Sideswipe: Marketing madness

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Can this deodorant really prevent a hangover? Or does it just mask a skin full of vodka from the night before?

Thrifty lost-key solution

A Te Atatu reader writes: "A friend faced the wrath of his flatmates when he lost the only key to their unlocked back door. A locksmith quoted $150 for the callout fee alone. So friend took the door off the hinges and walked it to the nearest locksmith. A big thanks to Auckland Lock Services Ltd on Great North Rd, who fitted a new lock with two keys for $23."

Phone foolery

TOP 10 TIME-WASTING iPHONE APPS:

1. Talking Tom (Cartoon cat repeating what you say and pulling faces).
2. iBeer (Simulates drinking beer).
3. Fat Booth (Morph pictures of yourself into a much larger body).
4. Cat Piano (Cat playing the piano).
5. Zippo Lighter (Virtual lighter).
6. Cow Toss (You drag a cow and toss it).
7. Colour Tilt (You tilt your phone and the colours change).
8. Hold On! (You press and hold a button for as long as you can).
9. Woohoo (Press a button and it yells woohoo)
10. Rate a fart (Will rate the sound of your fart).

(Source: Newslite.tv)

Train of thought

Basil says James' criticism of the Onehunga train service taking longer now than it did in 1873 is a little unfair: "The first train from Auckland to Onehunga in 1873 may well have taken only 22 minutes, but that presumably was non-stop. The first timetables of December 1873 show a scheduled time of 45 minutes for the journey. That included stops at Newmarket and Penrose. Today's trains include six intermediate stops in their 25-minute trip. So, we have improved!"

Bledisloe Cup's big day out

Tanya writes: "When I was working at Telecom in 1996, I contacted John Hart's company to see if they had a replica Bledisloe Cup for a luncheon I was having for clients. He said, "Actually, I have the real one"! - surprising considering Australia were the cup holders at the time. Anyway, I rocked on in the next day with one of the guys from work, he handed it over - didn't even ID us - and we walked down Queen St with it to our waiting car. People were running up to kiss it, clients were very happy to be photographed with the cup. We returned it later that day. Fantastic!"