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“Speaking of lookalikes, doppelgängers and clones (C8), by adding a pair of spectacles to that impish investigative comic book character reporter Tintin, I reckon you have the alter ego of Anthony Albanese,” says Mary Carde of Parrearra (Qld) in what is the second comparison for the prime minister, the other being Captain Wally B. Binghamton of McHale’s Navy fame. “Likewise his fluffy faithful companion Snowy is Toto’s ‘dead ringer’.”
Such is the life of a C8-er: “While we were focussing on the 50th anniversary of a certain 1975 event (C8), the 145th anniversary of the execution by hanging of one Ned Kelly slipped by,” reminds Allan Gibson of Cherrybrook.
“Jock Fraser? (C8). Is that the great Jock Fraser who taught History at Sydney Boys’ High School in the 1970s?” asks Michael Fischer of Coogee.
“Ron Vernon (C8) needs to be careful if he is inclined to change his date of birth just to please Ticketek,” reckons Jock Brodie of Port Macquarie. “Some places have interesting rules about such activity. Facebook, for example, has a rule that your date of birth cannot be changed more than once per day. They do seem to allow it once each day, though. Why?”
Stephen Turner of Seaforth hates those Illinois Nazis: “Am I the only one who, when hearing of neo-Nazi rallies, thinks of the Blues Brothers?” Don’t get riled, sugar.
The signals are clear for Mary Julian of Glebe: “Christmas is coming, and the traffic is building up. Not cars – I mean people. So many were furiously pacing at the shopping centre this afternoon that I even had to extend my arm to make a right turn out of the crowd to get into a coffee shop. It’s getting dangerous.”
Greg Phillipson (C8) can take comfort that the mention of Gough Whitlam’s horiatiki salad has sent a number of other readers on a side dish deep dive, including Caz Willis of Bowral: “You’re not the only one, Greg. It’s all Greek to me.” David Gordon of Cranebrook was also thrown by the Oceanic perception: “It’s a Greek salad? Here I was thinking it was a concoction from Kiwi-land!”
“Are there any relics of pre-decimal currency days who might be able to remember if guineas (C8) had any useful purpose other than providing commissions for auctioneers?” asks Seppo Ranki of Glenhaven. “The pound for the vendor and the shilling for the auctioneer.”
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