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New
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August
1999
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Index
We
Say
Chat dates:
Our last chat date the weekend after July 4th proved to be a little less
successful than we anticipated. Perhaps the time zones so far apart, or
that the date was organised for a weekend, were the causes of such a small
turn out. So tell us what you want. Do you want organised chat
dates? Would you prefer to organise your own chat dates? What days of the
week and times of the day would you prefer? Would you rather stay in touch
by email? Please let us know by emailing NZChat@hotmail.com
In the mean time GO
Network have introduced their new Java Chat - which looks like IRC, but
it's much quicker than the WBS streaming chat we've become used to. You
will need a Java enabled browser. Check it out!
New Stuff in WBS:
Recently it seems the New Zealand Chat Room in WBS has been swept clean
of messages on a daily basis. There is a concern that this may be
the beginning of the end for NZ Chat, and that WBS may be planning to 'delete'
under utilised chat rooms. If anybody has 'inside' news on what is
being planned please pass it on to us.
The Message Board:
A reminder that this facility exists! Use it to stay in touch, pass messages,
jokes and stories. Find it here New
Zealand Chat Friends Message Board
Cheers
Maggie and Daggy
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New
Zealand Chat Events and Gossip
"Only
True Rumours Told Here"
Happy birthday to
WIKI
for July 22nd
Logie Schmogie went back to Med
School in Otago (South Island) on July 9th.
It'll be some time before we see his cheeky chat
in NZ.
News is that Annie99 is due to have
a baby! As yet we don't have and email address for Annie but I'm
sure somebody out there can verify this rumour.
Harald and his roses - so far he has JF
Kennedy, Apollo, Blue Girl, Peace, Honor, Oklahoma, Mister Lincoln, and
Tropicana.
This is his beautiful Mister Lincoln!
Maggie2's new employer is sending her to work
in Singapore for a week in August and then another week in December!
There's also talk of work in South Africa.
Xqqzme has been sighted in NZ chat recently!
Nice to know he is out there alive and well.
There've been a couple of WBS chatter weddings
recently and still no photos's have crossed the newsletter desk.
Come on people! share your happy day with the rest of us! :)
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Get Well Soon Les-And!
Les is currently nursing a broken wrist.
A battle of wits with a new horse has left him pretty sore.
Take care Les and come back to chat real soon!
Just a wee bit of catching up from TexasBear:
.... my hubby, the 4 youngest of our EIGHT!! kids
and I are settling down in our Port Huron, Michigan
home....our youngest Canadian daughter calls herself "born and raised in
the United States"...no where in particular in the United States, mind
you, she loves the whole country so she's just "born in the United States"
now!! *LOL*...
Texan Lynx (my daughter) is planning her move
to Provo, Utah to make her mark on the Novell world (if she can get a position
there, but as 18 yr olds go, she is probably one of the most adventurous
and willing to take risks)
1OldHippie says: I am still here.......just
trying to figure out how to use this new computer and trying to figure
out why some of the things that worked on the old computer don't work on
this new.
Tell everyone that we (Mrs Hippie and I) said
"Hi". Will try to get into the Chat room one of these days.
KiwiTex sends a big special thanks everyone
who puts so much time and effort into the NZ chat newsletter. She says
she loves receiving it.
She also says she's sorry she missed the last
get together, but for some reason couldn't open the
email.
Quaton is still working in Perth Australia..
he says he's 'flat out' working hard. Someplace he has ICQ and will
load it when he has the chance so he can get back in contact with the NZ
chat crew.
Last week while heading home from work I bumped
into SandmanGeorge in the bus terminal in downtown Auckland.
He's doing well living and working in Auckland, and hasn't checked his
email in months. But he promises to pick up his email Newsletters
and catch up on all the gossip. Maggie2
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Lost
and Found
The Lost List
HELP!!! We still haven't found these people!!
Please check your old Address and Guest books
for these Handles
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Captain Oats
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CyberManJohn
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Fastcatcher
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Noelle
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USKiwi71
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66Chev
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FishingBert
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ScottNZAKL
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Tenor
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Annie999
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Welcome Newbies list
Say Hello to these New to NZ Chatters
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DAILA
Genealogy....an adventure in finding your
family roots
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| Back in the 80's my maternal grandmother gave a letter
to me tracing her family back beyond the American Revolutionary War (1776..if
that tells you anything) Thus, my introduction into genealogy.
