Fancy dress disaster
"When I was a fresher at Otago uni in the 80s I was invited to a fancy dress party of this chick I liked. She didn't know I existed. The theme was a P Party (in those days it was just a letter) so I wracked my brain trying to think of something simultaneously hilarious and memorable, but that didn't cost a lot to execute. We never got it on, that night or any other. In hindsight, wearing my brown sleeping bag, with the string pulled tight around my face, wasn't the best idea."
Gluten-free labels needed
A reader writes: "It's important to label products 'free' from gluten even if they don't naturally have them, because if they are produced on the same production line as gluten products they can still cause a reaction for somebody with coeliac disease. You need to check every label because products such as salt, olive oil and desiccated coconut sometimes have traces due to the preparation. So while gluten-free carrots may seem to be stating the obvious, it's still worth stating."
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Picture this #1: Fun with statues...
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Video: Typical hour-long drama.....
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