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And we think we can host a World Cup ... yet we can't organise a concert at Mt Smart, says Jo Davies. "I was fortunate enough to go to the U2 concert on Saturday and, for the record, the band was incredible. Unfortunately, that's not what I remember of the night. No, what I remember is leaving the stadium at 11.20pm and joining the queue for the shuttle buses that had been put on to ferry people back to the CBD. At 12.50am, that's right - an hour and a half later - I got tired of waiting in a going-nowhere queue and called someone to collect me from the stadium. You'd think the organisers would have had the foresight to arrange for at least triple the number of buses to be waiting as soon as the concert ended. At $5 a person and about 50 people on each bus they could easily afford to pay drivers overtime and still make a ridiculous profit."
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A 54-year-old man from Doncaster has been dubbed Britain's unluckiest man after falling down a manhole. This is not the first time John Lyne has suffered a mishap like this. He has had 16 major accidents during his lifetime. As a child, he fell off a horse and cart and was run over by a delivery van. As a teenager, he fell from a tree and broke his arm. On his way home from hospital - on Friday 13th - the bus he was in crashed, provoking another fracture in the same arm. Since then, he's been hit by lightning twice, fallen victim to a rock-fall in a mine, has nearly drowned and has enjoyed three car crashes. As the result of his latest tumble, Lyne, who suffered injuries to his back, left leg and both knees, will be out of action for 32 weeks. The poor bloke added: "Everyone thinks it is just hilarious. My mates, family and wife Susan just laugh about it."
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A Russian woman sued Coca-Cola for physical damages after drinking 5000 litres of Coke. Natalya Kashuba, 27, drank up to three litres of the soft drink every day for five years. She took legal action against Coca-Cola after claiming that she had suffered insomnia and heartburn, reports the Telegraph. She blames Coca-Cola for the addiction because the company ran a promotion that allowed consumers to swap CocaCola caps for prizes. Two Russian courts agreed with her, forcing Coca-Cola to pay awards. She's now seeking further awards for "moral damages". (Source: Ananova.com)
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London's Daily Mail profiled Keith Jackson, 57, an engineer for the AquaTec Coatings company in Wales, whose occupation for the past 30 years has been watching paint dry (to gauge its application time). He said the job pays "fairly well" but "can be stressful". (Source: News of the Weird)
