"If the Crusaders think that tackling yourselves to a standstill is a good strategy, even the Blues are in with a chance!" writes Lorraine of this billboard she saw in Lichfield St, Christchurch.
"If the Crusaders think that tackling yourselves to a standstill is a good strategy, even the Blues are in with a chance!" writes Lorraine of this billboard she saw in Lichfield St, Christchurch.
A Mexican tertiary institution erected a wooden wall to separate students and relatives who had paid to attend a party from those who hadn't. Photos of the bizarre wall in an events hall at the Colegio de Bachilleres, in Cozumelin, have been doing the rounds onsocial media. The private company hired issued special bracelets to guests who had paid - giving them access to the party. Meanwhile, those who hadn't paid were told to sit on rows of folding chairs, in a small space right next to the party, behind a wooden wall which was so high they couldn't see over it, but could hear it.
News nostalgia
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported in June 1992 on the local "Silent Meeting Club," consisting of several people who gather at various spots around town and make it a point not to speak to each other. Founder John Hudak said his inspiration was his observation that people often feel obligated to talk when they really have nothing to say, such as at parties, and wondered how nice it would be "to have a group of people where you wouldn't have to talk." (via News of the Weird)
A reader writes: "I returned home from hospital from a trail ride at Taupo, where I broke my ankle in two places and dislocated it. Thankfully my buddies brought the trailer home and my wife asked me if she should put wheel clamp on the trailer, since I was going to be in hospital for a while. I said 'yes, great idea!' I just got home yesterday and to see how she clamped it? Brilliant!"
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Lies we tell kids
1. "My first name is William and when Prince William was born I told my son that Princess Diana had rung me to ask my permission to name him after me - he used my story for his morning talk at primary school."
2. "Many years ago one of my children was having a huge tantrum. Rather fortuitously my brother rang from Hamilton (we live in Auckland). After the brief call, I remarked, 'you were making so much noise your uncle rang to see what was wrong'. I have never seen a 4-year-old stop yelling so fast!"
3. "When my 3-year-old's fish died, I took her to the pet shop, pointed to a similar fish, and said, 'What's Troy doing here? Come on, Troy; we're taking you back home'."
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One hundred different ways to walk, all demonstrated on a treadmill...
