Mere Male

SWEET TOOTH

We had leftover sweet potato mash in the fridge, so my hubby decided to make salmon rissoles. When we ate them, we both commented on how sweet they tasted, thinking it must be because we used sweet potato instead of normal potato. It wasn’t until the next day that I discovered my MM had coated the rissoles in icing sugar, instead of flour! Kathleen James, Green Point, NSW.

WINE CHARM

My MM insists on washing all the wine glasses by hand. Last week, I took a glass from the cabinet and found lipstick on the rim. I exclaimed to MM: ‘There is lipstick on my wine glass!’ His reply: ‘I did that on purpose, so you would know which glass is yours.’ J. Anderson, Abbotsford, Vic.

LATE MOVER

My MM son, who’s in his early 20s, and I share a close bond. A few days ago, he told me: ‘Mum, I will be moving out soon.’ I kept my emotions to myself as I started to feel a bit heartbroken and worried how I would cope with empty nest syndrome – that is, until he finished his sentence: ‘But not until I’m in my 30s!’ S. Foster, Townsville, Qld.

SEE YA, SONNY!

Three MM senior citizens were sitting on a bench inside a shopping mall, waiting for their wives. My husband joined them, and one said to him: ‘Welcome to the seniors bench!’ After a while they gradually departed with their wives. When the last one was about to go, he turned to my husband and said: ‘See you later, junior.’ My ‘junior’ hubby is 73! G. Claessen, Loganholme, Qld.