# Aussies: what do you do for Melbourne Cup?

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**Created:** [November 3, 2008, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-what-do-you-do-for-melbourne-cup/470844 "2008-11-03T10:12:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussies-what-do-you-do-for-melbourne-cup/470844/21 "2008-11-04T13:14:56Z")

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> [@Cicero](#):
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> I got caught on a flight to Perth which ended up taking close to 7 hours. I didn’t have a bet.

Crazy coincidence! I was on a flight to Perth for over 6 hours. I had control of the radios though so we tuned in to the ABC and listened to the excitement. I didn’t have a bet either.

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