ZM's Bree & Clint - ZM's Bree & Clint Podcast - 4th July 2023
Episode Date: July 3, 2023Old wives tales. Why'd you chuck a sickie? Forgetting to pay. #whitepeoplemeals See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
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The ZM Podcast Network.
Brian Clint filling in for Fletchford and Aileen.
That's us. Morning everybody.
6am, on the dot, ready to go.
Morning guys, happy Tuesday.
Also, congratulations to Zoe Hobbs,
first woman to qualify for the 100 metres at the Olympics in 48 years from New Zealand.
That's incredible.
Isn't it incredible?
She is such a weapon.
She ran, I believe it was like, it was sub-11.
It was like 10.96 seconds in the qualifying race,
I think in Switzerland or somewhere.
Yeah.
It's unreal.
Her PB is definitely sub-11.
Seeing somebody move that fast is just unreal.
It's faster than a lime scooter.
Is it?
Well, can be, depending how fast you go.
What about one of those beam ones?
I prefer the beams.
They're better up hills.
Oh, do you?
Yeah.
What do you reckon's faster up a hill, Zoe Hobbs or me on a beam scooter?
Zoe Hobbs.
All day.
I agree.
I agree.
Yeah.
What do you reckon's faster up a hill, Zoe Hobbs on a beam scooter or me? Zoe Hobbs all day. I agree. I agree. Yeah. What do you reckon's faster up a hill, Zoe Hobbs on a beam scooter or me?
Zoe Hobbs.
Can we sort out a race where I race Zoe Hobbs and she's on a beam scooter but I get to run?
I feel like she...
Do you feel like that's a more level playing field?
I feel like she'd beat you.
She's pretty light.
Surely I'm faster than a beam scooter.
I would probably back the beam scooter.
Do you reckon?
Yeah.
Do you reckon I'm faster than you?
Yeah.
I'm faster than you, but a beam scooter is faster than both of us.
Yeah.
And Zoe Hobbs is faster than all three.
Yes.
Yeah, well, congratulations to Zoe Hobbs.
That's the main thing.
That's actually incredible.
48 years. When's the main thing. That's actually incredible. 48 years.
When's the Olympics?
I'm so confused because there was that Olympics that got postponed.
Yeah, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in 2021.
But they didn't change the logo.
So it'll be next year.
It's actually helpful now that they didn't change the logo
because now you know every four years.
Yeah, it's in four years time.
First time ever the Olympics got postponed.
Are you busy organising beam scooters, Claudia?
Is that why you're looking at us?
Yeah, I'd love to see it.
I'm already scared for my hamstrings.
I'm already...
I'm not.
I'll be on the beam scooters.
Hey, this morning before 7 o'clock,
we're going to talk to a Kiwi TikToker
who has 1.2 million TikTok followers and out of nowhere got his account banned.
TikTok just messaged and said, no, your account is permanently banned.
For what?
No more TikToking for you.
No idea.
The guy's not even controversial.
He makes like family content.
But it's his income.
He's a content creator.
So what happens when that happens?
When TikTok just goes, ah, nah, no more TikTok for you.
Your account is gone.
His name's Louis Davis.
He's going to be on the show with us before 7 o'clock.
It's Tradie versus Lady.
Let's go.
This is where the Tradies take on the ladies,
and we're keeping a running tally, as Clint said earlier.
The ladies on 59 wins for the year, the tradies on 53.
Let's meet our challengers today.
Our lady is calling in from Taupo.
She is 23, and she's also a tradie as well.
She's a welder, fitter welder.
Welcome to the show, Mana.
G'day, Mana.
Good morning.
You could have picked either team to play on,
but today you'll be playing for the ladies.
Yeah, that sounds good.
Yeah, good stuff.
Okay, you're taking on our tradie.
They're calling in from Marserton, the 31,
and they love country music.
They would have loved that Luke Combs song then.
Welcome to the show, Greg.
G'day, Greg.
How you going?
Good, thanks.
You like that cover that Luke Holmes has done?
Yeah, it was very good.
Yeah.
Yeah, he's got a good voice, hey?
Who's the best country artist in the world right now, Greg?
I would probably have to say Luke Holmes is probably pretty up there.
Yeah, right.
Oh, Garth Brooks is a bit of me.
Vintage reference.
Oh, he's one of the biggest country music artists ever.
I said right now.
He's still massive.
He's like, I'm Johnny Cash.
Rascal Flats.
Okay, Greg, your buzzer is Trady.
Mana, your buzzer is Lady.
First three correct answers is getting $50 cash.
Good luck, guys.
Here we go, guys.
Question number one.
The new Barbie movie is almost here.
Who plays Barbie in the film?
Trady.
Yes, Greg.
Margot Robbie.
How did you know that, Greg?
I picked Margot Robbie.
Big Margot Robbie fan.
Who isn't?
Nice work. One to the tradies.
Question number two. The mayor
of which New Zealand city
is in trouble for leaving a restaurant
without paying?
I don't know? Just pick one.
Major city.
Brady.
Yes, Greg.
Auckland.
Auckland, no.
Not Wayne Brown.
Good guess.
Munna, do you just want to have a guess?
Major city in New Zealand.
Wellington.
Nice.
Yeah, well done.
You're on the money.
That is one apiece.
Question number three.
It pays to have a guess sometimes.
Buzz in when you can tell me who sings this song.
Yes, Mana.
Fish. Nah. Um, um, um, nah.
Greg, you want to guess?
Uh, nah.
One Republic.
One Republic.
Yeah, far out.
Oh, sorry, guys.
Nah, you're all good.
On the spot, eh?
On the spot.
Oh, mate, my brain freezes all the time.
Don't worry about it.
We're still one apiece.
Question number four.
What day of the year do we celebrate Boxing Day?
Lady.
Yes, Munna.
What day of the year?
What date?
What date?
Oh, date.
A boxing date?
Yeah.
Nice work.
We'll take it.
That's two to the ladies, one to the tradies.
Question number five.
If I was enjoying a Zigger burger, what fast food...
Yes, Greg.
KFC.
We're all tied up here this morning.
Greg knows his Margot Robbie and his KFC.
He does.
He's a good tradie.
This is for the win, guys.
Question number six.
Which company bought Instagram in 2012?
Tradies.
Yes, Greg.
Is it Facebook?
He's got it.
Tight game, guys, but it's going the way of the tradies this morning.
Greg, congratulations.
Great, thanks, guys.
$50 cash coming your way.
Thanks for playing, Munna.
Great game this morning.
Bree and Clint.
Just, sorry, quick side note.
I just, you know when you go down a TikTok hole
and you end up learning something?
Not often, but yes.
Not often.
Yeah.
I'm on this account that talks about historical facts
that will mess up your understanding of the timeline.
And this fact here has blown my mind.
It said George Washington,
the first president of the
united states of america died in 1799 okay the first dinosaur fossil was discovered in 1824
george washington never knew that dinosaurs existed whoa doesn't that isn't that george
would be ropeable yeah Yeah. Wouldn't he?
