Regarding the query (C8) on the uses of dryer fluff, I have recently been informed by an ex-Army friend that fluff is the best stuff for starting a camp fire. So Charles may want to keep that fluff mountain away from naked flames," suggests Jo Waite, of Brisbane.
Ian D Henry Crozet Virginia, USA, says: "I use cotton waste fluff as fuel for the smoker I use when working with my bees."
Alternatively ... "Put the fluff from the air dryer in net bag and hang it out for nesting birds," suggests Betty Bruns, of Bombala.
To cycling. "I have a suggestion for Chris Roberts (C8) that should double the fun with his viewing of the Tour de France ... probably the most boring sporting spectacle ever devised and watchable for one reason only – the scenery," says Maurice Beyer, of Redfern. "Someone commented that it would look much the same even if they were going backwards, so we gave it a go, recording it and running it in reverse. And so it was – but it was also transformed immediately into an hilarious spectacle, and the scenery was just as good the other way."
Also, "Lance Newsham, of Stanmore, asks: "Following on from Chris Roberts' bleedingly obvious question about why French cyclists didn't just catch the bus instead, it reminded me of the question by Sid Snot (Kenny Everett's alter-ego) several years ago. "With all these ballerinas walking around on their toes all the time, why didn't they hire taller people in the first place?"
Attenshun. "The question about the bastard (C8) reminds me of a similar question and rejoinder from army days where the sergeant barked out in the mess hall: "Who called the cook a bastard?". A second later came the reply: "Who called the bastard a cook?" That from John Griggs, Bowral.
"Janet Griffith was a tad unkind about the efficiency of the Italian postal system," says Gene Ransom, of Kingsford. "In 2007 I exited the autostrada through the e-tag lane without a tag in the rental vehicle. Twelve months later a charge of €60 appeared on my credit card. Be patient Janet."
A question from Simon Rice, of Queens Park. "We bought a pineapple today, which had a sticker on it announcing it is '100 per cent Australian'. Can a pineapple be anything other than 100 per cent Australian, or not Australian at all?"
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