How to get a head knock in advertising

Scott Illingworth of Kiama writes from the Half Dream Room: “I’m reasoning that it’s a cleanable advertizing accidental for the Housing Industry Association to sponsor those moments successful NRL telecasts erstwhile players are taken disconnected for a HIA (head wounded assessment).”

“Travelling by bid into Sydney years ago, we would announcement the exemplary castle extracurricular Eveleigh obstruction sheds,” recalls Marjie Williamson of Blaxland. “My daughter, Yvonne, has asked if I knew what happened to it. Can immoderate Column 8-ers help?”

Barry Lamb of Eastwood takes control: “To the cartoon showing a young miss asking: ‘Grandma, archer america again astir however you had to spell implicit to the tv to alteration the channel’, we could present good add, ‘Grandma, archer america again astir however the postman would travel doubly a day’.” This is ironic for Granny arsenic the household successful which she archetypal saw a TV distant was that of her grandparents. The distant successful question was not cordless, however, and provided somewhat of a travel hazard.

As a youngster connected the onshore successful Armidale successful the mid-1950s, Ken Finlayson of East Corrimal witnessed the reddish glow of the aurora (C8). “Quite magical, but then, successful ’57, watching a twinkling Sputnik’s transition crossed the skies was adjacent much so.”

“Granny informs maine that successful 1958 the Herald reported an aurora arsenic acold northbound arsenic Singapore,” says George Manojlovic of Mangerton. “That’s nothing. I’ve seen it successful Norway.”

Jenny Harrison of Hornsby Heights was funny successful the caller nonfiction connected bin-flipping cockatoos and, arsenic a teacher, tin attest that successful her cervix of the woods they are adjacent smarter: “Here I’ve observed cockatoos entree nutrient from schoolhouse bags utilizing a three-step process: Step 1 – perch connected apical of the schoolhouse container hanging connected a hook and drawback the zipper with the beak to prise it open. Step 2 – flip the lunchbox retired of the bag. Step 3 – unfastened the lunchbox by pinching the articulator of the lid successful the beak and repeatedly hitting it connected the pavement until the lid comes off. Mission accomplished!”

We’re inactive seeing those suburban tweaks (C8), similar David Gordon of Cranebrook’s reflection that “‘Homebush West’ sounded classier than ‘Flemington’” and the recollection of Robyn Yavor from East Ryde that immoderate residents determination projected a sanction alteration to ‘Belair’ successful the anticipation of expanding spot prices and distancing themselves from Ryde.

Column8@smh.com.au
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