According to Donald Hawes of Peel,“most kangaroos run into cars without coaxing from smash repairers (C8). A relative had to return to Broken Hill after her Morris was hit on the Adelaide Road many years ago. Adelaide insurers were getting suspicious of the large number of claims emanating from the Silver City and sent an inspector,who crashed into a roo and had to return,with a car,to Adelaide. They paid.”
“Missing chocolate sprinkles (C8) wasn’t a problem when I ordered a cappuccino in Canakkale in Turkey recently,” says Julian Neylan of Dulwich Hill. “For it came with a chocolate teaspoon! Standard issue,apparently.”
Mary G Clarke of Mount Gravatt (Qld) is one of many Brisbanites at the mercy of the elements of late but can see the funny side:“Imagine my surprise when my book was discovered wedged behind the bedhead this morning in soggy Brisbane. I’d been mystified at its disappearance months ago. When resetting the power cord,it announced its presence. The title? Water by John Boyne.”
“A Qantas First Officer’s skilful handling of a recent pilot incapacitation incident reminds me of a simulator session practicing a similar scenario,” says Col Burns of Lugarno. “After I feigned loss of consciousness during takeoff,the co-pilot took control and flawlessly manoeuvred the ‘aircraft’ to a safe position for landing. When asked by the check captain about his further intentions,we all knew the ‘textbook’ responses. However,his reply of ‘Firstly,I’ll get the CSM (head flight attendant) up here to get that dead bloke out of my seat’ was far more amusing.”
Friends and admirers of C8-er Tim Robilliard of Tamworth will be saddened to hear of his recent passing,aged 75. His son,Todd Robilliard of Bright (Vic),relayed the sad news and said his dad “was an avid reader of Column 8 and made several contributions”. These included an attempt a couple of years ago at getting a Scott Morrison miniseries off the ground. He was despondent that Sir Alec Guinness wasn’t around any more to take on the title role.
Musk sticks (C8) are taking a beating just now,and it’s not just a case of name association. Recent sticklers Mary Carde of Parrearra (Qld) and Kerrie Wehbe of Blacktown note that the classic confectionary is one of three Australian foods showcased in the Museum of Disgusting Foods in Sweden. The other two? Vegemite and witchetty grubs.
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