THE INSIDER: Black day for blackout activists
Social media blackout fails but headstand tweeting might just become a yoga trend or a yogitweet
Wednesday was supposed to be what activist Ntsiki Mazwai had envisaged as a social media blackout day, in protest against high data costs in SA. It appears not to have worked as many addicted users couldn’t resist checking their social media accounts, ironically turning the blackout into a trend. Those serious enough about giving social media a miss for a day could have turned to something much less stressful – yoga. Wednesday was International Day of Yoga, so declared by the UN. Whether anyone in a yoga Sirsasana pose (generally known as a headstand) tried to tweet at the same time is not known, but a picture of someone trying this might just become a yoga trend or a yogitweet. A story not for teeto(e)tallers A hotel in Canada is looking for a person who stole a human toe. Like so many stories involving missing toes, this one starts with alcohol. At Dawson City’s Downtown Hotel, the signature drink is the Sourtoe Cocktail, which is a shot of whiskey with a dehydrated toe in it. As ...
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