My problem with the toasting (C8, 50 shades of toast) is to understand what sort of a life someone is living where they have time to sit in front of a toaster with a stopwatch, says Brian Collins, Cronulla. "PS. Congratulations on the new outlook of C8. It now seems more open and varied. I thought it was becoming a bit elitist and predictable." [Criticisms tomorrow, no doubt.]
Cleverly. "Why does it have to be the toaster? Could the clock be faster in the evening?" John Buchanan, Belrose.
A problem as important as the toaster dilemma says Ted Richards, Batemans Bay. "I have noticed in two different cars when driving with the air-conditioner going and making a 90 degree turn the fan seems to pause for a few seconds before starting again. Am I imagining it?"
Also. A positive pay TV experience (C8). Signal failure resulted in the usual reboot without success. Before sending a replacement box, the dispatch staff lady suggested reversing the HDMI cable. Instant success okay three weeks later. From Peter Cole, Wheeler Heights.
A classic stating the bleeding obvious from a Channel 9 sports commentator reporting on the first day of the third Test. "The day started in the early hours of the morning ..." Rob Phillips, North Epping.
Further to Brian Keast (C8) on Arthur Morris' reluctance to cuddle. "When I had asked him a few years ago why fielders of his generation did not jump and hug each other at the fall of a wicket, he replied, 'We did not have deodorants back then'." Kersi Meher-Homji, St Ives.
"I played cricket against Brian Keast," says Ross Hosking, Broulee. "It was different then. When he scored 50 everyone, including his batting partner, shook his head in disbelief."
"Watching the news tonight and Donald Trump was speaking. Is it me, or does he gesticulate and sound like Mini-Me from the Austin Powers films, albeit larger and with more hair?" Guy Stockwell, Putney.
Editorial in Tuesday's Herald stated, "We must plan ahead for threat of coastal erosion". Backward planning would have prevented building on vulnerable sites. Anne Wardle, Bowral.
Also. "As a member of the Hoarders Society of Bowral, I thought I would let you know that my 2006 calendar is being reused this year." Peter Mohacsi, Bowral.
"When does 'Back in the day' begin and end?" asks Paddy Lonergan, Schofields. Anyone know?
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