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Sydney Morning Herald
17-07-2025
- General
- Sydney Morning Herald
Sending it by sea snail mail
The recent news story of the message in a bottle finding its way from Canada to Ireland, reminded Malcolm Nicholson of Katoomba that his family have a letter that was found in a bottle on a Victorian beach during World War I: 'My great great uncle threw it overboard as he left Albany, WA, on his way to Egypt. He asked that, should anyone find it, to return the letter to his family in Springwood, NSW. A lady and her daughter found the bottle and forwarded the letter, with a note of explanation. Now a family keepsake.' David Prest appears to have the wrong McCarthy in placing Andrew, of Toormina, in the 1973 entry into HMAS Nirimba: 'I was a sprog when he was in 6th term, so he may have had the pleasure of rolling me out of bed. I'm a proud MOBI and not a MUPPET, like A.R. McCarthy.' For those struggling with all this naval neologism, it would appear that a MUPPET is the 'Most Useless Pathetic Person Ever Trained.' Here's hoping A.R. isn't a C8-er. Elevenses came early for Kerry Kyriacou of Strathfield: 'Whenever I see the words 'prime minister' and 'Xi Jinping' on the news. I think of cricket. I wonder why?' Still more roundabout advice (C8) from Col Begg of Orange: 'Surviving roundabouts here depends on hearing boom box-equipped Hyundai Excels, approaching at speed, sans signals, while the P-plate driver has the mobile phone wedged between head and shoulder, while delicately painting toenails on a foot propped up on the dash.' With both being German establishments, the recent Audi/Aldi mix-up (C8) has Judith Allison of Bexley seeking a bargain: 'Should I now await the chance to buy an Audi in their famous centre aisle specials?' Ann Madsen of Mount Annan reckons George Manojlovic (C8) is quite correct in choosing Wellington, New Zealand over its NSW counterpart for the Duke's favourite meal, the reason being that the New Zealand city 'has twice the annual rainfall of the Central Western town. Hence, there's a much greater need for waterproof boots there.' However, the man from Mangerton does make a concession to the initial faultfinder: 'You're right, Peter Duckmanton, remiss of me to ignore our very own Wellington. I'm such a Dubbo.' The suggestion of an anti-Septic envoy (C8) has moved Peter Miniutti of Ashbury to ponder, 'who will be charged with being our anti-Static envoy?'
The Age
17-07-2025
- General
- The Age
Sending it by sea snail mail
The recent news story of the message in a bottle finding its way from Canada to Ireland, reminded Malcolm Nicholson of Katoomba that his family have a letter that was found in a bottle on a Victorian beach during World War I: 'My great great uncle threw it overboard as he left Albany, WA, on his way to Egypt. He asked that, should anyone find it, to return the letter to his family in Springwood, NSW. A lady and her daughter found the bottle and forwarded the letter, with a note of explanation. Now a family keepsake.' David Prest appears to have the wrong McCarthy in placing Andrew, of Toormina, in the 1973 entry into HMAS Nirimba: 'I was a sprog when he was in 6th term, so he may have had the pleasure of rolling me out of bed. I'm a proud MOBI and not a MUPPET, like A.R. McCarthy.' For those struggling with all this naval neologism, it would appear that a MUPPET is the 'Most Useless Pathetic Person Ever Trained.' Here's hoping A.R. isn't a C8-er. Elevenses came early for Kerry Kyriacou of Strathfield: 'Whenever I see the words 'prime minister' and 'Xi Jinping' on the news. I think of cricket. I wonder why?' Still more roundabout advice (C8) from Col Begg of Orange: 'Surviving roundabouts here depends on hearing boom box-equipped Hyundai Excels, approaching at speed, sans signals, while the P-plate driver has the mobile phone wedged between head and shoulder, while delicately painting toenails on a foot propped up on the dash.' With both being German establishments, the recent Audi/Aldi mix-up (C8) has Judith Allison of Bexley seeking a bargain: 'Should I now await the chance to buy an Audi in their famous centre aisle specials?' Ann Madsen of Mount Annan reckons George Manojlovic (C8) is quite correct in choosing Wellington, New Zealand over its NSW counterpart for the Duke's favourite meal, the reason being that the New Zealand city 'has twice the annual rainfall of the Central Western town. Hence, there's a much greater need for waterproof boots there.' However, the man from Mangerton does make a concession to the initial faultfinder: 'You're right, Peter Duckmanton, remiss of me to ignore our very own Wellington. I'm such a Dubbo.' The suggestion of an anti-Septic envoy (C8) has moved Peter Miniutti of Ashbury to ponder, 'who will be charged with being our anti-Static envoy?'
