We’re pleased to disclose that the seniors’ discount (C8) saga experienced by Steve Hulbert of West Kempsey has come full circle:“Following on from my remark about being offered a seniors’ discount while in my 40s,I was somewhat gratified this arvo when I asked for an advertised seniors discount,and the teenage salesperson insisted on seeing my Seniors Card before applying the discount. A much better scenario for my self-esteem!”
While Andrew Taubman of Queens Park “can assure Peter Miniutti that my local Independent candidate’s corflutes (C8) are all gathered and sent to a recycler after each election,” Toni Lorentzen of Fennell Bay informs that “our old corflutes get used twice a week at our exercise group in the park. We use the back to write up our regimen for the day,then it is hung from the rafters in the open picnic shed. We have about 25 different ones now,though not all members of the group agree with the messages on the ‘back’ of the exercise boards.”
Reportage ofDallas fever (C8) gripping South Africa reminded Ken Arnold of Leura that “South Africa didn’t get television until 1976,hence going straight into colour TV. I have always assumed it is because,before that,the apartheid government couldn’t work out how to get black and white onto separate screens.”
“Speaking ofDallas,as a young Qantas hostie in the early ’80s,I was obsessed with the series,” writes Lizzy McLean of Bilgola. Predating the age of the video recorder meant going away on long trips and missing entire story lines. No worries,my mum would watch every episode for me when I was away,and I would return home to pages and pages of a very descriptive handwritten synopsis. Thanks,Mum.”
Received a luncheon bill this week with a service charge of 20 per cent plus a five dollar tariff charge,” says John Walter of Atlanta,Georgia,USA. “Watch out,Australia!”
It’s time to put a fork in the MAGA acronyms (C8) for now,but not before we hear from Debbie Rudder of Maroubra who thinks we should Make Americans Grovel Abroad,and we couldn’t think of a better way to finish than with this offering from Ellen Kassel of Collaroy - My Amazing Granny Amuses (Me).
“Forget about MAGA wordplay,” says Marion Newall of Point Frederick. “What about POTUS? My suggestion is Psychotic Old Tyrant Utilising Sycophants.“
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