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- Ana Samways | ana.samways@nzherald.co.nz

When you’re really craving a fix

A McDonald’s drive-thru window became a squeeze-thru window for an American woman who apparently needed a fast-food fix. A surveillan­ce video shows her worming her way inside and helping herself to a soft drink. The video, posted on the Twitter feed of Howard County Police in Columbia, Maryland, shows the break-in early on November 5, when the restaurant was closed. The woman reaches through the window for a drink cup and tries unsuccessf­ully to fill it from the dispenser. She then manages to squeeze herself into the restaurant through the small window and gets a soft drink. The camera zooms in on her uncovered face. The woman puts a box of unidentifi­ed items through the window and leaves. She remains at large. (Via AP)

Little concept of time . . .

Teenage daughter: I’m going to Piha with some friends today.

Mum: Oh, I used to enjoy going there with my friends when I was your age.

Daughter: Was Piha there when you were young?

Tales from emergency services . . .

This lady who would call regularly and often make up stories, most likely due to loneliness, but they still had to send someone out every time. So one day when they got a call from her they figured it would be another one of those calls. “What’s your emergency?” . . . “There’s a lion in my living room.” . . . “There’s a lion in your living room? What’s it doing?” . . . “I don’t know, just standing there. Can you send someone over?” Turned out there actually was a lion cub in her living room that had escaped from a circus or something near. (Via Reddit)

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