Cosmetologists take their cue
“I wonder if Col8ers have special travel habits for each new country they visit,” writes Pagewood’s Geoff Carey. “Mine is to find a barber to investigate the local nuances of balding cut No. 1. My best experience is the connection between the Istanbul barber who drilled every hole in my head with great intensity and the Omani barber sterilizing his blades with pyrotechnics by igniting alcohol to cause a bright meter-long flame in the air.”
“I’m at my mother’s house The Kitchen That Time Forgot” says Jo Rainbow, now at Speen, Midsomer, UK. “Can any of your educated readers please explain what a pressure cooker is for, other than being donated to make Spitfires? ” Go away!
Suzanne Saunders’ climactic challenge (C8) may have a winner in the form of Mangerton’s George Manojlovic: “A lost sock and an old fart walking into the bar. Lost sock: I’m looking for a match. Old Fart: For my sake, I hope you don’t find one.”
Mosman’s John Elmgreen reviews the World Cup: “When Argentina beat England in the semi-final, we had the Argentinians claim to have actually reversed the outcome of the Falklands War. Australia beat Türkiye in the opening game – but did Australia claim to have reversed the outcome of the Gallipoli campaign? Like England defeated France for third place in the play-off – otherwise we could have claimed to reverse Waterloo!”
Northmead’s George Zivkovic thinks: “The climax of a third-place play-off match has the same lack of excitement, intensity and interest from players, fans and commentators as an exhibition match when the pre-season touring all-star team plays local players.” “Give bronze medals to both teams and focus on the final.”
“I remember the fake broadcast Roger Hallett (C8) mentioned,” says Chris Smith from Epping. “But as I recall it was printed as follows: Sydney Moaning Tharunka. But it was such a good copy that I bought one, thinking it was the copy of the day. reporter.”
“The ‘kidnapping’ of a docile Ann Miller (C8) reminded me of the German wedding we attended in 1989, where, in accordance with tradition, the groomsmen secretly kidnapped the bride during the reception and took her to nearby pubs,” says Roz Millar of Moss Vale. “The groom had to find them and pay the ‘ransom’ (bar bill) to get her back.”
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