The slag off New Zealand Ultimate Thread.
May 23rd 2007, 11:10 am
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The slag off New Zealand Ultimate Thread.
The only rule is that everything has to be factually correct.
I'll start.
New Zealand is currently 12 hours ahead of GMT. This makes it terrible to talk to family and watch live football games.
http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc
Football is not the number one sport
It rains more than England.
I'll start.
New Zealand is currently 12 hours ahead of GMT. This makes it terrible to talk to family and watch live football games.
http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc
Football is not the number one sport
It rains more than England.
May 23rd 2007, 11:18 am
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Re: The slag off New Zealand Ultimate Thread.
can you prove the last one???
May 23rd 2007, 11:19 am
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Re: The slag off New Zealand Ultimate Thread.
yes but i've just been moaned at got to go and dig a vegetable patch over. So good night chums.
May 23rd 2007, 11:21 am
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Re: The slag off New Zealand Ultimate Thread.
Originally Posted by southerner
can you prove the last one???
It certainly is warmer at night here, 18C at 0600h this am, not bad for late May (AKA November).........
Oh yeah there is too much daylight for us insomniacs - I need more seratonin......cant understand why I cant go to work in the dark and come home in the dark too!!!!!
May 23rd 2007, 11:22 am
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Re: The slag off New Zealand Ultimate Thread.
Originally Posted by Cava Fizz
The only rule is that everything has to be factually correct.
I'll start.
New Zealand is currently 12 hours ahead of GMT. This makes it terrible to talk to family and watch live football games.
http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc
Football is not the number one sport
It rains more than England.
I'll start.
New Zealand is currently 12 hours ahead of GMT. This makes it terrible to talk to family and watch live football games.
http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc
Football is not the number one sport
It rains more than England.
Cava
It's 11 hours !!!!
Sorry but thought i'd get in there before the rest of them!!
May 23rd 2007, 11:26 am
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Re: The slag off New Zealand Ultimate Thread.
Originally Posted by lardyl
Well as the driest bit of NZ is reportedly somewhere near Nelson and in Stoke today they were a little inunated by rain then it follows logically that NZ is wetter than the UK..........mmmm........or does it.
It certainly is warmer at night here, 18C at 0600h this am, not bad for late May (AKA November).........
Oh yeah there is too much daylight for us insomniacs - I need more seratonin......cant understand why I cant go to work in the dark and come home in the dark too!!!!!
It certainly is warmer at night here, 18C at 0600h this am, not bad for late May (AKA November).........
Oh yeah there is too much daylight for us insomniacs - I need more seratonin......cant understand why I cant go to work in the dark and come home in the dark too!!!!!
May 23rd 2007, 11:28 am
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Re: The slag off New Zealand Ultimate Thread.
Lower GDP than Egypt.
(IMF 2006 rankings)
(IMF 2006 rankings)
May 23rd 2007, 11:31 am
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Re: The slag off New Zealand Ultimate Thread.
Originally Posted by southerner
can you prove the last one???
May 23rd 2007, 11:44 am
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Re: The slag off New Zealand Ultimate Thread.
I think we got the whole months' in one day this morning!!! Nelson definitely did, 93mm in 24 hours.
BEVShere is probably still drying out
By lunchtime I had my washing on the line
BEVShere is probably still drying out
By lunchtime I had my washing on the line
Last edited by P2L; May 23rd 2007 at 11:46 am. Reason: sorry I went off thread, I'll shut up now!!
May 23rd 2007, 11:46 am
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Re: The slag off New Zealand Ultimate Thread.
Originally Posted by Lexylou
All this warm and dry weather is not actually a good thing for late May in New Zealand. The farmers are going to suffer, the price of lamb going down as people move stock quickly as they cannot afford to feed them. So over all, not actually very good for NZ economy as a whole. never mind though you still have good views to look at!
May 23rd 2007, 11:50 am
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Re: The slag off New Zealand Ultimate Thread.
Originally Posted by lardyl
you're probably right there - as the milk prices are going up for next year they'll wish they had moo cows instead! Soz about my post on the other thread......have some Karma for not jumping down me throat!!!
May 23rd 2007, 6:26 pm
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Re: The slag off New Zealand Ultimate Thread.
Originally Posted by kev&sarah
Cava
It's 11 hours !!!!
Sorry but thought i'd get in there before the rest of them!!
It's 11 hours !!!!
Sorry but thought i'd get in there before the rest of them!!
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May 23rd 2007, 6:32 pm
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Re: The slag off New Zealand Ultimate Thread.
thought I was going mad.
Another one
More people in New Zealand have Brown hair per 1000 FACT.
I hate brunettes
Another one
More people in New Zealand have Brown hair per 1000 FACT.
I hate brunettes
May 23rd 2007, 6:41 pm
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Re: The slag off New Zealand Ultimate Thread.
Originally Posted by jennifer45
Sorry to be pedantic but NZ is 12 hours + GMT. We're in British summertime which is GMT+1hr!
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May 23rd 2007, 7:29 pm
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Re: The slag off New Zealand Ultimate Thread.
Originally Posted by kev&sarah
Cava
It's 11 hours !!!!
Sorry but thought i'd get in there before the rest of them!!
It's 11 hours !!!!
Sorry but thought i'd get in there before the rest of them!!
don't you listen to BBC world service ?
Last edited by brussels_sprout; May 23rd 2007 at 7:48 pm.