He'd be like, how did I miss out on that? Hang on, wait.
Also, it says woolly mammoths were still alive
while the Egyptian pyramids were being built.
Oh, yeah.
Well, I mean.
The oldest pyramid is from 2600 BC.
Yeah, that blows my mind also.
Okay, anyway.
Buzzy.
Hashtag white people food. Hashtag white people food.
Hashtag white people meals is a new social media trend in China.
I guess it's because food that traditionally white people take for lunch
is like it's culturally jarring to a lot of people in China
who would usually have hot food.
Yeah.
Or like a proper meal.
They have the full shebang.
Yeah.
Traditionally.
But as Western values spread more widely and just the grimness of working a nine to five
job, which is more like an eight to six job plus a commute, the lunches are getting sadder
and sadder.
So what they're doing is if they're enjoying a hashtag white people meal, they put the
hashtag on it.
And to give you an example
of a white people meal,
you're talking about
a white bread sandwich
that is just luncheon
with mustard.
I've had that a few times.
I was going to say,
don't tell me you didn't take
a luncheon with mustard
sandwich to school.
Hey, don't knock luncheon.
I love a bit of luncheon.
Luncheon and tomato sauce sandwiches. This country luncheon. Luncheon and tomato sauce sandwiches.
This country was built on luncheon and tomato sauce sandwiches.
Don't ask me what is in luncheon because I have no bloody idea.
They call it bologna overseas, don't they?
Or bologna or something.
Bologna.
Bologna.
What a load of bologna.
What a load of bologna.
White people.
Because you know why they say what a load of bologna? Why? Because what a load of baloney. White people meal. Because you know why they say, what a load of baloney?
Why?
Because what a load of crap.
Oh.
Because there's, well, I'm assuming.
I'm just figuring it out now.
Jeez, that and the George Washington thing.
Mind blowing.
Honestly, this morning is just like.
I mean, we've done our job for today already.
I'll say, hang it up.
It's 6.12.
Salad with no dressing.
Oh, can I just say. Can I just say, as an Italian,
I'm from an Italian family, and if you're at a restaurant
and they're serving you a salad without a dressing,
that's not a salad.
No.
It's just a bunch of stuff on a plate.
Why is there no dressing?
I've had a chicken parmigiana recently,
and it just had like a handful of,
it was kind of just like mesculine
or rocket out of the bag
just thrown on the plate.
Not even a vinegurita
or anything on the salad.
Nothing boils my blood
more than a salad without dressing.
I go through a bottle of balsamic vinegar
every fortnight.
Not even exaggerating.
I feel like a guinea pig gnawing on these dry-ass leaves.
You know what I mean?
And why do restaurants put the salad and then they'll put,
even if they put dressing on it, they don't mix it?
Yeah.
Just mix the salad.
Hashtag white people meals, really plain cheese and crackers.
We're talking like a Ritz cracker
with a slice of like Colby cheese.
Oh, now I'm about that.
No, so am I.
Delish.
So am I.
But can you imagine coming from a culture
where you're having broths and hot noodle dishes
and sweet and sour things
and like hugely flavoursome meals
and then someone hands you a dry ass cracker with a sliver of cheese on it.
You're like, what is this?
Yeah, I mean, it's so true.
You said yesterday that you believe you had a hashtag white people meal.
What was yours?
I'm about to out myself for a weird meal that I eat from time to time.
Look, it's from my childhood and it's pretty simple.
Yeah.
It's shaved ham.
Yum.
Cut into pieces.
Oh, okay.
And then you've got just your normal cheese.
Yeah.
Like Colby cheese.
Yeah.
Cut into pieces.
Okay.
And then you've got tinned beetroot.
Yeah.
Cut into pieces.
Okay.
Bit of olive oil.
Bit of balsamic vinegar.
Salt and pepper.
Boom.
Delicious.
Don't knock it until you try it.
Why is everything cut into so many pieces?
Because it's like a little salad.
What's the name of the salad?
I haven't got a name.
It needs a name.
Do you know there's like the Waldorf salad?
Someone named them originally, which is half the allure of them.
You're like, oh, I've got to try that.
Yours is like.
Basic beetroot salad.
Yeah.
Basic B.
It's the basic B salad.
Sounds very cubey to me, the salad.
No, it is.
Yeah.
That's exactly what it is.
Don't knock it.
Yes, Claudia.
It's like an angular salad.
I know exactly what to call it.
The Thomas salad.
The Brie Thomas salad.
Go home for the day.
You're done.
See you guys later.
That's all we need from you.
I think we're all going home, actually.
Shit.
Thomas salad.
Shit.
That's good.
Claudia, that's your best work, my friend.
Brie and Clint, y'all.
Zit him.
Brie and Clint. Claudia, that's your best work, my friend. Brian Clent, y'all, sit in. Brian Clent.
A man from India by the name of Sanju was born in 1963 and grew up working on farms to feed his family.
And he was in a little village
and people kind of knew him as the pregnant man
because he always had this gigantic belly.
Yeah.
And over the years it just kept getting bigger and bigger and bigger.
Really?
Yes.
Like it was growing?
Like it was growing.
So he looked pregnant but he was thin, like he was a thin man
but he had this gigantic belly.
So a big motor out the front.
Exactly.
And he kind of just always ignored it.
He didn't really do anything about it.
He's like, I need to go to work. Typical farmer where they just get on with it. Exactly. And he kind of just always ignored it. He didn't really do anything about it. He's like, I need to go to work.
Typical, you know, typical farmer where they just get on with it.
Yeah.
And like, I need to go out and need to do this.
Until I think it was about 1999 when he was rushed to hospital
because he couldn't breathe properly.
Yep.
So they had to take him to hospital.
Okay.
They took him to hospital and the doctors looked at him and they thought,
geez, this guy's got a massive tumour.
Oh, they weren't like, ooh, pregnant?
No.
They were like, you've got, looks like.
The doctor was like, we're going to do an X-ray just before we do.
Did you want to know the gender?
Is there any chance that you could be?
Are you sexually active?
He's like, I don't think there's a chance.
So they thought it was a tumour and they put him under anaesthetic
and when they cut him open, what they saw, they never expected.
Food baby.
Was not a food baby.
Okay.
They found bones. They found limbs.
They found parts of hair. They found parts of a jaw.
They found everything inside this guy
that was a part of his twin.
Oh my god. Isn't that wild?
Like how big?
You said the area kept growing.
He wasn't, like, gestating the child, was he?
The child must have, the twin must have died during.
I don't believe it was alive.
Yeah, in utero.
Well, I don't know.
I don't really know.
No, there's no way.
He doesn't have a uterus.
No, I don't think it was alive, but there was all these was all these different parts where they were like, this is a person.
God, how did it get in him?
Well, this is the part that's interesting.
So they thought at first that it was a case of what it's called
vanishing twin syndrome, meaning that his twin could have died
during pregnancy and then been reabsorbed by him.
