^ In Botswana, the locals are probably more concerned about actually doing a productive day's work... as compared with the NZ national pastime.

Baaaa.

We're lucky NZers aren't as nationally sensitive as the Septics Americans.

There'd be a petition of thousands to have us banned from the board by now.

And you think there isn't one ?

^ It would be a very short petition - not too many Kiwis on this board (and probably three quarter of those have moved to Oz). When Pete goes OS on hols, I understand he has to turn the local traffic light off before he leaves...

More vehicles made at South Pole than in NZ.

Did away with tariffs, unlike the poor OZ manufacturers who have gummint support with tariffs and restrictions.

N.Z. Gummint had the sense to put paid to it years ago, we now import from everywhere, buy any car you want, no restrictions.

OZ lady friend sent this joke, mite be appropriate here.

Kerb Crawling

One day a 12-year old boy was walking down the street when a car

pulled up beside him and the window was wound down.

'I'll give you a bag of lollies if you get in the car', said the male

driver.

'No way, get stuffed', replied the boy.

How about a bag of lollies and $10?' asked the driver

'I said no way', replied the irritated youngster.

'What about a bag of lollies and $50, eh?' quizzed the driver,

still rolling slowly to keep up with the walking boy.

'No, I'm not getting in the frigging car!' answered the boy

'OK, I know what you want, I'll give you $100 and a bag of lollies',

the driver offered.

'NO,' screamed the boy.

'What will it take to get you into the car?' asked the driver with a

long sigh.

The boy replied,

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'Listen Dad, you bought the fuc_king Holden, you live with it.'

FORD ROOLS !!!!!!!!

Fix Or Repair Daily?

It's amusing, this old Ford v Holden rivalry - as strong with the youth of today as it was in my youth. They both make decent cars, although my own experience is that Holden seems to have a reiability advantage. Personally, I prefer the European cars these days, such as Audi, Merc, Saab, BMW, VW (in that order) and don't even mind some of the Asian stuff. As far as Oz is concerned, I think it probably took the Japanese to bring reality to pricing in the late 60s/70s and the Koreans to re-focus competitive pricing in the 80s+. As the actress said to the bishop, there's nothing wrong with a bit of stiff competition...

Well put, Ping, spot on.

FORD is overall the top car in OZ & NZ motor racing at the present time.

Love my 1971 Fairlane 500, great car.

....and I can maintain dat old car, noway my Honda.

The Ockors never stop whinging, now it is Telly.

Australians baulk at importing NZ programmes.

Once more, we are losing, change the rules.

New Zealand shows heaps of OZ programmes, why the whinge, Kiwi programmes mite be better.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article....jectid=10552420

I was wondering why our tv was so polluted with so many of those crappy NZ reality shows. (ie, Zoo Vets, Police Ten 7, Crashes on the motorway and Catching the Maori Poachers getting Ten Times The Limit Of Powa (whatever that is!) )

It's because they're all cheap as chups!

By the way Pete, did you manage to get one of those $NZ50, NZ to Europe airtickets with Lufthansa?

I believe the airline made a mistake with their website pricing, and sold hundreds of tickets before realising the error.

(Probably so cheap because you have to change planes in the Hudson!)

I don't watch those NZ shows, but then again, I don't watch Ozzie ones either - apart from Border Security, which I find interesting (but they come across as amateurs - probably because of the presence of the camera). British humour (which IMO leaves Oz humour for dead), and north American sci-fi. I think the only NZ thing I've been able to sit through was 'Once Were Warriors' - disturbing but watchable (...oh, and 'Babe' as well - good family entertainmentl, but I believe it may have been an American production).

E:Clarification.

By the way Pete, did you manage to get one of those $NZ50, NZ to Europe airtickets with Lufthansa?

I believe the airline made a mistake with their website pricing, and sold hundreds of tickets before realising the error.

(Probably so cheap because you have to change planes in the Hudson!)

Correction: The airline that stuffed up their pricing was actually KLM.

I think the only NZ thing I've been able to sit through was 'Once Were Warriors' - disturbing but watchable (...oh, and 'Babe' as well - good family entertainmentl, but I believe it may have been an American production

I thought "Babe" was an Australian production.

I could be wrong.

Another very good NZ film was "Whale Rider" for which young star, West Australian, Keisha Castle-Hughes, received an Oscar nomination.

I have always thought the "Lord of the Rings" series were not too bad, but it only received umpteen Oscars, but neva mind.

Keisha may have been born in WA, but a real lil Maori gal at heart, Whale Rider was a pretty good effort.

Anna Paquin, of Piano fame, an Oscar, and just recently a Golden Globe.

The day will come when Ockors will try and say they were OZ movies.

