Getting schooled at the show
' See Bubbles Take a Bath was also a feature at sideshow alley at the Wagga Wagga Regional Show in 1959,' recalls Tony Slattery of Heathcote. 'My cousins and I, attracted by the implied naked portrayal on the banners outside, paid our hard-earned to find Bubbles was in a two-piece swimsuit in a clear cylinder of frothy water. Definitely a disappointing misdescription.'
Martin Field of Noosa Heads (Qld) writes: 'The other evening our nine-year-old grandson asked why people often said 'passed' when they meant someone had died. 'Maybe they think died is too blunt,' we said. After a bit of thought he replied, 'I think 'gone on eternity leave' would be better.' So do we.'
'As it appears, I'm the sole Port Macquarie member of Mary Poirriers' (C8) very exclusive, left-indicating club,' claims Dave Williams. 'At $196 per transgression, if the plod enforced this traffic regulation they could clear the state debt almost overnight.'
'Swearing or swerving?' asks Joy Everett of Valla Beach. 'If you swerve out of your lane without using your indicator, some German cars automatically swerve you back. It would be a nice idea, unless you have swerved to give room to a cyclist, only to surprise both you and the cyclist as the car tries to run them off the road.'
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