《悉尼晨报》的Column8读者来信专栏刊登了一系列来自读者的趣味投稿1。投稿内容涉及澳大利亚地名的讨论，包括Girilambone、Gulargambone、Quambone、Billybingbone等地名1。
专栏中还涵盖了多个有趣话题。英国作家P.G.伍德豪斯曾有一句妙语："没人知道为什么，但编辑们对布谷鸟情有独钟"1。此外，读者还分享了Wendy Whiteley's Secret Garden位于Lavender Bay的信息1，以及蒙蒂·派森喜剧团成员Terry Jones为其9位孙子女签名赠书的故事1。投稿还涉及社会习俗的观察，包括1960年代Hornsby Police Boys舞会对穿袜子的要求1。读者可通过[email protected]邮箱投稿1。
The Sydney Morning Herald's Column8 reader correspondence section has featured a collection of amusing anecdotes spanning geography, literature, wildlife observation, and social customs 1. Among the geographic contributions, readers shared discussion of distinctive Australian place names including Girilambone, Gulargambone, Quambone, and Billybingbone 1.
The column also included literary references and cultural observations from its readers. One contribution quoted P.G. Wodehouse's observation that "nobody knows why, but editors have a weak spot for cuckoos" 1. Wendy Whiteley's Secret Garden, located in Lavender Bay, was mentioned among the items featured 1. Additionally, readers shared a personal anecdote involving Terry Jones of Monty Python, who signed books for nine grandchildren 1. A nostalgic recollection described a 1960s Hornsby Police Boys dance that enforced a dress code requiring attendees to wear socks 1.
Readers interested in contributing to Column8 can reach the section at [email protected] 1.
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