Day: November 26, 2010

Beating around the bush?

The topic of Southland place-names came up at the office yesterday afternoon, in particular the Southland penchant for using the name “Bush” … as in Gummies Bush, Wreys Bush, Mabel Bush, Croydon Bush, Myross Bush and so on. We came…

A sub-editor’s dream news story

There are some headlines that simply state the facts, there are those that offer a subtle humour and then there are those that, well, smack you between the eyes and say “read this freakish bit of info”. The Mail Online* offered…