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Allan Gibson of Cherrybrook observes that \u201creports of a croc near Wallsend coincided with the discovery of a shark carcass on a Kellyville street. The discovery was posted on the Shire Council\u2019s social media with the following: \u2018The shark was around 1.5 metres in length and had no known links to The Hills Shire area. We advise all Cronulla Sharks to stay away from The Hills Shire and remind them that this is Parramatta Eels territory\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI once worked with a colleague by the name of Mr Sumpton,\u201d says Peter Mortensen of Mortdale. \u201cI was responsible for several branches. On one visit I was alerting the managers I was stepping down. One manager asked the name of the person taking over, I replied \u2018Bill Sumpton\u2019. He then asked \u2018Don\u2019t you know his surname?\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cJust wondering whether Lance Dover of Pretty Beach is inclined to inform us whether he is related to Eileen Dover?\u201d enquires Tony Early of North Turramurra.<\/p>\n
\u201cA Star Trek Universal Translator (C8) for Trump seems like a good idea,\u201d thinks Kenneth Smith of Orange. \u201cBut would it be able to translate his speeches into English?\u201d <\/p>\n
Eric Scott of Bondi Junction is here to help Tricia Wallace (C8) with her Gentle Annie Road query: \u201cGentle Annie is a beautiful song written in 1856 by Stephen Foster and thought to be in honour of his cousin. I recommend the Clancy Brothers\u2019 rendition. Those roads may have been named around the time of the song\u2019s peak in popularity.\u201d Granny recalls that the other \u201cbeautiful\u201d aspect of the Clancy Brothers was their impressive chunky knit jumpers.<\/p>\n
\u201cRegarding Murdering Gully Road\/Creek Road\/Creek (C8), there\u2019s too much effort to prove the crime, not to mention legal fees,\u201d reckons Michael Johnston of Corlette. \u201cCut out the ambiguity and go with Slaughterhouse Road, Milton.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhilst on street names, it may not be sinister, but there\u2019s a Franki Lane in Prospect,\u201d claims Angela Robinson of Kenthurst.<\/p>\n
Ken Finlayson of East Corrimal says, \u201cEdward Loong looks for lottery blue moons (C8), but I remember as reported in C8 some 60 years back, a Blue Mountains girl celebrated her Leaving Certificate with a lottery ticket. It won first prize, so she bought another ticket as a gift to thank her favourite teacher. It also won first prize!\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are the odds, Edward Loong? What\u2019s in a name?\u201d We see what you did there, George Manojlovic of Mangerton.<\/p>\n
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