“Amazing, isn’t it, that since the time COVID-19 press briefings began a year ago, science has delivered several vaccines whilst our media gurus still haven’t found a way to make their questions to premiers and prime ministers audible to viewers!” says Peter Skinner of Beecroft.
A brief request from Peter Edwards of Burradoo: “Can the PM please also fix ‘girt’?”
“With the Vatican having difficulties transferring money, may I suggest they change to Papal,” offers (Saint) Peter Miniutti of Ashbury. And that’s a three-Pete!
Librarians (C8) do have a sense of humour. Barry Galbraith of Cranebrook called his local library to make an appointment, so as to avoid overcrowding and to be COVID-safe. “They told me that they were fully booked.” Evan Bailey of Glebe adds that they “are also novel lovers”.
Anne Russell of Matraville (and a host of others) advises Dave Horsfall (C8) that “the Brits never did change to kilometres. Their signposts remain in miles and the London Marathon remains 26.2 miles long.” Keeping his response measured, Jack Dikian of Mosman says: “Britain’s love for a pint ensured that the imperial pint stayed 20 per cent larger than anywhere else in the world throughout what must have been the thirsty work of Brexit negotiations.”
