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"Greatest load of rot I've ever heard": Kochie fires up

<p dir="ltr">David Koch – aka Kochie – the Port Adelaide president who is famously passionate about his club, has gone nuclear after his Port players were once again denied the opportunity to wear their historic "prison bars" guernsey in a showdown against their fierce Adelaide rivals. .</p> <p dir="ltr">Kochie fired up after it was revealed the club’s request to wear the iconic top for the round 23 showdown against the Crows had been denied.</p> <p dir="ltr">Last time the team was famously denied the chance to wear their black-and-white stripes was in 2021, and they were sternly cautioned that they could be stripped of competition points if they went against the AFL’s wishes.</p> <p dir="ltr">In retaliation, the team defiantly switched into the forbidden strip in the dressing rooms after the game.</p> <p dir="ltr">The heritage jumper has been at the centre of one of football’s most petty feuds and is back in the limelight after Koch’s latest spat, as he shut down suggestions the club was advised back in March their request would be denied.</p> <p dir="ltr">“That is the greatest load of rot I’ve ever heard,” Koch said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“In fact, two weeks ago the Collingwood president Jeff Browne rang me out of the blue and said: ‘Kochie look mate, we’re taking your request really seriously, we understand how important it is to your members, we understand the history of it … I’ve been canvassing opinions both in Melbourne and South Australia and I’m putting it to my board (last week) and I don’t want to get your hopes up, but I’m quietly confident we could have good news for you.’</p> <p dir="ltr">Kochie said they had been taken advantage of by Collingwood as the ugly saga drags over into another season.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Remember Collingwood have always said: ‘We own black and white in the AFL/VFL. They are our colours’ – as if you can own two colours. Don’t get me started on that,” he said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I can’t help but feel that we’ve been played in this for being nice and a bit misled by the club and also conversations I’ve had with the president.</p> <p dir="ltr">“It just shows, dare I say, the pettiness of this which has got completely out of hand. I don’t know whether it’s a case of the big Victorian clubs once again going: ‘Hey, you just keep in your place you interstaters, South Australian clubs. We run this competition, you do as we say.’”</p> <p dir="ltr">Port Adelaide entered the AFL in 1997 with an agreement in place that the prison bars could only be worn during the heritage round. However, the league no longer has a dedicated heritage round, with clubs holding their own celebrations each year.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Getty</em></p>

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"Rot in hell": Charlise Mutten's alleged killer attacked online

<p>A Facebook post from 2020 announcing the engagement of Charlise Mutten's alleged killer, Justin Stein, and her mother, <span>Kallista Mutten, has been inundated with death threats and violent messages. </span><span></span></p> <p><span>After a five-day </span>search for nine-year-old Charlise, NSW Police confirmed the worst when her body was found in a barrel in bushland near the Blue Mountains where she went missing. </p> <p>Shortly after her body was found, Justin Stein was arrested for murder, but major questions still linger about the case. </p> <p>Police have been unable to interview Charlise's mother Kallista, who remains under medical supervision and remains "difficult to approach", according to police. </p> <p>As news of Justin Stein's arrest broke, a Facebook post from December 2020 sharing news of Justin and Kallista's engagement has been flooded with hateful messages, with many telling the 31-year-old man to "rot in hell".</p> <p>The post has attracted over 2,000 comments with people sending death threats and photos of nooses, all while seeking vengeance for the slain nine-year-old girl. </p> <p>One person wrote, <span>“I hope you only know pure hell for the rest of your days!”, while another said, “Monster! Hope you rot in jail.”</span></p> <p><span>Others shared their sadness and </span>disbelief over Charlise's death, with one person saying, <span>“What a broken world! That poor precious girl deserved so much better in this world! Rest easy little one, no one will ever hurt you again.”</span></p> <p>A milestone post announcing the couple's new relationship, which began just one month before their engagement, has attracted a slew of similar comments.</p> <p>Charlise usually lives with her grandmother in the Queensland town of Coolangatta, but was spending time with her mother and step-father over the school holidays. </p> <p><em>Image credits: Facebook</em></p>

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"How is this possible?": Woolworths delivery leaves family in shock

