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May 12, 2021 â 9.00pm
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More on the centenarians (C8): âI hate to prepare Roderick van Gelder for bad news, but messages from the Queen donât seem to flow as easily as he might think,â claims Geoffrey Gardner of Bondi Junction. âMy step-mother turned 100 recently and was the recipient, after all the processes were followed, of a signed, congratulatory letter from someone called Michael McCormack. My wifeâs aunt turned 100 last week and was the recipient of a printed card from Scott Morrison. Morrisonâs card thoughtfully contained the words of the national anthem on the back. I think Her Majesty might have abandoned her loyal subjects and passed the matter over to the politicians.â
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As the Ides of March approaches, a perennial question returns for John Bryson of Pymble. “Why is the Ides of March the 15th day when for most months it is the 13th? In many past Marches I have asked Column 8 this and never got the slightest attention. Somebody must know.” Perhaps just blame Julius Caesar. Those Roman senators certainly did.
“Am I really the only one who sees a huge hammer when looking at the Bunnings logo (C8)?” asks Roderick van Gelder of Hunters Hill.
Concerned about overdevelopment in your suburb? Follow the cue of Goulburn residents, who fought a plan to replace a 130-year-old house in Hurst Street with a McMansion by swamping the council with dozens of submissions. According to Peter Riley of Penrith, who has been following the case, “they ranged from quoting Joni Mitchell’s