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Lolly Scramble

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Lolly Scramble
AuthorTony Martin
LanguageEnglish
GenreHumour
PublisherPan Macmillan
Publication date
October 2005
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages320 pp
ISBN0-330-42213-8

Lolly Scramble: A Memoir of Little Consequence, published in 2005, is collection of autobiographical essays by New Zealand-Australian comedian Tony Martin. A second volume, A Nest of Occasionals, appeared in 2009.

The people mentioned in the book are not referred to by their real names.

Contents

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Next Teller Please

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Tells of the decline in use of passbooks in banking.

Something Of Dreams

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A New Zealand TV show shoots a scene in the neighbourhood of Martin's friend from Thames South Primary.

Mono

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Martin and his friend befriend a peer whose religion forbids board games, television and movies, who is rumoured to possess only one testicle.

Longnecks

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14-year-old Martin discusses 18-year-old Donna, who he has a crush on, with her 29-year-old boyfriend, and later attempts to engage her in conversation.

The Secret Passage

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Martin's experience with New Zealand amateur theatre.

A Made Bed in Hell

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Martin moves into a rented room at the Yeoman household in Auckland.

No Tarzan, Mind

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An account of Martin's time in the advertising industry, starting at the bottom rung, and learning kerning.

The Yeti

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Martin's experience at an Auckland boarding house run by a Swiss-German husband and Samoan wife.

Breakfast in Dubbo

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An account of a lengthy New South Wales Bus trip.

Unlucky 12a

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Martin's time spent living in a flat in Melbourne.

Prang

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The events following a minor collision with a drunk driver.

The Doctor is Out

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Martin's experience of visiting various chiropractors to cure recurring back pain.

The Notary Public

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Martin and his wife require legal forms to be signed by the "notary public".

Any Old Iron

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Martin undergoes treatment for haemochromatosis.

Donkey Shines

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Martin's experience with video game addiction, including Pong, Space Invaders, Donkey Kong, and GoldenEye 007.

In the Eye of the Lolly Scramble

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Parental punishment in combined families, and Christmas cheer.

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