Six Degrees: from Joe Hockey to Robbie Williams

By Peter Munro
Updated October 31 2014 - 6:13pm, first published 5:30pm

1. Treasurer Joe Hockey was so dismayed when dining at a pizzeria he "exploded" all over his deep-pan BBQ meatlovers. The Mr Creosote of politics went kablooey over his cheesy crust, calling the mayor to complain after regulations forbade him moving the shop's tables and chairs, or using the wood-fired pizza oven to light his stogie. Smokin' Joe was so incensed he changed his order to home delivery, only to find the delivery guy was a poor person and therefore didn't have a car. "The Treasurer of Australia feels the same pain you do," Hockey later told business owners. "From now on I'm going drive-thru."

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