Weekend at Davo’s

“Why do the bigwigs congregate at Davos?” asks Howard Dickie of Uki. “I know he migrated to Switzerland and got that big house, but he’s still the same old Davo.”

If, like Augusta Monro (C8), you’re wondering how concerts, plays and the like are organic, “that’s easy,” according to Sonnie Hopkins of Tascott. “As any chemist could tell you – all the performers contain carbon.”

“Another word suffering from overexposure, is ‘beloved’. I can understand beloved family, friends, and pets, but nothing seems exempt these days. We have beloved restaurants, songs, recipes, cars, blue gropers, even radio stations.” We thank the beloved John McCartney of Mount Coolum (Qld).

Steve Hulbert of West Kempsey writes: “All these reminiscences of cafe drinks of old (C8) have reminded me of a childhood favourite, made back in day at Gavrilis Cafe (aka the Elite Cafe) in West Kempsey (didn’t every country town have at least one Greek Cafe?). Orange cordial and ice cream whizzed in a milkshake mixer: ‘Orange Snow’ - bliss!”

“The anecdotal stories one hears about the difficulties of finding suitable staff these days must be true,” reckons Paul Duncan of Leura. “A recent quarter page ad in the Herald was seeking the services of just a single sewing machine operator.”

“I, too, remember our family’s old two-letter, four-digit phone number (C8),” says Jennifer Whaite of Oatley. “I’m not telling anyone what it is, though. Nowadays, I find it invaluable as a password. Never forget it.”

“An engraving error was made on my cricket batting average trophy 50 odd years ago,” reports Stephen Kirk of Blackbutt. “As I have the only Batman cricket trophy in the world, I’m not giving it up to Trump (C8).” He’ll just have to settle for Ellen Kassel of Collaroy’s Debating Coach of Manly West Public Year Six team prize, which “could help open his mind”.

“I’m finding it increasingly difficult to smile in this crazy mixed up world, but a couple of gaffes this week did the job,” reveals Donna Wiemann of Balmain. “Senator Bridget McKenzie not knowing her Newton from her Einstein and Donald Trump not knowing his Greenland from his Iceland hit the mark. Did I miss any?”

“Unfortunate product placement side-by-side in Bunnings the other day,” notes George Zivkovic of Northmead. “One of those big all-purpose 500 litre tradie boxes on special beside a chainsaw, also on special. Is there a Bunnings in Midsomer?”

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