In the dog box
A man who thought he was being funny when he used Facebook to compare marrying his dog to same-sex marriage found himself in the dogbox at his work. Ryan Uhler posted the message after the US Supreme Court ruled that gay marriage was legal. The next day he was fired from his job as a digital marketing specialist. Uhler didn't think anyone at his workplace used Facebook, and claimed he liked to use social media to "stir the pot." The 32-year-old Florida man insisted he didn't mean anything derogatory by the post, and had no problem with the court's decision.
Buy local, but pay top dollar
"Bought this bottle of milk at the shop across the road from Fonterra's Te Awamutu Factory," writes TorqueIT. "The shop didn't have any of the free water PM Key was waffling on about, so I had to pay $4.50 for this milk. Which got me wondering how it's delivered across the road at that price. Limousine? Butler with a silver tray brings them over one at a time? My guess, an armoured van with security guards at that price. Very precious stuff, wouldn't want to waste any, as we don't want any of New Zealand's trading partners' children to be undernourished."
