Police in West Yorkshire have had some ridiculous emergency services calls this year. One person called to report a packet of rice missing from a cupboard and another called for advice about a snoring dog. One woman spent almost two minutes telling the operator she needed police assistance because a
black cat had found its way into her house. (Source: BBC.co.uk)
Holy knockoff, Batman
A British defence contractor has unveiled a concept for an unmanned armoured vehicle called The Raider. "I like that," a journalist noted. "Looks like the Batmobile." "Glad you said that," project leader Hisham Awad replied with a grin. "That's what we based it on." Pardon? "Yes, we liked the look of that, so we designed something similar. You see, it turns like a motorbike and it has the same wheel configuration." (Source: CrunchGear.com)
Plenty to argue over at Christmas
No doubt most of you have had, or witnessed, a holiday dust-up already but was it caused by what a British survey says causes the most arguments over the holiday period? In order, they are:
1. Board games.
2. Disliked gifts.
3. TV programmes.
4. Driving responsibilities.
5. Cooking responsibilities.
6. Tension with in-laws.
7. Sharing parental responsibilities.
8. Too much alcohol consumption.
9. Lack of time spent with family.
10. Working over the break.
Lost a sack of Xmas goodies?
"A woman left a sizeable amount of shopping in my wife's shop (Abigails, in Devonport) on Christmas Eve," a reader writes. "It was a haul of food and a big bag of fabric. She's welcome to contact us on (09) 445-2470 to describe the contents and get it back."
