A quick correction for Carole Dawes (C8) regarding the impending discontinuance of Fantales from John Maher of Tweed Heads: “When we enjoyed Fantales, we were at the ‘pictures’.” Mickey Pragnell of Kiama gets it, but “Was never that keen on Fantales at the pictures. Every time I tried to roll one down the aisle, it just stopped dead.” Meri Will of Northmead sees a more funereal future: “I fear the creeping loss of sweet companions is just the preconditioner for when movie theatres themselves are discontinued.” Cut!
Ann Commens of Bondi is no fan: “Vale Fantales. And not before time. The last one I ate, more than 10 years ago, cost me $1500 in dentist bills for a crown to replace a tooth that collapsed as I bit into the delicious density of caramel that was hiding under an innocuous layer of chocolate. Biting into a soft marshmallow may not give the same sensation but is a lot cheaper.”
“Forget Fantales,” demands Glenys Quirk of Forster. “I’m desperate for a packet of Throaties. Can’t find them anywhere!”
Happy to see that the “name in print” conversation (C8), is garnering more than a mere 15 minutes of fame: “This may take some beating,” says Greg Mudie of Dungog. “I’m always thrilled to get a guernsey in Column 8, but imagine my surprise when on the same day my post appeared, there was one from Deidre Mansell, who happened to be my next door neighbour in West Chatswood until we moved in 1973.” Andrew Mowat of Beecroft says: “The only time I hear from uncle Pete is when he sees a contribution from me in C8, usually tinged with a little jealousy. Haven’t heard from him in over a year so here’s hoping!”
“For all the C8 dog lovers out there,” writes Viv Munter of Pennant Hills. “A sign recently spotted outside nearby church reads: ‘Pray to God That You May Become the Person Your Dog Thinks You Are’.”
Eat your heart out, Darwin: “If seagulls are actually silver gulls (C8), does this mean silverfish are really sea fish that have morphed into their present form to enable them to escape the gluttonous seagulls?” asks Joy Cooksey of Harrington.
“A friend left on a trip to Japan yesterday,” says Ann Madsen of Mount Annan. “I gave her tips about toilets (C8) from the centre of all knowledge aka, Column 8.”
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