Wow.
But they reckon it wasn't that.
They reckon that it was actually something else where the twin was literally born inside the other twin.
Really?
Which is way rarer.
Yeah.
Apparently.
So like conceived in there.
Yeah.
Wow.
So like the fetus was inside the fetus.
Wow.
Yeah. Wow. So like the fetus was inside the fetus. Wow. Yeah.
So essentially they reckon his
twin was living inside him
like a parasite kind of.
And was like taking
nutrients and...
Do you need a bit of therapy after that?
After finding out that you've been walking around
with your dead twin inside you for the last
however many years? I mean it's pretty full on.
Apparently Sanju after they you, took all of this stuff out of him,
he was like, I don't even want to see it or know about it.
Like, I just kind of want to get on with my life.
Yeah.
Can you imagine?
Oh, my God.
Do you remember that character on South Park that had the fetus on its forehead?
Oh, yes, I do remember that character.
That's what it reminds me of. Yeah. So it must be semi, yes, I do remember that character.
That's what it reminds me of.
Yeah.
So it must be semi, well, not common, but.
I don't think this is common.
I don't think this is super common.
God, how good would you feel after having your unborn twin removed from inside you after
what, 30 years?
Yeah.
How much easier would life be?
You'd feel amazing.
You'd be like, I'm so much lighter.
Sanju, you were looking
fantastic. Can I just say, you were looking fantastic.
What have you, have you been, are you
doing CrossFit? What have you been doing?
Yeah, you're like, I'm one person lighter
is what I've been doing.
Like when my friend
came back from getting a breast reduction
and she said to me, she's like,
I've had four kilos removed
from my body.
Four kilos?
Four kilos.
I always measure kilos because it's a hard thing to visualise.
Yeah, what do you measure it in?
The large blocks of cheese.
Yes.
That's how I picture a kilo.
Every time someone says I lost 10 kilos, I go, wow, you lost 10 large blocks of cheese.
So imagine losing two blocks of cheese from each of your buzzies.
Can you imagine? I'd love to have two big blocks of cheese in my
buzzies. No, that's not what I was going for.
Louis Davis. You might know him if you're on TikTok.
He's one of the biggest TikTokers in the country.
He has 1.2 million
followers. His
account with his partner Kiwa.
They make content about their young family.
He's got a toddler and a newborn baby.
It's all really wholesome content that Louis makes.
It is adorable.
It's very cute.
And it's also his income.
He's a content creator.
So he makes a living, I believe, through his TikTok account.
Yesterday, he woke up to a notification
that his account had been permanently banned.
Terrifying part of that, permanently banned.
Surely when he saw this notification,
he would have thought, this can't be right.
Well, I saw him post on Instagram with the caption,
early retirement, question mark.
I've still got a sense of humour, I like it.
Pretty scary stuff.
So we've got him on the phone to talk about it.
Louis, welcome.
Good morning.
G'day, Louis.
Morning, how are we?
We're good, man.
Just so we're clear, you have your TikTok account back now.
Is that correct?
Yeah.
Yeah.
I have it back after a few hours of going, oh, okay.
Well, that was fun while it lasted.
Bye-bye.
Bye-bye.
So let's go into that.
Have you managed to find out why your account got banned?
What do you do in that situation?
Do you contact TikTok?
Yeah, who do you message?
Do you ring China?
Yes, you message every single person you possibly know.
I message all my friends that get banned all the time,
and we just work backwards from there.
I eventually got a hold of someone who was, like, on leave,
on holiday in the States, and he was like, oh, yeah, sweet,
I'll forward this on.
And, yeah, and then we went through what happened,
and it turns out they were all false, like, violations.
They weren't true.
And the only one that was actually a violation was that I had commented
on my wife's video a couple months ago that she's a MILF,
which I think I should be able to do.
I've got a strike today.
Did you tell them that it was your wife, so you're kind of, you know?
It doesn't matter.
I can't call your wife, anyone else's wife, a MILF.
If you can't call the mother of your own children a MILF, then who can you?
Exactly.
I don't want to be there.
So you got the account back?. So you got the account back.
Yeah, I got the account back
and I'm just thinking, this is the
most least relatable segment.
If you're out there thinking, why do I
care about a random person who lost his
TikTok account and got it back?
You just think about that thing that you love, that you
lost, that you thought that you'll never get
back, you know, like your primary
school teacher that confiscated your Pokemon cards
and you got them back in the week.
But, Louis, can I just say I think it is relatable in a way where,
you know, a lot of us post our favourite memories online.
We've been posting stuff on Instagram.
We post stuff on TikTok.
And in a way, this is kind of like your family photo album as well.
You know, it's a lot of your memories with your kids and your family.
So in that way, it is relatable.
And all of that was just gone.
Yeah, I think it's because they used the P word.
They were like, your account is permanently banned.
It's not banned for now.
It's not banned until we sort this out.
It's like, that's you, Gonski.
You're Gonski.
Yeah.
It's relatable, too, in that this is your job.
So while people might look at this and go, oh, TikTok doesn't matter.
TikTok is actually, you're a content creator.
This is your income.
This is how you feed your whanau.
So in those few hours where it was gone,
where did your mind go to
and what did you think you were going to be doing
for Mahi for the rest of your life?
That's true.
I guess I didn't,
maybe I needed to do more thinking about that,
but my brain was like,
no, let's just wait and see what happens.
I guess it'd be like,
you know, if I was trading in my U-Gots,
I was going to be like that.
That's exactly what I mean.
That was like my account.
Yeah, maybe I needed to be more of a negative thinker,
but my brain didn't go there straight away.
Okay.
I was, but as the day went on,
I started going,
oh, yo, I used to work at a university.
I started going, oh, maybe I need to be ringing the university.
Maybe I'll go back to my old job.
Yeah.
Are you able to make a full living, Louis, off TikTok,
like to provide for your whanau?
Yeah, at this stage of life.
I have a very simple life.
I don't know if you see my videos
But I live in the far north
I live on the coast
And it's a very easy life
Like we can gather almost all of our food
And our kai
And TikTok allows me at this stage of my life
To be home on the coast
And be with my kids
And yeah, it's a buzzy world
It's a hard thing to try and explain
To grandma at Christmas
What you're doing
But yeah, this is the kind of world That we're living in world, it's a hard thing to try and explain to grandma at Christmas what you're doing.
This is the kind of world that we're living in.
Well, you made the comment
yesterday, I saw you made the comment
that it was quite a confronting
realisation to go, they can
just take it away. At any time,
they can just take it all away, right?
Yeah, I guess it was
anything digital, you know? Like, if you Yeah, I guess with anything digital, you know,
like if you have a job where you like, you know, trade crypto,
that's an unregulated industry.
Like if you do anything online that's like a new frontier,
like we're subject to what these corporations decide are the rules
and not the rules or, you know, government legislation can change at any time.
And while it's exciting that everyone can earn their income in these different ways,
at any point, you know, someone can say to you, you know.
