Sideswipe

Lookalikes: Shihad’s album (left) and Australian singer songwriter Ben Lee’s. Which one is the fizzer?

Overheard in downtown Auckland: "Hey man was I crook in the morning, I woke up leaning over to one side like that tower of Pizza."

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Noted in a press release last week: "The executive of the New Zealand Professional Fishing Guides Association at a recent meeting in Wellington have resolved to embark on a mandatory cleaning regime for all members. It will be a requirement of members to clean all fishing equipment, including their clients, at the end of the day or when travelling between rivers."

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Gobsmacked of Remuera writes: "I had always thought licensed restaurants were the kings of the mark-up, until I browsed through Whitcoulls at the airport while seeing my son off to the United States. An outdated copy of USA Today, which sells in the US for 75c, is $6. Even more outrageous was the Sunday Times, which costs 1.60 ($4.05) in England. Whitcoulls have the gall to mark it up to $29.90."

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Seen in Whakapapa's Knoll Ridge cafe last week, Cuisine editor Simon Wilson tucking in to instant noodles. Is this a sign of how bad food is on the mountain?

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Random thought: The fight to represent the people of Tauranga is between the egotistical and the eager testicle.