Plucked from the headlines, online and in print
“Get more out of your batteries” Okay, so maybe I’ve got a filthy mind (well, I guess the “maybe” part of that sentence doesn’t really need to be there) but it did strike me as rather thoughtful of Stuff to be offering some pre-Christmas hints on how to keep the battery-powered toys chugging along a […]
Headlines that made me snort (possibly an ongoing series) Read Post »
There are probably a few parents out there who could learn a thing or two from this little squirrel: when a dog tried to eat her baby she came down from the tree and gave the dog a clout around the head. The result? Two safe squirrels and one dog with a bruised ego. ON THE
Brave wee squirrel sees off dog Read Post »
Griffins has moved production of some of its biscuits to Fiji but didn’t come clean on the decision until pressed by the press (a sharp-eyed reporter from the Dominion Post noticed the “Buy New Zealand Made” logo had disappeared from the packaging). They reckon it’s all because demand has exceeded the Auckland factory’s production capacity.
They’ve messed with the chocolate, now they’re buggering up the biscuits Read Post »
The law is an ass. Truly, an ass. With decorative pillows (and probably doilies) to boot. Some poor sod in Wellington is on trial for assaulting his nephew. Fair enough you might say, assault someone and the law will deal with you. However, his evil crime didn’t involved a closed fist, or even an open-handed
So that’s what they mean by throw pillows Read Post »
Looks like we’ll be avoiding the whole folic acid drama (here) … the government had put things on hold.
Yay, our bread’s safe Read Post »
If ever there was an incentive to quit smoking, American John Muszynski has found it: he was charged $23 quadrillion for a packet of cigarettes at a service station. Yes, that’s quadrillion, a 17-digit number: $23,148,855,308,184,500. And it’s also United States dollars, so it’s probably about a gazillion bucks in New Zealand dollars. It took
Maybe it’s time to quit Read Post »
