[OT] Advice/thoughts on New Zealand

[alsih2o]

i don't live in nz and have never been there, but it widely known on the arts community that nz has more talented potters per capita than almost anyplace else on earth.

this may not be a big factor for you, but, if you are into pottery....

 

[alsih2o]

as a matter of fact, ceramics monthly had a nice small article a while back (2-3 months) about the nz potter who made all the hobbit housewares and gandolfs pipe....neat stuff!

 

[Marauder]

What the...?

Australians and NZ'ers sound nothing alike.

Thought this would double in explaining my meaning, in addition to helping you translate should you go:

HOW TO SPIK NEW ZEALANDER
FOR BIST EFFICT ­RID THESE OUT LOUD

Peck -­ To put clothes in the suitcase
Pissed aside ­- Chemical to kill insects
Pigs -­ for hanging out washing with
Pug -­ What bacon comes from
Nin tin dough ­- a computer game
Munner Stroney ­- Soup
Min ­- Male of the species
Mess Kara ­- Eye make-up
McKennock ­- Person who repairs cars
Mere ­- Mayor
Leather ­- Foam produced from soap
Lift ­- Departed
Jumbo ­- Pet name for Jim
Jungle Bills -­ A Christmas Carol
Inner Me -­ Enemy
Guess ­- A vapour
Flush ­- Marine creature from the ocean
Fitter Cheney -­ Type of Pasta
Ever Cardeau ­- Avocado
Fear Hear ­- A blonde
Ear -­ Mix of nitrogen and Oxygen
Duffy Cult ­- Not easy
Amejen ­- Visualise
Ear Roebucks -­ Exercise at the gym
Day old chuck ­- Very young poultry
Bug Hut -­ Very popular recording
Bun Button -­ Been bitten by insect
Beard ­- A thing you sleep in
Chully Bun ­- An esky
Sucks Peck -­ Half a dozen beers
Ear Noo Zulland -­ An extinct airline
Beers -­ Large animals in Us Forests
Veerjun ­- Mythical New Zealand virgin
One Doze -­ Common Microsoft operating system
Brudge ­- Structure spanning a river
Sex ­- One less than seven
Tin -­ One more than nine
Iggs Ecktly -­ Precisely
Earplane ­- A large flying machine
Cuds -­ children
Sivven Sucks Sivven -­ Boeing aircraft
Sivven Four Sivven ­- Larger Boeing aircraft
Pits -­ Domestic animals
Cuttin ­- A baby Cat
Error Buck- Language spoken in countries like "Surria", "E-Jupp" and "Libernon"
Colour - murderer

 

[Skywalker]

Hi I'm from Wellington, NZ. In fact I live within walking distance of Weta Studios There are lots of places around Wellington in which parts of Lord of the Rings were filmed. Any constructed sets are no longer around (or recognisable) but the natural settings would still exist of course

I suggest you make time to come to Wellington when a Lord of the Ring movie is released as Peter Jackson (from Wellington) is heavily involved in promoting it here. He has a close relationship with the Embassy Theatre. The Embassy is an old theatre which has a large screen and recently renovated with all the mod cons. Peter Jackson has said that any film he makes he makes with the Embassy specs in mind For example Weta lent to them many statues and props from the movie to display in the foyer etc.

If you come down here in January then let me know. I organise Kapcon, which I believe is NZ's largest RPG con and would be happy to meet any US travellers.

 

[Tonguez]

What the...?

Australians and NZ'ers sound nothing alike.

Thought this would double in explaining my meaning, in addition to helping you translate should you go:

Actually New Zealanders sound alot like the peoples of Melbourne although admittedly no New Zealander would admit to having any hint of the whiyine which charactertises Aastriiiyine speeech p'ttyns.

It must be remembered that asstrylieens' (make sure to clip the end of this word) are the descendents of disease-ridden convicts who were deported from the slums of London. In particular Marauders own home town of Seeedneeey' was a Prison colony.

It is thus no wonder that asstrylieens' are envious of Noo Zulanders who were able to pay for their own passage to the colony and live in the best country in the world (whilst they live in a big desert)

PS Further evidence of NZ superiority comes from the fact that we can spell Beer whereas Ozzies can only cope with XXXX

 

[mirzabah]

Actually New Zealanders sound alot like the peoples of Melbourne although admittedly no New Zealander would admit to having any hint of the whiyine which charactertises Aastriiiyine speeech p'ttyns.

This has to be the worst attempt I have ever seen at "spelling" an Australian accent. It's worse even than most attempts at speaking an Australian accent.

... In particular Marauders own home town of Seeedneeey' was a Prison colony ...

It also has the largest of concentration of New Zealanders anywhere in the world outside Aotearoa .

Originally posted by Tonguez
PS Further evidence of NZ superiority comes from the fact that we can spell Beer whereas Ozzies can only cope with XXXX

That's mainly Queenslanders, who, most people will agree, aren't really Australians. Note that it is no accident that "four X" is a homonym for a major brand of condom - XXXX is also a potent contraceptive in that noone with half a brain or an ounce of good taste will have sex with you if you drink the stuff. Which is as good an explanation for Queensland as any.

For the record, real Australians drink VB (that's "vuc butter", Tonguez ) - or Tooheys if there is no VB available ... and Fosters is our revenge on America for Budweiser.

 

[Tonguez]

.It also has the largest of concentration of New Zealanders anywhere in the world outside Aotearoa

Did you also know that there is an obscure peice of legislation from the 1800s which declares NSW to be part of New Zealand - and many places south of Sydney actually have Maori names!

NB another amusing point for us Antipidodeans(sp?) a New Zealander went to the US and release a brand of designer Beer called 'Wanker' - bottles of the stuff feature pictures of semi-dressed woman ... (well it made me laugh)

 

[hong]

It is thus no wonder that asstrylieens' are envious of Noo Zulanders who were able to pay for their own passage to the colony and live in the best country in the world (whilst they live in a big desert)

You must surely have it the wrong way round. Explain Bondi, aka the biggest New Zealand city in the world.

 

[rounser]

Australian accent varies depending on the amount of bogan or ocker you have in you. When in the U.S., everyone mistook my accent as being from England. Go figure...

 

[WSmith]

Almost ten years ago, I lived in Hawaii. I was at the Polyneasian Cultural Center looking for a hot dog stand or something like it near the bridge to the Maori section. Looking like a lost tourist, one of the actressess came over to offer my assistance. I tell you what, I think I had fallen in love that day. She was the most polite and cortious lady I think I have ever met. Granted it was her job to help out the lost patrons. But, it wasn't like a "the rest room is that way, thanks for coming" thing. I probably spent 10 minutes talking to her about NZ and her summer job at PCC, and how she liked Oahu. I didn't mention she was gorgious, but she was.

Anyway, since then, I have vowed to someday journey there. I did a report on NZ in a college Soc. class. I loved everything it has to offer, especially the climate. Someday....

And I guess if this board is any indication, there must be more than a few gamers there.

Also, I don;t know if any of you followed the other thread on D&D being evil, but does the news media and the uneducated general public have the same anti-D&D bias or is that an American problem?

Thanks