Column Eight: Oddities, AI, and Sci-Fi

0:00Welcome to Sydney News Today, two minutes of news that matter to Sydney. Readers of the Sydney Morning Harrel's column 8 are keeping things light with their quirky observations. Maureen Donlin from WagaWaga suggests, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, or DJ Albo, listen to a 1979 hit by the Baron Knights. The song parodyed the oil crisis sparked by issues in Iran, highlighting old school fixes like odds and evens rationing and endless petrol lines. Meanwhile, Stephanie Edwards from MyCard shares a laugh about her retirement routine. As the 70-something-doing repetitive housework, she figures artificial intelligence will never steal that job, and neither will her husband. Language puzzles popped up too. Warwick Farley from Roseville asks why the plural of ox is oxen but not foxen for fox. Lionel Latogek from Longjedi spotted his local supermarket pushing iced vovo biscuits at 30% off. He tried to made column 8 chatter about them, and I'm her ads drew some fire as well.

1:02Suzanne Saunders from Wadeville cringes at the Travago commercial featuring Yurgen Klopp as head of global veneers. She especially dislikes his sidekick, explaining price comparisons across multiple sites, calling the pair smud travel buddies. George Zivkovich from Northmead wrapped it up with the construction site sign reading Danger Beware Moving Plant. It instantly reminded him of the sci-fi classic The Day of the Trifids. We'd like to thank our sponsor for making this episode possible, a pillow that sounds as good as it feels. Built for listening in bed, S-O-L-I-SOL-Pillo.com