Sideswipe: Oct 5: Fan puts others in shade

An All Blacks fan in Devonport. Photo / Supplied

This All Blacks fan graces a street in Devonport: her outfit includes pompoms, skirt, lei and arm bands, as well as sunglasses and big lips for cheering. She was put together by Pip Gay and made complete with coconut bosoms and hand-painted silver ferns thanks to Greg Carew.

Lost in translation

Wal writes: "Passengers on a cruise ship were encouraged to create posters to be hung over the rails as the ship passed through the Panama Canal. One by a New Zealander was banned on the grounds that it was racially intolerant. It read: 'All Blacks Go, Go, Go'."

Guards block view of game

Can someone please provide security guards with a chair? We pay good money to watch the rugby - not a stony-faced statue of a security guard blocking the play, says Gary.

Drunk beggar dealt with

While waiting for his wife at the Manurewa Train Station, Nav was approached by a heavily intoxicated young man asking for a dollar. "When I politely refused, he became abusive and proceeded to tell me he was a member of the Crips street gang. I became concerned for my safety but I asked him calmly 'Does the Crips know you are begging for a dollar while using their name?' He walked off still hurling profanities at me. Is this the future of our youth?"

Breakfast downsized

Ianthe Jones writes: "First it was Cadbury's, then Tip Top, now it's Kelloggs. Same sized box [of cereal], the same price but not the same weight. The old box weighs 600g and the new box is 530g."

Chasing the boy dollar...

Cross-dressing teen's explanation #1: Amy writes: "The boy trying to choose between the two different colours for girls' jeans is clearly someone with some taste in fashion which he could not find in shops aimed at boys. Given that many 'girls' jeans don't seem to be cut for a feminine shape, perhaps Glassons are after the boy dollar?"

...better colours and cheaper

Cross-dressing teen's explanation #2: Liz writes: "My oldest teenage son told me he was wearing size 8 females' skinny jeans. Apparently it's cheaper to pay $60 for female ones than to buy male skinny jeans for over $100 a pair. They apparently also sit better and have better colours."

Foreign cash found

Foreign currency find in Mt Albert on Monday. "When we checked the conversion rate to NZ dollars it was four figures and probably belongs to a visitor here for the rugby. We are happy to return it if the owner can tell us what the currency is and the value of the note/s. Contact 027 555 4662."