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Sydney Morning Herald
19 hours ago
- General
- Sydney Morning Herald
Some wines demand a double dip
With the bygone wine (C8) discussion turning to the customs of the bulk buyer, we have this item from Warren Menteith of Bali: 'In 1966 I taught in Griffith and subsequently moved to Moree. You could also buy the kegs from De Bortoli and have them shipped. A Thibenzol drench gun had a perfect seal with the keg bung. Use your imagination. Keg parties took on a whole new meaning and had some interesting activities.' 'We kids well remember father's home-bottling night,' writes Helen Lewin of Tumbi Umbi. 'There were no baths for a week beforehand as all manner of bottles were being sterilised in it (yes, we did shower). We also couldn't get the car into the garage for days before the 'bottling party' due to the intricate set-up, nor ourselves days afterwards due to the fumes. I would be more appreciative these days.' 'I don't recall seeing that beer survey in Australian Playboy (C8), which is odd because I only ever bought that magazine for the articles,' says Jim Sabine of Kellyville. On to the search for the Foucault pendulum (C8) undertaken by Anne Baillie. While they are not sure if it's the one from the Science and Technology Museum in Ultimo, both Joel Alexander of Eastlakes and Geoffrey Leeson of Stanmore say there's one in the stairwell of the School of Physics in the Old Main Building at the University of NSW. 'I remember seeing a Foucault pendulum in the Paris Pantheon,' says Peter Miniutti of Ashbury. 'If Anne is ever in Paris she should swing on by to see it.' Paris actually has two of them, and Nola Tucker of Kiama has viewed the other, which is housed in the Musee des Arts et Metiers and is 'immense and unmissable'. This offering, from Martin Field of Noosa Heads (Qld), is dedicated to Joan Anderson, the unsung Australian who introduced the hula hoop to the US: 'A friend, recently decluttering her garage, found a hula hoop she had used when she was more active. She asked a younger and fitter friend if they would like to have it. The friend, born long after the hoop era, replied, 'Does it still work?'' It's a small world. Michael Britt of MacMasters Beach says, 'My parents, both teachers, thought you earned the dunce cap (C8), Bob Pitts, when you backed through their milk bottles on the front porch in Wyong in 1966!'
The Age
19 hours ago
- General
- The Age
Some wines demand a double dip
With the bygone wine (C8) discussion turning to the customs of the bulk buyer, we have this item from Warren Menteith of Bali: 'In 1966 I taught in Griffith and subsequently moved to Moree. You could also buy the kegs from De Bortoli and have them shipped. A Thibenzol drench gun had a perfect seal with the keg bung. Use your imagination. Keg parties took on a whole new meaning and had some interesting activities.' 'We kids well remember father's home-bottling night,' writes Helen Lewin of Tumbi Umbi. 'There were no baths for a week beforehand as all manner of bottles were being sterilised in it (yes, we did shower). We also couldn't get the car into the garage for days before the 'bottling party' due to the intricate set-up, nor ourselves days afterwards due to the fumes. I would be more appreciative these days.' 'I don't recall seeing that beer survey in Australian Playboy (C8), which is odd because I only ever bought that magazine for the articles,' says Jim Sabine of Kellyville. On to the search for the Foucault pendulum (C8) undertaken by Anne Baillie. While they are not sure if it's the one from the Science and Technology Museum in Ultimo, both Joel Alexander of Eastlakes and Geoffrey Leeson of Stanmore say there's one in the stairwell of the School of Physics in the Old Main Building at the University of NSW. 'I remember seeing a Foucault pendulum in the Paris Pantheon,' says Peter Miniutti of Ashbury. 'If Anne is ever in Paris she should swing on by to see it.' Paris actually has two of them, and Nola Tucker of Kiama has viewed the other, which is housed in the Musee des Arts et Metiers and is 'immense and unmissable'. This offering, from Martin Field of Noosa Heads (Qld), is dedicated to Joan Anderson, the unsung Australian who introduced the hula hoop to the US: 'A friend, recently decluttering her garage, found a hula hoop she had used when she was more active. She asked a younger and fitter friend if they would like to have it. The friend, born long after the hoop era, replied, 'Does it still work?'' It's a small world. Michael Britt of MacMasters Beach says, 'My parents, both teachers, thought you earned the dunce cap (C8), Bob Pitts, when you backed through their milk bottles on the front porch in Wyong in 1966!'
