Heckler on Australian
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Limiting my contact with Australian bugbears
Heckler AFTER moving to the US six weeks ago, the list of things I miss about Australia would fill this entire newspaper. Far easier then, to talk about the things I don't miss.
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Train fix may only work in Wonderland
Heckler RECENTLY, I noticed a positions vacant advertisement, in the Herald, for managers for NSW trains.
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Medication complication a bitter pill
Heckler PICTURE two nights before Christmas 1990. A hot, dry summer in Sydney, a dearth of organ donors and a 50-year-old professor connected to a pump that, with the aid of helium and very skilful medical...
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Anti-football rants out of line and date
Heckler OF COURSE I realise Michael Carlton is exaggerating for comic effect in his attempt to bait me and others with his anti-football rant in the paper last Saturday.
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Nothing but a pointless piece of cloth
Heckler Why do we even need a flag in the first place. Honestly, what use is the bloody thing?
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Miguel, come back and brew
Heckler ABOUT two years ago, a Brazilian barista arrived in Sydney and started brewing coffee in the city. His name was Miguel and he was a genius.
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No straight answers to this stumper
Heckler I HAVE to admit it, I'm more than a little confused this week.
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Another snappy customer - bank on it
Heckler TWENTY-FIVE years ago I started a cheque account with a small bank, new to the Australian market. They gave me a $10,000 overdraft limit and paid interest on any credit amount.
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Shaking all over at gawky greetings
Heckler I PROUDLY call myself Australian; after all, we've given the world Vegemite, freestyle and the famous Hills hoist.
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Second rate win dooms chances of coming first
Heckler I WON second division lotto last month. Or at least I assumed I did, not that I will ever know, because I have no plans to check my ticket.
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Right spirit but spare the paper bags
Heckler DROPPING into the bottle shop of a local pub, I bought a bottle of wine. I paid and the young man serving reached for a paper bag in which to place my purchase.
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Doubles seem to be given a bye
Heckler Most of us enjoy watching tennis grand slam singles. But why are the doubles given such shabby treatment these days?
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A bogan name is a life sentence
Heckler BOGAN names, I'm sure you've heard a few. Perhaps you've been guilty of a bogan name christening? Or you have a bogan name?
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Cockney in a cockpit has cheek
Heckler THIS morning, as I was playing on my smart phone, I caught Jamie Oliver tweeting to his 2 million or so followers.
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Bringing ex factor to politics
Heckler DON'T you hate it when your ex is right? Isn't it even worse when that ex is a retired politician?
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Time to pull the pin on Swans din
Heckler ARE sponsored folded cardboard clappers issued free at sporting events the vuvuzelas of Australian sport?
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Marital switch is ID theft
Heckler IDENTITY theft is a contemporary challenge, yet our society is still happy to promote mass change of identity - but only for women.
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Books you have to read
Heckler I'M HAVING trouble with the proclivity among women of a certain age of giving each other reading material.
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Marriage shouldn't be so exclusive
Heckler DID you know that in Australia you can't get your marriage registered if your celebrant does not say the words "marriage, according to law in Australia, is the union of a man and a woman to the...
