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Please fto america cognize if this is excessively overmuch information: “I americium a precise aged widow and past nighttime I had a mildly romanticist imagination astir Jim Chalmers,” discloses Coral Button of North Epping. “Not definite if it was his looks oregon his fiscal argumentation that caused it, but don’t archer maine that antheral hasn’t got IT!”
The supplier of the treasurer’s “hospital pass” gets a small little emotion from Tony Hughes of Varsity Lakes (Qld): “Reserve Bank politician Michele Bullock commented connected Tuesday astatine the monthly announcement connected involvement rates that she ‘went to capable up my car the different time and got an implicit shock!’ Was she driving a Tesla?”
“My wife, Shirley, had a akin occupation to that of Jim Filshie (C8), successful that, notwithstanding she followed the instructions erstwhile attempting to wage 1 of the newfangled meters, she received a good claiming that she hadn’t paid,” writes Craig Lilienthal of Wollstonecraft. “We objected to the assertion arsenic our recognition paper intelligibly demonstrated to the contrary. She was excused but told ‘not to fto it hap again’. One period later, we received another, nonaccomplishment to wage announcement and erstwhile much our recognition paper confirmed otherwise. We repeated the objection and received a caller announcement stating that she present ‘had form’ and would not beryllium fto disconnected again. Do parking meters person a built-in consciousness of humour?” No, but that is a joke.
’Twas Jim Pollitt of Wahroonga who pondered: “Methinks our esteemed exertion has been channelling P.G. Wodehouse with the reporting of an ‘elaborate jape’ (C8). How astir a ‘cunning ploy’ oregon ‘awesome scam’? More 21st century, perhaps?”
Speaking of said jape, Lance Rainey of Rushforth remarks, “Concerning starring radical connected astir metric conversions of their surnames, determination were besides immoderate agleam sparks who had their elders convinced that the ‘metric day’ was coming next: 10 ‘mours’ of 100 ‘menutes’ each and each ‘menute’ 100 ‘meconds’ long. It really sounded plausible.”
Roger Epps of Armidale adds: “Some were disappointed erstwhile metric clip was near retired from the conversion. I conjecture the quandary was whether the play would stay 2 days oregon go a regular agelong weekend.”
John Kratovil of Randwick sees it arsenic a mislaid opportunity: “Not lone would Australia person been starring the way, but we could person cornered the marketplace connected 10-hour clocks and watches. Perhaps it’s not excessively late?”
Column8@smh.com.au
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