I writing to complaint. I read in newspaper that Horsley Hi-Fi has big sale, prices can not be beating. So all my family come over from "Little Kowloon" district in Bigtown to buy new karaoke machine for Year of Dragon celebration.

We arrive and tell Horsley we want to try different models. He look angry and have really bad selection of karaoke songs. No Jackie Chung, no Faye Wong - just English song. Horsley no provide service, no answer questions, no compliment our singing - only stand in corner looking angry talking to himself. Auntie Yip remind us singing make us hungry and we all enjoy delicious chicken feet snack.

Then we hear Horsley say, "Right! That's it!" His face turn bright red like tomato and veins in neck get big like snakes. He turns into devil man and shouting very loudly, growling like wild animal, stamping feet and we have to flee the store. We no can understand what he shouting but can tell Horsley very angry man. He run chasing new Benz car for three blocks and throwing empty beer cans.

We think this not professional. We have many friend who want to buy karaoke machine but think Horsley must not turn into angry man and shouting loudly. Also, Horsley need better selection of songs like Taiwanese, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Japanese etc.

I would just like to state, that I found the lesbian scene that appeared in Wednesday's episode of Tunaville's soap "Something fishy going on here", to be totally unsuitable for a television program aired at 7.30 p.m. in the evening.

I do understand that the writers of this ground-breaking series are constantly searching for controversial story-lines, but honestly, I didn't know which way to look, such was the graphic nature of the scene - It certainly did not leave much to the imagination !

Yours disgustedly

I am what is commonly referred to as a computer buff - my hobbies include tinkering with things electronic, personal computers being my speciality. You might imagine my excitement when I recently found a dilapidated & discarded personal computer in a dustbin behind the Rose and Crown.

I immediately set to work to recover the hard-drive and repair the faulty casing - and a challenging task it was - it seemed as though someone had hurled it down a flight of stairs !!

When, of course, I recovered the system I was shocked to find lewd and illicit pictures of the fairer sex. Women of all types in varying stages of undress mostly draped in what looked like Tunaville Rovers kit! I believe that someone in our nice little town may be developing a pornographic website . . .

Tunaville residents beware !

Yours truly,

I couldn't help but notice that in last week's "Ask Annie" column (which I love reading), she proffered some very sensible advice to an Australian who was missing home, to get out and enjoy what the local community here has to offer.

The part that confused me greatly was that Annie suggested she start lecturing to evening classes on "Australian culture". Is there really such a thing, as this to me sounds a contradiction in terms ?

I would be fascinated if these classes ever got going, but I'll be blowed if I have to pay for a full hour for a lecture that only lasts 5 minutes !

Yours,

A quick note to chastise you for not editing last weeks Ask Annie column correctly.

One of Annie's response included the phrase "Australian Culture". This is surely an oxymoron and should not be used in everyday English.

Pedantic I know, but one has to maintain standards.

Yours,

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The Editor Replies : These are just two of the hundreds of letters we received with regards to Annie's column. Naturally we take full editorial responsibility for anything published in the Gazette and will certainly endeavour to correct any glaring errors or omissions should they occur.

In response to Mr Mullins letter in the last issue regarding the need for a local pharmacy.

I fully support his desire for our own Chemist Shop. In the meantime, if anyone does require something of a pharmaceutical nature I often have some odd supplies lying around the house and will be happy to assist wherever possible.

Please feel free to drop by the bookshop if you need anything 'special'.