After his mass-correction of motoring nomenclature, Stephen Knox (C8) would be impressed with the form of Ann McConnell of Kingscliff: “Our Tesla came with a storage area under the bonnet which was labelled the ‘frunk’ so, of course, we had to rename it the ‘froot’.”
Elizabeth Turton of Queanbeyan is another graduate of the school of hard Knox: “I’m glad Stephen got that off his chest. Made me feel better too.”
“Stephen Knox’s comments are apt,” says Michael Strickland of Mosman. “And they prompt me to adopt the same attempt at feeling better by adding that witnesses in Australia do not ‘take the stand’, they ‘go into the witness box’. But what’s wrong with saying they ‘give evidence’?” This, in turn, prompted Peter Heron of Forestville to remind us it is “railway station, not train station and goods train, not freight train”.
Regarding crucial cricket combos (C8), Alan Marel of North Curl Curl notes that Australia’s bowling attack during the 2010-11 Ashes series featured Bollinger and Beer. No wonder they got hammered.
On the following tour in 2013, Dorset Sutton of Little Manly recalls seeing Stokes, Folkes and Woakes take the field for England at the SCG.
Geoff Carey of Pagewood goes beyond the boundary: “Not to drag out the topic, butt I would strike a match for the pairing of rugby league touch judges of Benson and Hedges in the late ’70s. During a recent smoko, I wondered if they might’ve taken a summer job in cricket by umpiring in the Ashes?”
It’s also a factor in the workplace, according to Stephen Turner of Seaforth: “We had two broadcast engineers, Max and Mitch. But Mix and Match rolled off the tongue more easily.”
Simon Squires of Hornsby recently read that cats sleep between 12 and 16 hours per day. “If only that 12 to 16 hours could include the hours between 2am and 5am.”
“Caroline Chantrill (C8) hopes she hasn’t upset Granny by saying she resembles a cross between Hannibal Lecter and a sheep,” notes Christine Stewart of Glebe. “I don’t care about upsetting Hannibal but what about the sheep?”
“I’m not sure if Granny is easily offended, Caroline, but I heard she likes fava beans and a nice Chianti,” adds Peter Miniutti of Ashbury.
Someone’s put the bite on Dave Horsfall of North Gosford: “$5 for the tooth fairy (C8)? Good grief! Back in my day, it was sixpence.”
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