No more.
Well, we're glad that you got your account back.
We're glad that you're back on TikTok.
And also, can I get that contact of that person in America
and ask them to boost my followers a few?
Bree's been shadow banned for too much fart content.
She needs someone to have a look into her account. I actually did get a few of my's been shadow banned for too much fart content. She needs someone
to have a look into her account.
I actually did get
a few of my videos.
Yeah, taken down.
Too much farting on her mum.
That's right.
That's Louis Davies.
You can find him on TikTok.
Search Louis and Kiwa.
Thanks, man.
We'll catch up with you soon.
See you, Louis.
Bye, man.
See ya.
Bree and Clint.
The other day,
I got caught in the bathroom
plucking out a grey hair.
Who?
Not from down there.
Oh.
Well, why were you doing it in the bathroom?
I've been lasered.
Upstairs.
I was in the mirror.
I had the tweezers.
You know, I was getting this grey hair out because that's what happens in your 30s.
And my partner walks in and goes, don't do that.
Two more will grow back.
I've heard that.
You know?
And I kind of thought about it for a second when I have heard that,
but you know what, I'm going to Google it to make sure.
Because I actually kind of believed it.
I went, is that true?
If you pull out a grey hair, two grow back in its place.
Yes.
Yeah.
So I Googled it. And this, is that true? If you pull out a grey hair, two grow back in its place. Yes. So I googled it.
And this is what Google says.
According
to a doctor, each hair
follicle only contains
one hair. So plucking
them will not cause
any more to grow.
No, it's not possible. It's not true.
It's not like you're splicing it. No.
It's like that one where people said,
because if you've got a bit of peach fuzz on your face as a lady,
the rumour was always that if you shave it, it grows back thicker.
Also not true.
Also not true.
Also not true.
Because I was shaving the crap out of my face as a teenager,
trying to get it to grow back thicker.
I was like, great, I'll shave this bum fluff off,
and before you know it, I'll have a beard.
Nothing.
Not true.
Another old wives' tale.
So I thought we could go through a few this morning
and just debunk some of these because I've done some research.
So the first one that I have recalled that I was like,
I want to know the truth,
was we eat multiple spiders a year in our sleep.
Yeah, don't they say you swallow like seven spiders a year or something?
That's what they say.
Turns out the National Sleep Foundation says
there's no hard data to support this,
but spiders wouldn't be inclined to crawl into a predator's mouth.
No.
And how deep are you sleeping
if you can't feel a spider going down your throat?
A spider pooed on my face one time.
Did it?
Yeah.
Infected?
What?
Did you get infected?
No, I turned the lights off and I was laying down
and then I kind of felt this drop on my cheek and I turned the lights on.
Oh, and it was directly above you.
And all I could see was a spider directly above me
and I was like, that spider just pooed on me.
What a kinky spider. I know.
Was it a daddy long legs?
I called it daddy.
Nah, so apparently
yeah, they said not true. You need consent
spider. Yeah.
If you want to take a poo on someone's face in bed
you need to ask their express permission
first. You want to be a member of this society
then you've got to follow
the rules. You want a second date member of this society, then you've got to follow the rules. You want to stick and date.
So yeah, not true.
Another one,
being cold
will make you catch a cold.
Like being out in the wet weather,
in the rain, will make you catch
a cold. Not true. I've heard
that that's not true.
The bottom line is, according to Google,
you only get sick when you're exposed to a virus or bacteria.
Yeah, right.
Okay.
Yeah.
See, you still kind of believe it.
No, I don't believe it because I feel like if you are out there
and you're exposing yourself to the elements,
you're weakening your immune system.
So maybe you're less able to fight it off
because you're burning all this energy to stay warm
and say that you do have a virus that your body is fighting.
It gives up.
It's like, well, I have to concentrate on...
Do you hear what you just said?
Absolute bullshit.
If you already have a virus.
If you already have one, then yeah, not great.
All right, yep.
It's hard for you to wrap your head around
when you've been told something for so long.
Exactly right, yeah.
It really is.
Because I feel like you're telling me that my parents are wrong with some of this information.
Well, this is the thing.
So, yeah.
You know?
What about cracking knuckles can cause arthritis?
I've heard that.
Not true.
The cracking sound, according to an orthopedic surgeon, is just nitrogen bubbles in the fluid
that lubricates your joints.
Yeah, but surely hyperextending your joints over and over,
which is how you crack them, can cause arthritis.
He does say if you feel pain or discomfort when you're doing it,
then it could be an issue.
But not just simply, you know.
Don't do it.
Don't do it.
I can't even do it.
Don't do it.
Mine don't even crack.
People don't want to hear it.
Okay.
What about, this one blew my mind,
hair of the dog cures a hangover.
Well, that one is true.
Not true.
No, it is though.
Not true.
It temporarily cures the hangover.
It just prolongs the hangover.
Yeah, it temporarily cures the hangover.
A cure means it gets rid of it.
I've actually got a hangover based one that I want to check out
there that I believe is not true. What?
Drinking a pint of water before you
go to bed. Pint of water and
two panadol. Before you go to bed
and you won't be hungover the next day. Not true.
Not even remotely true.
You don't reckon? No, all it's going to do is cause you
to get up three times in the night to take a wee.
Yeah, well, normally I'm getting up three times in the night because I'm so parched.
I'm like, water, water.
Carrots can help you see in the dark.
Not true.
Surely that one's fake.
Not true.
Yeah.
Using your laptop over your genitals can render you infertile.
I don't know.
Not true.
I don't know if that one's not true.
Well, as someone who's used their laptop on their lap for a long time Not true. I don't know if that one's not true.
Well, as someone who's used their laptop on their lap for a long time and has two kids,
I'll tell you it's not true.
Okay.
Yeah, see, that one I haven't looked into.
What about human urine helps jellyfish stings?
Yes.
Is that one true?
Not true.
They did it on Friends, though.
Not true.
Wow.
It's not true.
It's an old wives' tale.
All these people have been peeing on their friends for no reason. Yeah. Wow. It's not true. It's an old wives' tale. All these people have been peeing on their friends for no reason.
Yeah.
Wow. I thought we could throw it out there this morning on 0800DIALZM
and ask people, what is the old wives' tale you remember?
Yeah.
And we could all discuss and see if some of these are true or not.
And maybe if you don't know whether it's true or not,
we could Google it for you right now.
Yes.
Okay.
We'll do some research.
Your old wives' tale.
Yes.
Even if you've debunked it yourself,
we'd love to hear about it this morning.
Yeah, what's the one that you found out even that wasn't true?
You can also text us on 9696.
Bree and Clint.
Oh, we're debunking some of the old wives' tales that everyone,
isn't it interesting that a lot of these circulate
around the globe and they're all kind of similar.
The internet is really ruining these.
These survived for hundreds of years on word of mouth.
And then the second you could Google it, it's out the window.
The jig is up.
Yeah.
