Peter Miniutti of Ashbury was immediately concerned about the snake in the long-drop dunny (C8) and thinks “Robyn Lewis’ story is one that could come back to bite her on the bum.”
“At a one-teacher school, in the Hunter, I once saw a parent arrive armed and ready for action,” recalls Joy Cooksey of Harrington. “Her shot was accurate. The deadly snake, now dead, was thrown onto an ant nest, so its bones could be used later for lesson material, and also as the inspiration for creating a safety action plan for when any of its relatives decided to visit the playground.”
“Those with a palindromic mind may have noticed issue number 58,285 on today’s masthead,” says Allan Gibson of Cherrybrook.
“Fledgling faith (C8) comes in all forms,” writes Malcolm Brown of Ermington. “For years, as infants, my friend, Neil and I were terrified of the R-Men. We trembled in our beds at night. Our parents were quite mystified until they realised that it was in the Lord’s Prayer, a plea to ‘deliver us from evil’, and, wondering what the evil was, Neil and I had decided the clue was in the last utterance of the prayer.”
Jack Dikian of Mosman has a question for Mangerton’s finest regarding the Flight into Egypt: “George, do you know if Virgin (C8) does a stopover in Nazareth?”
“I’ve been using a certain brand of toothpaste for years,” says Grant Agnew of Coopers Plains (Qld). “I’ve just noticed that the tube proclaims it to be ‘Vegan and cruelty-free’. So, just who or what gets put into other toothpastes, and how painfully are they made?”
Allan Jones of Glenmore Park notes that “the director of Grain Producers Australia who was pleased with the court dismissing the case against Roundup was one, A. Weidermann.”
Not to be outdone, Lindsay Somerville of East Lindfield asks: “Did you know Adrian Tilling, Australian national ploughing champion for 2023 will compete in Estonia for the world ploughing championship in August?”
“After the US election, America will be either Calm à la Harris, or ravaged by Agent Orange,” suspects Mike Dalton of Gowrie (ACT).
“I’m loving hearing the familiar voices in commentary at the Olympics,” says Michael Dredge of Greystanes. “Liz and Steve in gymnastics, that wonderful British lady in equestrian. Experts who add so much. I wonder who the longest-serving commentator is, turning out again in 2024, in any event?”
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