"A disabled jet from a somewhat disabled political regime parked in disabled area. I trust it has its disabled parking ticket on display," says John of the Trade Me auction of the Soviet Union-era 1973 Mig-21 fighter jet.
Russian roulette
Russia's finance minister has urged Russians to support the country - by drinking and smoking more. Alexei Kudrin called for increased consumption of tobacco and alcohol in a bid to boost the state's revenues. (Metro.co.uk)
All aTwitter at altar
What do you do when you're a Twitter addict and you're standing at the altar to get married? Software developer Dana Hanna tweeted: "Standing at the altar with @TracyPage where just a second ago, she became my wife! Gotta go, time to kiss my bride." He also changed his Facebook relationship status and footage was uploaded to YouTube. (Source: Techcrunch)
Burglar straight out of the gutter
A message to the guttersnipe who swiped the pipes and guttering that carry rainwater from the roof of the St John regional headquarters at Mt Wellington: "We know our copper pipes are missing, we've called the coppers and we hope you cop a charge for your actions," says regional general manager Stephen Franklin. "For our charity, that represents $10,000 down the gurgler - thanks to the burglar - and that's money we could have spent on life-saving medical equipment for our ambulances."
Fruit puff fanatics
A flood of emails - 79 to be exact - regarding fruit puff lollies. Maree says you can buy them from New World. "Just don't make lolly log with the budget malt biscuits - they have a funny taste," she adds. Gail says look for the blue Pam's pack. Tania says you can get them from Gilmours. Other home bakers suggest chopped Eskimo lollies (or should I say Inuit?) are better for lolly cake. And there have been sightings of fruit puffs at The Warehouse, Bin Inn, Pak'n Save and online at www.thelollyshop.co.nz.
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