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The cycling lane may not be the best place for this warning.
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If the Mitsubishi Legnum makes you think there wouldn't be much leg room and the Toyota Estima Enima sounds too invasive, check out what Jalopnik.com say are the 10 worst car
names:
- Toyota Estima Lucida G Luxury Joyful Canopy
- Daihatsu Charade
- Tang Hua Detroit Fish
- Pontiac Parisienne
- Isuzu Mysterious Utility Wizard
- Nissan Homy Super Long
- Studebaker Dictator
- Geely PU Rural Nanny
- Ford Probe
- Mazda Scrum Wagon
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Our amusing little piece about unusual car insurance claims in the UK brings to mind an incident in Queen St, Auckland, some 50 years ago, writes Alan.
"The editor of one of New Zealand's most respected newspapers was driving to work, but was forced to come to a halt near the Wyndham St intersection by a travelling circus. One of the elephants being guided up the thoroughfare decided it was time for a rest, so it promptly sat down - on the bonnet of the editor's car. I never did hear whether the editor's insurance claim succeeded or failed, or whether the matter was settled privately, but I know it caused some (wisely) muted amusement back at the paper."
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Another Olympic fan thought the Australian woman commentating on TVNZ after the women's marathon coverage was a little backward in her thinking when she said she hoped an African runner's family had a TV to watch the race on. Thankfully she didn't talk about mud huts and grass skirts.
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Heiko Jonkers of Milford Beach writes: "To the European/Pakeha woman protester at today's Boobs on Bikes Parade who wandered down the street seeking out every brown-skinned and Asian male she could find, hissing at each one, 'Do you like staring at white girls' titties, do you?' Congratulations on undermining the otherwise dignified human rights protest your team was making by being a blatant racist. You confirm that New Zealand need not worry over a little nudity once a year, but ugly racism every day is by far a bigger problem."
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A reader has something to say to the person who wrote about the Coatesville burglar sign. "Just maybe the excessive cost of insuring tools of trade prevented them having insurance. Maybe they were having a bad month and couldn't afford the insurance. Maybe someone who sees the sign will dob the persons responsible in. Maybe they just forgot to renew the premium. Maybe you shouldn't be so quick to judge."
Today's Webpick: This genuine self defense instructional video teaches some useful moves, including the impressive Takedown Form The Glasses and the loud and proud Choke Defense. Watch it here.
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