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A reader noticed a new street sign in his North Shore neighbourhood. Oops! It's supposed to be Fifeshire. A quick call to North Shore City Council PR Blair Harkness confirmed this, but after suggesting SideSwipe not publish the photo, which could embarrass the council, Harkness claimed it was a case of vandalism and swiftly sent a team to fix it. Funny thing is, zooming in on the photo, there were no discernable alterations whatsoever.
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Two burglars broke into an elderly widow's home - and introduced themselves. "We are Marc and Francois. We're friendly burglars and we won't assault you," they said, at Simone Delapierre's villa in Belgium. The pair pocketed jewellery and $500 - and advised her not to leave her windows open. They then gave Simone, 82, a hug and a kiss on the cheek and waved goodbye.
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The Guardian's masterful review of The Incredible Hulk: "Hulk. Smash! Yes. Hulk. Smash. Yes. Smash. Big Hulk smash. Smash cars. Buildings. Army tanks. Hulk not just smash. Hulk also go rarrr! Then smash again. Smash important, obviously. Smash Hulk's USP. What Hulk smash most? Hulk smash all hope of interesting time in cinema ... Hulk crush all hopes of entertainment. Hulk in boring film ... "
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Eren of Parnell writes: "Much like Vanessa's 'no umbrellas allowed' story, I was amused to see signs strictly prohibiting moshing and crowd surfing displayed around the Vector Arena at April's KoRn concert (KoRn being one of the biggest and best mosh-inducing nu-metal/alternative rock groups in the world). It goes without saying, nobody abided by the rules."
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It never ceases to amaze Ross that women who trip, stumble and fall because they are wearing perilously high shoes try to blame the ground they are walking on. "Stiletto heels cause more damage to flooring, particularly expensive polished floors, than anything else. It amuses me to see women dressed up to the nines going to or coming from a dress-up occasion, actually paddling along in bare feet carrying their expensive but totally impractical stiletto-heeled shoes."
Today's Webpick: An all robot band from Hamilton have taken the web by storm. The Trons are a fully self-playing, singing, drumming and strumming band, made mainly from recycled and salvaged parts and instruments. Watch the video for their new single Sister Robot here.
These are the very best online videos from Ana's online magazine Spare Room.
