Snapped in Frome, Somerset, by Mike Westgate.
How they cut hedges in Cambridge. Respect.
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Truth in advertising: While our big cities pay top dollar to design and build a brand that will attract only minimal ridicule, the ad folk over at stoppress.co.nz have come up with a few humorous slogans for a
number of our not-so hot spots:
Clyde - Damn fine town.
Haast a la vista baby!
Waipu when you can pee?
Core, it's Gore!
What's the - Matamata?
You'll want to pass through Dannevirke.
Ramarama Ramarama Ramarama Ramarama Batman!
Hamilton - It's in the way!
Moeraki Rocks!
New Plymouth - Hamilton by the sea!
Pokeno - Fancy a pork?
Greymouth - Bring lippy.
Greymouth - No, it's not a disease.
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Matt Howells of Rothesay Bay writes: "There's an advertisement board for 'Rubywax' outside Les Mills Gym on Victoria St West which states, 'Brazilian wax in 15 minutes or your money back'. Is this something you want rushed? And who has the incentive here?"
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Employees of a British heritage charity are being urged to help the environment by eschewing indoor toilets and relieving themselves outside. The experiment applies to male gardening staff at Wimpole Hall, a stately home about 80km north of London. The National Trust, which runs the property, says the staff are being encouraged to urinate on straw, which is then placed on compost heaps. It says the chemical reaction helps the composting process, while the absence of flushing by 10 staff could cut the estate's water use by almost a third. Officials have warned the gardeners to make sure they urinate in spots where they cannot be seen by people passing by. (Source: AP)
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Best Tweet of the day: "Santa's getting a nose job in Auckland. Either that or the Taleban have him." (Nat Torkington - gnat)
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See today's Herald cartoon
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Today's Webpick: Fans make contact with Michael Jackson via “spiritualist medium” Derek Acorah during a live séance. Hilarious. Go here and make a comment.
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