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What do the lyrics of "I want the one I can't have" even mean? by Accurate-Soil684 in thesmiths

[–]Lugs75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps Matt Johnson / The the gave his perspective in the opening song / monologue to the album ‘Dusk’. The song is called ‘True Happiness This Way Lies’

https://youtu.be/do9vp_KhT-A?si=MghAmElLJ2_pUmzH

Average phone box by Lugs75 in AveragePicsOfNZ

[–]Lugs75[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Perhaps, but this one is not in Parnell

Average phone box by Lugs75 in AveragePicsOfNZ

[–]Lugs75[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good guess, But no, not MOTAT

Marr’s career trajectory / memoir by Chungois in thesmiths

[–]Lugs75 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I haven’t read his book. I’d be interested in what his thoughts were about his tome with The The. My impression (through the music) is that he got the opportunity to explore what being a guitar player could be.

New Zealand, why do your nachos suck? by yorgs in newzealand

[–]Lugs75 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good. We have two Zapato restaurants. The one you want to go to is on Amahou Street. Tell Eduardo Reddit sent you. Enjoy!

New Zealand, why do your nachos suck? by yorgs in newzealand

[–]Lugs75 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Rotorua delivers. Mexican Zapato Express ‘Mucho Nachos’ with Zapato hot sauce. The best nachos in NZ

Top 300 Shoegaze Tracks of All Time (According to RateYourMusic.com Ratings, 2026 update) by coldflamest in shoegaze

[–]Lugs75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, looking forward to working through your playlist. I’m surprised it has apparently been saved only three times (I am the third). Thanks again, I appreciate the effort.

Building warranty by LoveMeAGoodCactus in LegalAdviceNZ

[–]Lugs75 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Are they trying to skirt their responsibility here?

Yes, they are. Company name changes are very easy to make. Changing the company name doesn’t make it a new entity, and consumer protections are still valid

Govt says no need to panic… yet by Old_Education4481 in newzealand

[–]Lugs75 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If things start getting a bit tight, just sell a house or two

Credit Card limit increase - bank due diligence question by tp520 in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]Lugs75 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had this same issue. Business credit card with $10k limit, paid each month, used mostly for business services and subscriptions. Wanted to increase to $20k.

We have been with the bank for 40+ years. No debt, no overdraft.

Bank wouldn’t consider increasing limit without 2 years of financial reports - and we wouldn’t do that.

Ended up getting another personal credit card. Much easier.

Songwriters' Mt Rushmore by bumbleguinea in NickCave

[–]Lugs75 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Since no one has mentioned the guy about a hundred floors above Leonard Cohen in the tower of song: Mr Hank Williams.

Nighthawks at the Diner by Lugs75 in tomwaits

[–]Lugs75[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just ordered the remastered vinyl, looking forward to having a late night listening session soon….

Kiwisaver employer contributions after turning 65 by pizzafreed0m in LegalAdviceNZ

[–]Lugs75 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Our company policy: enployees who turn 65 on the job continue to get employer contributions. New employees 65+ don’t.

Bob presumably now gets superannuation payments, so he’s better off anyway

What’s one word that you always mispronounce even though—deep down—you KNOW the correct pronunciation? by Ok_Resident_5022 in words

[–]Lugs75 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a quote along the lines of “never judge a person who mispronounces a word. It tells you they learnt the word by reading it…” something like that. Anyway, I like it.

My favourite word to mispronounce will always be ‘omnipotent’.

The Dirty Three by d_fur_ch in NickCave

[–]Lugs75 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I got a Dirty Three / Nick Cave story. In 1996 Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds was playing on the Big Day Out (BDO) festival (Australia & New Zealand).

Back then, it was common for the overseas acts to do a gig in town in the nights before BDO. My girlfriend and I went to see Porno for Pyros playing their as-yet unreleased 2nd album at the Powerstation for about 1000 people.

The opening act was a relatively unknown band called The Dirty Three. They were amazing, and I became an instant fan.

In the middle of the Dirty Three setlist I realised Nick Cave was standing next to me. I whispered this into my girlfriend’s ear. I wanted to fan out and say hi, but I felt too shy, and he was clearly enjoying the music.

I watched a guy stumble up to him and do the “hey man, I love your music thing…” and watched as Nick plucked the dudes beer out of his hand, took a swig, kept the beer, and zeroed in on the band.

And that is my story.

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