“A house was sold this past weekend by ‘one of Australia’s leading real estate professionals’ (self-described),” writes Nino Pol of Randwick. “The vendor must have been delighted as the result was in their favour by 39 per cent above the auction guide. This perhaps raises questions about acceptable latitude in professional opinion and which occupations are right to describe their staff as ‘professionals’.”
George Zivkovic of Northmead notes: “Bunnings’ buildings retain the trademark device of three columns topped by coloured balls. Why? What is the significance of this instantly recognisable landmark?” Um, that it’s instantly recognisable?
“I’ve never watched Home and Away,” admits Garrett “Flamin” Naumann of Cammeray. “But judging from the promotions, I take it no one is over 30, no one is ever working and everyone has a problem?”
Time to take Root. Kersi Meher-Homji of St Ives says: “In the just-concluded Test series between India and England, England’s captain Joe Root scored 218 runs in the first innings of the first Test. In the remaining seven Test innings, England’s batsmen failed to reach Root’s 218, being bowled out for 178, 134, 164, 112, 81, 205 and 135.”
“Sound bars as a visual on news reports (C8) add about as much to a story as a pixilated photo. If a picture tells a thousand words, why bother?” asks John Adamson of Caringbah South.
“Seven crumpets in a pack (C8) must be a Scone phenomenon,” reckons Ken Berry from, erm, Scone. “I also had a seven-pack last year and as I ate the seventh crumpet, it was with immense satisfaction. Should I feel any guilt about this?”
Sticking with the horse capital for the moment, Norm Turner of Scone noticed a case of “two people from the same town with separate stories on the same day: Kate Fraser from Scone and Joy Cooksey, long-time resident of Scone but now sea-changer to Harrington”.
Ingo Weinberger of Campsie recalls finding an abandoned Aldi trolley (C8): “Rang the number on the handle – reply: ‘Info much appreciated, will be collected shortly.’ No, it wasn’t. Next shopping trip, I shoved it into the back of my 1999 AU Falcon Wagon (just try that with your SUVs, ladies and gentlemen) and unloaded it in their car park. Wondered at the time if I was on CCTV.” Hope you got a gold coin out of it.
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