Pondering the other Prince Edward and the line of succession for the British throne
“I hope the newly appointed Vice Admiral Andrew Mountbatten Windsor will be removed from the line of succession to the throne,” says Ted Richards of Batemans Bay. “This means I will move up one spot from my current position of 47,863,214th.”
Speaking of pedigrees, Moss Vale’s Jim McAlpine said: “There was a slight smile when I checked the racing grounds for Randwick on Saturday morning and saw the words ‘Take the Crown’ scrawled.”
Thirroul’s Sharon McGuinness thanks George Zivkovic for mentioning “the possibility of a loved one’s ashes being scattered at the ATC racing tracks in Column 8 a few weeks ago”. Last Friday, 24 years after our father’s passing, our family was finally able to fulfill his wish at the winning position at his favorite racetrack, Rosehill, on what would have been his 96th birthday.
“Yes Ian Fenwicke (C8), it’s a free meal,” says Dee Why’s Gail Dengate. “After post-cinema drinks and a light meal at Chippendale with my daughter, when we asked for the check we were told another customer had paid. Unfortunately there was no place to thank her. We assumed it was a win at the casino and were also pleasantly surprised that the restaurant had not taken the opportunity to double the payment.”
The same thing happened to Margaret Grove of Concord, Hawaii, a few years ago, and once again, “They were gone, so I couldn’t thank them.”
North Dandalup’s Alan Popely reflects: “I’m clearly struck by the canine similarities in the cartoons of David Howard and Morris Iemma of Moss Vale fame (C8). But in my case, I constantly see the dog ‘Droopy’ whenever he appears. In fact, I believe Morris and Droopy have more than a passing resemblance. The first lines Droopy uttered while on screen were ‘Hello all you happy people’. … you know, I’m the hero.” “You spoke like a new prime minister.”
“Here’s something you probably never thought about Granny: “Miss Scott Morrison (Jenny) is a Schapelle Corby doppelgänger,” says June Love of East Gresford.
Edward Loong’s good news about the stay of execution for the Milsons Point Post Office (C8) led Davistown’s Jim Dewar to don his ballad hat once again:
To protest, be careful, be cunning,
Peek into every corner, every corner;
But to save your PO
Don’t hesitate! To go
And email your defense directly to Granny.
Column8@smh.com.au
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