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I think it's cool that the reserve was $1 and now the bidding is at $2600. I ran that through a currency converter and that means if it sells at its current price it will sell for $1668.84 US. You could buy a brand new washer dryer set for less than that.
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I count this as a sign that people will pay good money in exchange for being entertained, and entertaining that is!
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Aside from appreciation for the marketing and wanting to be part of the story, one reasonable motivation for bidding high on this would be for the publicity. The Golden Palace casino is notorious for this sort of purchase. (That I can name them off the top of my head goes to show that the strategy works.)
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Winning bid $5260 NZ. That's $3299 US! For a washer from the 80's that is seriously loud! What?
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The winning bid is scarier than the washer! That's more money than I make in a month. Hmmm I have a leaky washer out back. Wonder what I can get for it on ebay.... Hey Chris - wanna write me a story for it? Posts: 1132 | Registered: A Long Time Ago!
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Another health hazard the seller forgot to mention was the wheezing that accompanies the intense laughter.
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He's going to use the money for a honeymoon for him and his wife (married 3 months, didn't have a honeymoon) and the rest give to charity. He's set up a website selling the Tshirts that have his dinosaur drawings on them, here's one, they're fun:
The money goes to Starship, the big children's hospital in Auckland.
The weird thing is the washing machine was bought by Hill and Stewart, a big national appliance retailer, and the SERIOUSLY weird thing is they're going to take it on a nationwide tour!!
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A Kiwi, a New Zealander. (Are you perhaps thinking of the fruit, known as a kiwifruit but miscalled just "kiwi" in foreign parts? Sometimes causes confusion amongst those unaware of our little country down here at the bottom of the world. The name Kiwifruit is a marketing ploy for what was always known here til the 70s as a chinese gooseberry.) A Kiwi is a New Zealander, and has been for about 100 years. I am, indeed, one. Posts: 867 | Registered: Dec 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Cashew: I am, indeed, one.
That was my point. (We've had the fruit debate before. Just be glad I don't think you're a funny-looking bird. )
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Ah, I underestimated you Rivka. My apologies. I have to say, though, that some people have indeed, referred to me, in my less mature and sophisticated days, as "a funny-looking bird". Posts: 867 | Registered: Dec 2003
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quote: Exercising goldfish, are you mad? If they get a bit docile I usually just dip the egg beater in the water for a few mins, it really ups their energy levels.
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Is this the first line of a joke or a genuine question?
I guess it's because kiwis are such a distinctive bird only found in NZ thst it was as good a term as any to serve as a nickname.
OK, here we go, from wikipedia: As a national symbol The kiwi as a symbol first appeared in the late 19th century in New Zealand regimental badges. It was later featured in the badges of the South Canterbury Battalion in 1886 and the Hastings Rifle Volunteers in 1887. Soon after, kiwis appeared in many military badges, and in 1906 when Kiwi Shoe Polish was widely sold in the UK and the USA the symbol became more widely known.
During the First World War, the name "kiwi" for New Zealand soldiers came into general use, and a giant kiwi, (now known as the Bulford Kiwi), was carved on the chalk hill above Sling Camp in England. Use has now spread so that now all New Zealanders overseas and at home are commonly referred to as "kiwis".
The kiwi has since become the most well-known national symbol for New Zealand, and kiwis are prominent in the coat of arms, crests and badges of many New Zealand cities, clubs and organisations.[10][18]
The New Zealand dollar is often referred to as "the kiwi dollar"[19].
If it's a joke I'm looking forward to the punchline...
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quote:Originally posted by Cashew: Ah, I underestimated you Rivka. My apologies.
No worries.
quote:Originally posted by Cashew: I have to say, though, that some people have indeed, referred to me, in my less mature and sophisticated days, as "a funny-looking bird".
The fruit is actually named after it. If you have one with the stem still on (and I cannot find a good image online), it is very apparent why.
The people are named after the bird too. Not sure why -- never saw one with a beak, stem, or fuzzy coat either.
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quote:Originally posted by Cashew: Ah, I underestimated you Rivka. My apologies. I have to say, though, that some people have indeed, referred to me, in my less mature and sophisticated days, as "a funny-looking bird".
When they called you an "odd duck" that isn't what they meant, you know. Posts: 15082 | Registered: Jul 2001
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The thing that's always intrigued me is that, for a nation of really imaginative, creative people, our first settler ancestors were seemingly so stolid and unimaginative that they:
>named the northernmost island of NZ The North Island and the southernmost The (wait for it) South Island,
>chose black as the national colour, and
>selected a bird who'd forgotten how to fly as the national emblem Posts: 867 | Registered: Dec 2003
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