Karl writes: "After a little R & R in the Pacific Islands, I found this shop with a large supply of Marmite. This country is not aware of Marmagedden in New Zealand or the tidy profit it could make. It was nice to have Marmite on toast for seven days. The price was a bargain, and several jars were packed into the suitcase."
Review spells it out
BiC introduced a line of pens For Her ... Fortunately the reviewers of the BiC Cristal For Her Ball Pen (Easy glide, feel the smoothness) over at Amazon have sarcastic socks on. "For years I had dreamed of penning a masterpiece and yet, when it came to that blank piece of paper, the harsh offensive masculinity of the pen was just too intimidating. Finally someone has actually considered what it is like to be female in this cruel world and how easily our little minds can be intimidated and denied the opportunity to do our life's work. Five stars."
Headline hooks a reader
A reader writes: "A few years back, New Zealand Truth ran a short item on a trout fisherman in England who had a terminal illness. He wanted to give something back to the fish, so stated in his will for some of his ashes to be scattered on his favourite fishing spot. The headline: 'Angler's ashes."'