You Can Lead a Horse to Water But You Can't Make It Drink?

I saw a two-page spread across pages 12 & 13 in my local newspaper about the mental health battles of famous Australian jockey Glen Boss recalling his battles with depression and "self medication" to try and cope with life.

And right next to Glen's story is an advert for Star Liquor advertising their weekly booze specials.

While I like a drink as much as the next fellow Australian, I couldn't help thinking, is the editor of this newspaper a mindless fool for placing that liquor ad next to Boss' euphemistic booze battle, or a callous marketing genius leading the thirsty horses to water ... so to speak?     
Thinkin About Drinkin ... Cold Southern Comfort?

You can lead a horse to water, but ...

Battling Booze Addiction in Australia?

And a racing guide in the middle of the
 newspaper, what are the odds?-)

But drink isn't the only addiction Australians battle with daily.

Australia has 26 new circulating $1 coins, each
celebrating an aspect of Aussie life and culture?

Great Aussie Coin Hunt Begins Again in 2021: Come in, Spinner?

But if you are lucky enough to find one of these coins you can buy one of these for a dollar:-)

Cherry on the Brain?

A full-page advert featuring a Cherry Ripe
in the same newspaper:-)

Little Shop of Environmental Horrors?

What is Water?

A cartoon in the same newspaper:-)

Consider the lobster in the same newspaper?-)

Consider the Rock Lobster for Xmas?

There seems to be a theme running through this edition of the newspaper, and I'm flogging it for what it is worth,

you might say?-)

A cartoon in the following day's newspaper:-)

UNHINGED: Followed by the White Rabbit?

Maybe I should go see a movie at the cinema this weekend?-)

Unresolvable Conundrums: Ride Like a Girl Flogging a Dead Horse?

From Bush Christmas to Bombshell?