Is Benny Hill humour timeless or tiring? The latest addition to the energy drink market spotted at the Ellerslie Food Market by a bemused reader. "It seems to be something of a mini porn advertisement and clearly they're not shy about aiming for its target demographic. And the irony? Melon flavouring is not listed as an ingredient," she says. And the text on the back of the can lays it on with a trowel: "Miss Helen is never shy about getting out her big, plump, ripe ..." You get the idea.
Niche audience for Twitter
Twitter is no longer just for following your favourite celebrity. On Saturday Utah Attorney-General Mark Shurtleff tweeted to his 7000 followers: "I just gave the go ahead to the corrections director to proceed with [Ronnie Lee] Gardner's execution. May God grant him the mercy he denied his victims." Gardner was executed a few minutes later by firing squad. Shurtleff also used Twitter the way all politicians do - to self-promote. "We will be streaming live my press conference as soon as I'm told Gardner is dead. Watch it at ... ," he tweeted. (Source: Wired.com)
Window cleaner lives on the edge
A reader writes: "I'm sitting here in my office having one of those 'some people' moments ... To the window cleaner on Windsor St, Parnell on Friday morning. Step 1: balance old, shaky 6m ladder on wet/slippery tarmac, make sure you don't secure the ladder to anything, or have anyone holding the base. Step 2: climb up a wet, soapy ladder to the top carrying a paint bucket filled with water and sponges in one hand and balance on the top rung. Step 3: while still holding full bucket, lean over to the next window balancing on one foot, 6m off the ground, and have a casual chat to your employer while still scrubbing the window! Mate, you are a true blue genius. I hope you have good life insurance!"
Do as we say, not as we do
"Irony is a white van, sporting the sign 'Road Safety Testing' with yellow flashing lights, travelling up North Shore's East Coast Rd with the driver, not the passenger, reading a map," says witness Tony Sparkes.
Going the extra mile for charity
Briton Joe Cooper might want to think twice the next time he's asked to participate in a waxing fundraiser for charity. Cooper, 24, was left in agony after an "intimate beauty waxing" event at a pub in Birstall, Leicester went a bit too far and he nearly lost a testicle. One of the strips stuck to a very sensitive spot - and an over-energetic tug by one of his friends tore off six of his seven layers of skin, the British media reported. (The Daily Sun)
Today's Webpick: Standing on a kitchen table wearing only a nappy, this Brazilian baby bust some dance moves and becomes and internet sensation. Go here.
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