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After the very outdated signs warning people not to turn right at Whitcoulls Corner on Queen St, Spencer Maxwell headed out with his camera and found more examples of the Auckland City Council "Getting on with" upgrading the road ... very slowly.
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Customs officials in the Philippines have seized inflatable sex dolls meant to be used for an international campaign against animal cruelty, an animal rights group has said. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) said it had planned to use the sex toys as props in its Asian campaign against alleged abuses of chickens by a major US fast food chain. The dolls were to have gone on a tour of red light districts in the Philippines, Thailand and Japan where they would be displayed with a banner reading "KFC Blows", Peta said. The dolls, however, were confiscated by Philippine customs officials when they arrived in the islands via a US-based parcel service. (Source: AFP)
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The Better Business Bureau of North Alabama was flooded with calls from suspicious consumers who received recorded phone messages urging them to go to a particular website to "update" their bank account records. The BBB confirmed that the calls and sites were involved in phishing (attempts to steal identities and bank accounts). But what caused the suspicion? The victims noticed that the Caller ID on their phones during the calls read "THIS IS A SCAM". (source: Thisistrue.com)
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Thanks to all the anoraks who pointed out that the sign for Radio Control Willys (yesterday's SideSwipe) refers to a toy jeep and nothing more sinister.
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Many working Italians are more interested in cheating on their partner at lunchtime than in grabbing a bite to eat, according to a survey by the psychology magazine Riza Psicosomatia. The midday break between 12.30 and 2pm accounts for one in three acts of adultery, a poll taken among 1000 Italians aged 20-60 shows. The rest said they went out for a pizza or a salad. "People get by as best as they can," the magazine told its readers. "Regardless of the location, whether in the car or in the office, it has to be over and done with quickly while everyone else is out to lunch or even in the restaurant rest-room". (Source: DPA)
