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Marie O'Connor notices great savings to be made this week by using your One Card at Woolworths.
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Samantha from Massey shares her scary Hallowe'en experience: "We heard the trick or treaters come down our drive but we chose not to answer the door because we
had no treats. We were having dinner when suddenly our front door was opened and 8 kids aged 6-12, whom we had never seen before, walked into our house and demanded treats!! They thought it was perfectly okay and couldn't understand why I was telling them off for coming into my house. Their parents watching on the driveway didn't bat an eyelid. From now on the gates will be chained shut and doors always locked."
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D. Moralized writes: "Feeling for the medical centre employee, I thought I should tell you about my experience as a call centre employee. I arrived at work on time, and logged into our phone system for an 8am start. I ended up taking my first call at approx 8.01.08am so was considered 'late'. I was subsequently called into a meeting with two managers, a union delegate and other 'offenders'. The meeting took close to an hour and I will now need to explain this hour off the phone at the end of the month with my manager. Ironically on the same day I also received a congratulatory letter for my 'high standard performance' and a pay-rise."
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The life of an exotic fish has been saved by a £500 hernia operation in London. Carla, a 10-inch-long angelfish at London Aquarium, was anaesthetised and had a tube placed in her mouth and water pumped through her body and out her gills to enable her to breathe. The vet repaired the stomach condition usually associated with humans using a scalpel, a needle and forceps. After being stitched up and brought round, Carla made a full recovery. (Source: Daily Mail)
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Geoff West of Takapuna reports an amusing spell-check error in the Southland Times: "As part of the announcement that Craig Dowd and Jeff Wilson were the new North Harbour coaches, the article referred to the previous coach as Wayne Bivouac! I know he was out in the cold following a dismal season by the team but I do not believe Wayne Pivac is looking to hide behind a name change."
Today's Webpick: If some of the internet lingo goes over your head, this clip is the definition of an Epic Fail. Watch it here.
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