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16 Apr, 2015 05:00 PM2 mins to read

A reader from Oratia was in Hamilton recently and saw this poster on a bus shelter of KFC promoting its sponsorship of the Chiefs.

Candy Crushed tendon

A 29-year-old man has been treated for "Candy Crush thumb" after he tore a tendon playing the colour-matching game on his smartphone. He told doctors he had been injured after playing Candy Crush Saga "all day for six to eight weeks". The man did not notice any pain in his thumb until the tendon actually ruptured, indicating an addiction to the game may have caused him to feel less pain.
(Source: UPI)

Dear Dummy Fairy ...

"Apparently one way to make the break between a child and his/her dummy is to put the dummy into an envelope addressed to the Dummy Fairy and post it to a New Zealand Post mailbox. It works well, according to my son-in-law. But I'm not sure what NZ Post thinks about it."

Smokin' and the bandit

"What is this, the 60s?" asks David, incredulous. "When was the last time it was ever appropriate to smoke while driving a police car ... saw a cop in Ellerslie Thursday morning puffing away like a chain smoker and I was gobsmacked when he chucked his butt out on to the road."

No butts about litter

The council operates a very useful but little known service called "In The Bin". Anyone can phone 0800 468 432 to report people littering from a vehicle, and give the registration, time, day and location and they will be sent a warning letter and/or a $100 fine. If more people reported those inconsiderate people who throw litter - including cigarette butts - from their cars, it might make our city a more pleasant place to be.

A concert-goer writes: "Took what I thought was a photo of Rod Stewart on the big screen at his concert night. It's such a great photo of this lady that I'd love to pass it on if she wants it."

Only in New Zealand would you find this sign.

Picture this: A series of maps by Johnathan Musther depicting New Zealand in various sea-level rise scenarios - 10, 25, and 80 metre sea-level rise - living some insight into the potential future of the New Zealand coastline as a result of sea-level rise...

Picture this: Hyper-realistic giant kitten head, mask thing...

Video: A gang of jumping Asian carp leapt out of the water and flung themselves at students rowing in a boat in Creve Coeur Lake outside of St. Louis, Missouri after getting spooked by the rowers...