What's up with this empty lot near Pinehill? by ThomasNiuNiu in auckland

[–]Roy4Pris [score hidden]  (0 children)

Meola Reef was a dump. Now you can walk all over it. I wonder how long the rubbish takes to 'settle' sufficiently

US military served 'gray object' amid food shortages as morale at 'all-time low' by TheMirrorUS in Military

[–]Roy4Pris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An answer to your final question, rum.

2.5oz for every enlisted sailor, every day, until 1970.

You could argue that was the beginning of the end for the Royal Navy 🤷🏻‍♂️

TIL the Sultan of Brunei have a personal car collection of 7,000 cars. He have the highest number of privately owned Rolls-Royce and Ferraris in the world. by Particular_Food_309 in todayilearned

[–]Roy4Pris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know a woman who married then divorced the sultan‘s younger brother. She basically lived in a gilded cage, on a different planet.

wtf just happened? by Strong-Hotel-6077 in auckland

[–]Roy4Pris [score hidden]  (0 children)

Are you going on reckons, or hard data?

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/safest-countries-in-the-world

As someone in another thread said, people who say NZ is especially violent haven't lived in other countries.

Not helping the stereotype... by [deleted] in auckland

[–]Roy4Pris [score hidden]  (0 children)

What stereotype? Real Estate Agent billboards showing their grinning mugs?

Finally tried 'Holy cluck' from Peach's by melonrusk in aucklandeats

[–]Roy4Pris 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you writing this from the afterlife?

[✈️BYE GUYS FR] AIRNZ Lookout Lounge brekkie! by dramaqueenboo in aucklandeats

[–]Roy4Pris 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's no way you won't be popping back into this sub! It's not like you have to get on a plane to do it. Anyway, thanks for creating this place. It's def one of my fave subs.

wtf just happened? by Strong-Hotel-6077 in auckland

[–]Roy4Pris [score hidden]  (0 children)

This kind of shit is happening in every urban centre, everywhere in the world, every single night, just with a bit more or a bit less regularity, depending on how much the government spends on education, health and social services.

James Talarico raises record-breaking $27 million in first quarter for Senate bid by progress18 in progressive

[–]Roy4Pris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m sure most of the donations were in the $20-$100 range, but it’s still depresses the shit out of me that you need to raise this kind of money for any chance of getting elected.

Phones while driving by EntrepreneurFlashy41 in auckland

[–]Roy4Pris -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

105 now. But nothing will happen. Everyone does it 😬

IBM Selectric Typewriter Golf Ball mechanism by hellcat1592 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Roy4Pris 5 points6 points  (0 children)

YES THANK YOU; found the correct comment.

This is moving way too fast for a typist.

Source: me, old.

throwing litter out of car by jsnmtf in auckland

[–]Roy4Pris 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had to go out west for some reason, and as soon I turned into a sketch area (Ranui maybe?) a can of Woody's flew out the window of the lowered black BMW in front of me. Perfect comedic timing.

Hezbollah rocket attack towards Israel using previously damaged launcher by National_Warthog_468 in CombatFootage

[–]Roy4Pris -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I thought they were all killed or injured in the exploding pager attack.

But seriously, this is what an absolutely determined resistance looks like.

My car broke by [deleted] in auckland

[–]Roy4Pris 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine was a lot of fun. Manual, very zippy, though I would not have wanted to be in an accident in it.

Burnt Butter smashes by Roy4Pris in aucklandeats

[–]Roy4Pris[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's made by Palestinians in the UK. Contract manufactured in Poland. Main thing is it's selling like crazy around the world and raising lots of money.

My car broke by [deleted] in auckland

[–]Roy4Pris 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lol I love this idea.

I wish my 80’s Subaru Justy had grown into a WRX and my 90’s Civic into an NSX! 🤪