Saturday Edition

Good morning

Good morning everyone, and welcome to another stellar Saturday! We have tons of stuff to get into today, so make yourself comfortable, relax, and maybe get yourself a nice cuppa and a couple of bikkies if you like. 😉

Now to start things off, let’s reveal the answer to yesterday’s riddle. Let’s remind ourselves of it, shall we?

Champion archer, Quentin Quiver, has discovered a new, intriguing way of firing arrows. After travelling a few metres, his arrows stop - and return to him.

How does he do it?

We were pretty stumped by this one. Cheers again, member Suzi H for sending this through! But how did you fare? The answer is… he simply shoots arrows vertically into the air and waits for them to fall.  If you managed to get the correct answer, well, then give yourself a pat on the back and head further down in the email and you’ll spot a shoutout just for you!

Now, on to one of our favourite segments of the week, ‘What Would the Grandkids Say?’. Today’s term is ‘yassify’. To yassify something or someone means to glam them up until they’re almost unrecognisable. It comes from the millennial word ‘yass’, meaning yes or strong approval, or excitement. The ‘yassification’ process consists of applying an extreme amount of filters and edits to an image like lashes, contour, highlight, lipstick, long hair… you name it, using popular photo editing apps. It has been a big photo editing trend, so much so that a Twitter account called YassifyBot began churning out digitally enhanced images of famous faces like Queen Elizabeth. Here are some of the most popular ‘yassified’ photos to give you a visual representation of it. Oh my, the terms are getting weirder and weirder, eh?

Now, what’s happening in Australia and around the world today?

• Is this the best kitchen hack ever? Check out this life-changing aluminium hack for an ingenious solution to one of the most frustrating kitchen problems.
• Aldi is set to bring back its famous $249 thermo cooker, rivalling popular brands that cost more than $700.
• ATTENTION members: Services Australia has issued a warning about a new scam targeting Centrelink recipients. Here’s how you can avoid it.
• Aldi shoppers have been left gobsmacked by what they discovered in a can of MILO after a mum has warned of a ‘really weird’ taste.
• Do you want a pizza but don’t want all the unhealthy things in it? Introducing Woolworths' new $12 protein pizza.
• A brand new savoury item has recently hit the Woolworths shelves, but customers are divided about it, with many claiming the flavours are ‘weird’ but addictive.
• Are Coles and Woolworths mince packets really underweight? Let’s find out in the great Coles, Woolworths, IGA and Aldi mince weight test.
• A hotel guest has left people horrified after sharing the grim view inside her coffee machine.
• “I could just scream.” A nurse has been left speechless after receiving creepy messages from an UberEats driver who delivered her McDonald’s breakfast.
• A 79-year-old pensioner was fined $236 for painting a DIY zebra crossing on a busy road that he and his wife struggled to cross.
• Russian shoppers crammed into IKEA for a last-minute bargain as the store suspended operations in the country due to the invasion of Ukraine.
• Experts have weighed in on whether these five viral cleaning hacks cause more harm than good.
• A mum has claimed she and her son fell ill after eating ham purchased at her local Woolies. Check out what Woolworths has to say.
• And finally, check out the secrets behind the youthful appearance of this 51-year-old mum who has become a social media sensation, thanks to her age-defying looks.

That there, ladies and gentlemen, is the wrap of today’s news! Be sure to stick around, though, as we always have some excellent stuff ready for you to enjoy, including a stunning photo courtesy of @Pammy845 and a hilarious joke by member @Cheb. We’re telling you guys, the joke will have you in stitches when you read the twist at the end!

Also, make sure to check out the ALDI Special Buys that started today! My goodness, there are some absolute winners there.

As always, stay safe and happy reading!

- Jonathan, Vella, Sean, James, Dan & Maddie.