And I'm mightily impressed by how they handle the inevitable confusion about whether they're saying 'sex' or 'six'.
Inexperienced Waitress: "Beer?"
Handsome NZ'er:"Yes, s?x."
IW: "Six or sex?"
HNZ: "Both, thank you, ma'am."
Xander: Am I right, Giles? Giles: I'm almost certain you're not. Though, to be fair, I haven't been
listening.
'Sleeper'
All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American
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Betsy HP - Jun 24, 2003 1:25:28 pm PDT #5278 of 9843
If I only had a brain...
Kassto - Jun 24, 2003 4:31:18 pm PDT #5279 of 9843
`He combed his hair, Put on a shirt that his mother made, And he went on the air...'
No, no, no, you've got it all wrong. It's not that we say ``sux''. It's just that the Aussies say ``seeeeex''.
And it is just so typical of them. Whenever they lose at anything, they go into serious denial, manifested by a) pretending it didn't happen, or b) pretending they're not interested in sport, or c) pretending that the only sport they're interested in is that hideous Aussie Rules (a bizarre hybrid of rugby league and basketball) which no-one else but Victorians play anyway.
Glad the tran-Tasman rivalry amuses you from the Northern Hemisphere. (Tasman, because of the Tasman Sea that separates our countries.) Well, it's not funny to Kiwis -- we're the much smaller and better country. It's like Canada and the USA, I guess. We think they look down on us, but the reality is much worse -- they actually don't think about us at all. Too busy sucking up to the Americans.
(No bitterness here. None at all!)
When Aussies point out how many Kiwis migrate to Australia, we just retort that that has raised the average IQ on both sides of the Tasman.
And just to get slightly On Topic, it shows how Buffy-centric I have become, when a crossword clue ``the corkscrew-horned kudu is a type of what?'' makes me straight-away answer ``Demon!''
Emlah - Jun 24, 2003 10:18:21 pm PDT #5280 of 9843
To every idea a shelf...
We think they look down on us, but the reality is much worse -- they actually don't think about us at all.
EXT. OCEANIA - DAY
AUSTRALIA notices NEW ZEALAND getting ready to launch Tom Cruise across the Tasman.
AUSTRALIA
Okay, New Zealand, you wanna point
that somewhere else?
NEW ZEALAND
You better not try and stop me.
AUSTRALIA
No. No stopping. I'm just here for the
view. Hey look, Indonesia.
NEW ZEALAND
Go away.
AUSTRALIA
Never gonna happen.
NEW ZEALAND
You think I won't use this arrogant
movie star?
AUSTRALIA
I don't know, New Zealand, I'm just --
NEW ZEALAND
Stop doing that!
AUSTRALIA
Doing what?
NEW ZEALAND
Stop saying my name like we're friends.
We're not friends. You all think I'm an
idiot. A short idiot.
AUSTRALIA
I don't. I mean, I think Tom Cruise
is a short idiot, but you... I don't
think about you much at all.
Most people here don't. Bugs you,
doesn't it? You've got all this pain,
all these feelings and nobody's
paying attention.
NEW ZEALAND
You think I just want attention?
AUSTRALIA
No, I think you're weilding Tom Cruise
because you want to blend in.
Believe it or not, New Zealand, I
understand. About the pain.
NEW ZEALAND
Oh, right. 'Cause the burden of being
beautiful and lucky, that's a crippler.
AUSTRALIA
I'm sorry, I was wrong. You are an idiot.
My life happens very occasionally to
suck beyond the telling of it. More than
I can stand sometimes. And not just me.
Every single country is ignoring your pain
because they're way too busy with their own.
The beautiful ones, the popular ones, the ones
that pick on you... everyone.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: aiding and abetting smart arses since 1997.
evil jimi - Jun 24, 2003 10:53:37 pm PDT #5281 of 9843
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
BRAVO BRAVO *wild applause*
truly inspired Emlah
Am-Chau Yarkona - Jun 24, 2003 10:58:44 pm PDT #5282 of 9843
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
*giggles madly*
Leigh - Jun 24, 2003 11:08:06 pm PDT #5283 of 9843
Nobody
Sneerrrk. See, you should never taunt Aussies. Cause we fight dirty.
evil jimi - Jun 24, 2003 11:25:01 pm PDT #5284 of 9843
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
Cause we fight dirty.
yeah but we'd never stoop to pointing a Tom Cruise at someone.
evil jimi - Jun 24, 2003 11:26:31 pm PDT #5285 of 9843
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
Oh and Leigh, if you can't find a copy of the latest Angel, I can try and organise a dub of the copy I'll record tonight.
Kassto - Jun 25, 2003 12:31:49 am PDT #5286 of 9843
`He combed his hair, Put on a shirt that his mother made, And he went on the air...'
Yeah, but now I'm waiting for you to do Superstar, Emlah, a whole episode where NZ is the superpower.
Leigh - Jun 25, 2003 12:50:47 am PDT #5287 of 9843
Nobody
Oh and Leigh, if you can't find a copy of the latest Angel, I can try and organise a dub of the copy I'll record tonight.
Thanks for the offer, jimi, but a friend of mine has it on tape (thank God) so I'm cool.
Yeah, but now I'm waiting for you to do Superstar, Emlah, a whole episode where NZ is the superpower.
Uh, wouldn't the end where the land of sheep and hobbits is revealed in all it's short, ineffectual glory and the other countries implement a trade embargo be a bit of a downer, though?