The Age
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
Brewery gets the cold gold shoulder
We actually anticipated readers changing beer topics from DA (C8) to KB, but initial responses are based around its meaning. The Beer Police will tell you it stands for Kent Brewery, but that's apparently a divertissement. Max Redmayne of Drummoyne calls it a 'Killer Brew' while John Lees of Castlecrag and Dave Pyett of Maroubra have both opted for a long cold 'Kiddies Beer'. Kent Mayo of Uralla recalls: 'One Sunday in the 1950s, the vicar at the Penshurst Presbyterian Church (pron 'Chuch'), in his sermon on the evils of alcohol, held up a KB beer bottle, proclaiming that KB stood for 'Kills Boys'. Hilarious, eh? I noticed it was empty and, although I was only ten years old, whispered to the old bloke sitting next to me, 'He drank that last night, I reckon'.' It's a good idea to go to the experts. One is Ken Finlayson of East Corrimal: 'When Australian Playboy launched, some 55 years back, it included a beer tasting [story]. We young steelworks shift workers were appalled that Fosters got the nod from celebs who likely were more attuned to drinking Mateus. We then conducted our own poll at our regular early opener, where we arranged to sample beers from each state for a tasting after a night shift. It ended up with a drink-off between two Melbourne varieties. The results were submitted, and published in Australian Playboy No.2.' And while we're talking Mateus, Ross Millar of West Ryde recalls 'That the wonderful writer Kingsley Amis once said of Mateus Rose that 'both the price and the reputation owe more to the craft of the glassmaker than to that of the winemaker'.' 'It was my birthday last Sunday,' writes Mary Carde of Parrearra (Qld). 'My husband gave me a glorious bunch of flowers, bless him. He'd also purchased a lovely card featuring a beautiful image that he knew I'd love. Fortunately for him, just as he was about to enrich it with some profound words, he noticed it was a sympathy card, thus giving new meaning to 'coming within an inch of your life.' His, not mine!'
Sydney Morning Herald
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Brewery gets the cold gold shoulder
We actually anticipated readers changing beer topics from DA (C8) to KB, but initial responses are based around its meaning. The Beer Police will tell you it stands for Kent Brewery, but that's apparently a divertissement. Max Redmayne of Drummoyne calls it a 'Killer Brew' while John Lees of Castlecrag and Dave Pyett of Maroubra have both opted for a long cold 'Kiddies Beer'. Kent Mayo of Uralla recalls: 'One Sunday in the 1950s, the vicar at the Penshurst Presbyterian Church (pron 'Chuch'), in his sermon on the evils of alcohol, held up a KB beer bottle, proclaiming that KB stood for 'Kills Boys'. Hilarious, eh? I noticed it was empty and, although I was only ten years old, whispered to the old bloke sitting next to me, 'He drank that last night, I reckon'.' It's a good idea to go to the experts. One is Ken Finlayson of East Corrimal: 'When Australian Playboy launched, some 55 years back, it included a beer tasting [story]. We young steelworks shift workers were appalled that Fosters got the nod from celebs who likely were more attuned to drinking Mateus. We then conducted our own poll at our regular early opener, where we arranged to sample beers from each state for a tasting after a night shift. It ended up with a drink-off between two Melbourne varieties. The results were submitted, and published in Australian Playboy No.2.' And while we're talking Mateus, Ross Millar of West Ryde recalls 'That the wonderful writer Kingsley Amis once said of Mateus Rose that 'both the price and the reputation owe more to the craft of the glassmaker than to that of the winemaker'.' 'It was my birthday last Sunday,' writes Mary Carde of Parrearra (Qld). 'My husband gave me a glorious bunch of flowers, bless him. He'd also purchased a lovely card featuring a beautiful image that he knew I'd love. Fortunately for him, just as he was about to enrich it with some profound words, he noticed it was a sympathy card, thus giving new meaning to 'coming within an inch of your life.' His, not mine!'
