Sideswipe: March 25: Dinner shaped plates

Impractical crockery. Plates shaped like specific dinners. (By Kahla at 5.5 Design Studio)

Cat burglar under bed

A 61-year-old woman in Palm Springs, Florida, was searching around her house for her cat. Much to her surprise, when she reached under her bed, she discovered a burglar. According to the police report, she "felt she had touched human skin". Yikes. It wasn't a bogeyman, but 25-year-old Christian Vatovec, who immediately bolted from under the bed. He managed to escape the house, and climbed over a nearby fence. He made off with a gold ankle bracelet and a digital camera. He was caught shortly after. (Source: Sun-Sentinel)

Judge gets priorities right

A young Auckland man was called up for jury duty yesterday. He was picked from the pool but asked the judge to be excused. His reason? He had a ticket to the semifinal World Cup Cricket match. The judge laughed and excused him. But he hasn't quite escaped his civic duty - the man was told to come back and join the pool today. Teenage dirtbag danger

"One morning about 2am I was woken by a loud bang from our teenager's lair," writes Anne Martin of Helensville. "A glass bottle of orange juice he had had on a shelf for goodness knows how long had exploded, sending shards flying across the room with enough force to make slits in the curtains. It was lucky the occupant was out at a friend's place for the night as everything, including his pillow, was covered in glass splinters."

For the supporters out there

"Found at The Warehouse. What every Collingwood/All Blacks supporter needs," writes Sonia Yoshioka Braid (@eloquentsonia).

Pyjamas for kids in need

When kids arrive at a women's refuge they've often had to leave their homes in a hurry and sometimes need new pyjamas. Sideswipe along with online group the #Twitter Aunties are asking for donations of pyjamas for all ages of children, boys and girls. Pop your pre-loved PJs in a postbag and forward to PO Box 19401, Avondale. It doesn't take much to help. (For ongoing support go to givealittle.co.nz/cause/aunties)

Packaging galore

"I recently placed an order from a pet website for some drops for my labrador's swimmer's ear," writes Elizabeth McPherson. "When it arrived I was astounded by the excessive packaging [pictured]. When I contacted the company the reply was 'We've run out of post bags and are waiting for more to arrive'. Surely there was a better solution than this? Make a smaller box? Go pick some bags up? Put the item in an envelope?"

Video: Naughty Bits is a three-part documentary series looking into New Zealand's changing relationship with censorship and you can view the first episode here. The blurb reads: "Sex and nudity have always been hot button topics for New Zealanders: early missionaries to Aotearoa were known to make the unkindest alteration to Maori carvings by removing any sign of male genitalia; in the late 20th century a moral group led by Patricia Bartlett tried to remove smut from general life; and in the 21st century a library removed from its shelves an acclaimed book of pornography."

Picture this: A Dutch yacht building company sent this massive super yacht out of its shipyard. At over 100m long, Symphony is the largest yacht they have ever built. Here it is traveling down the Gouwe canal, which crosses over the A12 road from Arnhem to The Hague...

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