I enjoy both the NZ and OZ border patrol series, crazy people trying to bluff their way into both countries.

Mainly orientals and europeans, shows the metality of people coming to both countries, amazing.

Ockors are always trying to take credit for Kiwis who do well.

Singers to horses. Finn bros and Phar Lap.

Our TV is as good as any OZ programmwes, which we watch then and give credit for them.

YES, whinging Aussies, get a life.

It seems we need a whinging Pete thread...

It seems we need a whinging Pete thread...

I love the trans Tasman, repartee, rivalry, long may it last.

I seem to be the only kiwi in TV defending AOTEAROA,........ hehehehe

Married an Ocker gal, 2 eldest offsprung born in Melbs, BEST city in the world.

No worry "chilli", all good fun and when summun other than a kiwi starts rubbishing OZ, I get into the fray, defending my Ockor friends.

ANZACs stick together mate.

NB;

In this morning's paper......

Kiwi guy visiting Tassie came across this signpost while in Hobart last month, and says he didn't know which place to visit first

Gunna have to visit Tassie and put in an order....

Good idea to throw Tassie into the equation. (You lot can have it for a tenner.) Melbourne - my home town - the best city in the World? Well, yes, it has its moments, I suppose; but the best city? I must be missing something...

Isn't Tassie part of NZ ? Bondi certainly is...bunch of Kiwi's there waiting for it to break off and drift across the Tasman.

No-one would be particularly perturbed if the whole of Sydney snapped off and drifted over there (or merely sank)...

E: Typo... again. $@!# it!

If Sydney sank would that make the whole place a bottom of the harbour scheme ?

HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY

.... 26th Of January.....

To all my cobbers across the ditch, LoS, and elsewhere.

Zpete

HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY

.... 26th Of January.....

To all my cobbers across the ditch, LoS, and elsewhere.

Zpete

You've bloody corrected your typo while I was writing this!!!

Can't trust Kiwis to do anything right!

I have always thought the "Lord of the Rings" series were not too bad, but it only received umpteen Oscars, but neva mind.

Keisha may have been born in WA, but a real lil Maori gal at heart, Whale Rider was a pretty good effort.

Anna Paquin, of Piano fame, an Oscar, and just recently a Golden Globe.

The day will come when Ockors will try and say they were OZ movies.

I enjoy both the NZ and OZ border patrol series, crazy people trying to bluff their way into both countries.

Mainly orientals and europeans, shows the metality of people coming to both countries, amazing.

Ockors are always trying to take credit for Kiwis who do well.

Singers to horses. Finn bros and Phar Lap.

Our TV is as good as any OZ programmwes, which we watch then and give credit for them.

YES, whinging Aussies, get a life.

Come on Pete, you can't have it both ways. You NZers like to claim the likes of Russell Crowe and Phar Lap as your own by birth despite their careers starting in Australia, but when it's the other way around you want that as well.

Keisha was born in Oz to an Australian father and an Australian resident mother - hard to get much more aussie than that.

Reminds me of a scene in the film about Phar Lap when he was about to run his first race in North America. With deadline problems the Sydney paper prepared two headlines something like this:

"Australian Wonder Horse Beats the Rest of the World" and "New Zealand Nag Beaten In Mexico" to cover whichever scenario happened.

Thanks for the Australia Day greeting, Pete. (I assume that since NZ is like Australia's little sister [not little brother], you will be celebrating Oz Day in the land of the long white cloud as well...)

E: $@%#ing typo again!

AQctually Ping, 26th was Auckland anniversary day, a holiday for Auckland province only.

28th is real date, but mondayized for convenience.

When I lived in OZ I appreciated the fact that 26th January was made a holiday, it let me get over my birthday (25th Jan) celebrations without having to go to work the following day.

A belated happy birthday then, Pete...

I love this fred... lets me have fun.

OZ cricketers cheating now.

The baggy greens once had the world's best wicket keeper.

Now the cheatingest wicket keeper.

There was major controversy in New Zealand's chase when Neil Broom was bowled by spinner Michael Clarke for 29, but replays showed Brad Haddin knocked off the bails with his gloves and the ball missed the top of the stumps.

Both umpires missed it, but now it seems OZ has fallen so low.

Once on top now.... where they heading.?

PS: NZ was lucky........LOL

Thanks for the Australia Day greeting, Pete. (I assume that since NZ is like Australia's little sister [not little brother], you will be celebrating Oz Day in the land of the long white cloud as well...)

E: $@%#ing typo again!

And as Elvis sang - "Little sister don't you do what you're big sister does"

As to cricket, I agree with you Pete. Worse than underarm bowling (so we've been at it for a while, you'll note) but on par with tossing with a bent arm (as the actress said to the bishop).

E:T