And that's what we're doing this morning.
We're asking you to call in.
So what's the one that you believed for ages?
And it turns out absolute crock. Brenda's here. We're asking you to call in. So what's the one that you believed for ages? And it turns out, absolute crock.
Brenda's here.
Hi, Brenda.
Hi, Brenda.
Good morning.
How are you?
Good, thanks, Brenda.
Come on, give us the classic old wives' tale that you remember hearing.
My mum always told me if I ate my crust, my hair would go curly.
I remember that.
It was just a ploy to get us to eat the crappy part of the bread, Brenda.
And I had straight, straight hair, and I wanted curly hair.
You wanted curly hair.
Because this old wives' tale really took a pounding during the emo years
when everybody wanted straight hair, you know?
Yes.
There were crusts just being left.
I'm a 60s baby.
Left, right, and centre.
All right, Brenda.
Nice, Brenda. Thank you. We appreciate it. Someone, right and centre. All right, Brenda. Nice, Brenda.
Thank you.
We appreciate it.
Someone said, old wives tell that I believed for ages that my dad had just nipped out to
get some milk.
Oh.
Oh.
Sending love.
We love you.
What about this one?
I don't know if this is an old wives tale.
They said horse hair and alpaca wool under your pillow are antihistamines.
Horse hair and alpaca wool?
Where are you getting some horse hair from?
I don't know. I've just
googled it and it's come up with
alpaca wool is more
than suitable for pillows.
Apparently, it's
incredibly resistant to allergens.
Yeah, right. So it's hay fever
season, what, you just nip outside and shave the horse?
Yeah.
Just get some of the horse hair.
Oh, runny nose.
You're going to shave the horse.
Adele's here.
Hi, Adele.
Hi, Adele.
Hi.
Tell us, Adele,
what was the old wives tale you remember hearing?
When I was younger,
I had a few warts on my hand
and mum said that if I rubbed the warts
while turning around three times
under a full moon, it would make them go
away.
Classic.
And did you try it?
You did, yeah. I wanted to get rid of those.
You wanted to get rid of the warts.
And did it work?
I actually think so, but I think that was just a
coincidence.
So we'll never know, Adele.
Well, you said it worked for you.
People should try it.
Yeah.
If you're a bit warty at the moment, what did you say?
Under a full moon, rub the warts and spin around three times.
Yeah.
Clockwise or anti-clockwise?
Clockwise.
Clockwise, okay.
And how like a wolf.
That's what Adele said.
Yeah, yeah, exactly.
You imagine.
It went right out of my mouth.
Adele calls up, she's like,
oh, I'm going to make so many people look silly.
Someone said putting urine on a sty is the old wives' house.
That does work, by the way,
but you have to be willing to put urine in your eye.
It's because the urine is sterile.
That's why that works.
Your own urine?
Yeah, your own urine. I don't know if I want them. Well, you're not putting someone else's urine in your eye. It's because the urine is sterile. That's why that works. Your own urine? Yeah, your own urine.
I don't know if I want them. Well, you're not putting someone else's urine in your eye. I don't want to
put my own urine in my eye. Good for
pink eye as well. How do you know?
Just
It is. It is.
You said it with so much confidence.
Yeah, true. I've made
my own bed there. Alicia's here. Hi, Alicia.
Hi, Alicia. Hello. Tell us, Alicia, what was the've made my own bed there. Alicia's here. Hi, Alicia. Hi, Alicia.
Hello.
Tell us, Alicia, what was the old wives' tale you believed?
Oh, I'm just going to say some of these are so funny.
I'm literally sitting in my car cracking up laughing. So good.
Like, how dumb are we?
I know.
We all just believe it.
Someone says it.
Can you just picture me peeing in my own eye, Alicia?
Is that what got you?
Yeah.
Yeah, there's a video somewhere, Alicia.
We'll find it.
I was like, I'm dead.
What was yours?
Mine was that I believed that lying gave you ulcers.
And I went through in high school,
I was playing like really competitive sport
and, you know, hashtag high school,
you're a teenager.
So much stress.
And I kept getting a mouthful of ulcers.
And my dad took me up to the kip because he was like, we're going to go do something for
this.
And I was like, on the way to the kip, I was like, Dad, I just keep going over and over
and I just don't know what I've been lying about.
Oh, Alicia, you poor thing.
And he literally side-eyed me and was like, what?
And I was like, I just can't figure out what I've been lying about.
Oh, you sweet kid.
That's so cute.
Alicia, you say this was in high school.
How old were you?
I was like 16.
Wow.
Oh, what a loser.
She wouldn't lie about that either.
She would not lie about it now.
She wouldn't lie about it.
Thanks, Alicia.
That's very funny.
Someone said,
these are old wives tales that you found out were absolute BS.
Someone said sneezing seven times is the same as the big O.
Yes, I remember that.
I kind of believe it.
People trying to make them sneeze, self-seize seven times?
Like three or four in a row is a good time.
I'm not going to lie.
It's kind of like putting an earbud in your ear.
Well, you imagine seven.
Yeah.
Playing with it too much will make it fall off.
Have we investigated that?
Well, it depends how much is too much.
Yeah.
I mean, it's all kind of, you know, in context.
There's no data whatsoever supporting whitetail spider bites being bad
or toxic or causing infections.
Really?
Interesting.
I'm terrified of whitetail spiders.
I've been bitten by one.
I was fine.
Yeah.
I was fine.
I mean, you know, what about this one?
My grandfather always told me a swig of whiskey is good for coughs,
colds, sores, and itch.
Oh, and itchy dicks.
Granddad.
Granddad.
Granddad.
He's like, if the itch persists, you just dip it in.
Just give it a rinse.
He's like, Granddad, should you use a different bottle for that?
Nah.
Bree and Clint.
It's BAC on ZM in the AM
It's Bree and Clint in the morning
ZM
What are you Bree and Clint filling in for Fletch Vaughan and Hayley?
You know what it kind of feels like
To do the breakfast show
Like when you're not used to it
What?
You know when you have a real big night out?
I mean, this will be a few years back for you.
And you party all the way till when it's morning time.
When was the last time you partied until the sun came up?
Oh, like...
Exactly!
That sounds like my worst nightmare.
To be honest, my worst nightmare too.
Yeah, excuse me.
That was always the key for me.
The sun is literally coming up right now.
Like, that sounds like my worst nightmare.
That was always the key.
As I got a bit older and wiser, I used to say,
we just need to be home before the sun comes up.
Yeah.
Because or else we'll all turn into werewolves.
Anyway, doing breakfast makes you feel like what?
Like that.
Oh, like we've partied until the sun came up.
Yeah.
Here's a situation we all need to weigh in on, right?
You guys listening, Clint, this is the deal.
So someone has asked the question,
are they in the wrong for feeling like this isn't fair?
Okay.
Right?
So they said, my friends and I generally take turns hosting dinner events at our houses.
Yep.
I have had many at my home for wine and cheese nights, boozy brunches, etc.
