Catherine Greer’sSunday Life article on going grey,reminded Steve Hulbert of West Kempsey of the “dispiriting” moment when he was offered a seniors discount in his 40s,“which happened to me about 15 years ago. Being somewhat taken aback by the offer,I didn’t have a comeback,so accepted the discount,the salesperson who offered was probably in their late teens – does this prove that,to a teenager,everyone over the age of 40 looks old?”
“I see a story that the world’s ‘most complicated’ watch has been unveiled which suggests to me that watchmakers have far too much time on their hands.” We thank Allan Gibson of Cherrybrook.
“Talking about degrees of separation (C8),I can claim to be only three degrees of separation from Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip,” insists Michael Phillips of Mount Coolum (Qld). “How? In 1931,my parents’ wedding photos were taken by an up-and-coming photographer,Baron. Later on,Baron was appointed court photographer to the royal family.” Snap!
“Agreed,Toby Waters,” declares Suzanne Saunders of Wadeville. “It’s not the huntsman (C8) that’s lethal,it’s the car going off a cliff when it crawls on me.”
It’s nothing but happy days for Viv Munter of Tumbi Umbi and family:“On the subject of skinks (C8),my sister has a resident Cunningham skink living under her verandah. She chose to name him Richie (Geddit? – Granny). Recently however,she watched in fascination as Richie gave birth to live young. Richie has now been renamed Joanie.”
Mary Watson of Balgowlah Heights says that “personalised golf balls (C8) remind me of the golfer who was bragging about the technology in his ball that prevented it from being lost. When asked where he got it,he replied ‘I found it’.”
Talk about tropical depression:“Given that US President Donald Trump has unilaterally decreed that the Gulf of Mexico is to be now known as the Gulf of America,perhaps it is time for the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC to their mates) to change the name of the element (C8) Americium to Mexicium or perhaps even Eucranium,” offers Gary Roughley of Daruka. “The latter,of course,referring only to the importance of a good brain when doing science.”
While dog sledding in Norway (C8),“Did Rhoda Silber,from the northern beaches,have time to admire the northern beeches?” wonders David Gordon of Cranebrook.
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