Blue Green announced to all at the bar of The Naked Shearer Pub. His best friend Dusty Baker nodded in agreement.Merlene Thomas, the barkeeper, rolled her eyes at the redheaded man’s statement. “Women have signed up already.”“Exercise! What those women need is a bloody good—”“Say it, Blue, and that will be another fiver for the swear tin.” Merlene picked up the tin and rattled it.“Struth you’re a hard woman, Merlene.” Dusty shook his head.“Well, you need to have a bit of decorum or you’ll be out on your bum. Besides it’s a matter of whether you keep your money for beer or shoot your mouth off and it goes in the charity tin. We’re looking after injured wombats this week.”“Stone the flaming crows, Merlene, you and your bloody ratty wild animals. To think that’s where my hard-earned readies go.”Merlene slammed the tin down before Blue. “Got a problem with that, sunshine?”“Nah, just pull us a pint, ya old bag.”Maz Adler smiled at the clients of The Naked Shearer Pub.
