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Kaye recently bought a shaving kit to cut her 12-year-old son's hair. "The first haircut I gave him was salon quality and we were both really pleased it. The next time, however, he was not happy with the result. In fact, he was very angry with me because he was teased at school. He asked me to fix it by doing a number 4 all over. The cut was going well until the shaver needed oil added to the blades, which requires the removal of the measuring comb. Unfortunately, to the horror of both of us, I forgot to refit the comb and consequently he ended up with a bald strip right down one side of his head. We hugged each other and cried! Thank goodness his hair grows quickly and he doesn't mind wearing a hat."
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Steve wants to have a moan to someone about a Nestles promotion which involved giving away throat lozenges, which have a use-by date of May 2007, in front of Britomart. "Flog it off to the unsuspecting public as a promotion, eh? Tightwads," he says.
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The British Government is training about 1200 local officials to enforce new anti-smoking rules. These workers will be able to enter bars and restaurants undercover, film and photograph people, issue immediate £50 fines to those they see smoking and bring charges against establishments that allow smoking. (Source: Reason.com)
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On Thursday Louisa Merceanu and her friends were going to the Waiwera hot pools to celebrate her 13th birthday. "On the way we stopped at the Pak'n Save supermarket in Albany to buy some picnic food for our trip. My friends and I bought some food, fizzy and ice and went to the checkout. The checkout operator asked us for ID because we were buying ice. Initially we thought he was joking, but he called the supervisor and she confirmed that we needed ID because the ice is stored in the alcohol section. We had to go and get my Dad who assured them that he was over 18 and was allowed to purchase the ice. We sure had a good laugh but is this madness or what?"
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Shirley wants to share one of those insidious but gratifying acts of revenge on a straying (now former) husband. The good wife simply stopped replacing his towels on the heated rail. The record was four months for the one (crusty) towel.
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Alan Murgatroyd of Kerikeri says Mark Dumble needn't swear at the Telecom Virtual Person: "As soon as this horrendous aberration answers the call, hit the 0 key rapidly for a couple of seconds," he says. "This commits Virtual Person Murder, and a 'real' person tries to find out what is going on. Works every time."
