"Is it just me or is this year's batch of Girl Guide biscuits the worst ever?" asks Dave Orchard.

A reader writes: "Went to a recent open home in Owairaka, Auckland, and found this in the new bathroom. I guess you have to use the toilet side-saddle."

Sideswipe for March 21.

Fax machines, almost obsolete in the United States and other Western countries, are still central to many tech-savvy Japanese families and companies (who bought 1.7 million units last year alone).

Pyrotechnic warnings capture the imagination

Spotted on Firebox.com: "This traditional-style kite has a sturdy triangular frame and a large wingspan, which features a beatific image of Mary's immaculate child watching over us.

Sideswipe column for March 8.

A friend was looking for three new staff to work in the horticulture field in South Auckland and asked if I would drop a copy of the ad into the local Winz office at Highland Park.

"What is it with financial services organisations and their fixation on toilet-based architecture?" writes a reader.

Tsunami hits Mt Wellington? Or just inorganic rubbish collection week?

My wife convinced me to get a kitten, so we did, a very cute black one. I'd asked for a male - once they're neutered they're no trouble.

I work in finance, and not a lot of people realise that every time you apply for finance, whether it be a phone account, credit card or loan, an inquiry is put against your name.

Fresh on the bone ... just a few minutes from a burger.

Homegrown efforts to remove the "hair down there"' are sending more people to hospital emergency departments.

Is the PM moonlighting as a music teacher?