Sumomomomomomomomo, a Japanese racehorse that recently claimed its maiden win, was dubbed "the horse that makes commentators cry" because of its tongue-twister name. The 3-year-old mare claimed victory at Tokyo's Oi racecourse a couple of
Sideswipe: 24 November: Ultimate Race Day trolling
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Overheard in London
Londoner: I love that Scottish song ... 1000 miles?
Glaswegian: It's 500 miles, but he says he'll walk 500 more, so I see the confusion.
Delivery is a dog
"I know the couriers are busy but talk about rubbing salt in," writes Jeff McLeod. "Central Akl location, 12 working days with no pickup yet, two 'it'll be collected tomorrow morning' emails, and a 22-minute phone wait where the muzak has been replaced with a 'We're experiencing delays ... ' voice message on an endless loop. So, 35 times I'm repeatedly told the very thing I'm calling about. Sheesh."
Profound fortune cookie
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