Rodney Hide and "The Hood", the arch-villain from Thunderbirds. Thanks Graham from Torbay.
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A two-vehicle crash in Florida Keys was caused by a 37-year-old woman driver who was shaving her bikini area while a passenger took the wheel. "She said she was meeting her boyfriend and wanted to be ready for the visit," a police officer said. He added: "If I wasn't there, I wouldn't have believed it. About 10 years ago I stopped a guy in the exact same spot ... who had three or four syringes sticking out of his arm. It was just surreal and I thought, 'Nothing will ever beat this.' Well, this takes it." (Source: Keynews.com)
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Margaret Evans of Freeman's Bay has a note of warning to motorists in the Royal Heights, West Auckland area. "I went to get $20 of petrol at the Mobil Service Station in Royal Rd the other day. However, the pump refused to stop until the tank was full, coming to a total of $81. When I complained to the person at the till, he shrugged and said there was nothing wrong with the pump. I was so angry but didn't know what to do. Talking to my daughter-in-law, who lives down the road, I found out the exact thing had happened to her just weeks before. There must be something wrong with the pump, but the proprietor or employee was not interested in finding out what."
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Proof of birth: David's 99-year-old mother-in-law, who had to prove she was a New Zealand citizen, wasn't being singled out. They do it to everyone, says Gill. "My husband was in Auckland Hospital 18 months ago and we were asked to prove he was a New Zealand resident. I had a little bit of a laugh because he is a New Zealand Maori (64 years old) and wondered how much more proof you needed to be considered a national."
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Carly responds to Leslie: "Not another parent who believes their kids are less irritating than any other kid. If people saw fit to ask your kids to calm down, chances are you were allowing them to be loud and obnoxious. I'm sure you really stung that multi-national corporate giant by refusing to pay $14.95 for a family meal, but maybe you should teach your kids manners, and let them play in a playground instead of an eating establishment."
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Yes, it's Burger King and not the French Cafe, writes Mel. "There's a difference between family-friendly and allowing children to run riot. I'd be more sympathetic towards a parent trying to control a tantrum than one allowing kids to disrupt a restaurant because they're 'playing' loudly."
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Today's Webpick: Latest beauty trend? The Vajazzling; which is bedazzling your pubic area with rhinestones. I am speechless. Go here.
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