Acting randy, to be frank
'Being too young to know the radio serials (C8) of the 1950s, I can say I avidly followed Triple J's Dr Poo, and was even a card-carrying member of the fan club,' says Andrew Brown of Bowling Alley Point. 'The eighties were an odd time.' This begs the question, Andrew. Do you own a copy of Knees Ahoy? If not, Granny can see one on Discogs for $7.01.
'Speaking of perfect oxymorons (C8) there is of course the 'jumbo shrimp' but as professions go, who can go past the 'honest politician'?,' challenges Jack Dikian of Mosman. 'But then again they may just be 'clearly misunderstood'.'
While Enid Murphy of Manly notes 'the diametrically opposed eras of The Flintstones and The Jetsons' and acknowledges 'their memorable introductory tunes', she also 'marvelled at those Jetsons' futuristic push button gadgets – especially for Jane's hair dos. Still waiting.'
'In addition to the jam tin and string communication system we used in our cubby house (C8), we would often 'borrow' the kerosene lamps that were hooked on poles around curbing and footpath works that the local council were doing,' says Greg Preston of Cherrybrook. 'The wonderful aroma of burning kero and the images that the flickering light displayed on the walls was magical. When empty, we would return them for refilling by the council for the next night's use.'
'The folks at Daydream Mine at Silverton spin a great yarn that when the copper ore at Burra (C8) started to run out, the miners left their dugouts and wheeled their barrows from Burra to Broken Hill and Silverton to work the mines,' writes Mark Baldwin of Terrigal. 'Life was tough back then, and the celebration of the event with the Burra to Broken Hill Wheelbarrow Push now shows that anyone who manages to push a wheelbarrow that distance can still rightly lay claim to being pretty tough.'
'Granny, please do something about George Manojlovic and his terrible puns,' implores Rob Balks of The Entrance. 'He should be hanged, drawn and quoted.'
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