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Slipping on a banana Teal

Two Bs or not two Bs for the seat of Higgins?

4 May 2024

9:00 AM

4 May 2024

9:00 AM

When I heard that two Victorians, Bronwen Bock and Lucy Bradlow intend to nominate as candidates to share the representation as the member for the seat of Higgins in the national parliament, my mind immediately thought of B1 and B2, the Playschool characters known as Bananas in Pyjamas.

You probably know the lyrics to their theme song:

Bananas in pyjamas

Are coming down the stairs

Bananas in pyjamas

Are coming down in pairs

Bananas in pyjamas

Are chasing teddy bears

‘Cause on Tuesdays

They all try to

Catch them unawares

I thought to myself, with a few tweaks, here is the theme song for Bronwen and Lucy:

Bronny and Lucy

Are coming down...

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