Grown Man Gets Cold Shoulder From Mum After Failing to Adequately Wrap Gifts
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“IT’S ALL GOT TO BE RE-DONE”
It’ll be a silent night indeed for Joseph Christensen, who is facing the cold shoulder from his mum for failing to meet her exacting standards of gift wrapping.
Local Woman’s Out Of Office Auto Reply Beginning To Read More Like A Travel Itinerary
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“HI THERE”
When 26-year-old Loren Ashley set up her out-of-office auto-reply last Friday, she didn’t just inform her colleagues she’d be away — she unwittingly provided them with a detailed travel log of her Christmas plans.
Local Mum Really Leaning On The “Santa Won’t Come” Threat To Round Off The Year
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DESPERATE TIMES.
40 year old Katie Herbert, mother to boys Jack, 6, and Elliot, 8, is already at the end of her tether this holiday season.
Envious Phoenix Fan Gets Sick Pleasure From Auckland’s First Loss
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BACK DOWN TO EARTH.
In what can only be described as a humbling afternoon at Go Media Stadium, Auckland FC’s unbeaten run of seven games came to an abrupt and spectacular end.
Local Lesbian Braces For Annual “When Are You Having Kids” Interrogation at Family Christmas
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TOUCHY SUBJECT.
There is only one thing on Kassie Clarke’s mind this holiday season.
That’s how to avoid what is unavoidable: the looming annual interrogation from Grandma Mavis and Aunt Janet.
“Hardest Decision Of My Life” – Red Bull Driver On Having To Give Up Quidditch
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PODIUM SEEKER.
Liam Lawson, who is set to replace Sergio Pérez at Red Bull Racing for the 2025 Formula 1 season, has revealed the most difficult decision of his early career: leaving his prestigious position as seeker for the Slytherin quidditch team to pursue a full-time seat in Formula 1.
Bloke Loosely Points To “The Silly Season” To Justify Fourth Night At The Pub This Week
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WHEELS COMING OFF.
Christchurch man Jordan Evans, 31, has fully embraced the chaos of December by clocking up an impressive streak of pub visits.
Despite Media Spotlight Interislander Ferry Still A Horrible Way To Travel
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SLOW MOTION PRISON.
With all the coverage of the ferries recently, much of it too complicated or boring to care about, it is easy to forget just how shit the Interislander experience is.
Man Working From Home During Last Week Of Work Definitely Not Just Watching Cricket
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ALL WORK NO PLAY.
Business analyst Jack Steele has a unique challenge this week – making it look like his focus is on the shared Word document he has open on his laptop instead of what is happening in the Blackcaps vs England test match in Hamilton.
Local Man Gets Strong Engagement After Expressing Opinion About Whether Die Hard Is A Christmas Movie Or Not
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HOT TOPIC!
Wellington man Ben Mathison, 35, struck a chord this morning when he became passionately involved in the yearly debate over whether the action movie Die Hard is also a Christmas film or not.