Sideswipe: Tiny choppers only

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Landing for tiny choppers. Doug Hanna spotted this sign at Oakura Bay, Northland.

Now that's using your melon

A strange thing happened to Pauline Dallas when she drove out of the supermarket carpark. "A warning signal started to beep. I checked the petrol, the brakes, the oil light and all were fine. Then I noticed the passenger seatbelt light was flashing madly. I had nobody in the seat but I did have a large watermelon sitting there. I moved it off and the noise stopped."

Dan really, really hates spam

Daniel Balsam hates spammers. Everybody does, of course, but he has gone far beyond hitting the delete button. He has quit a career in marketing to go to law school and started a site called Danhatesspam.com. He's making a living suing companies who flood his inboxes with offers of cheap drugs, free sex and unbelievable vacations. He has racked up more than US$1 million ($1.33 million) in court judgments and lawsuit settlements with companies accused of sending illegal spam. (Source: Seattlepi.com)

Brussels sprouts in festive burger

Burger King has launched a limited edition festive Whopper burger for Brussels sprout-enthusiasts. The Sprout Surprise Whopper features Brussels sprouts and Swiss cheese.

Much ado about nothing

Someone in Portland, Oregon, called police to report a man standing outside a store with a gun. Police quickly blocked off the area and surrounded the store. They discovered it was a gun store and the man had come to try to sell the gun.

Drivers beware of pizza boxes

"Following a white Mazda on Monday evening we had to resist swerving across Glenfield Rd when the occupants, just 50m in front of us, tossed a pizza box and other rubbish out of the window into our path," writes Judy Crooks of Birkenhead. "Only in Singapore would the police be interested. Do these irresponsible, inconsiderate litterbugs have parents?"

Lost at Mission Bay on Boxing Day

At the risk of becoming a lost and found column, here are a few more attempts to reunite people with things left at Mission Bay on Boxing Day.

1. Elisa Lavelle is feeling dreadful having accidentally stolen two towels. "We picnicked with friends in the evening - our friends left before us so we collected their forgotten towels, only to later realise they weren't theirs." Please contact Sideswipe for their return.

2. Kathryn found a wallet that she handed to a passing policeman who was going to take it to Mt Wellington station. "So if your name is Johannes and you've lost your wallet this would be a good place to start looking!" she says.