Korean designer Jan WooSeok explains his takeaway coffee cup lid concept: "There is only a mouth on the lid to start with [for the] prototype. However I felt like there was something missing...I realised that touching the noses is essential point in order to feel realistic while being kissed."
When nature calls: A message that can't wait ...
A reader new to Auckland took his teenage son out for a night on the town. They went to Carl's Jr "where they serve burgers as big as your head and buckets of Coke", and then off to the movie. "After the movie the first thing we did was find the men's loos. Everyone else had the same idea, so it was pretty packed. On the wall there were three urinals. Now I don't know if there are rules about how far apart they have to be, but these ones were definitely snug when occupied. So shoulder to shoulder three of us - strangers - were looking skyward, doing what needed to be done, when I noticed the guy next to me, with his one spare hand, had his phone out and his thumb going hell for leather. Sheesh. Couldn't that vital communication have waited?"
Frank disclosures
Mike writes: "In 1980 I joined Jim Biddulph, a very seasoned BBC correspondent, on a Royal Tour in NZ. We met for lunch in our hotel in Wellington and were approached by a young waitress with the menus. We ordered drinks, Jim chose orange juice, and then we considered entrees. "I'll have oysters please," was Jim's request. "Ooh yuk," said the waitress, "What's up?" Jim replied in shock! "I hate oysters," was the reply. Three minutes later she returned with my drink "What about my orange juice," piped up Jim! "Didn't you hear the crash?" she asked. "I dropped it as I came through the kitchen door."
