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Humour amid the economic doom and gloom, snapped in Mt Wellington.
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Dave writes: "An article in the paper made me think of the idiots that broke into our home. They stole, among other things, a camera and a small USB hard drive. We listed
all this with the police and, lo and behold, a month or so later some of the stuff was recovered, including the USB drive on which were perfect images of all the brilliant photographers. There were also a few of them sitting and smiling happily in a car they had stolen."
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Mistaken identity: "We used to come to Auckland during school holidays and would sometimes go to the Parakai baths, near Helensville. Nana watched the kids and my husband and I went to the grown-ups' pool. I enjoyed diving into water and if practical would open my eyes whilst swimming around underneath. One day I came across a pair of hairy bandy legs, and a body covered in blue boxer shorts like my husband had on. I seized the moment for some fun. My hands started at the ankles, gliding so sexily up his legs and then up to the waist line for a cuddle. It was then I came face to face with a stranger. We both ended up in hysterics, me apologising and this stranger saying he thought his luck had changed. Mum and my husband laughed for hours afterwards."
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An Adelaide business selling cannabis bongs has rebranded to beat new laws making the sale of drug implements illegal. Off Ya Tree labelled its bongs as exotic water-pourers. Ryan Hidden, co-founder of the Reformed Drug Addicts League of SA volunteer group, said there was no doubt the "water-pourer" was a bong. "There's no difference," he said. "It was still a bottle with a stem, a cone piece and shotty hole (for releasing smoke) at the bottom." (Source: AdelaideNow.com.au)
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Toni from Wellington writes: "This week I signed up to a significant home loan with Westpac Bank and asked for a plastic helicopter moneybox for my 2-year-old. I was told I could not have one unless I opened an account for my son. It's marketing gone mad. With the interest on my loan the bank could buy thousands of moneyboxes. How miserable."
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Raj got it wrong over his $2.50 for two litres of milk bargain, claims a reader. "The little shop in Sandringham (Khyber Spice) is selling Milk at COST PRICE and not at the recommended retail price. It is a six-week introductory special and will end soon."
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