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And all my other shit: https://monkeyfluids.me
Every time @mrxdentith.com mentioned "Simon Spitz" I mentally replaced his name with "Sir Laurence Lips" and imagined I was in this sketch.
That Scene in a Christopher Nolan Film When You Give Up Trying to Follow the Story
YouTube video by Michael Spicer
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October 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Every time @mrxdentith.com mentioned "Simon Spitz" I mentally replaced his name with "Sir Laurence Lips" and imagined I was in this sketch.
On a related note, I hate Microsoft Clipchamp and wish violence on anyone involved with it. Including myself for having to use it.
October 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
On a related note, I hate Microsoft Clipchamp and wish violence on anyone involved with it. Including myself for having to use it.
Quite the trip back in time. I should say that my phone's camera is helpfully adjusting the colour grading on the photos - the actual pages are a lot more yellow.
October 13, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Quite the trip back in time. I should say that my phone's camera is helpfully adjusting the colour grading on the photos - the actual pages are a lot more yellow.
Page 12, the back page, consists entirely of death notices and ads for senior citizen cruises, which seems well-targeted, if a little mean. "This will be you soon, oldies - better have fun while you can..."
October 13, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Page 12, the back page, consists entirely of death notices and ads for senior citizen cruises, which seems well-targeted, if a little mean. "This will be you soon, oldies - better have fun while you can..."
Top of page 11 had the good stuff - what was on at the movies in 1975?
October 13, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Top of page 11 had the good stuff - what was on at the movies in 1975?
We then jump to pages 9 and 10, which are all classifieds. Anyone want to buy a section of land for under $10k?
October 13, 2025 at 5:30 AM
We then jump to pages 9 and 10, which are all classifieds. Anyone want to buy a section of land for under $10k?
(The Waring article starts by saying how pleased her parents are that her daughter "has a job again". They presumably cut out the bit where they continued "hopefully she won't spark a constitutional crisis in about ten years - that would be a pain.")
October 13, 2025 at 5:28 AM
(The Waring article starts by saying how pleased her parents are that her daughter "has a job again". They presumably cut out the bit where they continued "hopefully she won't spark a constitutional crisis in about ten years - that would be a pain.")
Page 4 takes us into the Women section, and by section I mean half a page. This being just after the 1975 general election, we have an article on PM Rob Muldoon's wife, and an article on the election of 23-year-old Marilyn Waring.
October 13, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Page 4 takes us into the Women section, and by section I mean half a page. This being just after the 1975 general election, we have an article on PM Rob Muldoon's wife, and an article on the election of 23-year-old Marilyn Waring.
Pages 1, 2 and 3 are just horse racing and advertisements. What ads go best with a nation's collective gambling addiction? Investments, hair product and a good 2/3 of a page devoted to Jim Beam.
October 13, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Pages 1, 2 and 3 are just horse racing and advertisements. What ads go best with a nation's collective gambling addiction? Investments, hair product and a good 2/3 of a page devoted to Jim Beam.
The front page features the only splash of colour, in this advertisement for the 1985 Holden Torana.
October 13, 2025 at 5:15 AM
The front page features the only splash of colour, in this advertisement for the 1985 Holden Torana.
I have two sheets from the New Zealand Herald for 1 December 1975. They're from section 3 of the paper, which is of course the Racing, Women and Classifieds section.
October 13, 2025 at 5:13 AM
I have two sheets from the New Zealand Herald for 1 December 1975. They're from section 3 of the paper, which is of course the Racing, Women and Classifieds section.
I think it was basing its marketing off of Batman the year before - that film was hyped in a way I've never seen since. St. Luke's mall had a shop that sold nothing but Batman movie merch. By the time it arrived in NZ, the hype had been so much that we were sick of it and there was a backlash.
October 13, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I think it was basing its marketing off of Batman the year before - that film was hyped in a way I've never seen since. St. Luke's mall had a shop that sold nothing but Batman movie merch. By the time it arrived in NZ, the hype had been so much that we were sick of it and there was a backlash.