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January 25, 2026 — 9:00pm
“Elspeth Galicek is right on the spelling of Razzes (C8) and they were more lasting in flavour,” writes Phil Johnson of Bateau Bay. “The trouble with a Sunnyboy was that after sucking the initial orange buzz, you were left with little more than an ice pyramid.” Ok, so where does that leave the Glug?
“TV ads are confusing when they use the same actor for different products,” alleges Angus McLeod of Cremorne. “For example, did the BYD guy forget the eggs because he was planning a Dubai holiday with his mistress?”
“What on earth did Irene Thom mean when she said ‘no one drinks beer from a glass any more’?” asks Victoria Watts of Tarragindi. “Maybe in Vaucluse but we are not all savages or raised by bogan wolves.”
Brett Jack of Bonnyrigg Heights was deeply concerned: “Surely I can’t be the only one?“, while Dave Williams of Port Macquarie declared that “drinking from the stubbie is just more convenient and saves washing up. Drinking straight from a can though, even for this beer heathen, is enough to make me reach for a glass.”
“I know Temora’s Waratah Café well (C8) but for the choco-caramel shake we used to call a ‘Wink’ after the Peters’ ice cream of the same name,” says Russ Couch of Woonona. “Nowadays they’re known as Mars Bar shakes – but Winks were better.”
Regarding the overplay of the word organic (C8), Kerrie Wehbe of Blacktown is one who can be excused: “It’s a no-brainer for me, Augusta Monro. I’m playing the organ at a funeral today, so that must definitely make me organic, right?” That said, Granny reckons Augusta does have a point, having just read a somewhat damning review of the upcoming documentary on the US first lady which noted that Melania had “little organic hype”.
“In the 1970s, I was reading Dr John Yudkin’s book Pure, White and Deadly,” recalls Helen Harris of Double Bay. “A colleague asked ‘Is that about sharks’? I had to tell him ‘No, it’s about sugar’.”
“Though we no longer do it, a friend and I would seek out the ugliest and least tasteful fridge magnets (C8) when we travelled overseas,” claims Lillian Hornby of Thirroul. “As we have an integrated fridge/freezer, they now sit on the side of the clothes dryer. The crab or cow’s legs shaking when the dryer is on is sight to behold.”
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