<p>A family from NSW has taken to Facebook after they unpacked their Woolworths home delivery to find "dodgy" carrots, rotting onions and missing items.</p> <p>“These were part of our home delivery tonight. The bag of carrots is use by tomorrow - even if it wasn’t already dodgy, I couldn’t eat a bag of carrots in one night... Also a whole bag worth of frozen groceries missing,” the frustrated customer wrote on the store's Facebook page on Tuesday.</p> <p>The customer posted photos of a bag of carrots with some that appear to have turned into mush and two rotting red onions.</p> <p>The customers said the "dodgy" delivery wasn't a one-off incident that they received deliveries with missing items quite often.</p> <p>“I think this is about our fourth delivery in a row where items that were supposed to be delivered were not,” the man said.</p> <p>“We never get an apology, just a refund,” the woman replied.</p> <p>Facebook users were appalled at the state of the delivery and took to the comments to condemn the supermarket giant.</p> <p>“How is this even possible? WTF,” one person commented.</p> <p>A few people were concerned that those who relied on home deliveries for groceries were not receiving products of the highest quality.</p> <p>“I guess it’s their way of getting rid of produce they can't sell. Taking advantage of those who can't get to shops. Covid has certainly not helped,” one user insisted.</p> <p>“The other thing that breaks my heart is what about the poor elderly that rely on delivery services like these? They can't use a whole loaf of bread for example in a day... (that's even if it's in date),” another person replied.</p> <p>“Care factor for customer health? Zero. Care factor for profit margins? 100 per cent,” the original poster wrote.</p> <p>A spokesperson for Woolworths said the supermarket was aware of the customer's complaint and apologised "for missing the mark on this occasion".</p> <p>“We know it's frustrating when the quality of some products in our online orders aren’t up to our usual standard,” the spokesperson said in a statement.</p> <p>“We’re keen to follow up with our in-store team and are awaiting more information from the customer to do so.</p> <p>“If our customers have any concerns about the quality of the product they receive, we always encourage them to return the product back to their local store for a refund or replacement.”</p>

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Grandma shows off 24-year-old McDonald’s burger that “never rotted or decayed”

<p>While it may seem like the sensible idea to throw food away after several weeks, months, or even years – one woman has proven just how far she went with her McDonald’s hamburger and French fries.</p> <p>A Tiktok user recently took to social media to share her grandmother’s decades-old possession that she keeps hiding away in a shoe box in her closet.</p> <p>Aly Sherb showed her grandma pulling open the 24-year-old wrapper to reveal a slightly old looking hamburger that she purchased in 1996.</p> <p>She starts off the video by showing the bag’s advertisement for US Nascar races in 1996.</p> <p>She then takes out the fries, which she says look like they could have fallen into a seat “a month or so ago” and says that they “never rotted or decayed.”</p> <blockquote style="max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="6865455379787173126"><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@aly.sherb" target="_blank" title="@aly.sherb">@aly.sherb</a> <p>Make this go viral, y’all <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/grandparentsoftiktok" target="_blank" title="grandparentsoftiktok">##grandparentsoftiktok</a> <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/mcdonalds" target="_blank" title="mcdonalds">##mcdonalds</a> <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp" target="_blank" title="fyp">##fyp</a> <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/decadechallenge" target="_blank" title="decadechallenge">##decadechallenge</a> <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/foryou" target="_blank" title="foryou">##foryou</a> <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/happymeal" target="_blank" title="happymeal">##happymeal</a></p> <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-6865455385554406150" target="_blank" title="♬ original sound - aly.sherb">♬ original sound - aly.sherb</a></blockquote> <p>The woman then shows the burger that she purchased in its original wrapping, then pulls out the burger.</p> <p>The bun and burger appear to never have rotted or decayed either.</p> <p>The video finishes with her saying, “24-year-old hamburger, not sure what would happen if you ate it though.”</p> <p>Anne Christensen, director of Field Brand Reputation for McDonald’s, told Fox News: “In the right environment, our burgers, like most other foods, could decompose. But, in order to decompose, you need certain conditions — specifically moisture.”</p> <p>“Without sufficient moisture – either in the food itself or the environment – bacteria and mold may not grow and therefore, decomposition is unlikely.</p> <p>“So if food is or becomes dry enough, it is unlikely to grow mold or bacteria or decompose. Food prepared at home that is left to dehydrate could see similar results. Similarly, this particular burger is likely dried out and dehydrated, and by no means the same as the day it was purchased.”</p>