Genealogy is tracing ones family history. Well, it didn't end
there on her side
but also on my father's side too. Proud to say our families are older
as the good ole USA! Hey we were colonies before a country
Of course, tracing the family tree is time consuming with researching
your family tree it could take alot of time such as interview family members
(hmm....I can remember as if it was yesterday....) going to the local library,
writing letters to historical societies, hiring researchers, etc.
But with the introduction of the world wide web, genealogy has gotten a
lot less time consuming. It doesn't take the place of good ole investigating
but it does make it easier and you never know you might met someone doing
the same research as you are.
When I first got on the Web, I was curious to find anything about genealogy.
Boy, did I find alot of useful websites. Ranging from specific genealogy
sites, mailing lists, message boards to chat rooms. Even homepages are
devoted to genealogy. As your truly has one...I call it Daila's Tree House
http://www.oocities.org/Heartland/4089/
One of the must useful and even once got recognition on ZdTV (Computer
TV channel) is Cindi's List of Genealogy Sites. The site is at http://www.CyndisList.com/
The website list many genealogy links just about anything. She evens breaks
it down by country! Australia and New Zealand have good links listed. So
anyone down that way thinking tracing there family history, this is a good
place to start.
Not only did I find a lot of genealogy links but also there are genealogy
software out now such as Family Tree Maker or Brothers' Keeper We have
the Family Tree Maker and actual able to find some ancestors on them.
Of course, even though the Web has made genealogy easier, so get out
there and start digging and you never know what family roots you can come
up
with!
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How to Talk Kiwi
(according to an Aussie)
An Introductory Language Lesson : Have you spent years trying
and failing to understand what they're saying? Just by following these
easy steps, you too can hold a conversation with a New Zealander.
What you hear and What it really means:
| A MEDGEN: Visualise, conjure up mentally, John Lennon's first
solo album "Imagine" as it was a Bug Hut in the "Land of the Long White
Cloud" |
BETTING: "Betting Gloves" are worn by "Betsmen" in "Crucket" |
| BRIST: Part of the human anatomy between the "Nick" and the "Billy" |
BUGGER: As in "Mine is bugger then yours" |
| COLOUR: Terminator; violent forecloser of human life. |
COME YOUSE: Controversial captain of the Australian Cricket team
resigned tearfully in favour of Allan Border. "Come" insisted that
all deliveries be overarm. Full Name: Kimberley John Hughes. |
| CHULLY BUN: "Chilly Bin" also known as an ESKY. |
CUSS: Kiss |
| DIMMER KRETZ: Those who believe in Democracy. |
ERROR BUCK: Language spoken in countries like "Surria", "E-Jupp"
& Libernon" |
| CHICK OUT CHUCKS: Supermarket point of sale operators. |
GUESS: Flammable vapour used in stoves |
| EKKA DYMOCKS: University Staff |
FITTER CHENEY: A type of long flat pasta, not to be confused
with "Rugger Tony" or "Tell ya, Tilly". |
| SENDLES: Sandals, Thongs & open shoes. |
DUCK HID: Term of abuse directed mainly at Males. |
| PHAR LAP: NZ's famous horse christened "Phillip" but was incorrectly
written down as "Phar Lap" by an Australian (Racing official who was not
well versed in KIWIESE) |
DUNNESTY: US Television soap opera starred Joan Collins as "Elixirs
Kerrungton" |
| ERROR ROUTE: Arnott's famous oval shaped "mulk error route buskets" |
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Just to be fair here are some translations from English to the somewhat
limited dialect of Australia known as "Ockerese"
Friend - Mate
Wife - Mate
Dog - Mate
Someone who's name you can't remember - Mate
Lunch - XXXX
A romantic dinner for 2 - a barbie
A romantic dinner for 200 - a barbie
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Letters
This Newsletter thing is great! Good on ya. How
do you manage to find time to do all this?
Anyway, I'm not in china anymore, I'm in Mongolia.
Has been here in the past month. Today after a bit of an argument with
the Chinese embassy (they must have thought i was American) A got my passport
back and my visa and I'm on my way back to China.
BTW NZ chat room is always empty and the chat
dates are always held on Sundays when the internet cafes are all closed
:(
see ya
JangoBabe
I'm still working 12 hour days doing flight operations
here. I got a one day trip to Germany and my brother who is stationed
near Ramstein Air Base picked me up and we spent the day together.
