WEDDINGS & TEACUPS

“I’ve got a girlfriend,” my six-year-old son announced after school one day. Though she isn’t in his class and they don’t talk to each other, he knows he likes her because she has “lovely blue eyes”. It’s as simple as that! Bugly, Auckland

GOOD QUESTION

I was driving near to a riding school with horses and riders on both sides of the road. A rider saw a friend opposite and crossed to speak to her. One horse was facing the wrong way. As we passed, a traffic officer wrote her a ticket. A discussion ensued in our car as to which part of the horse’s anatomy the ticket would be stuck to. Still Wondering, Auckland, February 1, 1965

TUG OF WAR

I worked at a local supermarket years ago and packing groceries on a Thursday was very hectic. One day, I was packing a large order when I realised something exciting was happening outside the shop window behind me. Turning to look, I tried to pack at the same time. Suddenly, the item I’d grabbed off the counter wouldn’t budge. Still looking out the window, I kept tugging when I heard an offended voice say, “Do you mind?” I looked back and was horrified to find

I’d been in a tug of war with a customer and her handbag. FLO, Te Awamutu, September 1, 1997