Decade Blunder Adds To Age
Illawarra Mercury
Friday May 8, 1998
According to an article in yesterday's Illawarra Mercury, veteran hockey player Vic East has chalked up more than 400 years on the field!
The Jamberoo man, who admits to being 60-something, must have been a bit bemused by the piece which told of his "40 decades" in the sport. Four decades may have been a bit more accurate for the sportsman who flying to Europe for the Australian Grandmasters tour.
Mr East may have shrugged off the mistake but there were a couple of red faces in The Mercury office yesterday.
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Diners at a Wollongong restaurant found it a bit difficult to attract the waiter's attention on a recent night out.
After numerous attempts to create eye contact had failed one diner stood up and signalled the errant waiter with his hand.
Unfortunately the waiter took this as a sign of goodwill and enthusiastically waved back before serving another table.
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There will be no surprises for a Thirroul mum this Mother's Day.
Young Jack has been jealously guarding his gift for mum but she thinks she may have an idea after a seemingly innocent question yesterday. "If you were a working woman," Jack asked of his working mother. "Would you like a gift of a green and white striped bag to take to work instead of a black one?"
Mum quickly saw through the "hypothetical" question but is now left wondering which of her work outfits will complement such a gift.
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