OFF THE RECORD
HOW embarrassing! Who was the well-to-do businessman around town who was asked for some I.D. at a bank? Pulling out his wallet he flashed what he thought was his driver’s licence. Wrong. He had in fact pulled out his gold V.I.P. card to one of the Gold Coast’s best known strip clubs. Let’s just say that the female banker of a certain age was less than impressed.
LET’S play compare the pair. Example one, Roger Federer. World famous, polite, punctual and understands that the universe doesn’t revolve around him. Now for the second example. A used-to-bestar in entertainment who arranged to meet with media at a certain time. After nearly an hour the press folk up and left. Then three hours after the appointment, the ‘star’ rang to ask why they weren’t still waiting. No apology, no explanation, just a footstomping tantrum and an ‘I want this now’ attitude. Good luck with the rest of your ‘career’.
WHICH wannabe gourmand has been left tomato-faced after a trick by his mates? After declaring loud and long that only pizza from a particular shop was worthy of his well-honed tastebuds, his friends played a joke. They went to one of the popular chains, bought the style he liked and placed the everyday version in the box of his favoured brand. Then they went to his place and sat down to watch the cricket and enjoy some slices. “Isn’t this the best pizza?” the gourmand raved. Cue roars of laughter as the mates explained their ‘gotcha’ plan.
FILE this under ‘She started it. No, SHE started it!’ There has been a massive falling out between two former besties and of course the underlying reason is moolah. Weirdly they are both claiming to be the victim in this cautionary tale of how to ruin a friendship by the lending of money. There’s no chance of a reconciliation as each has retreated to their version of the ‘truth’ and hissing epithets about the other.
IMAGE is everything but in this case not as you would expect. Apparently if you are a female politician the perception must always be maintained that you are of the people, for the people. When complimented on the up-market bracelet from a famous jewellery store that she was wearing, this gal became slightly flustered and very quickly pointed out that it was a gift, she didn’t usually wear expensive jewellery etc etc. Who would want to be a politician?