"This is our goat, Dick, waking up Tommy the horse,'' write the Turners in Maungaturoto, an hour north of Auckland. "Dick got his name because this behaviour is considered normal for him.''
Epic illegal income earner
Branko Bogdanov, 58, his wife Lela, 52, and daughter Julia, 34, were arrested this
month and charged in a 10-year shoplifting enterprise run out of their upscale Northbrook, Illinois home, which they allegedly used as a base while prowling stores in states as far away as Florida, stealing high-end toys and jewellery, which they resold on eBay. Police estimate the Bogdanovs swiped as much as US$7 million ($8.1 million) worth of stolen goods. (Source: News of the Weird)
Love actually
About 5.30pm on Sunday, Sue spotted a newlywed couple, in their full wedding regalia, walking along Mokoia Rd, Birkenhead, in the rain. "They were getting out of a vintage car which looked as though it had broken down. Unfazed, this young couple, besotted in the rain, walked a few hundred metres then disappeared into a hedge, of sorts, not before they were saluted with toots and fond wishes by many a passerby."
