Need a bit of face mask humour?
When you're on public transport, get your children to loudly ask: "Why isn't that person wearing a mask? Are we going to get sick now?"
Newcastle Transport is also using face-mask humour to get its message across. It posted a photo on Facebook of a masked-up tram and bus.
"Remember, masks are now mandatory when travelling on public transport throughout NSW. Looks like our buses and trams got the memo!" it said.
Masked Mirror
Charlestown's Laurie Bowman was at traffic lights when he spotted a young bloke stopped beside him, with his radio blaring.
"Hanging on his rear-view mirror was his face mask. Could this be the new status symbol?" Laurie quipped.
Or, fluffy dice might make a comeback.
Free chocolate
Wallsend MP Sonia Hornery was getting in the spirit of World Chocolate Day on Wednesday.
She posted this on Facebook: "The streets of Lambton have turned purple this morning for World Chocolate Day.
"I have been contacted by a number of residents who woke up to purple balloons tied to their letterboxes and front fences.
"It seems Cadbury Dairy Milk paid a visit to a number of lucky residents and left behind some of their new breakaway chocolate bars.
"Disappointingly, I didn't get any. So if you don't want yours, I can give it a good home. Happy World Chocolate Day."
Of course, nutritionists would say: "If only fruit and vegetables had the same marketing budget. A free breakfast of fresh blueberries and mandarins would be sweet."
Tubular Toobs
A cult Aussie chip is making a comeback.
A chip-loving colleague alerted us to the fact that Smith's confirmed it would bring back Toobs on July 12 due to demand and 17,000 followers of the "Bring Back Tasty Toobs" Facebook page.
Toobs were a popular tomato-flavoured chip back in the day. Some people liked the taste, but most people only want Toobs back so they can put them on their fingers.
And now: the battle between Toobs and Burger Rings is back on.
Bittersweet Chocolate
Getting back to World Chocolate Day, Fairtrade has unveiled a new global campaign called Bitter Sweet.
It unwraps the bitter truth behind unethical cocoa sourcing practices by some major chocolate manufacturers.
A film commissioned for the campaign, titled Unwrap a Fairer Future, shows how choosing Fairtrade chocolate can change the lives of cocoa farmers.
The animation tells the bitter truth about chocolate, with the story of two chocolate bars - one bitter and one sweet.
