It’s always good to learn something on a Monday, so if you’ve ever wondered about the inner workings of your locks … here’s the answer. I’m perpetually perplexed by the fact that our front door has two locks and I have two corresponding keys on my keyring but while they both fit into the bottom […]
It was a story that had the makings of a Hollywood tearjerker: hunky jock loses both his grandmother and the love of his life in the space of six hours, then goes on to lead his football team to an astounding upset win instead of going to his girlfriend’s funeral because she wanted him to
Unlike the parrot, she isn’t pining for the fjords* Read Post »
What’s green and flies at 500km an hour? A cabbage tied behind a plane. What’s yellow and flies at 500km an hour? Same cabbage 3 weeks later.
A variation on fast food Read Post »
Just to prove that I’m not ALWAYS in a pissed off mood, I recommend Invercargill Taxis, cab # 202. Why? Well, we were at Farmers on the Saturday before Christmas and it was chaos. We were leaving the car park and expecting it to take forever because of the volume of traffic from Farmers, the
Cab # 202: you rock Read Post »
Dear Santa, You must be surprised that I’m writing to you today, the 26th of December. Well, I would very much like to clear up certain things that have occurred since the beginning of the month, when, filled with illusion, I wrote you my letter. I asked for a bicycle, an electric train set, a
A letter to Santa … after the fact Read Post »
The big day is here and we are about to embark on a gift liberation mission, freeing the many lumpy but brightly wrapped offerings under the tree from their red and green confines. Unlike last year, we managed to make it to the big day without Seymour the Wonder Cat opening and eating his present
It’s nearly the end of the year, so it must be time for me to have another rant: this time it’s about a large, well-known cafe at a local department store. Nick and I went there the other day for lunch. We looked at the specials sign outside the door and decided the menu looked
Customer service? Pfffft Read Post »
