Sideswipe: For the person who has everything...

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The gift for the person who truly has everything, says Amy, who spotted this at The Warehouse, Sylvia Park.

Prickly point of sale

A reader writes: "The other day I was travelling along the Mt Wellington Highway past the garden centre which specialises in succulents. I saw an interesting sign: 50 per cent off all erotic plants. I went past again the next day and found I was not mistaken. Are we supposed to buy cacti and stick them somewhere?"

It's a strange world

1) Police in Spain say a group of bungling crooks who stole a sculpture valued at more than $1 million sold it to a scrap metal yard for just $40.

2) A paper found on a suspected pimp by a California district attorney included these self-improvement notes: Take care of "my bitches more better"; Find "other ways to work my hoes"; "Stack money to the ceiling".

3) For US$18 ($24) an entertainment firm in eastern Ukraine will send over a drinking buddy to your house with whom you can talk everything from politics to art or to simply bemoan the condition of the world. As a bonus, the drinking buddies can often play guitar, sing or recite poetry.

A wheel short...

David Stillaman was travelling along Te Atatu Rd on Christmas Day at 6pm following a black hatchback with a new kid's bike on the tow bar/ bike carrier. "Suddenly the front wheel of the bike came loose and bounced on to the footpath. The driver continued oblivious. I stopped and picked up the wheel but was unable to catch up to the hatchback. Somewhere, some kid has a brand new bike for Christmas but minus a front wheel." Contact Sideswipe if this is your child's bike.