Sideswipe: November 12: Seal under attack

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A horse walks into a bar ... but the joke is on you

Some humans will do almost anything to fit in, as this experiment about conformity proves. All you need is an un-funny joke, two conspirators and an unwitting victim. The joke goes something like this: A white horse walks into a bar. The bartender turns to the horse and says, "We have a drink named after you." The horse says, "No soap, radio!" The punchline, has the rhythm but it's just a bluff. One conspirator tells the joke to the victim, and the two conspirators laugh wildly. Either the unwitting victim laughs along - then they are mocked for laughing at a fake joke - or the victim admits they don't get it. Then they are mocked by the conspirators for not getting it. Or the mockery is meant to get them to reluctantly laugh, and pretend to "get" a fake joke. Hence peer pressure made the victim conform. (Source: i09.com)

Fish burger or giant snail?

Corrie loves Auckland

Eagle-eyed Ian Young writes: "After returning from holiday my wife and I were catching up on our favourite soaps last night. Towards the end on Friday 31 October of Corrie there is Kirk Sutherland with some other male members of the cast dressed in a shirt with "AUCKLAND" clearly shown on the back."

Battery failure thwarts attempt to return phone lost at Clevedon

Sarah dropped her handbag at the Clevedon Show, the contents scattered far and wide and in her scramble to pick everything up, she missed her phone ... "but some kind person found it and texted my daughter from it saying to call. But by the time she passed the message on and I called the next morning it went direct to my voice mail, so the battery must've run out. Even if the finder managed to locate a charger for my ancient phone there is a silly unlock code. It has seven years worth of photos and videos of special people and deceased pets on it. Yes I know, should have somehow put it on a stick or something but I wouldn't have a clue how to do that ... I know, first world problems ..." If you found Sarah's phone at the Clevedon Show please contact Sideswipe.

Proof kids will eat anything

"Saw these disgusting looking, cracked marshmallow pigs in a bakery in Mt Roskill."

Video: Things children do that would be unacceptable if an adult did them...

Picture this: I'm looking for a new duvet. What do you think if this one?

Video: British Dad Will Reid releases another Teenage Instructional Video series for his kids James and Beth. This time, how to hang up wet towels. (If you pause at 29 second in you'll note his first instructional video about changing the toilet roll hasn't worked)...

Video: The internet mocked his verbose rants as sounding like Blur's song Parklife, so Russell Brand uses that viral-ness to his own ends with this parody...

Video: When Mum isn't home...

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