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Two of the firm ones please
Two of the firm ones please

Powerless consumer John writes: "Last October-November, Mighty River cold-called my 85-year-old widowed mother and offered…

Funny messages in the sky
Funny messages in the sky

Comedian Kurt Braunohler raised $6000 on Kickstarter to "hire a man in a plane to write stupid things…

Too many front covers
Too many front covers

Sideswipe for May 17

Quizzes

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Not for collection
Not for collection

Soccer parents told to stop the go, go go! Parents at Eastern Suburbs Soccer Club, Kohimarama, have received an email…

Unappetising loaf
Unappetising loaf

Messiah and King popular names for baby boys King and Messiah are among the most popular baby names for American boys…

Nice poster juxtaposition
Nice poster juxtaposition

A Saudi student living in Michigan was questioned in his home by FBI agents after neighbours saw him carrying a pressure-cooker…

Aaron Gilmore lookalike
Aaron Gilmore lookalike

Gargoyle watch A reader writes: "I'm not sure that burglars read, but, on the off chance ... The people who took the two…

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Batman Returns
Batman Returns

Sideswipe column for May 10.

A groovy style

Dumb workplace rules 1. "No cellphone-shaped objects in your pockets at work," wrote one employer. "At first I thought…

Happy cats on morning walk

A reader spotted these very content cats out for a morning walk on Victoria Ave.

The joys of flatting

"I have had the pleasure of being a part of a flat where one flatmate made copies of the house keys to give to her 'friends'…

Unitary plan in action
Unitary plan in action

Subliminal suspicions "Is it just me or is Apple trying to use subliminal advertising?" asks Ollie…

Want today's wifi password?

Grandchildren bring courtesy and humour A reader writes: "After a long lecture to my children about behaving themselves…

Personal hardware

Lamp-post in the way now A great-grandmother had a driveway laid just days after council contractors put a lamp-post directly…

Make room for the pigeon

Docs love Crocs because they drain and never stain Doctors, who helped propel Crocs to record first-quarter sales of $311.7…

Black humour in Christchurch

"With my four kids (plus two Christchurch and one Australian cousins) in the house we are running out of holiday activities,"…

A Topp Triplet
A Topp Triplet

Sensible advice is lost in translation Ian and Pam Young were intrigued to see this in a users' manual…

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Strange But True

Strongmen pull off daring feats of force
video Strongmen pull off daring feats of force

Coney Island holds its annual retro Strongman Spectacular with a dozen men executing feats like bending metal with bare…

Eagle steals fisherman's catch
Sole survivor: Crash victim unveiled
 Drunk man charges wild elephant
Amazing Ice wave
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Huge Tornado kills dozens
video Huge Tornado kills dozens

Dozens of people are dead after a huge tornado struck…

Raw video: Waterspouts over Auckland
video Raw video: Waterspouts over Auckland

Two waterspouts have been spotted in Manukau Harbour…

Heavy showers incoming
video Heavy showers incoming

This week sees a low in the Tasman finally cross the…

'Hearts are Broken' after Tornado
video 'Hearts are Broken' after Tornado

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says "hearts are broken"…

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