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Sideswipe: Self-deprecating business
You open a takeaway shop but you're also self-deprecating.
Sideswipe: Richard Scarry's dark side
"I never noticed how twisted these books were as a kid," says RespectMyAuthoriteh.
Sideswipe: Makes one L of a difference
"One of the oldest proofing errors in the book is rearing its head again."
Sideswipe: It's a Green Party in your pants
"'It's a (Green) Party in your pants' sounds like a particularly virulent diarrhoea."
Sideswipe: Homicidal bath treat
The Chucky bath bomb is based on the demonic character in Child's Play horror film series.
Sideswipe: Fetus Buzz
"I had an ultrasound today," writes a pregnant reader. "We have nicknamed the fetus Buzz."
Sideswipe: Race filter fails taste test
FaceApp filters allowed users to transform into Caucasian, Asian, Indian or Black faces.
Sideswipe: Message rings true
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Sideswipe: The definition of irony
A fire protection company car parked with the front wheel on a fire hydrant cover.
Sideswipe: Lights out but lampposts on
Police in the Netherlands arrested a man driving with two stolen lampposts on his car.
Sideswipe: Wife's Freddy jumper
'Nice jumper, Freddy,' I said to my wife. She won't wear it again now.
Sideswipe: August 8: Old craft beer
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Sideswipe: British humour
'He was very much loved by his family and friends and got the last laugh.'
Sideswipe: Avo-toast nothing new
It seems avo-toast was popular well before the Auckland housing bubble peak of 2016.
Sideswipe: Post-workout parking
"Must be too tired from exercising to walk and park properly," writes a reader.
Sideswipe: July 20: Not a parody
"I was certain this UK magazine must be a parody, but it's not."
Sideswipe: A plate would do
Fish and chips served on a ferris wheel, instead of the traditional ceramic plate.