While the Dutch delicacy of mayo on chips (C8) is well known, thanks no doubt to John Travolta’s Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction, the preferred alternative for Richard Murnane of Hornsby when he lived in the Netherlands was satay sauce. "Delicious but terribly fattening." The one who started it all, Jonty Grinter of Katoomba, chips in: "Any Pom over 65 will tell you the only way to serve chips is with salt and brown malt vinegar wrapped in newspaper."
Tomato sauce, mayonnaise, vinegar, the university student staple of gravy, and even satay sauce on chips (C8) all seem a bit light-weight when compared to how Canadians, or more specifically those from Quebec, like their chips. We are speaking, of course, of the legendary poutine. Andrew Mowat of Beecroft believes all the preceding offerings pale against poutine. "Their regular variety with squeaky cheese curd and gravy is hard to resist until you've tried Chocolate Poutine which includes melted chocolate and marshmallows over the chips. Yum!"
To those upset at suggestions of the Brexit-induced rebuilding Hadrian’s Wall (C8) by the Scots, Mark Raymond of Manton suggests that the Antonine Wall be reconstructed instead. "Given that this later wall runs roughly from Edinburgh to Glasgow, such a border would leave a large slice of southern Scotland behind." That would be...interesting. Just more proof, as if any were needed, that building a wall to mark a politically-expedient border creates more problems than it solves.
After recently receiving a brightly-coloured brochure from Optus promoting their improved mobile phone coverage in non-urban areas over the last year, David Davies of Callala Beach didn't have the heart to tell them that "the only way I could use my Optus mobile at Shoalhaven Heads Golf Club (not a million miles from the large regional centre of Nowra) was by sitting on the sink in the clubhouse kitchen and getting as close to the window as I could." Don't worry David, your secret's safe with Granny.
"Surely Hugh Barrett realises that a superfluous walk-in wardrobe (C8) is a mythical thing as long as his wife has shoes," observes Peter Miniutti of Ashbury.
Jenny Archbold of Bellingen recently received a registration renewal, and was amused to see that the back of the envelope gave her detailed instructions on how to open it. "I suppose someone was paid for thinking that one up. Good grief, what next?"
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