Tigers shoot themselves in the foot

Wests Tigers 10 Panthers 26

Bard Bites Back At Snake-oil Pedlar

DEAD WHITE MALES Presented by: Newcastle Repertory Club Venue: Newcastle Repertory Theatre, Lambton (4952 4958) Season: March 14 to 31

Cornered

CSIRO has devised a T-shirt that allows people "without significant musical or computing skills" to play guitar without having to use an instrument. Though this development is bad news for hard-pressed luthiers, it provides welcome exercise for the idle and obviates the need for such hard-earned antediluvian skills as learning three chords, overcoming fret rattle and developing the strength and co-ordination to dispatch a 26-inch colour television set from a great height into a swimming pool.

Snake, Rattle And Roll Down South

All over the world little communities dream up weird festivals either to draw in the tourists or just keep the locals from getting bored.

Critic's Picks

LYNNE ROBERTS-GOODWIN

Something's In The Air

From now on, you'll know what you're spraying around the home. HOW often have we heard the slogans used to advertise household pesticides: ``Deadly to insects. Harmless to humans." Or in the case of ``green" products: ``Completely organic. Safe to children and pets." Rattle snak

Australia Falls For The Lure Of Keating's Rattle

THE rattlesnake uses the rattle at the end of its tail to draw the attention of its prey away from the business end of the transaction _ the snake's mouth. The array of rattles produced by the Keating Government for the edification of the Australian electorate is, I suppose, some sort of complim

When There's A Wills They're Away

I WAS heartened by the Federal Government's response to the Wills byelection result. Moving with the speed of a cross-eyed rattle snake, they announced moves to reform pub food. Thirty thousand dollars will be spent reforming hotel menus providing moral as well as dietary fibre, putting more spri