Sideswipe: HSV Positive

A reader spotted this in his work lunchroom, after Westpac mistakenly put $10 million into the account of Leo Gao, who has now fled to China.

A reader saw this number plate for auction online with a starting price of $1000. "While HSV (Holden Special Vehicles) car owners are the seller's target market, to many people this will simply advertise that the driver has Herpes Simplex Virus," he says.

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John Earwaker writes: "During a scan on both my titanium knees at Brisbane airport last August, the scanner security person had me pirouetting on one leg at a time, only to be confronted by his boss who asked him to let me go and stop his overzealous check. Well what do you imagine happened next? The overzealous security guard knocked his boss out cold with a king hit. The boss fell at my feet, totally unconscious. A totally surreal moment. The guard was subsequently sacked and put before the court for assault."

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Peter Webby from Waimauku is frustrated when he tries to log on to a website and is asked to type in a series of characters to confirm a password or other such request. "How come these characters are displayed in such pathetic fonts? What is the purpose of such a ridiculous display? Why can't the characters be displayed in a normal font without the hassle of having to decipher what the characters are? You're not revealing anything secret otherwise what's the purpose of the whole process? And if you happen to type in the incorrect characters it displays even further stupid characters. Can any logical reason exist for this?" Any tech-head explain this in 100 words or fewer?

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One reader asked, "What is wrong with texting while stopped at traffic lights?" and another reader replies, "Shocking! You will realise your answer if you've ever - like I have - had to look for a road-accident victim's missing limb! A moment's inattentiveness really can spell many lifetimes of disaster ... I also once ran after a car as it rolled down an incline into oncoming traffic on Albert St, rapping at its windows to bring the driver back to his senses. He had absolutely no idea he was no longer stationary. When in charge of a vehicle, always have your wits about you - and look out for bikes." Sound advice.

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See today's Herald cartoon

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Today's Webpick: Look at these office training clips and ask yourself; is this harassment? Or just wooden acting and cheesy innuendo? Watch ithere.

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