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* Contents derived from the
North Ryde,
Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area,
Northwest Sydney,
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1990 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Kindy Schooli"I watched Kindy School the other day, I had nothing else better to do,", single work poetry humour (p. 13)
- An Ode to Tomi"There are few that make more money than Robert Holmes a Court,", single work poetry humour (p. 14-15)
- The Laundryi"When the rain is pelting windows, and the clothes are getting damp,", single work poetry humour (p. 16)
- The Fishesi"Today my wife bought fish,", single work poetry humour (p. 17)
- Pillsi"Gimme some pills, the green one'll do,", single work poetry humour (p. 18-19)
- Dietsi"In every single magazine, from Time to Popular Mechanics,", single work poetry humour (p. 20)
- The Dripping Tapi"Softly in the night, when the street has gone to sleep,", single work poetry humour (p. 21)
- Nuptial Navigationi"`Turn left here,' she said, just before we hit the wall.", single work poetry humour (p. 22-23)
- The Piei"You can take your escargots,", single work poetry humour (p. 24-25)
- And Still the Bills Come Ini"We'll cut it off in 7 days,", single work poetry humour (p. 26-27)
- The Wet Dogi"When unbearable pong says it won't be long", single work poetry humour (p. 28-29)
- The Shedi"I have a little workshop and it's down behind the house,", single work poetry humour (p. 30-31)
- At the Changing of the Seasonsi"Last day of summer the newspaper said,", single work poetry (p. 32-33)
- The Kids' Partyi"There are many things can torture, and pain you unto death,", single work poetry humour (p. 34-35)
- Animatronicsi"As I was pondering Toyland in a big department store,", single work poetry (p. 36)
- Left Oversi"Friday night, too tired to cook,", single work poetry humour (p. 37)
- Insurancei"`The time has come,' my wife just said, `for you to get insurance.'", single work poetry humour (p. 38-39)
- Smiling Babiesi"Beware of smiling babies, they are not what they seem,", single work poetry humour (p. 40)
- White Breadi"We used to have a sandwich shop (but Tony the Greek sold out),", single work poetry humour (p. 43)
- The Things that Parents Sayi"In every generation the cliches stay the same,", single work poetry humour (p. 44-45)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Paperbacks
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Mercury , 6 October 1990; (p. 20)
— Review of Maestro 1989 single work novel ; Verandahs 1990 selected work poetry ; Caught in the Headlights of Life : Jim Pike, the People's Poet 1990 selected work poetry ; Tokyo No Hana 1990 single work novel
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Paperbacks
1990
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Mercury , 6 October 1990; (p. 20)
— Review of Maestro 1989 single work novel ; Verandahs 1990 selected work poetry ; Caught in the Headlights of Life : Jim Pike, the People's Poet 1990 selected work poetry ; Tokyo No Hana 1990 single work novel
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