These can get a little expensive with alcohol costs,
but friends usually bring a food item or drink as a gift, so I don't mind. I feel like this comes
with the territory of hosting. This one friend in our group will occasionally invite us for a meal,
not serve alcohol, and then ask everyone in the room to pay $10 to $15. This is not always advised in advance.
I think this is a little tacky and it makes me not want to go.
However, on the other hand, I feel like I'm being rude
for being budget conscious and them having me in their home
and serving me.
Am I being unfair?
No, you've read the vibe correctly.
That person's having a laugh.
That person's running an off-grid restaurant. And if they want to charge you $10 to $15,
you go, that's fine. I'll have a GST receipt, please. I want to see where this money's going.
I want to know you're paying tax on it. Because I get it. I get it. Not everybody can afford to
pay for everything, especially at the moment.
But if no one else in the friend group is charging,
why are you charging when it comes around to your turn?
I think that is what's the key in this whole thing.
Yeah.
Like, because the whole friend group, like, take turn hosting.
Yeah.
And they don't charge.
And if you're charging, that's where, you know,
if everyone charged.
What makes yours special?
It's their side hustle. You know, you're going around getting makes yours special? The side hustle.
You know, you're going around getting four free meals and then it comes your turn.
You're like, oh yeah, I'm bloody charged for this.
Imagine if that person is just running like five different friend groups
and it's literally their full-time job.
They just host people at their house.
That's what I'm saying.
It's an off-grid restaurant.
Make your friends BYO.
That's totally fine.
You go, hey guys, dinner at mine this weekend.
Can you all just bring what you want to drink?
Because yeah, the booze would be the most expensive component.
Yeah, I think asking people to bring their own alcohol is completely reasonable.
A lot of pressure on the meal if you're going to charge people for the meal.
Better be good.
Remember I told you this happened to me years and years ago when I went to a friend's house
and she was on a health buzz, a health kick, and she wanted to have salmon for dinner.
And so she went and bought all this salmon, which I'm not, you know,
I don't mind salmon, but it's not like I'd be craving salmon.
Anyway, she went and bought all this salmon because she needed
to eat salmon and then charged us all like $15 because the salmon
was so expensive.
She just wanted to discount salmon.
She wanted to split the cost of the salmon between five other people.
Mate, I'd be happy with spag bol.
Yeah.
Find a charge if all your mates are charging, if that's what you guys do.
I think so.
But no, you've got to read the room.
Read the room.
And how awkward.
Do you pay in cash?
Do you take credit?
Do you have pay wave?
Bree and Clint.
What did you chuck a sickie for?
A Taylor Swift fan has been interviewed on the news over in the States,
dressed in a disguise because she didn't want to be caught because she called in sick.
There are two Swifties here who shall remain anonymous who called in sick to work.
That is very true.
Now, what are you hoping to snag at the merch truck here? I want the
grey quarter zip. Now, are you guys going to the
shows this weekend? I am on Saturday.
Sweet, I love it. And we're going to cross
our fingers that work doesn't
find out, right? No, they're not.
We're good. Your secret's safe with me.
I think it's safe with everyone else here, too.
Spoiler alert, I'm pretty sure work
found out. Yeah, because the whole
globe. The video is global.
We're talking about it
in New Zealand. This is Cincinnati.
I think work may have seen.
Someone said, we asked you, why'd you
check the sickie? Someone said, I wasn't
sick, but I wagged school.
But my dad came home early, so I spent
the whole day hiding in my wardrobe.
Got it. Not worth it.
Not worth it.
Got it.
No, I know, but you have no decision.
You have no choice at that stage.
I love this text so much, and it hits me right in the core.
They said, I called in sick on my way to work because I saw my local Kmart had a massive
clearance sale.
Couldn't miss that.
You called in sick for a Kmart clearance?
I would too.
I would.
Man, Kmart has a hold on some people, eh?
Kmart is like my religion.
I faked a sick day to go to field days.
Karma's a bitch.
I got sick for the whole weekend.
Oh, gut it.
Gopala's called through.
Hi, Gopala.
Hi, guys.
Morning, everybody.
Morning.
My one is a Cricket World Cup.
Cricket World Cup final.
I was amped.
I had planned this for three days in advance.
And I called my school in the morning.
I called the school office of the secretary with a cough.
I'm sick. I'm sick.
I can't make it to school.
Turns out it didn't work.
The school called my mom.
And my mom was like, all right, all right. I'm mum was like, alright, I'm going to bring
some medicines. I'm going to send the doctor
and go to the doctor in the evening.
Unfortunately, my dad busted me.
My dad called me and goes,
I'm on to you. I know you stayed home for the
Cricket World Cup final.
And my plan didn't go according
to place. I thought I could pull the whole thing off
and celebrate and go back into sickness mode,
but I got busted by my dad. Dad didn't
endorse you staying home for the cricket World Cup. Damn it, dad.
I feel like it could have been a good bonding exercise. He could have
gone, I know what you've done, son, but we're
going to watch this together and this is going to be the greatest
cricket World Cup final of all time.
Yeah. I just picture
you and your
dad both calling in sick and then you
realise and you're like,
did you call in sick?
You both show up on the TV.
Thank you, Gopala.
We appreciate it.
Anonymous.
Oh, okay, Anonymous.
Still doesn't want the sick to get out.
Why do you chuck a sickie, Anonymous?
So this was back in school.
I'm actually anonymous because I'm chucking a sickie right now.
Yeah, boy.
Anonymous, have you not learnt from your ways?
You know, old habit, die hard.
What did you do?
So when I was back in school,
I used to, me and my grandfather
used to do a whole heap of like big fishing tournaments,
like game fishing tournaments and that.
And I used to take about a month and a half
to two months off a year for them
and school caught on to me and they made me have a meeting with the school
with my mum and my grandad.
Oh, no.
You used to wag school to go game fishing?
Yeah.
I thought it was a pretty good excuse.
I think that's not a bad excuse.
You're the most outdoorsy teenager I've ever heard of.
Yeah, like you're learning a skill.
Yeah, you're learning a life skill.
Yeah.
Yeah, okay.
Anonymous, what's your sicky excuse today that you're not going to work?
Well, my bed was looking real good when I got out of it this morning.
No, but what excuse did you get?
What did you tell your work?
It was diarrhoea, wasn't it?
It was the tummy sore.
Yeah.
No one asked questions about that.
Thanks, Anonymous.
Someone said I chucked a sickie to go and see
Trinny and Susanna in Auckland.
Oh my God.
I got called on stage
to be their assistant
for the whole show
and I didn't realise
that there was a reporter there
so I was in the photo
for the story
in the national newspaper
the next day.
Oh no.
Trinny and Susanna,
vintage reference.
100% worth it.
We'll go to Josh quickly. Hi, Josh. Hi, Josh. Hey, guys. How's it going? Good, thanks.ny and Susanna, vintage reference. 100% worth it. We'll go to Josh quickly.
