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Lea reckons what would be more useful than the Baby On Board sign? "One that said 'Hormonal, Sleep-Deprived Mother at the Wheel'. I'd stay well clear of that car."
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Let's hope it was used ironically: Rach Humphrey of Mt Roskill was travelling along the Northwestern
Motorway following a 4WD towing a horse float with a horse inside and on the back door of the float was, you guessed it, a Baby on Board sign.
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Matt Paetz can see where readers are coming from with your cynicism for the "Baby on Board" messages, but had this to say: "Of course we should all drive safely whoever the inhabitants of the cars surrounding us are, but babies, especially newborns, are particularly fragile and vulnerable in the event of even a relatively small accident. I know when I follow a car with the 'Baby on Board' sign I am more acutely aware of the need to leave a bit more room in following distance."
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The David Beckham condom brand, which claims to help users score in the bedroom like David does on the pitch, is now the best-selling condom brand in China. Not that the LA Galaxy star knew anything about his name and image being used (a Chinese manufacturer named its condoms after him and slapped on a picture without bothering to seek permission). Naive or down-right cheeky, the makers have already made a swag of cash out of the deal.
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Alarming headlines:
"Jilted Lesbian Rugby Player Killed Herself After Brutally Beating Lover Who Had Webcam Affair" (Daily Mail)
"Man, 75, Hurt While Riding Pet Buffalo" (MSNBC.com)
"Boy Glues Hand to Bed to Avoid School" (MSNBC.com)
(Source: News of the Weird)
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Jeremy from Perth obviously has not seen enough of the "undisputed No 1 source of scientific knowledge in the world: the TV show Mythbusters", claims a reader. "In one episode they got the old seats from a Boeing and dropped them from various heights with crash test dummies assuming various positions. Those that were in the brace position came out a lot better."
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What a load of balderdash Jeremy from Perth spouted regarding airline crash positions and life jackets, says Julian Maxwell. "In an emergency, airline attendants make it very clear that passengers are not to inflate their life jackets until they are out of the aircraft. (This is because if the plane is underwater, it's a lot harder to exit the aircraft with an inflated life jacket). You have to be alive to inflate the life jacket, so I can't imagine dead bodies remembering to inflate their life jackets."
Today's Webpick: Heres an edgy Saturday Night Live skit about Seasonale, a new FDA approved birth control pill which limits a womens period to four times a year. How convenient! Watch it here.
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