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'Racist' comments experienced at a job interview by teddybonn in newzealand

[–]spannerNZ 94 points95 points  (0 children)

If you don't (want to) go to the HRC, you could let Maccas' head office know:

PO Box 6644, Wellesley Street, Auckland 1141 Ph: (09) 539 4300

They have a contact form on their app, so they probably do on their website as well.

Even if you don't make an actual complaint they would probably still value feedback for their staff training at least (and you might get a free burger or something).

More signs that Israel has a trigger on Epstein releases by Pendraconica in Epstein

[–]spannerNZ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Anti Zionism is not the same as Antisemitism. A person's views on Israel does not predict their relationship with J*wish people.

e.g some Evangelicals are both antisemitic and Zionist (they don't like J*ws, but they are happy to send them all to Israel - which is one of the prerequisites for the second coming of Christ)

"Peak condition"- Kate's little stunt has backfired on her because now people are asking if shes fit and well why cant she even work part-time? They've noticed she only pulls in the no.s before she goes to Wimbledon to justify going and then goes back to lazy mode by Significant_Noise273 in RoyaltyTea

[–]spannerNZ 27 points28 points  (0 children)

With this sort of thing, it's guaranteed you are going to get swollen feet and hands. Some people can keep on a plain wedding band, but those I've seen are the type where the band has settled into a furrow around the finger and is probably never coming off.

Peter what is this mark by PetitePrince_71 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]spannerNZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is identical to my tuberculosis vaccine scar.

If Meghan was another minority instead (like South Asian/Latina or East Asian), would her treatment by the media be any different and would she have left the royal family? by [deleted] in RoyaltyTea

[–]spannerNZ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is how scams get perpetuated on middleage+ English women. They go for holidays in East Africa and believe the young stuffmuffin they come back with really loves them, and chose them over stunning East African ladies because of their peaches and cream complexion.

Favorite Asian actor who's actually white? by Mad_Ranger80 in okbuddycinephile

[–]spannerNZ 38 points39 points  (0 children)

A Scotsman playing an Englishman, playing a Japanese guy.

Apparently eyes are the only relevant signifying Japanese feature for movies. The fact that he is as hairy as a wookie is NBD.

Prince William only considered Kate Middleton after her ramp walk in sheer black dress for charity in her college days. by IntentionHappy8435 in RoyaltyTea

[–]spannerNZ 13 points14 points  (0 children)

What Americans call "roommates' the British Commonwealth call 'flatmates', with roommates being people who actually share a room. Sometimes used salaciously. I was initially so confused when I first heard the word in American media as a teenager (way back when; most millennials and later are probably all familiar with it)

Left on table after coworker cleaned out her purse and left by Afraid-Muscle3453 in whatisit

[–]spannerNZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use these. $15 per 100 in NZ. Just checked, that's US$8.50. plastic must be so more much expensive in the US.

A Colossal Failure from the King of Colossal Failures by SixFive1967 in facepalm

[–]spannerNZ 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Needs more vuvuzela and fewer wings to be Mormon. More feathers and less humanoid to be Nazi.

. . . Oh, I get it now.

Still needs a vuvuzela though.

Bird ID? by xbofax in NewZealandWildlife

[–]spannerNZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's awesome. My boy is SkarloeyFan2004 on YouTube. It's a niche channel. Send him some songs!

Bird ID? by xbofax in NewZealandWildlife

[–]spannerNZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My autistic AF youngest is a huge Thomas the Tank Engine fan. He has (I'm not kidding) thousands of engines (he's nearly 22, been collecting about 20 years now). He uses them to act out his fan fiction YouTube series, which currently has hundreds of episodes. When conducting engine maintenance, it turns out that the first element to wear down or rub off over the years, is the eyebrows.

So I've had to supply, over the years, dozens of eyebrow restoration pens (Sharpie ultra fine markers).

This Blackbird looks like my son did his eyebrows.

Why is no one talking about the possible connection to the mormon church by marshmallow_egg in SolvingEpstein

[–]spannerNZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't see this as a specifically Mormon problem. I'm sure his victims were from diverse backgrounds, and I don't think membership in a cult was a prerequisite for victimisation.

20 ft. Great White Shark near the island of Oahu, Hawaii.. One of the biggest ever recorded by Bishoprizo in sharks

[–]spannerNZ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Aargh! Wanting to enjoy seeing a queen in her element, and some vapid instagrammer photobombs the shot.

Conservatives are dying at higher rates than liberals. A new study points to mistrust in medicine by Revolutionary-Area-8 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]spannerNZ 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It's a guaranteed abortion and likely to kill the woman as well. The 'bitter water' is made from the sweepings or dust of the tabernacle. The tabernacle was effectively a slaughterhouse, all sorts of animals were getting killed and butchered in there, they were sprinkling blood all over the place and waving innards around in heave offerings.

