Paul Duncan of Leura has noticed a number of “articles in theHerald reporting on the trial of a group of ‘fake psychics’ charged with allegedly scamming hundreds of thousands of dollars from gullible victims by claiming to be able to perform money cleansing. Does this mean that there are genuine psychics who reallycan cleanse one’s money?”
“Recently,my sister-in-law sent me a text and photo of a group of ladies of a certain age (which included a mutual friend) riding the same wave at an unnamed beach,” writes John Saunders. “I responded with the fact that some years ago here at Evans Head,we had a similar group known as ‘The Surfing Grannies’ who surfed a local beach known as ‘Sharkies’. There is now a memorial to these heroes affixed to a nearby rock. P.S. - They all left us due to natural causes.”
While it’s one thing washing up your girlfriend’s mum’s omelette pan (C8) and buggering up the “proofing”,it’s quite another thing to do it to a culinary luminary. According to Robert Hosking of Paddington,“The doyen of the Australian gourmet scene in the ’70s was Anders Ousback. Hoping for a quiet retreat from the hustle and bustle of Len Evans’ establishment,he went to a secluded and run-down deserted house in Ku-ring-gai Chase,only to find a bunch of rowdy architecture students. OMG! The Horror! The Horror! We washed up Anders’ omelette pan!”
Ruth Magoffin of Cheltenham writes:“As well as recoiling from the idea of a unit of measurement called an Elon (C8),I would steer clear of any perfume professing to carry ‘overtones of musk’.” Phil Bradshaw of Naremburn asks:“Would an Elon of Hubris be an appropriate unit of measurement? Trump would rate bigly on that scale.”
Onto the serious side of politics,with Stephanie Edwards of Leichhardt:“Jodie needs to do something about Albo’s neckties. The lime green seen on TV was an absolute horror!”
It’s not just tea making that’s an exact science (C8). Andrew Brown of Bowling Alley Point notes that “our oft-exasperated barista at the local café has been overheard,when people ask if the coffee is one shot or two,responding that it’s made according toStandard ISO-45011 and that there are strict requirements that all cafés should adhere to. That means 7g of coffee and a water exit temperature of 88°C (± 2°C).” We knew that.
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