'Maybe styled off the Grand National Steeplechase?' ponders a reader. 'This is a crossing from a McDonald's to the carpark. It appears Maccas do care - they give you some exercise after your 4000 calorie loading!'
Babies and pitbulls: Incompatible self-employment. (Source: boingboing.net)
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Junk Mail rage: "In an effort to track down my missing cat I printed some homemade fliers with my mobile number and distributed them to letterboxes around Pt Chevalier," writes a worried pet owner. "Imagine my surprise to
receive the following text message the next day: 'A notice on my letterbox clearly states Addressed mail only. Can't u read. OR WHAT!' My faith in human nature has been destroyed. And no, the cat has not been found."
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The Auckland Rugby Union is celebrating 125 years and is holding a dinner for all the men who played for the top team. The union's website has a list of former players it can't find to invite to a knees-up, among them a bloke called John Kirwan ... Check out any other missing players at www.aucklandrugby.co.nz.
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Having just crossed the Tasman on Air New Zealand, Allan was interested in the label placed on the back of each seat advertising on-demand touch-screen entertainment. The label states: "Be entertained from the moment you hop on the plane till the moment you get off". "I always thought any on-board entertainment system was not operational until the plane had completed take-off and it was shut down just prior to landing. Does Air NZ's soon to be introduced entertainment go all the way, or are they stretching reality a bit?
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The reader who wrote in about the article on the godwits seems a bit confused about global warming. Global warming does not mean that the weather simply gets warmer - it means the entire environment of the planet warms therefore creating weather extremes resulting in weather which can be colder in some places. There is no contradiction in the prime time news story, however "Climate Change" may be a more easily understood phrase than "Global Warming".
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Tony reckons the boot on the telephone pole wasn't left there by a lineman. "Um, I think you'll find a lot of people have seen it. A shoe hanging off a phone line or on a phone pole is advertising that a tinny house is nearby." (We thought that was just a myth - SideSwipe)
Today's Webpick: This is an oldie, but a goodie& policeman gets his groove on in a shop. Watch it here.
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