For those of us who have trouble believing museums have senses of humour we obviously haven’t been to the Queensland Museum recently.
Hot after its scrape with hilarity in PS-sssst! just two weeks ago for planning a Lego exhibition dripping with playful puns, the merry museum has been at it again, pleasantly publishing its proclamation of playdays and inviting all and everyone to leg it down to the museum to marvel at the monster statuettes.
Whereas last time the museum greeted us with the promise that the “exhibition is set to be a ‘block’ buster”; fans would be seen “lining up for blocks”; and Lego lovers wouldn’t want to “le-go” the chance to see its wonders, this time it has punned itself to a new proportion of punfulness.
“There is no doubt this exhibition will have visitors in pieces,” the museum predicted this time, adding that visitors were “already building blocks into the record books” and “the exhibition is the perfect way for individuals and families to ‘build-on’ school holiday fun.”
Quite!
Signing off for the second time, the brilliant museum made its message a model of magic maintenance: “Make sure you block out a few hours if you intend to head to the Museum,” was its warning wink.
And on that note, it’s time to le-go!
Headlong Heading
To Western Australia’s Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety now where a very serious Safety Alert was issued following the tragic death of a worker at their workplace.
Reporting that the person concerned had suffered a fatal knife wound while at work and warning others to take great care, PS-sssst! can only sympathise with the Department trying to find a suitable headline to lead its message so that it sttands out and attracts interest.
In the end, and possibly in respect of the incident victim, the Department headed its warning with the only statement it could reasonably make, despite it being the least likely unusual event to be reported in the circumstances.
The non-surprising headline read: “Fatal knife injury at abattoir”.
And so say all the cattle!
If the name fits…
Powerful news from the Federal Government now announcing that a National Plan Advisory Group is to be set up to help develop a National Plan to end family, domestic and sexual violence right across the nation.
Reported eagerly by PS News, the advisory group is to be co-chaired by the Deputy Secretary of the Office for Women in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet – Alison Frame – and the Deputy Secretary of the national Department of Social Services, Liz Hefren-Webb.
And, as is PS News’s practice, it embellished its story with a meaningful photograph chosen to assist interested readers in putting a human face to the story and people involved.
Unintentionally, the photo accompanying the brief story caught PS-sssst!’s keen eye for the first three words the story it began with;
‘Alison Frame (pictured) …….’
The winning corner
To Rama Gaind’s generous gift of a giveaway now in which a trio of lucky readers are to be crowned winners of the intriguing movie DVD Vanquish starring Morgan Freeman and Aussie’s own Ruby Rose.
To join Rama’s winners’ circle, entrants needed only to name the film that won Mr Freeman an Academy Award, the answer to which was Best Supporting Actor for Million Dollar Baby.
And the lucky readers whose correct entries were first to ‘vanquish’ from the PS News Barrel of Booty belonged to Christine S from the Queensland Department of Education, Paul W from the Victorian Electoral Commission, and Joanne R from Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads.
Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to everyone for joining in. The DVDs will be despatched shortly.
For another chance to join Rama’s Army of wistful winners, simply try your hand at one or both of her current giveaways by visiting either her review of this Book A Well Mind at this PS News link and/or her other reviewed DVD Occupation: Rainfall at this link.
Good luck to everyone who does.
In fools we trust!
And finally, another wise word of wisdom from our resident wiseperson, Philomena S from Victoria’s Department of Families, Fairness and Housing.
Commenting on the rising popularity of ensuring our office machines, computers and other necessary devices are guaranteed foolproof, the perceptive Philomena has just one warning of wisdom to the precise and prudent purchaser.
“Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool,” our oracle of observation observed!
Till next week….
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