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This sign, sent in by a confused reader, was spotted in Wellington near the airport. Can a Wellingtonian please tell us what it's all about?

A pillow that plays relaxing music has been sent by the Danish Army to its soldiers posted in Iraq and Kosovo to help them combat stress and tension. The Nordic country has around 540 soldiers in Iraq and 340 on a peace-keeping mission in Kosovo.

The pillow has built-in speakers attached to an mp3-player, which pipes soft instrumentals and sounds of nature such as trickling water and chirping birds. Called MusiCure, it was created for use in therapy. (Source: Reuters)

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Reba Schappell, a professional country music singer who is also a conjoined twin with sister Lori, tells the BBC radio series Who Runs Your World, "When I am singing, Lori is like any other fan, except she's up on the stage with me (covered in a blanket to reduce the distraction)."

Lori commented: "I do not ask for anything from Reba. I don't get in to her concerts free just because she's a conjoined twin. I have to pay, just like every other fan that comes to the concert." (Source: News of the Weird)

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A caller to the UK's directory service asked for a knitwear company in Woven.

Operator: Woven? Are you sure?

Caller: Yes. That's what it says on the label; Woven in Scotland.

Another caller, a man making heavy breathing sounds from a phone box, told a worried operator: "I haven't got a pen, so I'm steaming up the window to write the number on."

And, finally, this demonstration of complete stupidity: Caller: I'd like the number of the Argoed Fish Bar in Cardiff, please.

Operator: I'm sorry, there's no listing. Is the spelling correct?

Caller: Well, it used to be called the Bargoed Fish Bar but the 'B' fell off.

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Welsh police are investigating British Prime Minister Tony Blair for an alleged hate crime. According to a book by a former Labour Party adviser, Blair shouted "****ing Welsh" at the TV while watching his party's poor showing in the 1999 elections for the Welsh Assembly. (Source: Reason.com)

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Dear Mr Green Jeep Cherokee, travelling west on the Northwestern Motorway last Thursday night between Newton Rd and St Lukes. I apologise sincerely ... How inconsiderate of me to be hit by a bus and delay your trip.

It sure was nice being abused by you, all that swearing and those rude gestures (your mother must be so proud of you). Signed White Holden Combo, travelling north.