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READER’S DIGEST Olden Days The word ‘vintage’ means different things to different people. To me, at 71, vintage means early 20th century. To my 43-year-old daughter, it’s the 1950s. So, when my 13-year-old granddaughter wanted something vintage for a birthday present, I had to ask what she considered vintage. “Oh, you know,” she said, “back when they used to communicate using paper.” SUBMITTED BY SUSAN REYNOLDS Puss To The Rescue My neighbour has three cats. One of her cats likes to jump up on her shoulder. Recently, when she went to have a shower and didn’t want him in the bathroom with her, she put him outside and locked the door. Unfortunately, while doing so, she knocked the key from the lock, and it slipped out under the door. She was locked in, and she did not have her phone with her, so she was stuck. She tried to reach the key but failed, so she played a game with LIFE’S LIKE THAT I keep writing ‘Stone Age’ instead of ‘Bronze Age’ on all my cheques. CARTOON: BOB ECKSTEIN Seeing The Funny Side 8 April 2023