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EM nau! Wednesday, so there’s hope for the future.
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THE scene: A suburb in Darkest Oz. The local
newspaper arrives, and in it there’s an advert for a dog for sale. Not
just any dog, mind you – this one
supposedly talks. Now our bloke has been thinking of getting a canine for
a while, so he trundles along to the address given. “Right – come about
the dog, have you mate?” questions the owner. “He’s out the back ... go
and have a word with him.”
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OUR bloke goes round the back and there’s a black dog. As soon as the dog
spots the bloke, he wishes him a courteous good morning in what could
only be
described as a cultured international accent. Well – our bloke is
flabbergasted. Soon they’re deep in
conversation.
***
“WELL,” says the dog, “when I was young, I realised I had this special
gift. Government security got to hear about it and before you could say
premature mange, there I was travelling the world. Nobody ever notices
the dog in the room, so I was able to report back on all kinds of
sensitive affairs to my bosses.”
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THE dog continues: “After a few years, I got the urge to settle down. Met
the missus, had a few litters ... and decided to retire. So here I am.”
Well, our bloke charges back into the house and asks how much the owner
wanted for this amazing dog. “Yeah, well, ten bucks and he’s yours,” says
that worthy. “But why so cheap?” asks our man.
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“THAT dog’s a bloody liar,” the owner said bitterly. “He hasn’t done half
the things he talks about.”
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THANKS to long-time Column One correspondent Col Shephard from Yamba in
NSW. We’re sending the penances under separate cover.
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RECENTLY, we asked what readers thought about the PNG citizenship
process. The best reply came from Benzamin Zairo who’s with NISIT. Ben
says: “I think the final panel to approve citizenship should be made up
of the Secretary and senior statesmen and women who are not influenced in
anyway by politics and are trusted community leaders.” Hear, hear! Catch
you tomorrow.
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– Dee Nesenolis
 
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