This one goes deep
“I agree that there are at least nine Shelly/Shelley Beaches (actually 12), but a search of the NSW Register of Geographic Names reveals that there are many creeks with ‘Official Dedicated’ status and those commonly referred to as ‘Designated streams’,” says Raglan’s Alan Garside. “There are 143 Back Creeks, including several Broken Back and Razorback Creeks, and 128 Sandy Creeks, including Big Sandy, Little Sandy and Upper Sandy Creeks. There are also 73 Deep Creeks.” Looks like you missed a few, Geoff Nilon.
When it comes to dealing with amnesia (C8), Rose-Marie Hoekstra of Padstow Heights thinks Alan Nicholas needs an upgrade: “It’s time to start storing in Cloud Space. You’ll need a retrieval link, of course.”
“Don’t ask wearable device users about their health,” advises Mary Julian from Glebe. “Today I accidentally asked a friend how her health was. She said: ‘It’s sleep but my last Sleep Score Results were a High 91 • Duration: 45/50 • Bedtime: 30/30 • Interruptions: 16/20 Good job going to bed on time. Even with a few wake-ups I still got a score of 91, Vital Situations Sleep 6 hours 58 minutes Tvpical Summary Sharing Show!’ I wasn’t any smarter. Grandma was also confused and asked the AI what “Tvpical Summary Sharing Show” meant and she replied, “It’s a classic! You just reached the top of the Afferbeck Lauder district.”
Glebe’s Andrew Cohen “you call this art?” He gets excited when he says: “I’m excited to see the views of the different characters in the play come out. Art, It involved a debate about the artistic value of a large white square painted by a ‘collectible artist’ because I was speechless when I saw such a work on display at Christie’s New York in 2023 with an ‘estimated selling price: $2,100,000.’
“Emile Mercier (C8) was a racing enthusiast,” advises Cambridge Park’s Garry Kimble. “My Aunt Jean had drawn a cartoon of her and her team working in the laboratory at Randwick, showing racehorses testing for drugs. When she gave Jean the original, she added: ‘Look at the betting ring Jean. That’s where the real ‘fools’ are found. Emile Mercier’.”
Ron Vernon, from Thornleigh, remembers waiting for his father to come home from work. Sunand “I’ve been flipping through the latest Emile Mercier cartoon. It was remarkable how a New Caledonian Frenchman could put his finger on the pulse of post-war Sydney.”
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