John Boddington of Dalton claims “The male curtsy (C8) has occurred before. The governor-general was once ensconced at Admiralty House in Sydney when a bomb threat was received. A large team of police descended on the residence and began a search. Several policewomen and one rather large, macho policeman were searching the library when the G-G popped in to get a book to take to bed. The policewomen followed protocol and immediately curtsied. The rather confused policeman promptly followed suit. He never lived it down.”
“My favourite greeting to Queen Elizabeth II, was by comedian Jimmy Carr,” says Ian McNeilly of Darlinghurst. “After a Royal Command Performance, the Queen was meeting the performers, and just as she got to Jimmy, he loudly said, ‘That reminds me, I forgot to buy stamps’.”
Even though the Leyland P76 V8 (C8) did win the Wheels Car of the Year Award, those basing its credibility on this alone are barking up the wrong tree, according to Rob Woof of South Hurstville: “The controversy about that win, as the woeful build quality of the P76 range as a whole became evident over time, led to a change in the Car of the Year rules so that it could be awarded only to a whole model range. That meant all models in the range had to measure up.”
If one is feeling spoiled for choice at the sheer volume of Trump paraphernalia on offer (C8), Michael Ward of Mosman and Sheryl Black of Blackheath think you need look no further than the Trump toilet brush. With Sheryl hastening to add that “I didn’t get it at his store.”
“How about some soon to be out of date Joe Biden memorabilia?” suggests Michael Size of Allambie Heights. “I have a Dark Brandon mug, sent by a friend who lives in New York. Joe’s eyes glow red when you fill it. Do I need to explain Dark Brandon?”
The youth of today have replied to Edward Loong regarding his calls for younger Column 8 contributors (C8), with the blossoming Brianna Wilson of Condell Park claiming “It’s not for a lack of interest! Certain C8 discussions are harder for Zoomers like me to contribute to. I’ve been happy to just sit back and learn about some classic Australian lemons.”
Tenderfoot Peter Jeffery of Garran (ACT) got a run in C8 when he was 12, “Oh hang on, that was 1967.”
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