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“The scavenger hunt (C8) story regarding the attempted extraction of the prime minister’s number plate at The Lodge in the ’60s, reminded me of my own part in Bush Week as it was called,” says Judi Preston-Stanley of Forestville. “At high school, I was told the family dog (with one leg missing) had turned up, and I was given permission to take it home and to take a friend along for company/security. We were nearly there when a carload of ANU students, taking part in Bush Week, pulled up. As they were ex-students of our school, we thought it OK to be ‘kidnapped’ by them and taken to the uni. On arrival there was much jocularity and many points awarded to the kidnappers for the presentation of their haul - ‘a couple of virgins and a three-legged dog’.”
“I recall a college scavenger hunt in Wagga Wagga in the early ’80s,” offers Kenneth Smith of Orange. “One of the objects on the list was a copy of the Australian Women’s Weekly which did not feature a member of the Royal Family. None were found.”
“I have an email from Nespresso, announcing the new blend, Venice Caffè Florian,” reports Allan Gibson of Cherrybrook. “Given that Saint Florian is the Patron Saint of firefighters, will Fire and Rescue NSW kitchens be offering this taste?”
“On two recent walks with the dog, two different posties have given my dog a treat,” writes Robert McElhone of Roseville. “Has Australia Post factored this into mail delivery costs? And now the dog is keeping an eye out for the postie.”
The fartfest continues: “If someone thinks you’re an old fart (C8), you must be doing something right,” surmises William Galton of Hurstville Grove. “If they think you’re a cranky old fart you’re definitely achieving beyond expectation. To be called a miserable, cranky old fart is the ultimate accolade.”
David Thomas of Victor Harbor (SA) recalls that “in the early 1980s, there was a PHARTTS club in Sydney. People Having Affection and Regard Towards Timeless Screenings. I attended one session, hosted by Gordon Elliott, and viewed a Marx Brothers film at a hall in Mosman. Any other attendees?”
The last call goes to George Zivkovic of Northmead: “For those interested, Old Fart Ale is readily available in liquor stores and was ‘conceived in celebration of all the cantankerous old boozers who make life a misery’. Cheers!”
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