Happy 50th birthday, Helvetica (the font)!
How I despise you. You remind me of a slutty Aunt that dresses like a slutty teenager.
Entries Tagged as 'intolerance'
Too Neue, too easyMay 11th, 2007, 17 Comments
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Bowling callsApril 26th, 2007, 6 Comments
This week I made a reservation for a bowling lane. “Hi, I’d like to make a reservation,” I said.
“Sure, how many lanes and how many people?”
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Do this in memory of HobsonApril 5th, 2007, 7 Comments
Because everything is closed on Easter weekend in New Zealand, and I mean everything (even the bars), we’re having a party. And, today Rich was pushed (or maybe pulled, he can be stubborn) out of his mother. The miracle of life!
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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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