'Paper-boys'

The above title is probably redundant ... because I suspect newspapers are rarely delivered door to door by kids on push-bikes nowadays. I'm an early morning walker, but haven't actually seen the daily newspapers being delivered for years. When last witnessed, the method was an adult driving a motor vehicle. Because of right-hand drive in this country, the driver was obliged to throw the rolled-up paper right-handed over the cab of the vehicle in the general direction of the intended recipient address on his left. A feat requiring more than a modicum of skill, one imagines.

Every day I do see the result of the phantom 'paper-boys' work though. I have to say the standard of their output is (broadly speaking) pretty appallingly bad. Rarely seen is a newspaper lying conveniently within the (presumed) destination property. Partially hidden in shrubbery, lying on public footpaths, nature-strips, gutters (often water-filled) and, on the adjacent roadway itself.

The accompanying cartoon endeavours to categorize in mock sporting terms the perceived skill of these mystery night-creatures.

And, in case you're wondering ... the additional image posted today is actually a corrected version of the 'toon I posted on the 12th. Only this morning I noticed that I had 'scalped' Mr. Turnbull. Somehow in the production process, a small area of grey hair colouring disappeared into the ether ... probably because dumbo rim omitted to save the element before finalizing the graphic. Trouble is, I haven't yet located a delete and replace mechanism in the blogger engine ... otherwise this disclaimer wouldn't have been necessary.