Saturday, March 8, 2008

Only in... New Zealand?

Anyone who has lived overseas for awhile can tell you about the frequency with which the phrase "Only in America" is uttered; usually accompanied by an ethnocentrically disapproving headshake.


Well here's some recent evidence that speaks otherwise.

First up - we have a clip from last night's Boy's Night Out attended by Greg, Burgess, and his best friend Braeden.  (This clip is technically from the previous year's carnage; but the location, unique concept, and unusual aromatic mixture of high-test fuel and testosterone were the same.)
Extra credit points if you can figure out the driver's costume when they zoom in at the end.






Really, this went on for a good 15 mins, by the end you could barely see the track from all the smoke and dust. However, my favorite part came at the end when they announced that there would be a free barbecue the next day for those who want to come help clean up the devastation. Ahhh, what you can't accomplish in this country with a free sausie.
.. this went on for a good 15 mins. Afterwards they announced that there would be a free barbecue the next morning for volunteers that wanted to come and help clean up the devastation.

Next up is my favorite story from this week's papers...

Hate the snoring, but PS I love you
1:37PM Friday March 07, 2008
A Christchurch man was less than enthralled by the movie 'PS I Love You' (pictured). He fell asleep and his annoyed wife left him in the theatre. Photo / Supplied

A Christchurch man was less than enthralled by the movie 'PS I Love You' (pictured). He fell asleep and his annoyed wife left him in the theatre. Photo / Supplied

A "chick flick" movie proved so boring for a Christchurch man he went to sleep in a Hoyts cinema last night - and his wife was so annoyed she left him there.

But when he hadn't arrived home by 3am, she panicked, returned to the cinema in Northlands Mall, and called him on his cellphone.

When the man woke up and tried to find an exit, he triggered a motion alarm in the cinema and police were needed to unite the highly embarrassed couple.

Northlands Mall manager Brian Bell told NZPA this morning he was short on detail and seeking an explanation. It was a Hoyts operational matter, he said.

Hoyts management didn't return calls.

And the movie? - PS I Love You.

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2 comments:

Steve Alt said...

Oh, to smell the exhaust and feel the pain against my ear drum. My body shakes while sitting, the sweat builds up under my armpits the shirt already damp with excitement. The cloud clears and to my amazement I find myself not in New Zealand watching the locals heading off to their favorite camping spot, no, I'm in traffic waiting for the offical invite to come visit. Love from Iowa

March 15, 2008 at 8:33 AM
losmills said...

Hang in there Steve... we understand it's been a long hard winter in the midwest. Spring's on the way! (for you at least). Grape harvest has started in most parts of NZ and our winter is just around the corner.

As for the invitation...don't forget that we're still technically a British colony, so any "official" invite will need to be signed off by the queen mother herself. Please feel free to inquire about our "unofficial" (albeit superior) invite.

March 21, 2008 at 12:53 AM

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