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The last thing traveller Gary thought he'd see in Gujarat, India, and pulled by a camel, no less.
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Mistaken identity 1: Paul Whittington of Henderson has a brother, John, who trains five days a week at the West Wave Olympic pool. "One early morning he spied an old surf lifesaving buddy a few lanes over. He snuck up behind him, grabbed him, and held him under the water. After a vigorous struggle for what he estimates to be about 30 seconds his victim broke free. John prides himself on being able to hold his breath for more than five minutes so was annoyed the altercation was over fairly briefly. Then he realised the person he'd rough-housed with wasn't his surf lifesaving buddy at all. He now wears swimming goggles with prescription lenses so he doesn't half-drown any more unsuspecting members of the public."
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Mistaken identity 2: "My sister and I were at the airport to pick up our parents," writes Susan. "We arrived after a long trip, both needing to go to the toilet. I went in one cubicle and she went in to the one next door. Unbeknown to her, my door didn't lock so I shifted along to the end. She proceeded to sit on the toilet and waggle her foot under the wall to the next door toilet, saying "I can hear you". She was most surprised when she came out to see me emerging from another toilet and even more red-faced when an old lady came out of the offending toilet.
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Mistaken identity 3: "While on holiday in Norway my partner and I took a trip up to Svalbard," writes another reader. "As the plane was on the tarmac, everyone was donning their large coats, hats and gloves for the sub-zero temperatures. I noticed what I thought was my partner going through someone else's bag. I grabbed his bum and squeezed it as hard as I could while jiggling it up and down and asking him what he thought he was doing. This very shocked man wearing the same coat as my partner turned around and stared at me - he didn't speak English and my Norwegian was very limited - too limited to explain! To make matters worse, everyone on the plane witnessed this case of mistaken identity, including the air hostess, who kindly advised me that Longyearbean (a city in Svalbard) was a very small town and I would probably run into this man again. She was right. He was staying in our hotel and was at almost every place I visited during our stay."
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A suspected peeping Tom has been critically injured after falling 10 floors while spying on a woman taking a bath in her Hong Kong flat. The man was a neighbour of the 28-year-old and had apparently scaled the outside of the apartment block to shoot film of her with his mobile phone camera, police said. The woman screamed for her husband when she spotted the suspect, aged 44, who then slipped and fell 10 storeys to the ground. The man was taken to hospital in critical condition and is expected to face criminal charges if he recovers.
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British tabloid the Sun is publishing editions in Polish. The top-selling daily newspaper is producing at least six editions entirely in the Polish language to coincide with the Polish soccer team's matches in the European Championship tournament. The Sun has hired a team of Polish journalists and a roster of Polish glamour models to pose for the notorious Page Three pin-up slot.
Today's Webpick: A sneak peek at the new season of kiwi drama Outrageous Fortune, starting next week on TV3 (NSFW). Watch it here.
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