Heckler on Design

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This is our space, so give it back

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Heckler ABOUT a year ago, I started to notice the ''temporary'' functions marquee at the north-east corner of the Opera House forecourt wasn't temporary any more.

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It's a jungle in men's gym change room

Heckler RECENTLY I've conceded the need to go to the gym. I know it's meant to be good for me but every visit has become a traumatic experience, one I anticipate with dread.

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In defence of right to air undies

Heckler Our executive strata committee recently posted a love note to residents of our building (or maybe it was that sweet looking Fred on the fourth floor - the note wasn't signed) stating that those...

Benefit of BBQ not so clean-cut

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Heckler BACKYARD bliss? Enough is enough. Next time you are groping around for a metaphor for materialism, conspicuous consumption and inappropriate over-design, grope no more: just use the modern gas-fired,...

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If you're left in the dark, call room disservice

Heckler WHAT is it about the way they design hotel room lighting?

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Give me a non- automatic brake

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Heckler MY CAR'S headlights turn on by themselves and stay on when I stop and get out. I did not ask them to do that. When I drive off, all the doors lock. I did not ask them to do that, either.

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A burqa for all seasons

Heckler The debate about the moral rights and wrongs of wearing the burqa continues across Western nations who fear the confronting nature of the burqa wearer.

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Big is not beautiful in clothes shops

Heckler The great irony of fat girl clothes is that the bigger you are and the more flesh you need to cover, the less there is available.

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Sharp as a Christmas card lawyer

Heckler Take a breather and imagine what product would need this: on the back, in small print, is: ''CAUTION: product contains removable objects which are not suitable for children under three years of age.

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Time to turf out the lawn

Heckler WHO needs lawn? Parks need lots of lawn for people and dogs to walk, gather and play. Old-fashioned backyards need lawn for family games. Grand houses need lawn to set them off in aristocratic style.