A tough way to make your point
Mary Billing of Allambie Heights writes: “Talking about the rugby match at Cowra (C8) reminded me of a hurling match we watched in the small Irish village of Athlacca.” “Throwing is probably one of the most dangerous sports in the world, and the number of spectators with arms, legs and heads wrapped in plaster casts proved this. The referee was constantly smoking and chatting to anyone who would listen as the boys limped off with water at irregular times. An ambulance was on hand for the next round of injuries. Athlacca won.”
Blaxland’s Marjie Williamson thinks: “Contributors to Column 8 (C8) should be known as TLTC, which stands for The Lateral Thinkers Club, as most of the contributors take a ‘concrete’ event and channel it into a fun, offbeat section.”
The following bulletin board post by Bill Leigh of West Pennant Hills suggests that he too might be of use to the Brothers (C8): “Dog, free to go home, barks a lot. Call me before you come and I’ll stop by next door to pick him up.”
Julian Neylan, from Dulwich Hill, thinks: “Stephen Smith’s ‘is there really a Dog’ doubt aside, this really is an existential concern of my dog Toby.” “To those who are happy to indulge me, I explain the philosophy lectures he organizes to distinguish dogs, with the theme ‘To do or not to do, that is the question’.”
Marrickville’s Paula Gard thinks: “President Poincare Parade (C8) is a wonderful example of street naming, and its mention made me wonder how common this alliterative address fantasy is.” “There are botanical avenues in Burleigh Heads, Queensland – Acanthus Street, Banksia Broadway, Cedar Court, Deodar Drive, Elder Entrance (which I always thought was a mite shaker in a place once imagined as one of God’s waiting rooms), Ferny Fairway, Gardenia Grove, Hibiscus Haven and Lantana Lane. Probably Australia’s coastline is awash with this phenomenon.”
Although it wasn’t on her list, Kiama’s Nola Tucker remembers: sirens (C8) fondly: “Norman Lindsay’s romps with models attracted a lot of tourist attention to the Blue Mountains, but I have no memory of romping around with marsupials. We visited the house, invested in some paintings and ate in the excellent cafe. I also remember my granddaughter Claire admiring the sculptures outside.” Nola is nicer than Hal Hinson Washington Post he described it as “overheated DH Lawrence”.
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