The number of cases of swine flu here in little old New Zealand has risen to 99 and looks likely to rocket ahead even further in the coming days. Be careful out there, wash your hands and stay home if…
Piggy germs multiplying
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Be careful out there
Swine flu cases in New Zealand doubled over the weekend so watch out for nasty bugs. The drug companies reckon they’ll have a vaccine for it soon, with one of them estimating they’ll have commercial supplies ready by next month.…
Chris Knox improving
It looks like Chris Knox is on the road to recovery after his stroke last week. The “Dunedin Sound” pioneer has been in hospital since he had a stroke on Thursday. Let’s hope the Toy Love/Tall Dwarfs/The Nothing guru makes…
Fresh look for the competition
I see the NZ Herald’s website has had a wee spruce up and I kind of like it. The whole change isn’t overly radical but it’s quite eye-catching. Everything is still there on the front page but some things have…
Stupid pop quiz of the week
Imagine you are a council worker in the town of Bloxwich, England. You have potholes to fill but you have a dilemma: they are on the border of town land and private property. Do you: A. Fill them all B.…
You’ve goat to be kidding
Ever wanted a pet goat? Something to snuggle up with at night, take for walks or train to fetch your slippers? Now you can get one for free. You just have to stump up the cash for a new ute…
Did Mitsubishi steal the goat?
The two comments on my previous post, about Mitsubishi’s free goat offer claim the car-maker stole the idea from a Hamilton caryard by the name of Ideal Cars, and pointed me to a YouTube video. Which, of course, I watched.…
All over
Now that the Napier siege is all over we’re learning more and more about just what the cops were up against. And it sounds like it was probably fortunate more people weren’t injured or killed. Of course, all the armchair…
Bra-vo
Now here’s an idea that has merit: making bras tax-deductible. Jessica Irvine over at the Sydney Morning Herald has no end of sensible political arguments for just why this should happen, and good on her for putting so much thought…
These people give higher education a bad name
The Victoria University of Wellington Student Association said no to the opportunity to lay a wreath at Anzac Day commemorations. The reason? Apparently, they reckoned taking part would mean they were condoning war. Have any of these idiots ever even…