Could be misinterpreted. A cafe in Uxbridge, west London.
No strings attached
Frustrated mother Nikki imagines a Pumpkin Patch design meeting: "You know the most useful part of the summer short for growing kids? It's the drawstring innit? So how 'bout this. I've decided I hate mothers, so to really piss off those annoying blow-dried piles of polyester, how about we just stick FAKE drawstrings on them? So they come in and buy a few pairs on sale, all a size up, get home, go pull the drawstring on little Bobby's pants and bam! It's just the ends sewn on ... watcha think?"
Selfie sticks endanger art
US museums are considering banning selfie sticks for fear of damage (football clubs in Britain are also keen on a ban, scared they'll be used to throttle rival supporters). "I am pro-selfie, just not pro-selfie stick," said Sree Sreenivasan of the Metropolitan Museum in New York. "I'm worried about visitor safety and protecting our art." Even before there were selfie sticks, museums have had run-ins with inattentive guests who damage the art. In 2010 at the Met, a woman fell and put a 15cm tear into Pablo Picasso's The Actor. In 2006, a guest with a loose shoelace fell down a staircase and "totally demolished" three Qing vases at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England. And the Milwaukee Art Museum 2006 annual report refers to the bronze statue Standing Woman being groped and vomited upon. (Via mashable.com)
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Ernie's place in history
Mystery solved: Ernie Pinches was a councillor in the old Mt Roskill borough from 1956 to 1989 and acting mayor in 1987, writes an online commenter. He was also a pro wrestler and held the New Zealand light heavyweight title for six years in the mid-1950s, the commenter continues. "He founded the South Pacific Wrestling Association in 1954 and was vice-president of the local athletics and football clubs.
The street was originally Pinches St until the Post Office decided this could cause confusion with other similar-sounding street names, so the council renamed it Ernie Pinches. The footbridge is part of the Southwestern Motorway system allowing people to walk/cycle from the street to Stoddard Rd. This was to replace an unnamed gravel track that allowed access across the scrubland that existed before the present motorway was constructed. I am sure Ernie was teased greatly as a child over his surname but his name is now part of Auckland's history."
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