Nine To Noon Friday Funnies with Elisabeth Easther and Donna Brookbanks
Mar 26, 2026
Quick laughs about an underwhelming burger story and a man who hoarded and froze thousands of Big Macs. A tale of seven dogs who escaped a meat truck and trekked home led by a Corgi. A teenager flummoxed by an AI job interview sparks debate about automated hiring. New DNA findings push back when dogs first became human companions. Suggestions for forest bathing and mental reset.
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Big Mac Superfan Eating Habit
- A man has eaten nearly 36,000 McDonald's Big Macs, consuming two a day and freezing bulk purchases to reheat.
- He keeps thousands of the cartons in his basement and attic and claims normal cholesterol, blood glucose and body weight levels.
Pack Of Dogs Navigates 17 Kilometres Home
- Seven neighborhood dogs in China escaped a truck after being dog-napped and traveled 17 kilometres together to get home.
- The pack, led by a Corgi, protected an injured member and refused help from strangers en route.
AI First Interviews Can Misread Applicants
- Employers increasingly use AI chatbots for first-round interviews, producing personality assessments like a Myers-Briggs profile.
- A 16-year-old applicant in Kapiti was labelled reluctant to try new things and overly collaborative by the bot, misrepresenting real traits.