Of Monotremes and Mongooses – Animals in Literature
Did you know that the male echidna has a four-headed penis? Or that the female echidna has two vaginas? No? Well neither did…
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Speaking ‘police’ – it’s not that easy
Robert Drewe, a male individual, not currently of interest to the police, examines some of the more tortured expressions he’s heard over the years……
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Titilators, tantalizers…aha…fascinators! Robert Drewe on the racing season…
Robert Drewe is mystified by quite a lot to do with horse racing. Horses names, for instance, betting, and those strange things women wear…
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Mental (and Manual) as anything
The metric system may well be almost 50 years old in Australia, but old habits die hard when it comes to measuring, writes Robert…
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Profile of a Beach-Wormer
Robert Drewe finds that there’s more than meets the eye to being a beach-wormer – including, he suggests, a bit too much buttock cleavage……
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Imaginary best friends are forever
Robert Drewe discovers that imaginary friends are the product of – well, vivid imaginations – and there’s nothing wrong with that… I was quietly…
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Robert Drewe on the gym that Omar owned
Verandah Magazine’s Robert Drewe has spent a lifetime working out at gyms, and he’s collected some stories along the way…along with some (moderate) muscles….
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Warning: Please do not read this column
Verandah Magazine’s Robert Drewe finds the parallel universe of warning labels a mightily confusing place… The sensation that nowadays I seem to be living…
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You say potato – I say what kind?
Robert Drewe discovers that one man’s Kipfler is another man’s Red Rascal, that Iceberg lettuces are out of fashion, and that the local markets…
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It’s official, beachgoers prefer fine weather
Robert Drewe discovers that Stating the Bleeding Obvious has somehow become a well-respected profession. Regular readers might have noticed that this column is intrigued…
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