Hi, Josh.
Hi, Josh.
Hey, guys.
How's it going?
Good, thanks.
Tell us, Josh, what did you chuck a ciggy for?
So back in primary school,
I really didn't want to be at school one day.
So I faked that I had lost my memory
and convinced everyone that I had forgotten everything
and my dad came and picked me up and took me home.
You pretended to have amnesia.
That's quite serious.
That sounds...
Yeah.
Josh, that comes from like a head injury.
They would have thought that you would have had to go for a CT scan.
Yeah, I tripped over and I whacked my head,
and they just faked it until I made it, and it worked out for me.
Yeah, Josh is like,
I had to spend the whole day in hospital getting scans and checked out.
But, you know, I wasn't at school.
No, it just took me home.
Josh, did it work out?
I feel like your parents would be pretty concerned.
Or they're like, ah, classic Josh, sleep it off.
Nah, Dad was like, classic Josh, always hits his head.
Just took me home, made sure I stayed in bed.
What do you mean classic Josh always hits his head?
I'm a bit notorious for falling over and whacking my head on things.
Sounds like your parents was like,
Hey, hon, Josh is faking losing his memory again.
We've got to go pick him up.
We're back after the news.
Josh.
Bree and Clint.
Bree and Clint. All I want for the news. You're on CDM. Brie and Clint. Brie and Clint.
All I want for my birthday is a birthday
banger. It's a birthday banger.
We do it at five o'clock, usually
on our show in the afternoons,
but we're bringing it to breakfast. This is
where you can call us, tell us your birthday
and we do some magic behind
the scenes here and we figure out what was
the song that was actually top of the charts
when you were 16. We're looking for an absolute ripper to get everyone to work on a Tuesday morning and
we're going to kick it off with Leonard.
Kia ora, Leonard.
Hi, Leonard.
Hello.
How's your morning been, mate?
Good, good.
Just going home.
Oh, you're on your way home.
What do you do for Mahi?
Security.
Oh, well, enjoy that sleep this morning, Leonard.
Very well deserved.
We'll do your birthday banger before that.
What's your date of birth?
9th of April, 1992.
All right, that means you were 16 in 2008.
And, Leonard, here's your birthday banger.
To my toes, makes me crinkle my nose.
Wherever it goes, I always know. Here's your birthday banger Oh this
This is a bit of
This is a bit of Leonard
If I know Leonard
He loves a bit of Colby Calais
You need to wind down Leonard
You need a nice calming song
To get you home
So you can go to sleep today
What do you think of
Colby Calais bubbly?
Um well
Yeah I don't know
You can be honest It's not really a bit of you is it I can tell There's still a birthday banger Well, yeah, I don't know.
You can be honest.
It's not really a bit of you, is it?
I can tell.
There's still a birthday banger for Liam.
Kia ora, Liam.
Hi, Liam.
Hi.
How are you going?
Joel's here as well.
Yeah, I'm here as well, yeah.
Oh, g'day, Liam and Joel.
Thanks for calling through this morning.
You guys got anything planned for today?
We'll chill. chill with a chill day
today, eh buddy? We might go out and get a coffee later
on. Oh, jealous.
That sounds like a good plan. Well, tell us
your birthday and we'll do your birthday
banger for you. What's your birthday,
Liam? I think
levels by VG. No.
It's not levels by VG.
That's what he wants.
His birthday is actually coming up the 14th of July.
Okay, so this is Liam's birthday banger.
Is that right?
Yes, correct.
My birthday is the same as yours, Clint.
Oh, is it really?
You're a Feb 1 baby.
So, Joel, you are Liam's support person.
Is that correct?
I am.
Okay, good man.
Amazing.
Okay, Liam, this is for you.
You were 16 in 2010. And finally, here. Okay, Liam, this is for you. You were 16 in 2010.
And finally, here it is, Liam, your birthday banger.
That's your birthday banger, California girls.
Oh, it's a tune, Liam.
This is Luke joke.
What do you think about it?
Do you like it?
Yes.
I love it.
You love it. You love it.
He loves it.
Bit of Katy Perry, Snoop Dogg,
there's something in there for everyone.
Okay, wait,
we're going to do one for Hilary.
Kia ora, Hilary.
Hi, Hilary.
Hi.
Hi.
Where are you off to this morning, Hilary?
I'm travelling from Christchurch up to Picton
to take the ferry to Palmerston North with the family.
Oh.
Wow.
Okay.
You are on your way.
You're travelling.
Picton. He is hoping that dodgy old ferry is working for you today. Wow, you were on your way. You're travelling. He's hoping that dodgy old theory
is working for you today. Yeah, a couple of bad rough catches, I think, at the moment.
I'll say. Fingers crossed for you, Hilary. Thank you. What's your birthday? 23rd of May
1989. All right, that means you were 16 in 2005. And on the 23rd of May 2005, this was number one.
Hillary, it's a banger from Will Smith, Switch.
That is a good one.
That is a good one.
Oh, la, la, la.
Okay, wait, then we're going to figure this out.
Colby Calais, California Girls or Will Smith.
What are you vibing?
Oh,
I mean,
I like them all.
Yeah.
I like them all.
Oh,
Colby Calais vintage.
It is vintage.
But I mean,
oh,
the Will Smith songs
are vibe to me as well.
What are you thinking?
You want me to take it out of your hands? What are you thinking? Do you want me to take it
out of your hands?
What are you thinking?
I'm thinking Will Smith.
Me too then.
Hilary, congratulations.
You just won birthday banger.
You enjoy that ferry, mate.
Thank you.
See you, Hilary.
Have a good one.
I've spewed on that ferry
so many times.
Have you?
Oh, yes.
He's a real rocky.
Well, as if you're hungover, yeah.
Brian Clint, here's your birthday banger.
You're on ZM.
Brian Clint.
ZM, Brian Clint.
The winner of birthday banger is for Hillary today
from the year 2005.
Will Smith and Switch from the movie Hitch.
Such a good film.
Such a good movie.
Birthday Banger going a lot more smoothly this morning, so that's a plus.
That's how it's meant to work.
We do it every day while we're filling in for Fletch, Vaughan and Hayley.
Hey, we've got to talk about this Mayor of Wellington story
because I can't work out
whether she has had
an absolute blowout and
like owes
a major apology or if
she's done the most relatable thing
a mayor has ever done.
Well, let's unpack exactly what's happened.
So her name is Tori Fano, which you'll know if you
live in Wellington. She's the mayor of one of the biggest cities in the country.
Pretty massive role.
And this is how her weekend went.
Wellington Mayor Tori Whanau is being accused of drunken behaviour
at a restaurant in the capital on Friday night.
While dining out at the Old Quarter with a friend,
Whanau reportedly asked a waiter whether they knew who she was
while intoxicated and left without paying the bill.
Speaking to Newstalk ZB this morning, Whanau admitted to failing to pay,
but says it was settled the next morning.
However, she denies all other allegations, saying she was only tipsy.
