Terry began his storytelling with tales from his youth on a farm, where he was continually experimenting with devices to aid in chicken killing and plucking. Terry was also missing a few toes on his left foot. One day, his niece asked him how he lost his toes. He explained that the cat had eaten them. Immediately, his niece walked across the room and proceeded to “kick the shit out of the cat, yelling, ‘Give Uncle Terry his toes back!’”
Another time, Trish took him into Brisbane to a fancy casino. As the valet jumped into his car to park it, Terry grabbed the poor guy, dragging him out by his neck screaming, “Why the hell are you stealing my car?” After Trish explained what a valet was, Terry then ran after the bellhop for stealing his luggage. These stories and the manner in which he told them had us all in stitches. As he put it, you can tell a real Aussie by his ability to “spin a good yarn.” Trish, from the sidelines, kept yelling, “People shouldn’t know you Terry.”