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“Yes, I am sorrowful that my name didn’t make the shortlist for Greg Phillipson’s grandchild (C8). Please let him know that Margaret is very versatile, despite being considered relatively old-fashioned. It means a pearl, which is quite nice, I think, and has a variant in most languages. Sincerely, Marg, Meg, Margie, Margarita, M, Maggie Hamilton of North Sydney.”
“I agree with Frans Boot (C8) about the grating reference to the ‘dark side of the moon’,” says Bob Doepel of Greenway (ACT). “But at least the mission is not (yet) being referred to as Artemis 2.0, Double arrrgh!”
“The only disappointment from the project was the songs played as the crew flew round the moon,” reckons Paul Hunt of Engadine. “At the climactic moment when the spaceship reached and passed its target, the music was barely known and the lyrics indecipherable. On the other hand, when the first landing on the moon was achieved, they played Frank Sinatra’s classic Fly Me to the Moon. I have an original pressing of the album, on which all the tracks were about the moon, the most appropriate being Moonlight Sinatra.”
Heather Harman of Tuncurry writes: “Today I’ve done Wordle, Connections, Waffle, and the Cryptic Crossword but haven’t managed to change the time on my microwave!”
“Talk of signs on trains (C8) reminds me of going to school many years ago on trains displaying signs showing a picture of a goat along with the warning ‘Only Goats Spit’,” recalls Tim Ingall of Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
Allan Gibson of Cherrybrook notes that “other memorable NSWGR notices are: ‘Please Do Not Use the WC While the Train is Stationary at the Platform’ and ‘Men Are Not to Loiter Near the Ladies’ Lavatory’.” Granny’s favourite? The traumatic “Mum Always Trusted Me Until I Got Caught Shoplifting.”
The pyjamagate saga continues with multiple missives in defence of pockets (C8). Here’s Gail Grogan of Toongabbie: “Pyjamas are now outdoor wear. They’ve become the fashion of late for both sexes. Therefore, pockets are needed, especially for women.” Merilyn McClung of Forestville takes the indoor option: “Every wife knows pockets in pyjamas are for the earplugs, needed to block out her husband’s snoring.”
It’s relevant to the younger set, too, according to Toby Waters of Emerald Beach: “Pockets on baby clothes are essential for storing belly button fluff until the child is old enough to develop a fully functioning belly button.”
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