@JSCarroll Reminds me of a story novelist Margaret Atwood told. She was at a party talking to a brain surgeon who said he was thinking of writing a novel when he retired. She said “That’s a coincidence. I’m thinking of trying my hand at a bit of brain surgery when I retire”
@becross2 @hughriminton Gawler bypass was an accident prone sretch in SA. For a while they were using roadside cardboard picture police officers holding a speed radar gun. Looked quite realistic until you got close. Somehow I don’t think this picture of a speed camera is going to fool anyone though 😃
Suitably batshit: Apparently the City of Sydney employs an official Town Crier.
The current one has held the job for almost 50 years, having started filling in at the "Old Sydney Town" theme park, where he was so popular he was poached by the actual city to do the job for real
@akellyucc In high school our science textbook had a section on food and nutrition with a picture of chocolate coated ants for reasons I can’t remember