Mexican wrap special at Whangarei Pak'n Save, spotted by Kara.
The French connection ... not
A reader writes: "I used to work as a [bank] teller. One day, a customer came in saying, 'I've come to pay the French man.' Thinking I had not heard him correctly, I repeated, 'You've
come to pay the French man?' 'Yes,' he said, 'I've come to pay the French man.' I politely asked, 'What French man?' Then he said slowly and distinctly, 'No, I've come to pay the infringement.' He had a speeding ticket to pay and I nearly could not serve him, I was laughing so much!"
Teacher smashes humour barrier
Gary Johnstone remembers Major McRobie, physics teacher at Otahuhu College (1965-1969). "He was in the habit of banging a cricket wicket on the science benches during the lesson to keep us alert. He also wore a small pair of half-lens spectacles which he took off and on repeatedly during the lesson. One lesson, he put his glasses inside his marking book and gently closed its cover. Later in the lesson, out came the wicket and he smashed it down on the marking book, forgetting that his glasses were inside. Out came a very twisted pair of spectacle frames. Somehow we forgot our terror and burst into uncontrollable laughter. McRobie glared around the room and then gave up and gave us the only smile I had ever seen on his face. He was formidable but he commanded our deep respect. Because of his influence, I later completed a science degree with a major in physics."
