If teal is for the ducks (C8),then David Corry of Como West is staying with the flying theme,noting that “TEAL is the former name of Air New Zealand (Tasman Empire Airways Limited).” The signature colour was,of course,teal,however this is where the contributors diverge. Alex Springall of Westleigh states that it was teal blue,whereas Mary Woodall of Warrimoo attests that teal green was used “not just on plane livery but promotional material and airline bags.” Clearly the confusion over teal’s dominant hue has been going on far longer than the past few months.
Of course there is an IKEA emergency assembly point (C8). According to Susan Bradley of Eltham “it’s called Kåtaströfouttahierplats and you can collect it from Aisle 66,Bay 6. You will need to assemble it yourself,though.”
For Joy Cooksey of Harrington,the trick to the IKEA assembly (C8) “is all in the name,IKEA. Intelligence,the Key,to Easy Assembly.” Allan Gibson of Cherrybrook advises Richard Murnane that the assembly point he is looking for “is only accessible by using an Allen key.”
Allen Dodd of Kirribilli could not resist a little one-upmanship over a mere flying wheel (C8). “As I was about to overtake a truck on the motorway some years ago,a 30 centimetre length of rail track fell off it and bounced down the road towards me. I yanked the wheel,said object passed me at head height and buried itself in the radiator of the car behind me. Always a good idea not to lose your head in a crisis.”
League fan Bob Phillips of Cabarita tartly retorts that Graham Boyd exhibited “typical silvertail behaviour” by using “my own unfortunate string of cancellations (C8) to blatantly promote his Old Boys’ Rugby Function on May 28th,without paying a cent in fees or royalties.” Welcome or not,Bob confirms he will not be anywhere near the opening night ofMoulin Rouge! as,after failing French in the Intermediate Certificate he became a practising Francophobe,with his only lapse being “a visit to Moulin Rouge in Paris – and believe me,once you have seen that can-can,you have seen them all.” Fear not Bob,you’re always welcome in this column. And in Orange.
Apropos of something or other,Steve Cornelius of Brookvale shares that “today’s word ending in x is quincunx – an arrangement of five objects in a rectangle,one at each corner and one in the middle.”
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