Sideswipe: Causing a stink

Indoor Heated Poo? This photo was taken by a reader outside the Glenfield Leisure Centre.

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Would you trust a shuttle bus if it drove up with 'L' plates on it? This is what Maugan saw on a jobsearch website advertising for a shuttle bus driver.

Driver's Licence Required : Yes.

Type: Learners, Restricted or Full.

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Some biscuit manufacturers sure have a few unhappy customers. Some comments from our readers ...

Randal writes: "I don't normally write, but the Arnott's Milk Arrowroot comment from one of your readers struck a chord with me. Worse even than the bland flavour and bizarre texture, they don't dunk properly in your tea. You used to be able to count on them for retaining the right amount of tea without breaking off. Now I'm deprived of one of life's simple pleasures. What gives, Arnott's?"

Moira Phillips says: "We have stopped buying Arnott's biscuits. All the plain ones now have no taste whatsoever. They all taste like cardboard. What's happened? Made overseas now, I think".

In response to the unhappy nana's feedback, Gerard Thompson adds: "Not only have I (and all my work colleagues) noticed the problem of the cardboard texture of the Arnott's Milk Arrowroot biscuit, but we have also noticed the unfortunate new shape of the Griffin's Milk Arrowroot. They have replaced the pleasing oval shape with a round construction. It is almost impossible to dunk such a biscuit in a cup of tea. We wonder what the world is coming to."

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On a recent visit to Port Blair, capital of the Indian-governed Andaman Islands, Stephen Dickens spotted the sign 'COOL DRINKS & HOT PUPS' outside a shop. He says: "I know there's a dog problem in India, but serving puppies up with icecream seems a little extreme."

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