Ficlets

There’s gotta be a Ficlet in here somewhere:

Emergency workers have come to the rescue of a town cut off by floodwaters in true Antipodean style – by delivering a large consignment of beer by boat.

The tiny town of Hinton, in the Hunter Valley wine-growing region, has been surrounded for five days by the floodwaters that have devastated parts of New South Wales after storms and torrential rain at the weekend.

A plentiful supply was required to celebrate a much-anticipated rugby league match between New South Wales and Queensland yesterday.

Note the phrasing there: “was required”. Because you can’t expect an Australian to watch rugby without a cold one. It’s against the country’s charter. You can look it up. I think these guys have a lot in common with Steelers fans.