I was sitting at work the other day, eating lunch, and was eavesdroping on some of my colleagues conversations. They were talking about rainbows and the pot of gold at the end. One old biddy said "there can't be any gold at the end because it is a scientific fact that rainbows are round, the other half is underground". It cracked me up totally, had soup coming out my nose.
Another time when I used to catch a bus to work - when we got to within one stop, all these people from work would get on. I overheard a couple of them talking "sometimes I walk to work from here" while the other was nodding sagely "yes, yes, it is a good walk from here" (all of about 5 minutes!). From then on I just had to get off at that stop and walk. It just seemed wrong.
Ahhh, humans are funny animals...Isn't there a Dinosaur Junior song that says "we'll make great pets"? I think it is Dinosaur Junior. It was on a compilation tape and thats that name rings a bell.
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// Isn't there a Dinosaur Junior song ...
// Isn't there a Dinosaur Junior song that says "we'll make great pets"
Porno for Pyros...
Children are innocent
A teenager's fucked up in the head
Adults are even more fucked up
And elderlies are like children
Will there be another race
To come along and take over for us?
Maybe martians could do
Better than we've done
We'll make great pets!
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cheers - I was thinking of the Trip 2 ...
cheers - I was thinking of the Trip 2 and Dinosaur Junior was the only band I could think of on there.
reminds me of some of the posts from ...
reminds me of some of the posts from "Overheard in New York/Office".
Some recent classics...
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Engineer: I have this weird beeping signal on my phone. Do I need to dial a 1 when calling this number?
Tech support guy takes the phone and hits redial.
Tech support guy: No. That is a busy signal.
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Guy: The worst part of being a corrections officer is when the prisoners want to fight you.
Suit: Yeah, that seems like it would be dangerous.
Guy: No, it's just that I hate the paperwork.
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Editorial Assistant: What's the difference between Holland and the Netherlands?
Senior Editor: Um, they're the same place.
Editorial Assistant: Oh, okay. Then which ones are the Dutch?
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Bus driver: Ma'am, you're going to have to move your bags. It's just common courtesy.
Old lady: Well, what about the wheelchairs who don't pay?
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Girl #1: I can't believe you hang out with that guy...All of your friends are such losers!
Girl #2: Well, I hang out with you, don't I?
Girl #1: I think that proves my point more than it does yours.
[ http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/ ]
ha, love this stuff. great thread...
ha, love this stuff. great thread
This doesn't seem worth starting a new ...
This doesn't seem worth starting a new thread... when this one is appropriate enough ;)
Stumbled upon this thread on imdb.com the other day... one of those train-wreck arguments that is so frustrating you just can't stop reading...
Personally I thought Sione's Wedding was a great movie and I would recommend it to anyone. Check out these opinions...
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man, talk about feeding the trolls. ...
man, talk about feeding the trolls. That NextJack is a right pain-in-the-arse.
Maybe, but there is a kernel of truth ...
Maybe, but there is a kernel of truth in what he says: we are a country of a mere four million people sitting at the bottom of the Pacific, desperate to put it about that we're a "first world" nation, when maybe it really is a bit of an overstatement.
IMDB boards are hilarious, but I'd ...
IMDB boards are hilarious, but I'd really like to disassociate myself with the people on there who are arguing in favour of NZ, because seriously "Ben Harper and Shania Twain want to move here" ? How could that possibly be a good thing?
And Mysk - if we're not first world, what the hell are we? I was always taught that second world meant communist nations, and third world was developing nations.
// when maybe it really is a bit of an ...
// when maybe it really is a bit of an overstatement.
well, by most economic and social measures, nz is pretty comfortably a first world nation.
per capita GDP
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/eco_gdp_percap
level of education
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/edu_sch_lif_exp_tot
lack of corruption
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/gov_cor
life satisfaction
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/lif_lif_sat
civil and political liberties
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/dem_civ_and_pol_lib
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hilarious post noizy...
hilarious post noizy
He over looked the native American ...
