Unexpected item found
A collection of anecdotes and reader submissions published in the 'Column 8' section of The Sydney Morning Herald highlights humorous and peculiar experiences, including finding fruit stickers during medical procedures and workplace pranks involving fake errands. Readers share stories ranging from misleading helicopter mail traditions to fruit stickers persisting in compost, reflecting on quirks in retail, technology, and bureaucracy. The piece also includes a suggestion for a new NSW car registration slogan due to the state's current lack of one.
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