MERE MALE

GORGEOUS

My sister and her MM husband were walking their eight-monthold grandson in his pram, when someone stopped them. She said: ‘Isn’t he gorgeous? How old is he?’ Before my sister could open her mouth, her MM husband said: ‘I’ll be 54 this year.’ ZACK GREEN, CANTERBURY, NZ.

WELL GROUNDED

My husband MM was filling the coffee machine with beans the other day when he dropped them all over the floor. His response was: ‘Well they are certainly ground beans now.’ GELSA JONES, NORTH BEACH, WA.

THE LOOKING GLASS

My MM husband rang me sounding panicked. ‘There is something very seriously wrong with my left eye. I can barely see out of it. I am in the car park and can’t drive home.’ ‘You do have your glasses on?’ I asked. ‘Yes, of course. I can see perfectly out of my right eye.’ I drove down to get him and arrived as MM discovered the lens on his lap. NAOMI FRENCH, GYMPIE, QLD.

FUELLING CURIOSITY

When my 17-year-old nephew was learning to drive, we pulled into a garage to get petrol. He drove either too close or not close enough to the bowsers, so he circled the pumps several times. The attendant came over to the car and asked: ‘See anything you like yet?’ MARY GUNAWAN, TWEED HEADS, NSW.

Send us your funny stories about your kids and mere males and win! The letter/pic of the week wins $100 and all other published entries receive, $25. Post your original letters and photos (sorry, photos cannot be returned) to Children s World or Mere Male, New Idea, GPO Box 7814, Sydney, NSW 2001, or email childrensworld@newidea.com.au or meremale@newidea.com.au.