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Sugary drinks to blame for high number of toddler with rotting teeth

<p>Toddlers as young as 18 months are having rotting teeth pulled out, dentists say.</p><p>Sophie Beaumont, a dentist at Victoria's public dental hospital, said children were coming in with blackened teeth and pus-filled gums, believed to be caused by sugar drinks and high sugar diets.</p><p>Some children’s mouths were so bad that they needed to have all their baby teeth removed in major operations.</p><p>"It is very sad because you can imagine the impact on that child when they have to go to school with no teeth and try to function without them. It is quite upsetting," Beaumont said.</p><p>"It is not uncommon to be taking out 12 or 14 baby teeth in one go. We would do that quite frequently."</p><p>More than 1000 children throughout Victoria needed to be put under general anaesthetic at the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne last year, with most of the operations related to getting decayed teeth removed. Of these, 178 were three or under.</p><p>Beaumont said that soft drinks and other drinks high in sugar such as cordials or fruit juices were the main culprit for the rotting teeth.&nbsp;</p><p><img width="428" height="240" src="http://images.essentialbaby.com.au/2015/10/14/6927768/Article%20Lead%20-%20wide1001448293gipay5image.related.articleLeadwide.729x410.gk8ig5.png1444778395149.jpg-620x349.jpg" alt="A three-year-old had 11 teeth extracted, and (right) a two-year-old was often given soft drink, which had dissolved the teeth down to the gum, exposing the nerve. " style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></p><p><em>A three-year-old had 11 teeth extracted, and a two-year-old was often given soft drink, which had dissolved the teeth down to the gum.</em></p><p><strong>Related links:&nbsp;</strong></p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="/lifestyle/family/2015/09/read-fairy-tales-to-grandchildren/">Why you should always read fairy tales to grandkids</a></em></strong></span></p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="/lifestyle/family/2015/09/the-joy-a-new-grandchild-can-bring/">The joy grandchildren bring explained</a></em></strong></span></p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="/lifestyle/family/2015/08/new-favourite-childhood-book-covers/">Your favourite childhood books now look different</a></em></strong></span></p>

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Sugary drinks to blame for high number of toddler with rotting teeth

<p>Toddlers as young as 18 months are having rotting teeth pulled out, dentists say.</p><p>Sophie Beaumont, a dentist at Victoria's public dental hospital, said children were coming in with blackened teeth and pus-filled gums, believed to be caused by sugar drinks and high sugar diets.</p><p>Some children’s mouths were so bad that they needed to have all their baby teeth removed in major operations.</p><p>"It is very sad because you can imagine the impact on that child when they have to go to school with no teeth and try to function without them. It is quite upsetting," Beaumont said.</p><p>"It is not uncommon to be taking out 12 or 14 baby teeth in one go. We would do that quite frequently."</p><p>More than 1000 children throughout Victoria needed to be put under general anaesthetic at the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne last year, with most of the operations related to getting decayed teeth removed. Of these, 178 were three or under.</p><p>Beaumont said that soft drinks and other drinks high in sugar such as cordials or fruit juices were the main culprit for the rotting teeth.&nbsp;</p><p><img width="428" height="240" src="http://images.essentialbaby.com.au/2015/10/14/6927768/Article%20Lead%20-%20wide1001448293gipay5image.related.articleLeadwide.729x410.gk8ig5.png1444778395149.jpg-620x349.jpg" alt="A three-year-old had 11 teeth extracted, and (right) a two-year-old was often given soft drink, which had dissolved the teeth down to the gum, exposing the nerve. " style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></p><p><em>A three-year-old had 11 teeth extracted, and a two-year-old was often given soft drink, which had dissolved the teeth down to the gum.</em></p><p><strong>Related links:&nbsp;</strong></p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="/lifestyle/family/2015/09/read-fairy-tales-to-grandchildren/">Why you should always read fairy tales to grandkids</a></em></strong></span></p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="/lifestyle/family/2015/09/the-joy-a-new-grandchild-can-bring/">The joy grandchildren bring explained</a></em></strong></span></p><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="/lifestyle/family/2015/08/new-favourite-childhood-book-covers/">Your favourite childhood books now look different</a></em></strong></span></p>

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