He over looked the native American indians .. how do they treat them .. :-) Nextjack must have been all of 15 years old by the looks of things.
i never felt like an 11th most life ...
i never felt like an 11th most life satisfied person in the world back home, do you feel like a 17th most life satisfied where you are? and re: their civil liberties stat, dude i take enough civil liberties to boost whatever country i'm in to number 0. is your brain on time? cos there ain't no longer no injuns in this world, we're all just half castes.
Not worthy of it's own topic, but kind ...
Not worthy of it's own topic, but kind fits in the spirit of this one.
This is an email i've had going for the last few days, i got a laugh out of it and thought i'd share.
FYI - for those of you who don't know what a modchip is, it's something you put in a playstation to make it go better.
(Paul sending email to modchip.co.nz)
I see on your website that you charge -$120:00 for Matrix infinity modchips. However on your website it also says
you will match any price by a genuine competitor. Can i come and pick one up tomorrow for $60?
as i have found that xmods.co.nz are charging $60 for the same chip.
regards paul.
(reply from modchip.co.nz)
I can not believe they can supply genuine "Matrix chip" for $60:00, as I
have paid more for quantity of 100. Be ware there are "fake" chip out
there .please check:
http://infinitymod.com/fakemxl2.htm
Regards
(reply from Paul)
I have contacted the owner of x-mods.co.nz and this is what he has to say.
"Yeah they are official Matrix Infinity Chips.
We buy in large numbers so we get low prices.
Many other NZ resellers don't buy in large numbers, or buy them off us!!
If he bought 100 and wants to charge $120 then he must have been ripped off by someone!"
So now will you sell me a matrix infinity chip for $60 or better like you are advertising on your website?
Regards,
Paul
(reply from modchip.co.nz)
Hi
I can not believe they can offord to buy more than 100 in quantity , any
way $80:00 is as best as I can , I do not beleive they are selling
originals infinity.
Regards .
(reply from Paul)
Hi i have just emailed Matrix (the manufacturer of the chips) directly asking if x-mods.co.nz are selling the original infinity chip, and this was the reply...
"HI,
yes, the product on show is the Original infinity.
One word of advice:
If you need to install the Infinity on a V14-V16 PS2, you will need the
GREEN DOT Infinity.
Confirm with the company that the Infinity they are sending you is indeed
a GREEN DOT.
The Blue DOt Infinity present on their website (the one in special offer)
is suitable only for V1-V13 PS2, while the GREEN DOT is suitable for
V1-V16 PS2.
Best Regards,
The Matrix Team
Luke.
www.matrix-mod.com
www.infinitymod.com"
If you will not supply the chip at $60 i suggest you remove the false advertising from your website.
(reply from modchip.co.nz)
Hi
OK , you can have it for $60:00 ,plase note I have got "Blue dot" infinity
(V1 to 13) in stock.
Regards
(reply from Paul)
Hi,
Thanks for the offer but i just sold my playstation.
regards Paul
they seem to have revised their prices ...
they seem to have revised their prices now. one thing's for sure though. no extra money went into the design of that website.
ha. Man's scarf 'bit too gay' for ...
ha. Man's scarf 'bit too gay' for police...
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the redneck spirit- wouldn't be an ...
the redneck spirit- wouldn't be an inappropriate title for a new zealand national anthem
I have to agree with the police. That ...
I have to agree with the police. That scarf is way too gay for the force...
That scarf is too gay even for this guy ...
That scarf is too gay even for this guy . . . .
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one does get the impression though that ...
one does get the impression though that the officer in question is perhaps living in denial of the pervasive influence of the village people on the populace's perceptions of workers in uniform.
Uniforms and excessive body hair....
Uniforms and excessive body hair.
I was in Naenae the other day, in the ...
I was in Naenae the other day, in the hutt. They had this shop called Rat's island food. Inside along one side was a wall lined with corned beef. On the other wall was filled with cans of coconut cream. On the outside of the shop were racks of Taro, and in the middle was a fridge full of pork bits. That was it. Rat's Island Food. It was packed out...