbank: sweating and panting joggers padding past us
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#shorttermteam Summer or winter? pic.twitter.com/IuEXoPkPxu
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#shorttermteam Short term team pic.twitter.com/vq9LaXcp6U
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#shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/Xpc0tvpAT7
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Like teeth? Nah. #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/NnN5wG6rZx
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#shorttermteam enjoying a chicken sandwich in the sun on a Tuesday morning
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Elephants never forget! #memorymakesus #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/CDBIy7OSkg
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But we really want too!!! #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/Ntj43kPrqu
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#shorttermteam they're always watching #memorymakesus pic.twitter.com/Ch3hzhWr7u
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Remembering the Queensland floods 2011... #memorymskesus #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/nxcu4feUHS
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The Internet #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/Fq4wVaeABJ
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#shorttermteam the invisible man loves to watch the elephant #memorymakesus pic.twitter.com/lcqDURPacf
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Brisbane winter #shorttermteam #luckyme pic.twitter.com/D0O75HFZOL
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#shorttermteam is it a bird or is it a plane? #memorymakesus pic.twitter.com/Hhhylx0LeE
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Everyday is different...well not everyday #shorttermteam
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Thou shalt not tweet without thine spectacles in situ #shorttermteam
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#shorttermteam rope swinging in the Brisbane River #memorymakesus pic.twitter.com/qBIp9pNFLJ
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It's true #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/qQKq0RwFEa
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They know... #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/cfHdPvhLEi
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Music on, sun out - feeling alive #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/ZbnLb3FOqA
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#shorttermteam relax #memorymakesus pic.twitter.com/uLL2KH0U2q
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#shorttermteam #memorymakesus the eye pic.twitter.com/EMc3T5sBO1
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French accents. Mmmm.... Want to go travelling #shorttermteam
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#shorttermteam this breeze does nothing for my hair #memorymakesus
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#shorttermteam I should have worn sun cream today #memorymakesus pic.twitter.com/ykWtS5bWy5
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"The wind is blowing my hair around." #shorttermteam
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Sometimes I make a point of getting stuck in the rain #shorttermteam
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#shorttermteam #memorymakesus it's a great day for dropping a line in...shame about all the bullsharks
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Chilly wind blowing across river. Scarves and pinched faces in the sunshine #shorttermteam
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Look! He's waving! #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/RxogA1nRuP
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#shorttermteam old man rides his bike across the William Jolly Bridge wearing a visor underneath his helmet #sunsmart #memorymakesus
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@kurt_lurps as for piña coladas, I'm too young #shorttermteam
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"we look like a bunch of bad friends." #shorttermteam
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"Don't be a fool, my beard keeps my face warm." #shorttermteam
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Pigeons are the worst #shorttermteam
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Man and woman walking along Queen Street with a pram...full of shopping bags #shorttermteam
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Our first night in Japan, we found hundreds of umbrellas, scattered and broken in the street #shorttermteam
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Guide book + camera + inappropriate clothing = tourists #shorttermteam
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Queen Street Mall: Dapper looking older man and punky looking young woman. The apple falls far from the tree sometimes. #shorttermteam
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#shorttermteam everyone needs a tail pic.twitter.com/bERJ6tOcUG
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One third of your daily intake (energy, protein, etc.) Change from $5.00 - 20c. #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/LiwEKBCeq2
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"she wanted me to come home, and I, like, kept sunbathing." #shorttermteam
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She doesn't care which way her ciggy smoke goes, as long as it's not in her own face. #shorttermteam
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Reading, smoking. It's 10.45. What are YOU doing? #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/i3M4AUCXkr
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"my feet hurt and it's only Monday." "it's Tuesday." "I'm going home." #shorttermteam
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Queen Street Mall: lady walks along reading and smoking. You know what they say about women and multi-tasking #shorttermteam
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Another day, another mess #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/Tu0aOaPhxL
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"That's just great isn't it? Spanish!" #shorttermteam
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#shorttermteam cubit... #memorymakesus giant size pic.twitter.com/LqojH0w9Az
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Asked a man what his favorite dinosaur was when he was a kid. He's still deciding. #shorttermteam
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Cacophany of sounds and smells. Overstimulation of worst kind. #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/l3gktqdEiX
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#theresultsarein the ones from land before time #shorttermteam
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"It's quite modern and funky" two ladies shopping together at Myer. #shorttermteam
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"I just don't know if I can pull off fluoro orange pants" #shorttermteam
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"Now I'm just waiting for the plane back to St George" #shorttermteam
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"Anyway, alright, I'll keep strippin'" lady in the change rooms at Myer #shorttermteam
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Yes, I DO want more from my mascara. It's what I've dreamed of for so long #shorttermteam #memorymakesus pic.twitter.com/uzd21dAuxl
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So many bikes, so few cables to tie them all together and pretend I'm riding a monster #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/PNijhZGWGp
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#shorttermteam lovely pics, juicy words and brains, plenty of brains...thank you for coming...
