Sideswipe: Too much jingle juice?

Rick found these 'lost in translation' Christmas cards at The Warehouse. Photo / Supplied

Lost marketing opportunity

"Passing through Paeroa my husband stopped for refreshment," explains a reader. "He had to walk three blocks, visiting every dairy and coffee shop before he could find a bottle of Lemon & Paeroa."

GPS for baby Jesus

A security company is providing free GPS trackers to US religious organisations to install inside a baby Jesus statue or attach to a menorah. They will be able to track the items via computer or mobile phone if they ever go missing.

Bah humbud!

A 2m cannabis plant decorated as a Christmas tree was confiscated from the home of "an old hippie" in Germany. "The marijuana plant had been put in a Christmas tree stand and decorated with a string of lights," the police said. "The hashish fan said he intended to add more decorations to the tree and place the presents under it, according to tradition." Police seized the plant and another 150g of marijuana found in the apartment.

Motoring health hazard

"I bet Darren doesn't go to the dentist for a check-up with bits of spinach hanging off his teeth," writes this reader. "Why should he expect a WOF inspector to clean and tidy his car to carry out a safety inspection? Re-arranging personal crap obstructing safety items can conceal all sorts of nasties. Inspectors shouldn't have to deal with used needles, broken glass, soiled underwear and baby vomit to check safety items like seatbelts and spare tyres ... Darren's car sounds like a mobile health hazard."

Who's the real Grinch?

Like many readers, Mike reckons the woman who parked across someone's driveway and then cried "Christmas Grinch" when she got a ticket is selfish. "How does she know whether the homeowner uses the driveway or not? If somebody blocked my driveway and ignored requests to move I'd be calling a tow truck not the council."

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