William Roberts of Randwick on pranking yanks:“The comment about the alteration of the Pichi Richi Pass sign (C8) reminded me of a story my father told when serving in the RAN in the late 1940s. His ship was in a south-east Asian harbour moored near the USS Brinkley Bass. One night a group of sailors paddled across and painted out the Bs in the name on the stern with Pusser’s issue grey paint. Apparently,the Americans were less than impressed but never found out who did the job.”
“Rather than vandals removing initial letters,some wag has changed the V to a W on local anti-vaccination graffiti,so they now read:Wax Can Kill,Wax Pass is Useless,No Forced Waxing,” says Evan Bailey of Glebe. Local salons are fuming.
“My wife’s childhood friend,David Street,lived in David Street,Chullora,” writes Barry Riley of Woy Woy. “Is it possible there’s a Lois Lane (C8) living in Lois Lane?” Taking a similar route,Owen Fisher of Rose Bay notes “there is Cleo Lane in Maroubra”.
“Hello David Bertram (C8) of Hawkes Nest from David Bertram of Tathra.”
The immaculate Alan Smith of Toowoomba (Qld) recently tried out a new “COVID-19 Risk Calculator” online:“Having entered my personal details (age,gender,vax status,etc),the results informed me that,with two doses of AstraZeneca,my chances of COVID death are 22,000 in a million,as against my odds of getting pregnant with twins (non-IVF) rating at 4000 in a million. As a 70-year-old male,I’m not sure whether to be excited or scared!”
“Am I right in thinking quatorzaine (C8) is essentially pronounced courtesan? We may need another rethink here,” suggests Andrew Taubman of Queens Park.
Glenys Quirk of Forster has received Santa’s list from her grandson (aged 4):“Cricket set,pet gorilla,adult race car,motorbike,baby elephant,surfboard,skateboard with wheels and build me a skate park. See some problems here!”
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