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"Yes but you will love that in summer" #shorttermteam
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Quickly, coffee machines don't set themselves up! #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/6O70KL72yX
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Big guy at scarf counter telling his buddy about his interprative dance experience #shorttermteam #memorymakesus
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Who knew? Guys prefer a very soft, gentle fibre caressing their necks. Meanwhile, no blue ties #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/0l9NFDsah8
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"God these brastraps are offensive...and my feet stink...sorry" #shorttermteam
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"is she going to come home with a massive sugar rush?" I hope so, mr polo shirt, I hope so. #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/gypD8UQWAV
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"So I won't get another 50% off?" "Er, no madam." #shorttermteam #dreamin'
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"Yerba mate is my favourite. My brother is in Brazil. This tea reminds me of him." #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/eG2TEVw2io
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"No, I put all of the coins in there." #shorttermteam #airguitar pic.twitter.com/JVIh8jUiF0
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This cotton bag is $299! Not a typo. Potential memory of wasted money #shorttermteam #memorymakesus pic.twitter.com/9gWohK13sr
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The Very Expensive Orange Bag is 60% off! Why not just price it that way in first instance? Avoid customer heart attacks #shorttermteam
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Ancient language #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/UvAxTJLLyv
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"It's luxury in a bottle. It makes me feel like I'm all grown up." #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/7aDjsZBYHm
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"I forgot to wear perfume today so I'm just getting myself a squirt." #shorttermteam
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"did you really love him?" "yes." "do you mean that?" "maybe" #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/982Tnp5JKK
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"Beep beep beep beep beep beep beep" #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/bi00jrAev4
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#shorttermteam yellow shoes party! pic.twitter.com/WQSgE3Z5uM
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"My housemates locked me out." "Your housemates?" "OK, maybe I had something to do with it." #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/9Qd3NGIWPc
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#shorttermteam workspace study pic.twitter.com/MR1KCSTlWf
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No chalk = nothing is special #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/in4gar0B96
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Yellow is his favourite colour. Walking wild in his brand new Vans #shorttermteam #memorymakesus pic.twitter.com/NImTsTM2E9
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One of the many things I'm not: a pedestrian #shorttermteam @kurt_lurps pic.twitter.com/2ak3PxW63M
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"I've never been to one of those places!" #shorttermteam
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Eavesdropping in Brisbane is like being in forecourt of United Nations #shorttermteam #luckyme
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#shorttermteam "here comes the Man In Black" pic.twitter.com/sU2wGS1EaQ
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Working on William .... Shakespeare that is #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/fGYGRqXc2H
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There seem to be a lot of grandmothers out with their grandsons today. #shorttermteam
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"Hey ladies, can I take you for a lift today?" He doesn't look strong enough... #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/C1IybnubEL
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"I know where I'm going." #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/bHrAZq2CO7
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"I was watching a round that went into overtime" #shorttermteam
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#shorttermteam Snowball fights in Brisbane? pic.twitter.com/4EuruiGJUa
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Christmas 2007: tickets for Mum, Dad, my brothers, my sister. It was our first time at the ballet. #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/PpjT08zHot
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"it might be dangerous" "that's the point" #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/Eove780GRE
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#shorttermteam turning a long term memory into a short one pic.twitter.com/ZGSlrIsii0
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Just got busted by security while unveiling a dirty little snowman secret #shorttermteam #shatteredillusions pic.twitter.com/L5g96u96dj
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Felt sad for an old man walking around on his own...then he met up with his family. That was nice. #shorttermteam
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I said get in. #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/PyMbv7nDXR
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"Dad, stop the car!" "Why? What is it!" "That white stuff." "Oh, Sam! It's just slush." "IT'S SNOW!" #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/Jgap0MwAP9
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#shorttermteam tappity tappity ... (recursion!) telly.com/XO0KKV
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"it'll take us 50 years to get there. I'll be starving by then" #shorttermteam
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#shorttermteam cubit - the most expensive place in the world to leave my notes. pic.twitter.com/69rOzxeznA
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#shorttermteam Behind the News pic.twitter.com/RnIusrlPGw
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"let's go, ladies. There are things to see!" #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/mG6eNoiRgj
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#shorttermteam "its because I have no short term memory, that's why its happening."
