Sideswipe: Coffee to go

The smell of freshly brewed coffee was somewhat masked by this sheep truck in Kamo, Whangarei.

From the newsroom

Best of Overheard In The Newsroom.com:

1. Reporter: "Journalism seems to be a lot like crime. It can be fun, but it doesn't pay."

2. News editor on BP oil well cap: "Now, if they could just use that technology to cap Mel Gibson's mouth."

3. Police scanner: "Report of a stabbing ..." internet producer: "Yeah ... stabbing! I can hear those page views already!"

4. Features editor to reporter: "When little old ladies like your stuff, that's a huge compliment, because they bitch about everything!"

5. Junior reporter to editor: "He just hung up on me. Does that mean no comment?"

Sign of confusion

"Can anyone explain to me the point of the new electronic traffic sign heading west on Great North Rd, just after Pt Chev?" asks Simon. "As useful as it is to know the number of minutes it will take to get into town - given you can't get on to the city-bound part of the motorway when heading west at Waterview - it seems a bit redundant."

Feeling fobbed off

A reader writes: "Am I the only one astonished at the gall of Toyota, and doubtless other dealers, in charging $60 plus GST for the plastic shell for an ignition key? When I expressed astonishment at this, a young man at the parts counter at Giltrap Toyota in Grey Lynn replied, 'I can charge you $350 for a new key if you like'. I told him I thought it rich that Toyota would make a poorly designed key shell that could not withstand even occasional use - my wife drives our car and my key gets used weekly at most - and then charge more than $60 for - what? - 50c worth of plastic? He seemed unimpressed. I know I am."

Career change could be an option

Australian schoolteacher Valissa Bauer, 39, filed a million-dollar lawsuit because the school system, north of Brisbane, stuck her in a class of 31 special needs students, causing her to wreck her larynx yelling at them. (Source: News of the Weird)

Dog and jacket reunited

Jo (owner of the jacket-wearing dog) writes: "Crisis of confidence averted. After an extensive search, the dog's jacket, collar and tag have been found. He managed to get out of them."

Today's Webpick: This is how not to make a viral video, courtesy of global fast food brand KFC... Go here.

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