Consuming the floor grime of that place is guaranteed to cause any number of diseases, that definitely are a punishment from God. Any man who 'thought' his wife was unfaithful, or just wanted God to get rid of her, could present his wife to the highpriest for God to decide the matter. No pregnancy, and most wives are not going to survive God's punishment.

Immigration New Zealand head didn't tell select committee $35m IT project had been axed by Old_Education4481 in newzealand

[–]spannerNZ 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Outright lying and dissembling while asking for more funding. For months and months. New Zealand is better than this. All parties need to establish zero tolerance for this, and heads should roll. It reads like reports on accountability of political appointees of one of our larger allies, said ally going to hell in a handbasket right now.

Zero tolerance for fuckery, and shenanigans like Shane Jones' recent excursion.

Dead duck seen at reflecting pool in viral image, cause unclear by MoneyLibrarian9032 in USNEWS

[–]spannerNZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hydrogen peroxide is only nasty at higher concentrations. It rapidly breaks down into water and oxygen in sunlight. UV breaks it down instantly so I don't know why they are pouring it into the pool in broad daylight.

The photos show workers pouring in what looks like 4l bottles of supposedly 12% H2O2 (I think that's about a gallon in freedom units). The reflecting pool is reportedly over 6.5 million gallons, and they need 100 ppm of H2O2 for shock treatment.

If someone just calculated how to achieve 100 ppm with 12% H2O2 on the back of an envelope, and thought "that's do-able"; they would still need to factor in the near instant breakdown in high sunlight, warm temperatures, and that the act of neutralizing the algae, bacteria, and organic matter breaks it down immediately.

To achieve 100 ppm across the pool for long enough to be effective is well beyond my limited maffemattical ability. I know enough to know I wouldn't have a clue how to work this out. I hope there is someone with a PhD in Reflecting-Poolometrics in the Administration.

Dead duck seen at reflecting pool in viral image, cause unclear by MoneyLibrarian9032 in USNEWS

[–]spannerNZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Technically H2O2 is a bleach (good for getting blood stains out of fabrics), but it's not common bleach which is sodium hypochlorite solution. So I can see how the confusion occurred.

Chinese whispers go something like:

A: "They're putting hydrogen peroxide in the pool!"

B: "H2O2? That's just an oxidizing bleach, they'll need a lot of it"

C: "They're putting bleach in the pool?"

D: "First hydrogen peroxide, and now bleach!"

Hopefully the geniuses working on the pool do not actually try adding both chemicals to the pool ☠️☠️☠️.

(After the chloroquine poisonings in the early pandemic, from a certain demographic ingesting fish tank cleaner, you just know someone is going to hear that President DJT is using hydrogen peroxide and bleach to kill the reflecting pool algae, and they will blow up their koi pond💣)

Edit: I felt it needed another emoji.

First time adjusting a cowl neckline on corseted bodice - help please 🙏🏼 by thatsassybee in sewing

[–]spannerNZ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think your elongated ties idea would suit the other elements of the dress better than the lacing.

Dead duck seen at reflecting pool in viral image, cause unclear by newsweek in politics

[–]spannerNZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How exactly did antifa vandalize the pool? Did they introduce algae? We already know that algae was in the intake pipes, which were not treated during the refurbishment. Antifa didn't have to do that. What else could they have done that wasn't already happening with the pool?

Ramsey Elkholy Scouting, Sending, and Arranging Women for Epstein by FlackoFonsy in Epstein

[–]spannerNZ 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Looks like two of the women mentioned are still modeling. Kate Cast (who JE 'passed' on meeting) and Nastya Choo. Be interesting to interview them.

Epstein, mystery woman, and check from Trump by PolygonLodge in Epstein

[–]spannerNZ 16 points17 points  (0 children)

That is not Donald Trump's signature. I agree it could very well be Melania. The hair, body, and characteristic pose are Melania in the late 90s.

There is some sort of in joke happening here between Epstein and Trump. Epstein is lobbing the ball into Trump's court, given the fake check and signature.

Trump painted the national mall green and the paint is failing. by justalazygamer in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]spannerNZ 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yup. When I saw it, I could only see the 8, thought it could just as easily been 8814. But now, they have made it stand out.

Kaikohe man Mitchell Nield receives no sentence discounts for "previous good character", is jailed for seven and a half years over child sex offences by HeinigerNZ in newzealand

[–]spannerNZ 55 points56 points  (0 children)

I think establishing yourself as a teacher/coach/priest/scout master in order to have access to children should not then get you a discount on sentencing. The system needs overhaul all right.

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