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Grandfather convincing grandson that the Brisbane eye isn't worth it. "You're stuck! You'll be thinking 'I'm sick of this!'" #shorttermteam
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Little burst of warmth of summer on a chilly winter day from this hibiscus #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/gWXVymNQmi
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"Would you like to submit a memory?" "Aw, no thanks. I'm not much of a thinker." #shorttermteam
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Two old guys having picnic on a riverside park bench. Coffee in a thermos, beanies and .... cake! #shorttermteam
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#shorttermteam having a whale of a time pic.twitter.com/oD5S9R4s6W
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Rules are there to be broken, aren't they? #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/7ijVRRA4d8
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"It's one of the safest ways to hang about. Look up 'industrial rope accidents'," they say. #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/2dWWPC8Myh
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"have you used a a typewriter before?" "not since the Internet" #shorttermteam
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Eavesdropping. Born to be a spy. #JamesBond #shorttermteam
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Where does this Citycat go? #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/UCPjlvEZdU
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#shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/C1GPMsi0Re
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#shorttermteam The more things change... pic.twitter.com/AVpsu3OKdb
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#shorttermteam Mom told the doc he was wrong, that I was a girl, so she bought everything in yellow pic.twitter.com/CO6PtTeGXV
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#shorttermteam I remember when my winters used to include ice. pic.twitter.com/G6oaZ7QBsy
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#shorttermteam Love is in the little things. pic.twitter.com/M6iUzDU9yh
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Can I jump in? #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/18VqClFqTR
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Typewriters are like robots from the future from the past #shorttermteam
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Picnics in the sun; reserved for lovers and romantics all over the world #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/GF96fPTPco
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#shorttermteam a link to the past pic.twitter.com/VJ0kCVYHQh
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#shorttermteam No es lo mismo, pero me vale ¡A comer! pic.twitter.com/gFJhkJXsx6
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Office workers released from their cubicles for recreational hour #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/U1UzbcyByP
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#shorttermteam Campus food court (says the American). pic.twitter.com/WkkxUYb25x
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Hungry for memories #shorttermteam
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#shorttermteam memories are made here
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"The only member of my family she likes is my brother; everyone else she just chooses to chew their shoes." #shorttermteam
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#shorttermteam "that was outstanding! Much better than that [redacted] wrap I had for breakfast."
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#shorttermteam "Sushi Q. How many students will understand the musical reference there?"
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#shorttermteam Today is not a good tech day. pic.twitter.com/mwoG8n3hx7
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"He's like, half vegetarian." #shorttermteam
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Cubit reboot #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/z5yeQ7OaTA
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#shorttermteam Those quiet mornings when no one's awake pic.twitter.com/qyOoDy97Ly
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Finally my memory is back #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/j77aeold8w
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No, I can't hear the ocean. #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/GnSo6V27Mr
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#shorttermteam. "Eat in or take away?" "Like, can I get a take away to eat in?"