Sydney Morning Herald
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
Life's a breech
'The spectacular photo in the Herald of two humpback whales simultaneously breeching made me think that there should be a name for it,' muses Richard Volzke of North Ryde. 'Maybe a 'camel breech'?' Nice one, and while we're considering this, big props to our photographic editor Danielle Smith, who captured pair in full flight. Janice Creenaune of Austinmer is well aware of the politician/pet dynamic (C8): 'My youngest son, living in Brooklyn during Trump's initial term, owned a small stuffed Trump doll. Unfortunately, his rescue dog (a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever called Murray) nearly destroyed it. While visiting, I dutifully and carefully sewed up the doll and continued to stuff it. It was the only toy Murray 'went for' but it kept me busy while visiting (over and over again). I'm not sure of its status during the current presidential term.' 'With the federal government now having an anti-Islamophobia envoy and an anti-Semitic envoy, is it time we also had an anti-Septic envoy?' asks Mark Pearce of Springwood. 'As I have noticed an increasing dislike of Yanks since Donald Trump started attacking the rest of the world.' Noted sideshow tragic, David Prest of Thrumster, feels the need to correct fellow salt, Andrew McCarthy (C8): 'To redress and end the misconceptions by 'sprog' McCarthy (1973 entry into HMAS Nirimba) about my 'rat-like' ability to climb drainpipes and to maintain the dubious honour of those fellow climbers from the Nirimba, I was a late developer in that 'gymnastic' ability.' James White of Beveridge thinks the phrase requires more of a nautical vibe: 'Like a rat up a hawser more precisely, or a rat up a backspring?' More on the folly of the European car (C8), this time, from Kerrie Wehbe of Blacktown. 'Last week, while driving our old Toyota to drop it off for repairs, I followed my husband, who drove ahead in our new MG so he could bring me home. I didn't know the route, but I knew when he was going to turn, as the wipers came on every time. He reported later that the sight of me laughing in his rearview mirror didn't help matters.' 'My late father also confused Aldi and Audi,' says William Galton of Hurstville Grove. 'He would also enjoy a roast of the day at his club's Calvary and when my daughter completed Year 12, asked her how she went in her HCF.'
The Age
16-07-2025
- Politics
- The Age
Life's a breech
'The spectacular photo in the Herald of two humpback whales simultaneously breeching made me think that there should be a name for it,' muses Richard Volzke of North Ryde. 'Maybe a 'camel breech'?' Nice one, and while we're considering this, big props to our photographic editor Danielle Smith, who captured pair in full flight. Janice Creenaune of Austinmer is well aware of the politician/pet dynamic (C8): 'My youngest son, living in Brooklyn during Trump's initial term, owned a small stuffed Trump doll. Unfortunately, his rescue dog (a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever called Murray) nearly destroyed it. While visiting, I dutifully and carefully sewed up the doll and continued to stuff it. It was the only toy Murray 'went for' but it kept me busy while visiting (over and over again). I'm not sure of its status during the current presidential term.' 'With the federal government now having an anti-Islamophobia envoy and an anti-Semitic envoy, is it time we also had an anti-Septic envoy?' asks Mark Pearce of Springwood. 'As I have noticed an increasing dislike of Yanks since Donald Trump started attacking the rest of the world.' Noted sideshow tragic, David Prest of Thrumster, feels the need to correct fellow salt, Andrew McCarthy (C8): 'To redress and end the misconceptions by 'sprog' McCarthy (1973 entry into HMAS Nirimba) about my 'rat-like' ability to climb drainpipes and to maintain the dubious honour of those fellow climbers from the Nirimba, I was a late developer in that 'gymnastic' ability.' James White of Beveridge thinks the phrase requires more of a nautical vibe: 'Like a rat up a hawser more precisely, or a rat up a backspring?' More on the folly of the European car (C8), this time, from Kerrie Wehbe of Blacktown. 'Last week, while driving our old Toyota to drop it off for repairs, I followed my husband, who drove ahead in our new MG so he could bring me home. I didn't know the route, but I knew when he was going to turn, as the wipers came on every time. He reported later that the sight of me laughing in his rearview mirror didn't help matters.' 'My late father also confused Aldi and Audi,' says William Galton of Hurstville Grove. 'He would also enjoy a roast of the day at his club's Calvary and when my daughter completed Year 12, asked her how she went in her HCF.'
