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A nutritionally challenged bargain at the Supervalue supermarket in Titirangi, Auckland.
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Britain's most bizarre car insurance claims for 2008, according to insurance company Elephant.co.uk:
Claimant mistakenly filled tank with shampoo instead of petrol; decomposing carrots smeared across the road, which caused claimant to skid and lose control of his vehicle;
claimant's windscreen melted after a Harrier jet crashed and burst into flames nearby;
a squirrel throwing a nut from a tree overhead broke claimant's windscreen;
a rowdy passing camel kicked and damaged a claimant's car, which was parked outside a garden centre;
a weary horse decided to sit on the bonnet of a claimant's car for a rest.
(Source: Telegraph.co.uk)
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Yay! Saturday morning and time for a sleep-in, writes Gill. "But no. At 7am my husband wakes up and begins to read his book. Fine so far. But then he coughs, then a while later, coughs again. Then a while later, another cough. By this stage I am getting a bit annoyed. Finally I sit up and thrust a cough lozenge at him. To which he said, 'I have some of those on my bedside table but I thought I would wake you taking the paper off one'."
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Ron Shaw explains why the AA's treatment of Helen Morgan's husband (and sick child) was fair enough. "The contract (remember them, they create a legal obligation) she has with the AA is personal to her and doesn't cover her vehicle or anyone else, even her husband. AA provides a breakdown service at a fee which represents a tiny fraction of what it costs to run. One way of making sure that costs are kept reasonable is keeping the number of freeloaders to a minimum. When her husband called the AA he was trying to freeload. I'm sure the AA call-takers have heard every excuse under the sun. And if their son was that sick why didn't they call an ambulance?"
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Stuart can vouch for the cat/magnet story. "The outside of my house in the US is covered in steel. I have a similar door. The magnet that came with the dog door is very strong and hung from the dog collar. One day when my husky didn't come in when I called I found him stuck to the side of the house. I discovered that a much weaker magnet taped to the collar worked just as well.
Today's Webpick: One of the most dramatic and emotional moments from Olympics past had to be when British runner Derek Redmond tore a hamstring during the 400m in Barcelona in 1992, yet he got up to finish the race and his Dad ran in to help. Watch it here.
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