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26 January, 2023
Over the Fence
Some local light happenings for your Friday enjoymentTHE tables have been cleared, the fridge is empty and it’s time to get on with the New Year. As Bradley of Boort puts it on a Treemendous sign, there’s been joy of varying degrees over the...
Some local light happenings for your Friday enjoyment
THE tables have been cleared, the fridge is empty and it’s time to get on with the New Year. As Bradley of Boort puts it on a Treemendous sign, there’s been joy of varying degrees over the festive period and the early weeks of January.
WE’VE certainly noticed that consumption of goodies has blurred reality for some people when taking to social media during the “silly season”. For example, one disgruntled Grinch grumbled on Boxing Day that their phone calls to a medical clinic went unanswered. Or what about the question regarding services provided by the good people at local Australia Post offices: “Does anyone know if the post office can take/process express post?” There were a couple of responses but no one suggested trying the bakery or newsagency.
ONE of the more interesting social media questions came from a tourist asking what one local (somewhat major) road was like. There were no smart Alec responses that could have gone along the lines of bitumen surface with white line up the centre, occasional pot holes since floods, surrounded on both sides by stunning Australian bush landscape, spots to stop at side of road to take in what’s great about our part of the world!
SUCH a response could well have come from the Aussie Gentleman - we have seen such a person explained thus: G’day mate = pleased to make your acquaintance, You little ripper - words of praise fail me, Fair dinkum = of course I’m telling the truth; Your shout = if you value your wellbeing you should buy the next drink; Go on = I’m not entirely convinced you know what you’re talking about.
HERE at OTF, we have a knack that would do Aussie Gentleman proud for finding a funny side to the yarns that receive a few column centimetres. We don’t take anything in OTF too seriously ... turns out one person tried to whip up our reporting of Ollie the parrot into hard news. How dare Ollie even have a cup of coffee nearby when screeching out “welcome to Bridgey”, they boomed before being turned into a whimper. Ollie was so disappointed that he was wrongfully maligned for having fun. And we’re with Ollie who has fast become a favourite with locals and visitors for his incessant contributions to conversations at one of the Loddon’s most popular spots for good old rest and relaxations.
AS WE said, it’s been the silly season these past few weeks. Now it’s time to get back into real life ... where fun and laughter keep us all sane negotiating another year. Send us your funny takes on life to share in Over the Fence.