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I’m fascinated by people that make money from nothing on auction sites - like this guy flogging a Casio Vl-1 ‘possessed by Satan’.
So… a weekend tidy up yielded an innocuous cheese grater - and I decided to write a ‘hard case’ ad on TradeMe, taking full advantage of current hoo-hah over rising food prices. Oh [...]
Cross-posted from the New-Look Aucklandista
When I type ‘Auckland’ into my itunes I get exactly, ah, no results. Alright, there’s the Muttonbird’s ‘Dominion Road‘, a great song ruined by homesick ex-pats, and that punk-AK’79 affair about jumping off Grafton Bridge. Dublin must be shitting itself.
We live in a very pretty city, team, so how come there’s [...]
Last weekend, 6 old friends drove to a remote Coromandel bach for a weekend of hard-drinking, bullshit-talking good times only possible when partners stay at home (no offence!).
It was a brilliant, save the PS2 plug non-compatibility SNAFU. The best bits were:
- The fridge:
- Unashamed, unapologetic and unmuffled farting was definitely on the menu. Mixed [...]
I went off the grid for a few days with my girl. As I left the office on Friday, I wrestled with my conscience - does the laptop come or stay? With my T3G card, I get reasonable connection pretty much anywhere - but that’s not really a holiday is it? It wound up staying.
So, [...]
Has anyone else drawn comparison between alleged murderer / vigilante Bruce Emery and the Michael Douglas character from Falling Down?
In other, related questions - am I a terrible person?
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