I'm hoping to be sent home by the end of summer.
Nothing official yet. it's getting hot here as the winds blow in
from north africa (but it's a dry heat).
I miss everyone and I hope for early parole soon....lol
Take care and my best to the gang....SB Hawaiian.
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Get
Daggy with Cookie
got an excellent recipie you'd
like to share?
send it to our test kitchen at
Daggy's house.
NZChat@hotmail.com
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BANANA CAKE
ingredients:
half to one cup of butter
1 egg
3 or 4 medium bananas
1 cup plain flour
1 tspn baking powder
half to 1 cup of milk
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method:
mix butter,sugar and egg
add mashed bananas
add dry ingredients
add milk last
mix
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cooking:
grease tin
bake in oven at 180 c for 40-454 mins
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if cake looks wet add more flour
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ORANGE PECAN LOAF
ingredients:
1 cup/125g/4oz self-raising flour
half cup/60g/2oz flour
half a teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
half a teaspoon ground cardamom
half a teaspoon ground nutmeg
1cup/220g/7oz caster sugar
2 eggs
half a cup/125ml/4fl oz vegetable oil
2 teaspoons finely grated orange rind
4 teaspoons freshly squeezed orange juice
half a teaspoon vanilla essence
100g/3.5 oz grated carrot
60g/ 2 oz pecans,chopped
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method:
1 sift self-raising flour,flour,bicarbonate
of soda,cardamom and nutmeg together into a bowl
2 place sugar and eggs in a separate bowl
and beat until light and creamy.
gradually beat in oil and continue beating until
mixture is thick and increased in volume.
mix in orange rind and juice and vanilla essence.
fold flour mixture into egg mixture, then mix
in carrot and pecans
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cooking:
3 Spoon mixture into greased and lined
11x21cm/ 4.5x8.5in loaf tin and bake
for 50 mins or until cooked when tested with
a skewer.
stand loaf in tin for 5 mins before turning
onto a wire rack to cool
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Makes an 11x21cm/14.5x8.5 inch loaf
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Jokes
So You Think You're
Ready to Have a Baby?
MESS TEST
Smear peanut butter
on the sofa and curtains.
Now rub your hands
in the wet flower bed and rub on the walls.
Place a fish stick
behind the couch and leave it there all summer.
Obtain a 55-gallon
box of Legos. (If Legos are not available, you may substitute roofing tacks
or broken bottles.) Have a friend spread them all over the house. Put on
a blindfold. Try to walk to the bathroom or kitchen. Do not scream (this
could wake a child at night).
GROCERY STORE TEST
Borrow one or two
small animals (goats are best) and take them with you as
you shop at the grocery
store. Always keep them in sight and pay for anything they eat or damage.
DRESSING TEST
Obtain one large,
unhappy, live octopus. Stuff into a small net bag making sure that all
arms stay inside.
FEEDING TEST
Obtain a large plastic
milk jug. Fill halfway with water. Suspend from the ceiling with a stout
cord. Start the jug swinging. Try to insert spoonfuls of soggy cereal (such
as Fruit Loops or Cheerios) into the mouth of the jug while pretending
to be an airplane. Now dump the contents of the jug on the floor.
NIGHT TEST
Prepare by obtaining
a small cloth bag and fill it with 8 to 12 pounds of sand. Soak it thoroughly
in water. At 8:00 PM begin to waltz and hum with the bag until 9:00 PM.
Lay down your bag and set your alarm for 10:00 PM. Get up, pick up your
bag, and sing every song you have ever heard. Make up about a dozen more
and sing these too until 4:00 AM. Set alarm for 5:00 AM. Get up and make
breakfast. Keep this up for 5 years. Look cheerful.
PHYSICAL TEST
Obtain a large bean-bag
chair and attach it to the front of your clothes. Leave it there for 9
months. Now remove 10% of the beans. Purchase a newspaper. Go home and
read it quietly for the last time.
FINAL ASSIGNMENT
Find a couple who
already have a small child. Lecture them on how they can improve their
child's discipline, patience, tolerance, toilet training, and table manners.
Suggest many ways they can improve. Emphasize to them that they should
never allow their children to run wild. Enjoy this experience. It will
be the last time you will have all the answers.
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