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"This old armchair in Mt Roskill had three such 'we are investigating' stickers on it from someone sent out by the Auckland Council," writes Paul Carpenter of Rotorua.

My friend Lisa is an extremely capable handy woman. Here's a great feedback comment she left on a hardware store's Facebook page

This entry in the NZ Bakels Supreme Pie Awards may not have won or even come close, but it certainly gets kudos for originality.

This typo was handled perfectly by a Canadian news announcer.

Spotify offers free music to millions and the minuscule royalty per stream they pay artists has always been the subject for much grumbling.

Guilt-free beer in the US is about to be ruined by a nutrition information panel.

Class clown demoted to chairwoman of the bored "I had been sent out of my math class for being disruptive - throwing books across

Paul spotted this at Countdown Highland Park. He wasn't sure if they were delusional or having us all on.

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A Muslim group is handing out Islamophobin at The Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

"My son got mad at me yesterday and opened all the bananas in the house. What type of passive aggressive monster is he?" @VictorPopeJr

One of the pranks the kids pulled on me. Other successful pranks: Fake dog poo - I picked it up with paper and smelled it before knowing.

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Auckland man Codey Bell's partner was playing Pokemon while he was driving. He posted to Facebook: "Picked up a hitchhiker yesterday by mistake."

Vintage postcards and posters dated from around 1900 to 1914 warning men of the dangers associated with the suffragette movement.

"Is the person naming these colours of yarn okay?" tweets @kendrawcandraw.

Inmates who escape their cells usually do it to fly the coop, but some have more altruistic motives.

Leather strides have lining shorts built in, and I saw no harm in going commando.

Teens are forever getting a bad rap, but Robyn wrote this to Massey High School to give some positive feedback for a change.

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Women in NSW must've been wondering what decade they were in when they got a campaign letter from the Liberal Party with their last name changed to match the man they live with.

Christchurch-based One News crew Mandy Robertshaw, Alan Hutton and Mike Fitzgerald.

"These spuds would take some boiling to mash," says Darcy.

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New Zealand, Australia's eastern-most state, home of Aussie classics such as the pavlova and Russell Crowe.

"We are constantly amazed at the brazen mislabelling of fish on sale at various outlets in Australia," says Bain.

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