Oddments

Greymouth Evening Star, 5 February 1948, Page 6

Oddments

A suggestion that the price of beer be increased by Is a bottle, the Is to be refunded on the return of the empty, was suggested by the secretary of the Wellington Automobile Association (Mr W. A. Sutherland), in a humorous interlude at the association’s meeting. “This would serve the dual purpose of relieving the bottle shortage and of removing broken glass from the highways,” said Mr Sutherland. “Yes,” interjected a member, “and it would reduce the sale of beer, too.” -Ji There was a close check on, tickets at Gosford, Sydney, the other day and the usual fumbling went on—“ You’ve got em.” “No, you’ve got ’em” sort of thing. One young fellow stuck his .ticket in his mouth and started looking through his pockets, one after the other —fob pocket, hip pocket, top inside, inside vest, back to fob again, round to the hip, then the other hip. "Let him go,” said the ticket inspector. “He’ll wake up soon.” And did the crowd enjoy it. “Have a look at the mug,” said one. But the fellow went on looking. “Ah, it was in me mouth all the time,” he said, handing it over to be snipped. “You probably thought I was nuts,” he remarked later in the carriage. ‘I was just chewing the date off.” —The Seeker