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Yes, that is KS's opinion. What I am writing is that KS's opinion doesn't matter because he is only a TV commentator with no expertise on which to base such an opinion. Leave it to those who do.

Pims, nice selection. Great to note someone including a couple of favourites of mine, Timi Yuro and Adam Faith.

Thank goodness this pompous, self-opinionated television commentator is not on the state parole board. The board requires its members to be professionally trained , with relevant understanding of the issues involved, not merely screech out expressions of knee jerk reaction simply because the...

It is true that magistrates in the Traffic division of the Local Court will respond favourably to a plea of guilty with an excuse, and often reduce the amout of the fine and dispense with an order for court costs. The excuse needs to be rational, well argued, and fully prepared. Just fronting up...

The article could well have been entitled "One Day in America", or "Only in America". Perhaps readers should be forewarned in the title of the article that it contains references to remarkable events which happened in America, so as to avoid Australian readers becoming distressed at the...

Consumers should be aware to check the labelling on any container expressed to hold "caviar". There isn't a trademark ( or copyright) on the generic name, and although "caviar" should refer to the eggs of Russian black Sturgeon eggs, it is often used by purveyors of foodstuffs of lesser quality...

A good joke, well told, always leaves them wondering.

I am fully in support of your suggestion, and refer to yesterday's item on the decline in Australia of English grammar.

In Australia, the most significant problem that we encounter with grammar is the importation of American language styles via magazines, books, films, videos and most of all websites. These importations are often picked up and used by Australian journalists who consider the use to be fashionable...

One element of the change is the adoption of young Aussie (particularly) girls of the American female "croak" in pronunciation. Generally, it is not being helped by SDC "Word of the Day" utilisation of peculiar Merriam Webster words and suggested pronunciation.

that's because of SDC's literary preference for "americanese".

If I remember correctly, Doug introduced a "spoof" song based on Mcartney's "Mull of Kintyre" which started off "Mulligan's tyres, the tread's on the inside you see...". Had me chuckling for a long time.

When we import American humour, we need to allow for a little literal licence.

Ohh! How did you know she had twins?

indeed, neither did anyone else, as I remember.

It would have been useful if the directions to cook this lot had been supplied, along with the pretty picture.

Store owners and operators, cashiers and security guards need to be very careful about how they deal with suspected thieves, no matter how soundly their suspicions are based. Criminal charges and civil lawsuits can easily follow personal action by such persons in their endeavours to prevent...

If it's a residents' parking only zone, the discourteous visitor deserves all the (written) abuse he/she attracts. He/she should consider himself/herself fortunate to have not encountered one of the angry residents.

I don't believe a word of it, but then I didn't believe a word uttered by this man when he was associated with that nonsensical program "the Project" either.