Thursday Edition

Good morning

Good morning members, and welcome to another Thursday edition of our newsletter! We hope you’re well and ready for another day of fun and games. We have a whole bunch of things in store for you today. Have you grabbed your cuppa yet? No? Well, do that first. We'll wait. Back? Great! Let's get into today's activities, shall we?

First things first, it’s time to give you all the answer to yesterday’s tricky riddle. For those of you who don’t remember, the riddle goes:

What is always coming but never arrives?

The answer is tomorrow! This was a good one, eh? As expected, a ton of you got the answer correct! And you know what that means, right folks? You get a shout-out! So stick around, and you’ll find a shout-out waiting for you at the end of the newsletter.

Next on the agenda for today, it’s time to share with you a Fascinating Fact!

Did you know that Japan has a phone to call the dead? It’s called the 'wind phone’, an unconnected telephone booth in Ōtsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, where visitors can hold one-way conversations with deceased loved ones. It was created by a man named Itaru Sasaki in 2010 to help him cope with his cousin's death. It was opened to the public in 2011 and has since received over 30,000 visitors. I can just imagine how emotional those conversations must be. We hope this provides some measure of comfort to those who use it. How's that for a Thursday fact?

Before we get into today’s news, we want to ask a quick favour. We’ve been considering introducing a ‘premium SDC membership’ option for quite some time now. We’ve put together a small survey and want to know if you were to become a premium member, what would you want to see from us? We want to make it clear that a premium SDC membership would not change what we offer for free. We have always been free to join and will remain that way. We’d love to hear your feedback - the good, the bad, and the ugly. Be honest! There are no hard feelings because, at the end of the day, we wouldn’t be here without you lot. You can fill out the survey here! Please note: This is just a survey. Filling it out will in no way commit you to a premium membership!

Now, what's happening in Australia and around the world today?

• This is not a drill! Woolworths has slashed the price of its luxury food range in the lead-up to Christmas, including its famous WA rock lobsters!
• Two Woolworths customers have come under fire for their 'selfish' and 'beyond lazy' act in the supermarket's freezer aisle. What do you think, members?
• Check out how these two women transformed $2 (and under) Kmart buys into stand-out fashion statements!
• This homeowner decided to build a wall to protect her property from rainwater but her neighbours are furious and the dispute has gotten out of hand! Was she in the wrong?
• Popular TV presenter Julia Morris has made a surprising confession about her post-divorce sex life on-air, leaving her fans shocked.
• Love spaghetti bolognese? Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver has revealed a budget-friendly hack to make the classic dish for just $2 a serve. You won’t want to miss it!
• This grief-stricken family may not be able to gain access to their late dad’s will, all because of a mix-up at Australia Post.
• Whoopsie! An off-air comment made by Eddie McGuire was accidentally broadcast live during Channel 10’s coverage of the Melbourne Cup. Awkward!
• English actor Dominic West has revealed the shocking response he received from King Charles after he contacted him about his upcoming role in The Crown.
• Meet Heather Lee, the champion racewalker who holds nine world records. Oh, and she’s 95 years old! Read her inspiring story of how she started race walking in her 70s and has never looked back.
• LOOK: Melissa Doyle reunited with her former Sunrise colleagues Natalie Barr and David Koch during an appearance on the breakfast show.
• We have another great recipe shared by @Suzanne rose! This time it's a Garden Salad that looks absolutely delicious! Sounds perfect for a spring lunch out in the sunshine, eh?
• And finally, @Skipton is back with a new hilarious joke about parenthood that will leave you in stitches!

Now that's what we call a wrap! We hope you all enjoyed today's news, and we have plenty more in store for you below, including a hilarious joke from @mOioz and a beautiful picture of the day courtesy of @Charm.

Oh, we have two new games for you to try out today! Check out our Word Pairs which we think is super fun and easy, and everyone can get involved in. Also, our Abbreviation Game is a little bit more challenging and is for those members who want to train their brain daily, but we recommend everyone gives it a go!

As always, we have our classic games, including Word Association Game, Rearrange, Add or Subtract Word Game! Keep a Word, Drop a Word Game, and Can you name 5? As well as our Sudoku puzzles, OzGrid and OzWord. And our card games, including Solitaire and Blackjack.

And last but not least, don’t forget to enter our  ‘Your Favourite Christmas Memory!’ Simply tell us your favourite Christmas memories for your chance to win a $100 voucher to the supermarket of your choice (Coles, Woolies, ALDI or IGA!).

As always, members, stay safe and happy reading!

- Jonathan, Vella, Sean, James, Sethia, April & Maddie.