A reader writes: "Went to a recent open home in Owairaka, Auckland, and found this in the new bathroom. I guess you have to use the toilet side-saddle."
Coolest captain ever
Masterpiece of Understatement: On June 24, 1982, British Airways Flight 9 - from London Heathrow to Auckland - flew
into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung southeast of Jakarta, resulting in the failure of all four engines. Captain Eric Moody made an announcement to the passengers ... "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem. All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. I trust you are not in too much distress." Flight 9 was eventually able to make a safe emergency landing in Jakarta. Moody described the final approach to the runway with terrible visibility as "a bit like negotiating one's way up a badger's arse".
Giving public a whiff of trouble
A UK Crimestoppers group is handing out scratch and sniff cards to educate the public what marijuana smells like. In doing this they hope it will help people detect when neighbours are growing pot so they can dob them in.
