KEY POINTS:
The person who came up with the genius idea to create these Kellogg's Lego Fruit Flavoured Snacks did not have children. (Source: penny-arcade.com)
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Top 10 Office-Speak Phrases You Love To Hate:
1. Let's touch base about that offline.
2. Idea showers (instead of brainstorm sessions).
3. From the get-go.
4. We'd better not let the grass grow too long on this one.
5. Get all my ducks in a row.
6. Close of play.
7. Giving it 110 per cent.
8. I've got you in my radar.
9. My door is open on this issue.
10. You can't have your cake and eat it, you have to step up to the plate and face the music.
(More at BBC.com - search Office Speak Phrases)
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Lex writes: "I took my 80-year-old neighbour to the Santana concert at the beginning of the year. It was raining and he brought his special umbrella gifted to him when he retired at 60. Vector wouldn't let him in with it. I asked several attendants what the problem was but they would only tell me they couldn't let umbrellas inside. My neighbour became distraught and refused to go in without his umbrella because he didn't want it stolen and couldn't understand why he couldn't bring it into an arena of ageing fans. We ended up going home."
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A reader writes: "Clearly the driver of a silver Volvo in East Tamaki has a death wish. Not only was he using a cellphone while the car was in motion, I happened to see him using a pencil to write something down on a notepad on the dashboard. OK, so one can outlaw cellphone use in moving vehicles, but how can one outlaw gross stupidity?"
Today's Webpick: Ray Romano Sings. Yes, the Everybody Loves Raymond star has produced his own CD of covers. Hilarious. Watch it here.
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