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Look out #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/EnaaEPvyRU
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#shorttermteam River behind bars for criminal mischief and beyond #big wet pic.twitter.com/cJkbsIOw8l
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Where did all the bikes go? @kurt_lurps did you manage to find enough cable ties? #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/9vSXSiBJsa
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#shorttermteam Reduce speed now! Have a great day! pic.twitter.com/4nsygFsMSK
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#shorttermteam One of the Crew sharing the news... Cubit is not burping any more pic.twitter.com/ZuDqPSntOa
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Emergency! Press intercom (not button) for assistance. #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/urY29eNoPk
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#shorttermteam suspension of (dis)belief pic.twitter.com/v4vNbh53z4
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I wonder what's happening on Eastenders these days? #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/b06LbctZGx
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@MissInfatuation the monster rides!!!!!! #shorttermteam
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#shorttermteam Beneath the pier pic.twitter.com/dnPIQXEEZJ
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Carry the light #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/8rkM8dFlCi
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Is it touchscreen? #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/Y34grp1Gc8
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#shorttermteam. Keep calm and have a cupcake
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Taking a break #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/YXyd7iqItx
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What's with all the Ned Kelly beards? #shorttermteam
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#shorttermteam In another time, in another place pic.twitter.com/aGF4fAeN8Y
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#shorttermteam The Jaws re-enactment did not go as planned. pic.twitter.com/w0D8aNwan8
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#shorttermteam Step aside, Kilroy. pic.twitter.com/eAgOxPWukt
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why won't you fly? #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/4gOb4tm10E
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#shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/7Tp3rpGmlX
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I remember remembering #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/BsswHymc1L
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#shorttermteam a dedication #memorymakesus pic.twitter.com/TovR9W7F3V
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Comfy place to write down a #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/aX7qZ5L4QB
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#shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/qzdYoyuVcR
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"I'm getting ideas." good to hear! #shorttermteam
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Planning a memory attack #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/qo2zgJPz4t
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No bicycle parking. But clearly bin parking is ok. #shorttermteam instagram.com/p/biCGkmzRC5/
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I think barbie won it's a brisbane thing #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/O9OqvGDTtK
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#shorttermteam mixing memories at the Cube #memorymakesus pic.twitter.com/h3lCX3dsgZ
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Nana nap time? #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/r9UMHKczmM
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#shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/uaeGxGOpal
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"are these people real? You'd swear they are actually real." #shorttermteam
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Fantastic stuff coming in from #shorttermteam for #memorymakesus
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#shorttermteam Hands tell stories. pic.twitter.com/LA6w4QDWDL
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Making memories doesn't have to be hard #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/x5p813BBoD
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Because it's like a small country town. #shorttermteam
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A whole buch of money, cashed up bogans. #shorttermteam
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#memorymakesus Under Da Sea #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/zTbqHflu0L
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#shorttermteam. There's something inside. pic.twitter.com/bUg7gX3yW6
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#shorttermteam from an old dear asking questions of MMU... "he agreed to subject himself to the truth machine." #memorymakesus
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And an oreo. Whats wrong with you? #shorttermteam
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"and I was like, 'where is everybody.' then I was like, 'this isn't my house.'" #shorttermteam
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Inadvertently placed sign, which I misread as 'restrooms in pool'. #shorttermteam instagram.com/p/biEx_qTRGE/
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@Graeman504 can you hear the screaming? #shorttermteam
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Imagination finite or infinite? #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/E941LXy8jI
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#shorttermteam. "Two blocks up there and turn right." pic.twitter.com/RwBZad1KH5
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It looks like this, but its like small, but its exactly like this. #shorttermteam
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#shorttermteam. Why are people asking me for directions? pic.twitter.com/7inud8gdpS
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Singing is like remembering with your feelings. And your tongue. #shorttermteam
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Memory in the making #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/jIX1a6J45k
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#shorttermteam Quick! Happy memories! Ekka! Reminds me of state & county fairs in US pic.twitter.com/KeHuDAeHre
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Chyeah! Nooooooo! Yes. Whooo! #shorttermteam
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'I think possums have a sense of humor.' #shorttermteam
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'She ended up with chocolate and whipped cream all over her face. And half an ice cream cone.' #shorttermteam
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I call this communicating #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/CzeVVCKkyg
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Enchanted forest? #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/ZhSK9clAis
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#shorttermteam. Pretty mean air guitar while standing on a table. pic.twitter.com/IwRzB0GSqe
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"But Mum, what if it comes alive and eats us?" "It's not going to." "But what if it does?" #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/IhFs2EYe2Y
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reminds me of a hair cut i had in melbourne when the cops stormed a building next door #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/nhSHHQUabN
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My brain at the end of today deliciously fluid and mobile #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/ZlrzpFKYPx
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#shorttermteam. Ah! The inspiration. pic.twitter.com/eMBhynYMlw
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I feel like I'm an agent on Mission Impossible #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/PvQygjTwxC
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Touch typing #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/0mzODOC8qi
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Words at your feet #shorttermteam pic.twitter.com/KyhuRW0lCh
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