I Put A Chicken Out Of It’s Misery… Somewhat Humanely

October 1, 2009

This one time we were staying with my Dad in New Plymouth. The daily task for my cousin and I was to collect the eggs from a family friends chicken coop, who lived nearby, while they were away. On the first day we noticed one of the hens getting picked on. Classic “pecking order” stuff.  [...]

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How To Measure Your Lung Capacity In 9 Easy Steps

October 1, 2009

Take the deepest breath you can Inflate a balloon with a single breath (if you have already completed step 1 and haven’t got a balloon yet, release your breath, go and buy one, and repeat step 1) Tie it off Get a large, deep oven tray and put it on the floor Fill an empty [...]

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How To Pick A Perfectly Ripe Avocado

September 5, 2009

My mum asked me to try avocado when I was young. I thought it was revolting at the time.  But in my late 20′s I thought I’d give it another shot, and I freakin loved it!  And I’ve been eating them ever since. I’ve had avocado in my sandwhiches every day for the last 4 [...]

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I Had A Huge Bottle Rocket Fight With Some Friends On School Property

September 1, 2009

This one time, in our last year of high school at John Paul College in Rotorua, 2 friends and I set off to The Warehouse one weekend to buy a pack of “Moon Traveller” bottle rockets (and a lighter). They came in 12 packs of 12. Yes, that’s 144 rockets each. We went to the [...]

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Jar Lid Stuck On Tight? 6 Ways To Open A Jar

August 1, 2009

#1 Trick to opening jars with stuck lids First turn the jar upside down and hold it with one hand (don’t touch the lid). Slap the bottom of the jar with an open hand as hard as you can. Try and open the jar. Didn’t work? Try this: #2 Trick to opening jars with hard-to-open [...]

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I Got Confused With Day Light Savings And My Clocks Were Out By 3 Hours

August 1, 2009

This one time, late one night on the evening of day light savings, I put all the clocks forward one hour as instructed by the reminders on TV. But when I woke up the next day I couldn’t recall if I had done all the clocks, so I went through the house and put the [...]

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Why I Don’t Drink – 5 Good Reasons Why I Don’t Get Drunk

July 18, 2009

Why I don’t sip the sweet nectar that is excreted from the arse-end of bacteria. 5 Reasons. I am often asked why I don’t drink alcohol, so I thought I would answer the question here.  I have in fact quite a number of reasons.  It first came about when I became a christian in 1996.  [...]

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Have You Tried To Pay A Bill With Postage Stamps?

July 11, 2009

Why not give it a try? Next time you buy some milk from the dairy, hand over some 50c stamps instead of cash. A 50c stamp is worth 50c isn’t it? I read the charming book by Terry Pratchet called “Going Postal”, in which they used stamps as currency.

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How To Get A Carpark Without Driving Around For Ages

July 4, 2009

How many times have you zipped around the block again and again in the vain hope that someone will miraculously give up that park right infront of you? Good news: You don’t have to any more because I will tell you my secret The secret to getting a park is… to chill. Here’s how it [...]

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I Paid 3 Times As Much For My Socks Than For My Shoes

July 4, 2009

This one time, I needed a new pair of cross trainers. Nothing flash, just some casual shoes to muck around in. The Warehouse is the place to go for bargains of course. I steer clear of the shit “Active Intent” brand, I go for the well known brands – Aasics, Slazenger. Anyway, I found a [...]

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