Inspired by the view while driving into the city over the Harbour Bridge, and musing on the COVID-19 clampdown on wealthy international fun-seekers, Chris Henning of Rozelle composed the following tongue-twister: “Packer packed the Pecker with his pick of pickled people. But was the Pecker packable with the pickled Packer picked?”
Too many readers to individually name all wrote in with the identical warning for Les Reedman and his suggestion of recycling bras for face-masks (C8). If you do make a mask from a bra, make sure you use only the left cup. Otherwise, you will look a right tit.
Again, many readers wrote in to assist Janice Creenaune in her mission to see a platypus in the wild (C8). Given the current state of travel restrictions, only the NSW possibilities are mentioned here. Anne Cook of Ermington and Elaine Menzies of Lane Cove West both recommend the river at Bombala, about 90 kilometres south of Cooma. Elaine adds that if she “visits the Tourist Information Centre she can also buy Canned Platypus”. Matthew Wilson of Mona Vale suggests Dunns Swamp near Rylstone, after his sighting of a “funny looking duck”, which his wife swiftly identified as a platypus, while out rowing.
Stewart Smith of Tea Gardens wishes that he could share in Janice Creenaune’s platypus misfortune (C8). “At one of my favourite fly fishing stretches of river, there is a resident platypus that has been there for a number of years. She is a terror when I try to use a nymph, so I just give up when she is around as I don’t want to risk getting her entangled. The river is simply not big enough for the both of us and she wins nearly every time.”
In reference to Peter Pocock seeing just one goat on a drive through the Rockies (C8), Steve Beckenham of Korora and his wife “drove the complete length of the Dalmatian Coast and didn’t see any dalmatians”.
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