A number of readers wrote in aghast at the new cardboard-wrapped king size bars of Cadbury chocolate.
One writes: "Has anyone else noticed the king size blocks have been 'increased' from 250g to between 220g and as low as 190g? Twenty per cent less chocolate for the same money. Shame
Cadbury, shame."
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Flatmates from Hell #1:
"Without my knowledge, Tom borrowed my new suit one night to impress a lady. When her husband came home and caught them together, he took to my suit coat, cutting a big chunk out of the coat where the pocket was. Some time later, I went to wear the suit and discovered half the jacket was missing. I confronted Tom, who admitted he was the guilty party. He promised to buy me a new one, and a little later presented me with some vouchers to use. Six months later, I was asked to pay the account at the suit shop, as he had used me as a guarantor."
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Flatmates from Hell #2:
Jonathan writes: "While at university in the UK, I shared a room with a heroin user (I didn't find that out until later). The use of the drug made him prone to nose bleeds and unfortunately for me he bled over half a year's worth of my course notes while 'chasing the dragon'. I moved out shortly after that."
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Flatmates from Hell #3:
"When I was flatting, I used to put a drop of green food colouring in my milk to stop the flatmates drinking the lot. Does that make me the flatmate from hell?
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The Mayor of Zagreb has called for Freddie Mercury to make a comeback gig in the Croatian capital. On national television, Milan Bandic said he wanted to attract rock legends to the city. "I would like to see David Bowie play in Zagreb. And Freddie Mercury could come, too," he said. Mayor Bandic reportedly seemed shocked to be told that the Queen frontman died 18 years ago. (source: Ananova.com)
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Regarding Andrew Stevenson's description of an impatient and speeding driver:
"If you manage to record the licence plate, colour and make of a vehicle being driven dangerously, send in a Community Roadwatch Report to the police. The driver will receive a letter advising him/her that a complaint has been made by a member of the public. I understand that if three complaints are made by different witnesses involving three separate incidents, then this evidence may later be used by police to support prosecution. Details of the Roadwatch scheme are on the police website www.police.govt.nz (click on the road policing link). At least you'll feel better for having done something proactive instead of stewing in frustration at the idiocy of some of our drivers."
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View today's Herald cartoon
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Today's Webpick: Had this earlier in the week, but the link was wrong. It's so good I have to repost. Here is the literal music video of Bonnie Tyler’s classic 80s power ballad, Total Eclipse of the Heart. Watch it here. Plus, Leonard Nimoy (yes, Spock) fronts a programme warning America to prepare for Y2K. Watch ithere
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