Allan Gibson of Cherrybrook identified the 80th anniversary of Bob Hope’s unscheduled visit to Laurieton, where he had made an emergency landing in a Catalina flying boat during World War II. Barry Brown of Manly shared a solution to dealing with noisy koels by using the call of a brown falcon. Les Shearman of Darlington speculated that rugby league player Stephen Crichton remained tight-lipped about a biting incident to save face. Steve Hulbert of West Kempsey tested the longevity of a cake of soap by leaving it unused past its expiry date and found that it was still fit for purpose. Dayne Mearns in Kenya corrected the Olympics numbering, noting that Queensland would have a separate medal tally. Peri Nicol of Brisbane joked about the XL Olympiad and suggested that a backyard waterslide competition should be considered an Olympic event.
