Sideswipe: July 19: A plate would do

Fish and chips served on a ferris wheel, instead of the traditional ceramic plate.

Drop him and shop

A mall in China has introduced "husband pods" for wives to leave their man babies while they shop. The Global Harbour Mall in Shanghai has installed four glass pods (called "husband rest cabins") where bored spouses can go and play retro 1990s computer games on comfy leather seats. Or, if you're really not into it, just don't go. Now there's an idea.

Yes, that's moon rock buffeting uranus

In 2002 Thad Roberts, a Nasa intern, stole moon rocks, spread the rocks on a motel bed and had sex on them (and likened it to "having sex on the moon"). This resulted in contamination making the rocks virtually useless to the scientific community. He was sentenced to eight years. When asked why he did it, Roberts sighed: "I mean, the simple answer's to say that I did it for love. I did it because I wanted to be loved. I wanted someone to know that I'd literally cared about them that much. And to have the symbol there to remind them of it." Roberts had also lined up a Belgian mineral collector to sell the rocks to, so it was also about the money.

Forget it - I'll do it myself

Claire Kronfeld writes: "Would you believe I posted a card with correct address (including zip code), correct amount of stamps and return address on the back of the envelope in Warkworth at lunch time and it took three weeks to reach Orewa! I could have walked there (even as an unfit 80-year-old) in that length of time, and stopped off for a couple of cups of tea on the way."

"This red deer carcass got quite a few looks as we drove home from the snow at Whakapapa," writes a reader.

If you want to share accommodation, you shoulda put a ring on it

"A number of Airbnb listings in India use a version of this caveat: married couples only. In essence, the hosts do not accommodate couples of the opposite sex unless they are married or are siblings or close relatives (often requiring documentary evidence). The refusal is usually based on cultural sensitivities or stems from the fear of harassment by the cops or the moral police, a peculiar south Asian vigilantism against anything deemed immoral." Read more here.

Life without stuff

In a world where seemingly mundane objects mysteriously vanish without warning...(This is a stragely uplifting and satisfiing... watch it with the kids)

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