A bra designed for the buttocks, which has been dubbed the "Bumkini" by the British media, uses a belt around the waist with adjustable support hoops which loop under the buttocks to hoist them up.
* * *
Judith Taylor says: "Go the Navman. For a company that started in
New Zealand, their latest GPS navigators have appalling New Zealand place name pronunciation (and only Aussie, British or American voices to choose from). For instance: Blenheim becomes Blenheem, Paremata becomes Perimeter, Totara becomes TOT-ara. I have yet to hear it say Kaiwharawhara, Pauatahanui or Paekakariki ... I might go driving over Easter just for a giggle."
* * *
An English man who created an anti-tailgating flame-throwing device for his scooter has been arrested. Lincolnshire plumber Colin Furze's modified scooter, which threw out flames with a flick of a switch, was shown in a press feature last week. When police spotted Furze riding his scooter on a public highway, they arrested him, the Sunday Telegraph reported. Furze was detained on possessing an object converted into a firearm before being released on bail without charge until May 6, pending police investigation. Possession of a firearm can carry a maximum prison sentence of five to seven years. Furze declined comment, the newspaper said.
* * *
After reading the list of the Broadcasting Standards Authority's 31 unacceptable words in broadcasting, Dave Smarty tweets: "Jesus is No 19 and God is No 22, which is going to make Easter a challenge."
* * *
Lisa suspects that readers complaining about getting phone directories don't know how bad it can really get. "Try living in rural Kaiwaka and you'll get phone directories for Auckland, Rodney and Northland. We also automatically get every local newspaper produced between Orewa and Whangarei - I think there's eight. Oh how I miss the weekly waste paper collections we had in the city."
* * *
Yellow said a "small number" of people surveyed said they didn't want their phone books but that 83 per cent did. One reader reckons the team at Yellow need to buy a calculator because 17 per cent means 741,000 New Zealanders don't want their phone books.
* * *
Today's Webpick: Check out Walkshort, a NZ short film set on Karangahape Rd, with Don McGlashan and Harry Sinclair in, er, walk shorts and long socks. And a great doco about the New Zealand comedy scene including Fred Dagg, Lynn of Tawa, McPhail and Gadsby and Funny Business .Go here.
Follow Ana Samways on Twitter
* * *
See today's Herald cartoon