Oddstuff
Turtle odyssey takes troubling turn
![11 year old Kelsie Sammons Gray with Lois the Turtle.](/web/20150622061513im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/f/t/w/1/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15fi2j.png/1434942534365.jpg)
On the surface, Lois' return seems an amazing journey. But is it Lois, or an "evil twin"?
Text lane's one big problem
![The texting lane's design was meant for people to laugh at, Utah Valley University's creative director Matt Bambrough claims.](/web/20150622061513im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/e/c/q/z/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15ecqn.png/1434928273794.jpg)
Why not try and herd the distracted away from the determined? Because then they won't see each other.
International cat of mystery
![Ozzie gets a cuddle from a volunteer carer in Northern Ireland. Photo: Ozzie the cat](/web/20150622061513im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/f/4/d/g/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15f4d7.png/1434838788434.jpg)
An Australian cat has sparked an international investigation after turning up on the other side of the world, in Northern Ireland.
NK claims it can cure MERS
![Kim Jong-un pays respects to Kim Il-sung at Kumsusan Palace of the Sun on January 1.](/web/20150622061513im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/2/g/p/c/b/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15eysq.png/1434753079243.jpg)
North Korea has announced it has developed a cure for MERS, Ebola and cancer.
Poisoned by hot sauce, laxatives
![Health generic](/web/20150622061513im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/4/2/d/s/9/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15dux7.png/1434795650295.jpg)
From teenage dares to cheap highs, there's no limit to how stupid some people can be.
Getaway turtle in capital
![Postie Gerard Dobson found a turtle making its way up Beach St, Island Bay on Friday](/web/20150622061513im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/e/h/r/4/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15egra.png/1434940496340.jpg)
An escaped turtle with a rock-like appearance has been found in Island Bay, Wellington.
Toilet paper wedding gowns?
![A model wears 'The Silhouette of my Garden' a design by Mimoza Haska during the 11th annual toilet paper wedding dress contest at Kleinfled's Bridal Boutique in New York June 17, 2015. The contestants competed in the annual Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest, showing off their dress-making skills using only Charmin toilet paper, glue, tape, Needle and thread, for the $10,000 cash prize. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid](/web/20150622061513im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/e/7/c/v/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15e77v.png/1434662100197.jpg)
These wedding dresses are the kind you'd expect to be silk and lace. But they're all made out of toilet paper.
Zookeepers recreate Jurassic scene
![Chris Pratt in his Jurassic World pose that has become a hit with zookeepers around the world.](/web/20150622061513im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/9/1/q/h/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15e1ei.png/1434620076219.jpg)
Auckland zookeepers join colleagues across the globe posing in mock Jurassic World scenes with their animals.
'Relentlessly gay' yard offends
![In the face of criticism about her "relentlessly gay" yard, a US woman is raising money to buy more coloured objects. Pictured are the rainbow lights and the letter they sparked.](/web/20150622061513im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/d/u/a/1/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15duii.png/1434655237268.jpg)
US woman aims to make her "relentlessly gay" yard even more relentless and gay, after letter telling her to "tone it down".
Kids get this, adults don't. Here's why
![The puzzle in question.](/web/20150622061513im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/d/p/4/t/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15dp6f.png/1434593860942.png)
Kids can solve this puzzle in seconds, but it leaves adults stumped. Here's why.
Cat saved from drain
![18062015 News Photo: New Plymouth firefighters at the scene of a daring feline rescue on Lemon St.](/web/20150622061513im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/d/e/3/x/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15ddze.png/1434572364081.jpg)
Four fire fighters, a harness, a rope, and a supply of cat biscuits finally lured a stuck cat out of a drain.
'Corpse flower' fully open, even stinkier
![The Corpse flower at Auckland's Wintergarden comes to life for a second time in 18 months.](/web/20150622061513im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/d/9/1/w/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15c57y.png/1434517026759.jpg)
First it was old cabbage, then wet carpet, but now Auckland Domain's "corpse flower" smells more like "rotting carrion".
3 little pig houses appear. Why?
![Hello little piggies, can we come in?](/web/20150622061513im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/c/r/k/i/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15crc9.png/1434493317849.jpg)
Little huts of straw, sticks and brick pop up a after a truck carrying piglets crashed and sent dozens of the animals free.
Full 'capacity' town closed to visitors
![The town of Belmar apparently reached its capacity.](/web/20150622061513im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/b/a/9/0/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15bak3.png/1434324362600.jpg)
The mayor of Belmar, New Jersey, bars nonresidents from a major highway for "public safety reasons".
Brothel offers free sex in protest
![Pascha brothel in Austria plans to offer free services in a protest over "punitive" taxes.](/web/20150622061513im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/s/0/9/d/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15b4e2.png/1434318044724.jpg)
An Austrian brothel is offering free sex in a summer-long protest over what its owner sees as punitive tax.
Alice's Adventures in Hamilton
![Fans celebrate the 150th year of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland at Browsers Bookstore in Hamilton. Sandra Jensen, dressed as the March Hare, helped organised the party.](/web/20150622061513im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/a/z/d/n/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15ay32.png/1434277736550.jpg)
The celebration of 150 years since Lewis Carroll's book was published
Who let out the killer elephant?
![Police in Germany suspect that somebody allowed a circus elephant to escape its tent before it killed a man. The elephant pictured here is not the one in the story.](/web/20150622061513im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/3/w/y/p/1/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15auam.png/1434235754313.jpg)
Circus elephant escapes from its tent and killed a man out on an early morning walk.
Top five reader comments
![Beer - don't take it for granted.](/web/20150622061513im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/a/2/6/r/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.15a5rs.png/1434073834601.jpg)
"Booze like this Friday will be your last." Readers are on hand with some unusual life advice as we head into the weekend.
Cave man used toaster in arson attack
![Timaru District Court](/web/20150622061513im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/2/b/i/o/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.159q1k.png/1434054182956.jpg)
A South Canterbury man used a toaster to start a fire in his ex-partner's friend's house.
Poo delays tunnel traffic
![Wellington's Mt Victoria Tunnel has had its opening delayed by a poo on the road.](/web/20150622061513im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/9/1/q/3/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1591p3.png/1434005079794.jpg)
NZTA insists 45 minutes was necessary to clean up Code Brown in Wellington's Mt Victoria tunnel.
420 kidney stones - too much tofu
![Some of the hundreds of kidney stones surgeons found inside Mr He.](/web/20150622061513im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/9/6/4/2/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.1594r0.png/1433975898716.png)
Man has emergency surgery for kidney stones thanks to his fondness for fermented soy.
Kiwis' trivial broadcasting complaints
![Please make sure to use your mower in a non-flagrant manner.](/web/20150622061513im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/8/w/d/b/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.158vd5.png/1433914170508.jpg)
The internet's laughing about a Chinese actress sued for staring too hard, but we've got our own strange complaints to deal with.
Car thief misses $1.4m jackpot
![A thief who broke into a car in the US stole a pair of sunglasses but missed a $1m-winning lottery ticket.](/web/20150622061513im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/8/c/x/d/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.158ct4.png/1433884382967.jpg)
A car thief in the US as narrowly missed out on a $1.4 million windfall.
'Naked Rambler' faces court in the buff
![NAKED RAMBLER](/web/20150622061513im_/http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/5/8/a/z/r/image.related.StuffThumbnail.90x60.158axw.png/1433877505436.jpg)
He wears boots, a hat, a backpack, and not much else, and he's singlehandedly making the law an ass.