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Driver of the week
I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw a man backing his car up a driveway and along the footpath.
Winding up the mentally ill
Always keen to impress an image of strength and prosperity upon his countrymen and the international media in general, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was photographed using a newly made smartphone at a factory.
Expensive onions
A loving husband triggered a massive police presence at a Cricket Store in southeast Houston.
Spell check needed
A reader vents: "Does anyone have a worse carpark than Lincoln North in Henderson?
Desperate measure
No trailer, no problem! Snapped last Tuesday afternoon in West Auckland by a gobsmacked Emma.
Secret to rugby star's success?
Hong Kong's Yes Lady pawnshop allows you to use your luxury handbag as collateral.
A perfect perch
It may be disconcerting for men to see their reflection in shop windows as little old men and women glimpse their mothers in the mirror
Hey, it's only Bey
Dmitry Argarkov of Voronezh, Russia, received a credit card offer from a bank.
Sideswipe: August 9: Top plate
"They say that as we grow older our self-image becomes rather more attractive - younger, fitter, taller - than the reality others see," writes David.
Who's for breakfast?
Spotted in a room menu at the Devon Hotel, New Plymouth, by Grant who quipped: "I like children but I couldn't eat a whole one".
Laissez faire Lamborghini
A member of Autoclique.co.nz posted this photo of a munched Lamborghini in Peak Rd.
Christmas arrives early
A Midland school is banning girls as young as 9 from wearing skirts - because girls are wearing them too short.
Er, I'll get my fasteners later
"Travelling south along the Desert Road a week or so ago it was great fun to see families playing in the lush snow by the side of the road," writes David Winn.
Teeth! Now in 3D!
"Throw away your old 2D toothbrush!" exclaims Gareth. "The new revolutionary 3D toothbrush is here!
When orders are pure poetry
Patricia Hill once owned 104 bottles of Old Farm Pure Rye Whiskey which was distilled in 1912 and valued at US$102,400 ($128,500).
Great, but where's the plastic?
My husband and I visited a cafe in the Waitakere Ranges over the weekend.
How to keep the kids away
Mercury Energy has a Mercury Profile on its website, for people who do business with it via the net.
Sideswipe: July 19: Moral behind murals
Artist Otis Frizzell was driving down Williamson Ave, Grey Lynn, past a mural he did.
Only in Singapore
"Your mention of the clipboard in today's paper reminded me of an incident some years ago."
Oscar-winning agent
An unemployed, 32-year-old man stole a wallet from a parked scooter in Kobe, Japan, because he wanted to go to prison.
Who's pulling the strings?
In 1980, 18-year-old Willie Ramirez was admitted to a Florida hospital in a comatose state. His family tried to describe his condition to those who treated him but they only spoke Spanish.
Is breast always best?
The wealthy of South China's Shenzhen city are hiring wet nurses to provide them with breast milk to drink as a health tonic, provoking outrage.