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Entries from March 29th, 2007

Girl scouts spread terrorMarch 29th, 2007, 6 Comments

I received Samoas in the mail this week! I shared this news with Isha1.

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Using verbs as nounsMarch 28th, 2007, 13 Comments

 I am a snob.  I am an American snob. This post is about the difference between American English and New Zealand English, which are bastardized versions of British English1. I don’t mind, because bastards are interesting2.

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Un-American activitiesMarch 25th, 2007, 7 Comments

Almost all Americans ask me, “Why did you leave?” And almost all Kiwis ask me, “Why did you choose New Zealand?” It’s as if they see an apple pie in a field of pavlovas and say, what’s that doing here?

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Cutlery, meet HeadMarch 24th, 2007, 7 Comments

While walking down Cuba street I thought, “How fat do you have to be to become bulletproof?” Wouldn’t that be something! Suddenly, I heard someone say whack and something hit the back of my head.

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Oh, the charm!March 22nd, 2007, 2 Comments

Headline news from New Zealand: The hunt for the six nippled ram. This is precisely why I watch the evening news.

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