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Fishing with Guru

By Maso | August 19, 2021 |

Dear Guru, I’m a colt and I’m single.  I’ve started at college and I’ve noticed all these beautiful looking women around campus.  The thing is – they don’t notice me? How do I land one?Confused, Dear Confused, I don’t claim…

Coopers Blue

By Maso | August 15, 2021 |

It’s beer o’clock on day three of lockdown so it is a time for another instalment of beer/food colour coordination where I photograph the can of beer I am drinking and some similarly coloured food items (or their packaging) which…

Coopers Green

By Maso | August 14, 2021 |

I swear this beer/food colour match up just happened by itself. But it is kind of appropriate for today. Come on the Wobblies!

Coopers Red

By Maso | August 13, 2021 |

Another great beer – food colour coordination effort from yours truly. First day of lockdown and I don’t think I will be able to beat this high point.

Obesity among Australian kiddies.

By Maso | August 19, 2006 |

In the recent Federal budget, a whole lot of money was allocated to combat childhood obesity among Australian kiddies. There is also talk of bans on supposedly unhealthy foods being sold at school tuck shops. Now all this is a…

Rugby’s Brave New World

By Maso | May 11, 2006 |

Hello and welcome to a new column in a new newsletter in a new century. About 12 to 13 years ago, in response to being someone with a lot of better things to be doing with my time, I decided…

What are they smoking at the Western Force?

By Maso | March 17, 2006 |

I’m simply dumb-founded by the amounts of money being offered to players to move west and join the Force. And it’s not just the players; I have just got off the phone with Western Force coach John Mitchell and he…

Sarge

By Barge | October 13, 2003 |

Nickname/s: SargeHeight & weight: 188cm & 132kgBorn, date & place: 1972, Orange NSWLives: BronteJob: advertising – MarketingMarital Status: Engaged Rugby Position/s: 1, 2, or 3.Rugby Background: Burnside PS Rugby league, Kings School, Lightning Ridge harlequins and KOBS.Seasons for Kobs: 13th seasonKobs Tours: Mudgee 7’s 1995-2002Rugby Highlights: Playing in a few GF’s…

I’m a natural fly-half

By Maso | November 19, 1999 |

Dear Alex, I have been struggling for the past few years to convince everyone that I’m a natural fly-half, due to an ongoing commitment to the KOB’s boat-racing team and a long term battle with beer, I have not been…

Ants are your friends

By Maso | October 30, 1999 |

The common ant is a much-overlooked helper around the house. This week we will examine some of the issues involved with making ants do the work. Ants are amongst the most efficient scavengers on earth and they do not take…