A MERCEDES parked under City Hall with a goodly amount of gear packed to the gunwales inside has surprised staffers.
“We thought maybe someone had run away from home,“ said one snout.
Suggestions to Double Take indicate the car’s on loan to a certain alderperson who was also in need of new lodgings.
Geelong councillors have been known to include the unemployed – are the homeless now among their ranks?
KNOWING just when to retire is a tough call.
Just ask former editor extraordinnaire and now Barwon Water spin doctor Graeme Vincent, who recently put his luscious glory out to pasture.
Well, not exactly his hair – that went long ago. No, the latest tonsorial feature to depart was the soup-strainer above his top lip.
After more than 30 years, Graeme’s walrus moustache, somewhat paler than when it first appeared, has gone west.
Vale, mo.
DESPITE being a staunch Cats supporter, South Barwon MP Andrew Katos appeared to become president of Carlton for a night when the two teams played at the MCG last weekend.
With all the drama unfolding around the battle between coach Mick Malthouse and the Carlton board, Channel 7 cameramen regularly focussed in on Blues president Mark LoGiudice.
Problem was there were two generously-proportioned gentlemen of similar ethnicity, both in suits, white shirts and navy blue ties and sitting a seat apart.
Several times the camera lingered on the actual president before honing in on MP Katos.
Add to that a 77-point thrashing and it’s no wonder Carlton supporters were singing the blues.
NEW RESEARCH findings from the boffins at Geelong’s Deakin University pose some unusual considerations for the future of animals, including humanity.
The latest breakthrough suggests Australian parrots have been growing larger beaks over the past 145 years to combat climate change.
But why?
“Birds use their beaks to keep themselves cool,” rationalises lead researcher Dr Matthew Symonds, explaining how they pump blood around their bills to lose excess heat.
Well maybe, but that research is for the bids. The big question is what it means for humans.
Hmm, what bodily feature could possibly grown in response to climate change.
Double Take readers are invited to forward their suggestions, or perhaps keep them to themselves.
