This truly is the pits for Ted Jarrett of Berry: “Why is it so hard to discover freestone peaches? A lot of clingstones are readily available, however the range is not divulged.” Persistence, Ted. Our pal Stephanie Edwards when informed C8 that “early season peaches were all clingstones, and freestones did not come up until much later on.”
The everlasting existence of the hot cross bun (C8) is verified by the following observation from Paul Keir of Strathfield: “Here’s a brand-new twist. On Saturday, I saw hot cross buns that have actually been on display screen for so long they are nearing their expiration date, 50 percent off. Coles, Concord.”
“Speaking of hot cross buns, do kids still sing ‘Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns! One a cent, 2 a cent’ at school?” asks Jack Dikian of Mosman. “I expect $1.30 per bun does not rather roll of the tongue.”
A demand from Tim Glover of Rozelle: “Could we please begin the New Year utilizing ‘The evidence of the pudding remains in the consuming’ instead of ‘The evidence remains in the pudding’ which it plainly isn’t? There, I feel much better now.”
For those with wholesome resolutions, Nedra Orme of Neutral Bay keeps in mind that “Non-alcoholic red wine is now offered with a ‘NON ALC’ label on the front in clear print, with ‘less than 0.5 percent ALC/VOL’ on the back label. Choose.”
“Talking about word processing program (C8), have you attempted composing something into a translator app, language of your option, then equate that back into English?” composes Alison Brooks of Hope Island (Qld). I generally end up being Alison Little Streams.”
Resolving the sarcasm vs pun argument (C8), Reg Richardson of Mosman states he stands to be fixed “however I believe that the number 20 in a light world is the most affordable kind of watt.” Bev Bayer of Kingston (ACT) believes the declaration that “the bun is the most affordable type of wheat might accompany the remark about multigrain bread being half-wheated.”
The corny things continues with cricket awful, Glyn Bradford of Hawker (ACT): “During the Boxing Day Test, the Shane Warne Stand was revealed lot of times. Whenever I saw it, many people were sitting.”
Tony Hunt of Gordon reckons the commentary throughout the match would be “Incomprehensible to an ESL listener” as evidenced by the following: “He handled one right out of the screws and after that was done all winds up by the next”.
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