Judy Hellyer of Fairfield West “could not believe that a certain takeaway chicken franchise that came to Australia in 1968 could possibly have enough chickens to serve such copious amounts of the one food. ‘Must be rabbits,’ said my dad (no doubt smiling behind his beard). I couldn’t touch the stuff after that but was glad that the rabbit plague was being dealt with.”
“In the ‘why bother’ (C8) department,at a local coffee shop,a customer next to me ordered a skim decaf soy chai latte,” reports Vicky Marquis of Glebe.
Scott Trezise of Inglewood (WA) has been waiting many years for C8-ers to discuss flat tyres (C8) and now,that time has arrived:“Flying via Sydney on my way from Coffs Harbour to Perth,the last leg was delayed by several hours so,with baby daughter in tow,I decided to cab it from the airport to Woollahra for lunch at the recently opened Chiswick. On the way,the taxi had a flat on South Dowling Street. I hailed another and made it to lunch. Then,we caught a taxi back to the airport,and you guessed it:another flat tyre. This time we were not so lucky in getting another cab in time (none that stopped would accommodate baby) and we missed our flight home.”
“Surely,the classic anachronism (C8) is the saying ‘We men of the Middle Ages must remember that tomorrow we go to fight the Hundred Years War’,” offers Anne Dorey of Hornsby.
“My tiny town used to have a backpacker farm stay sheep station,where we took great delight in introducing Australian lollies to international tourists,” writes Andrew Brown of Bowling Alley Point. “Eucalyptus drops were undoubtedly a well-regarded new taste sensation for many,but musk sticks (C8) often prompted accusations of attempted deliberate poisoning. Our enjoyment of them was considered weirder than our love of vegemite!”
“Methinks Kerrie Wehbe’s family member is confusing candies and mistaking musk sticks (C8) for lifesavers,” asserts Mary Carde of Parrearra (Qld). “Eons ago[Elons? - Granny],the word musk was adapted from the ancient Sanskrit word ‘muska’ meaning ‘scrotum’. When it was discovered that a fragrant substance was produced by the male musk deer in its stomach gland which closely resembled a sac,the scent was aptly named musk. Hence,the linking of the ‘candy with the hole’ to the other end of the digestive system.”
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