Despite a history that goes back over 100 years and the usual myriad of missing trophy tales and Anzac altruism, Peter Jennings of Minyama (Qld) isn’t buying the Soccer Ashes: “Puh-leeze. Soccer Ashes? Give it a break. There is only one Ashes series - Australia v England in the cricket. All the rest that claim to be Ashes series should be sued for false advertising.”

“Recent mentions of Trumpian poetry [C8] have reminded me of a prize I won back in 2006 at the end of an HR conference,” writes Chris Payne of Leppington. “It was a small book entitled The Power of Nice . On the front cover was a quote: ‘If you want to discover the surprising power of nice, read this book. Memorise it. Use it. You’ll be glad you did’ – Donald Trump. I wonder if he did?”

Like Franz Weiss, Mangerton’s George

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