Sideswipe: November 19: Lorde's inspiration?

Is Lorde morphing into Boy George?

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Bunny-power wins the race

"A true story," swears Rose Waerea. "One recent Sunday morning, after collecting my morning coffee and papers from Waipu, I was driving home along Rosythe Rd when I saw a cyclist coming down a slight hill towards me. As he got closer I saw a small animal running at his back wheel, and I presumed he was out with his dog. A bit small to be running at that speed - at least 35km/h, I thought. As they got closer I saw it wasn't a dog, but a small rabbit who finally zipped past the cyclist and shot in front of his wheel and over into the long grass at the side of the road. How ignominious to be beaten by a rabbit."

Out-numbered

A conversation a reader had with her mum, who is in her late 70s. "I rang her on her cellphone from my home line. The conversation went something like this:

Me: "Hi Mum, it's me."

Mum: "Who's me?"

Me: "It's Linda."

Mum: "But your number showed up on the screen as unknown?"

Me: "My number is unlisted."

Mum: "But you're not unknown to me."

Me: "It's my number that is unknown, not me. I'm still me."

Mum (sounding unconvinced): "Okay ... so it's you."

Me: "Yes, it's me."

Mum: "Who's me?"

Me: "It's Linda, Linda your daughter ... is Dad there?"

Bad album cover

Fire alarm responsibility

Rachel Rayner tweets: "On the wireless this morning someone said: 'A smoke alarm is $10, a beer is $8. Tenants should take responsibility' ... But maybe landlords should take responsibility so people don't die in their investments ... (Lazy landlords, mutter, mutter, bludging off my hard-earned money)." (@rachelrayner)

Crunch! That's how to deal with the cone zone

"Two cones hogging a carpark space at the NZ Open bowls at Henderson deserve the treatment this driver gave out," writes Sandy of yesterday's picture. "If someone wants to 'reserve' the space, there are legal ways of making it unavailable ... Simply putting two cones there is someone's attempt at trying to hog a space for themselves. Anyway, it looks like the car in yesterday's photo is displaying a mobility permit."

Picture this: How many people does it take to change a hanging planter in Timaru? (Via Mike B on Twitter @LID_MAN)

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