Who needs horses?
Horse showjumping is a long-time Olympics sport, but for the last 10 years equestrians have been performing in "horseless" showjumping, in which horse courses are run by "riders" on foot. According to an October report in the Wall Street Journal, an international association headed by retired pro equestrian Jessica Newman produces at least 15 shows a year, with between 40 and 130 competitors galloping over jumps that vary from 60cm to 1.2m, with the "riders" marked, timed, with points off for touching the rails. Explained Newman about the shows' success: "It's just fun to be a horse." (Source: News of the Weird)
More funny business
Gerald has a few more amusing business names. "In Whakatane there is a septic tank business called Pete's Takeaways and in Martinborough there is a mason with 'get stoned and laid' written on his car business sign. And in Dunedin in the fifties there was a hairdresser called Mr Furkin who had a sign saying 'come inside and get a Furkin haircut', but the police made him pull it down. Also in Dunedin, in the 1930s, there was a law firm called Hitchcock, Scratchett and Pullet."
Poop deck confusion
