Sideswipe: Safety fail

Taken in Gisborne, via Failblog.com

Richard Sihamau was shopping for cricket gear for the summer holidays and was surprised to see that Kiwi Cricket Set was using Australian colours - and has done so since 1988.

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Fantastic exchange in the question and answers of a Trade Me auction selling a PT Cruiser:

Q. Hi is it diezel or petrul, does it cum wiv off road tyres and is it 4WD? Has it got a bench seet? Hav u had a blow off valve fitted, can it b lowered? I'm in court Mon so can you text the answer

A. No, No, No, No, No, No and NO in that order.

Q. Hey Bra, can u cal afta 5 my ph has no mulaas, we r in Ngongotaha TXT me, im in crt 2day.

A. And again, No Lisa No.

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A reader writes: "Whilst Vodafone's generous gift of 'free calls and texts to other Vodafone customers if you spend enough on prepay during the week' is appreciated, imagine discovering a 'free' catch-up with a girlfriend actually cost you $22 ... she had jumped ship to 2degrees but retained her Vodafone cell number."

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Dodgy marketing. The YMCA Auckland have a billboard promoting 'eight weeks for $80 gym membership', says a reader. "But in the terms and conditions you are required to sign up for a year ($21 a week) and then you'll receive the extra eight weeks for $80."

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Sceptics plan mass 'overdose' next Saturday. More than 300 Brits will each swallow an entire bottle of homoeopathic pills to protest against the marketing of homoeopathic medicines at outlets like Boots, claiming the pharmacy has an obligation to only supply products with a proven medical benefit. The protesters say their "overdose" will demonstrate that "these remedies, prepared according to a long-discredited 18th-century ritual, are nothing but sugar pills". (Source: Independent.co.uk)

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Laurel writes: "To the guy behind me on the motorway heading past Papakura on Saturday morning: the current speed top speed limit on our motorways, as far as I know, is 100km/h. Also, you are not Mario Andretti but a slightly frail-looking middle-aged man in a beige Honda Civic. As it was raining on Saturday morning, I feel 100km/h was an acceptable speed to be driving at. So no, I will not speed up to 120 even if you flash your lights at me, honk and swear at me."

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A reader writes: "You think the Sky City Cinema, Newmarket, chips were expensive. I had some potato wedges that were on the entree menu at a cafe in Mission Bay. We counted ... there were nine, for $9! Luckily for the owners, I forgot the name of the place."

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Never mind the hot cross buns at Foodtown, says Ross. "We've got Easter eggs in at The Warehouse."

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