“I’m wondering if NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte should consider a career in music and release a version of Eartha Kitt’s classic My Heart Belongs to Daddy?” offers Lindsay Allan of Paddington. “Probably unlikely he would obtain that famous purr, but the Trump crowd would still rush to buy it at the nearest MAGA Gift Store!”
Rosemary Hollow of Barton (ACT) throws in a line: “The latest AFR Magazine has a lengthy article on the new Sydney Fish Markets with the byline Paul Karp”.
“All this talk of drivers stopping/not-stopping for wildlife [C8] reminded me of a Queensland pastime,” says Andrew Mowat of Beecroft. “I’ll let readers connect the dots, but all I’ll say is that cane toads like to congregate under street lights at night. Didn’t want to put any New South Welshmen off their breakfast.”
“In last Friday’s column, Jack Dikian [C8] suggested ‘honest politician’ as a ‘perfect oxymoron’,” notes Ian Rewell of Longueville. “What about the title they carry – ‘The Honorable’?”
Can’t help thinking that Anne McCarthy of Marrickville is holding back: “As a proud Bogan from the ‘Gong, I take issue with Rob Balks’ wish [C8] that George Manojlovic of Mangerton be ‘hanged, drawn and quoted’ for his ‘terrible puns’. Au contraire, Rob, whilst agreeing he be quoted, I consider hanged and drawn too medieval for magnificent Manojlovic, whose hilarious puns deserve not pun-ishment but celebration with a rose petal strewn procession from Mangerton to Wollongong Town Hall for the mayor’s presentation of the key to the city. A local banquet would follow, with C8 admirers from far and near in attendance.”
“For his more outrageous puns, George should be stoned,” reckons Marshal Johnson of St Ives. “Or perhaps he was?” Joe Moore of Blaxland adds: “Don’t balk at George’s puns, Bob. For surely there’s no punishment when no pun is meant.”
It’s worth noting that George isn’t the only punster among you, as the recent soft furnishing discussions demonstrate: “The name change from doonas to comforters [C8] makes for a good cover story,” starts Davis Harrison of Winmalee, while Warren Finnan of West Ryde thinks that “somebody needs to go undercover to discover the truth”. Jim Pollitt of Wahroonga suspects “they are trying to pull the wool over our eyes”, but at the end of the day, Jim Dewar of Davistown says it’s all “just pillow talk, and it gives me the sheets”.
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