WHAT do you give a man who has everything?
A laugh!
Well, that was the rationale behind the Indy’s spoof front-page present for Mayor Darryn Lyons, who’s been down in the dumps since fiancé Elissa Friday left to care for her ill mother in England.
The page (pictured) played on his rumoured plot to run for the federal seat of Corio, declaring his victory with an actual picture of him apparently offering a hug to vanquished incumbent Richard Marles.
The gift certainly cheered up Cr Lyons when he eventually unwrapped his presents a week after his 50th bash.
“Hahahahaha,” he tweeted above an image of the page, “just opened this pres and laughed … Funny.”
And so much cheaper than a new Lamborghini!
CR LYONS is far from the first to receive a ‘dummy’ front page as a gift, which is somewhat of a tradition in the newspaper industry.
Even Indy managing editor Tony Galpin has been on the receiving end, once unwrapping a framed front page suggesting he committed indecent acts with another species.
Let’s just say it’s still occupying a very dark corner of his walk-in wardrobe.
The page, that is, not the other species.
WHAT’S with the local popularity of ABC Kids show Giggle and Hoot, among a certain audience segment at least?
Geelong Coast Kids Facebook page this week ran a giveaway of family passes to the show’s stage production at GPAC, fielding a staggering 1300 entries.
Some posts suggested the real attraction might be the show’s bubbly star, Jimmy Rees, who looks to have a particularly strong following among adoring local mums.
The show might be Giggle and Hoot but the subtext seems to be slap and tickle.
ANTI-army activists have revealed a new strategy in their fight against Swan Island’s military base.
They’ve booked a round of golf.
Yes, Swan Island Peace Convergence will host a tournament on the island’s course after five years of hassling its soldiers.
The group acknowledged its annual protests had hurt the threadbare revenue of the island’s struggling golf club.
“So we have decided this year we’d like to make a deliberate contribution to their income, as well as an opportunity to get to know us as people rather than just a problem,” the group said.
Expect some camouflaged hecklers at the inaugural Swan Island Peace Classic on 24 September.
