SMH

Posted: 2017-11-16 13:26:50

Ferry McFerryface (C8) is not fey enough for some. While he admits to loving the new ferry's name, Russ Couch of Woonona "could never understand why the name 'Oberon' was given to a class of submarines. Everyone knows he was king of the ferries." Mykl Langridge of Springwood believes we should have "named one 'Godmother' so that we are able to say, my ferry Godmother brought me to the city."

"Precision railroading" in action? Dr Philip Laird from the University of Wollongong was at Strathfield station on Monday morning and was perplexed by how, according to the electronic indicator board, "two trains – one to the Newcastle interchange, the second to Penrith – could be scheduled to leave the same platform at the very same time (or within 60 seconds) as each other?" Dr Laird is pleased to report the two passenger trains departed without incident.

Regarding lightning strikes being attracted to the highest point (C8), Ron Kerr of Ballina reports that "years ago I worked at Canberra airport. Two large aircraft were on the tarmac during a spectacular thunder and lightning storm. A bolt of lightning struck the ground just about exactly in between them with such force it made a sizeable hole in the tarmac. To this day, I wonder why it didn't go for one of the highest points. Maybe it was confused as which to hit."

"Although I find the drive to Canberra (C8) relatively straightforward, I invariably end up going around in circles," writes David Atherfold of Avalon Beach.

David Brooker of Bomaderry has a novel solution to the ABC's 6pm problem (C8). He suggests that, "Kevin McCloud as the next Doctor Who might be able to bring his architectural skills to explain the infinite space of the Tardis interior and, come to think of it, the design merits of a blue police box".

All the talk of Section 44 of our Constitution has reminded Dennis Roy of Bella Vista that Section 46 is "even more interesting". He writes: "Section 46 reads: Penalty for sitting when disqualified. Until the Parliament otherwise provides, any person declared by this Constitution to be incapable of sitting as a senator or as a member of the House of Representatives shall, for every day on which he so sits, be liable to pay the sum of one hundred pounds to any person who sues for it in any court of competent jurisdiction."

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