There's a few things there. So park the bit
where she's gone. Okay, Jaquan.
Do you know...
We've all been there. Come on.
Let's park the bit where she said,
allegedly said, do you know who I
am? That part to me is where my
ears pricked up the most.
Because she would have probably got away with this.
Everyone would have been like, oh, classic.
Because it appears, like this is all allegedly,
we don't know exactly what happened.
But if she did say to the waiter, do you know who I am?
Then it would appear like she was expecting,
like she didn't have to pay.
Well, the news, no, no, that's not what it was.
No.
So the news report I heard was that she was a bit more than tipsy
and the restaurant cut her off.
And that's why she said it.
Oh, okay.
And then according to some reports is when she went,
I don't know who I am.
And the waiter who's given his side of the story said that he said,
no, actually, I don't know who you are.
And she said, I'm the mayor of the city.
You listen to me. I'm the mayor.
I can give you
parking tickets.
Whatever happened
in the restaurant, that's all alleged.
Yes. Whatever happened,
what is true is that the
mayor of Wellington forgot to pay for dinner and left the restaurant without paying.
Can we just, I just need to know the details.
It wasn't just her there on her own drinking a bottle of red wine.
No, no, no, she was with a friend.
She was with a friend.
So technically the friend.
And she said it had been a big week in council.
Obviously.
She was sending it on a Friday.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
But the friend is
liable here as well. The friend is the
one who went back in the morning and paid.
Oh no. Because they woke up and they're like
somehow they realised, they're like, oh
God. And you know when you wake up after
a night out and you're like, oh shit. Anxiety.
Where's my phone?
And the friend went straight back
and paid. They weren't trying to get out of
paying.
I, from what I can tell, they drunkenly forgot to pay for their meal.
God, you have to be pretty steamed to forget to pay. They're going head first into Courtney Place.
They're like, we need to get to East Ab, stat.
And they just boosted out of the restaurant and off they went.
Imagine the next day she would look at her friend and be like,
did you pay?
And the friend's like, no, did you pay?
Oh, no.
She's the mayor.
She's the mayor of Wellington.
She's the mayor of the capital city.
I kind of love it.
That's what I'm saying.
Because she's still a person.
She still needs to be able to get on the pizzo, you know?
Auntie Tori. Like, just because people have serious jobs doesn't mean they don't make bad decisions.
I want to know this afternoon, much like Tori Farno,
the Mayor of Wellington, where were you when you forgot to pay?
And was alcohol involved or was it just like a,
did you walk out of a store with something
and you just, you genuinely forgot to pay the bill?
Like it does happen.
I went out with my parents one time.
We went to a pub for lunch and had a great time
and left and we got in the car and I said to mum,
oh, thanks for lunch.
And she goes, what do you mean?
And I said, thanks.
Thank you for lunch.
Thanks for paying for lunch.
And she goes, I didn't pay. And I said, well, I didn't pay. We went, shit. And dad went, thank you for lunch Thanks for paying for lunch And she goes, I didn't pay
And I said, well, I didn't pay
And we went, shit
And Dad went, drive
No, he did not
We paid
You went back and paid
I knew you would have
Marie's here
Kia ora, Marie
Hi, Marie
Kia ora
Tell us, Marie
It's a safe space
When did you get to pay?
I was a landscaper in Auckland back in 2008
and working on a Mount Eden swoon pole
and a builder stuck a piece of timber out
and I kind of got a little bit of a head injury
and determined as I was, I wanted to go out that night
and see a show called Tane back in the day
and I thought, well, this will be fine. So I just sort of blow-dried a little cut on my
skull and I went to the show, woke up the next morning, thought I need some breakfast,
ran to the dairy and up in Maraita and loaded, you know, got everything I needed and walked
out the shop. And I was in my car and I drove out of Maraita, I passed my house
and was completely concussed, I forgot.
Marie!
Yeah, because I was determined to go out that night.
That's so dangerous.
And I was going to go to work and I was determined I was okay.
How much stuff did you take?
Oh, I think I took
milk, bread, lucky they knew me
and once I was heading towards
was it Beachland?
I was like, oh, hold on.
What am I doing? So you're putting it down to
taking a length of 4x2 to the head.
That's why you... The damn
builder. I blame the builder actually.
I didn't
realise I actually had cut my skull
until I took the cap off.
I was thinking it was a bit sweaty under my cap
and I was like, oh, there's a little bit of...
I thought, no, I'm not shaving my hair
and going to the AEE.
I'm not going to do this.
I'm going to blow dry it.
What show was it, did you say, Marie?
A show called Tane.
It sounds like a strip show.
No, it was at the ATS Square with some kind of performing art.
Oh, okay.
There was no point going to the show.
You don't remember it, Marie.
No, no.
Well, it was a date as well.
I was determined to make it.
But, you know, I got there.
Wait a second.
Did you just hear what she said?
It was a date.
Were you on a date as well?
And you had blow-dried the blood in your forehead dry
so you could go on the date and you were concussed.
Oh, you're a trooper.
Yeah, I guess she wasn't thinking straight, was she?
No.
That was a good chat.
Thank you, Marie.
We appreciate it.
And she's now also not allowed back at her local dairy.
Her photo's up on the wall.
Cara's here.
Hi, Cara.
Hi, Cara.
When did you forget to pay?
Well, I was at the petrol station with all the kids in the car,
and I'm sure a few people have driven off without paying.
But I pulled over just down the street because I thought I'd order the kids
some pizza for tea and pick that up on the way home.
So I pulled over, did that, then took off again and got the pizza,
and I was driving home, and I thought,
I can't remember paying for the petrol.
I just can't remember.
Oh, no.
So I checked my bank, and I'm like, oh, my God, I haven't remember paying for the petrol. I just can't remember. So I checked my bank and I'm like, oh my God, I haven't paid.
So I drove back and I went in and they were laughing at me
and they said that they chased me out
and then I pulled over on the side of the road
so the young guy was chasing me and thought I'd stopped
and then just when he got to my car again, I took off.
They must have thought that you were just messing with them.
I know, I know. I wouldn't have been so mad if I were just messing with them. Yeah. I know.
I know.
I wouldn't have been so mad if I'd just carried on driving.
Yeah.
But, yeah.
Cara.
They had me all on camera.
Yeah.
Good on you, Cara.
You did the right thing.
Cara's like, I don't know what people are talking about,
these expensive petrol prices.
I paid nothing.
Yeah, so far.
It's cheap.
You just drive out.
So cheap. The payment barely comes up on your account whatsoever. I paid nothing. Yeah, so far. It's cheap. You just drive out. So cheap. Payment
barely comes up on your account whatsoever. I love this one. There's a couple of stroller ones,
which is a vibe from mums when they forgot to pay. So one person said, I paid for my groceries and
forgot that I had a pie sitting on the stroller and walked out without paying for it. I went back
and paid for it as soon as I realised. Someone else said a sleep-deprived mum.
Well, that was my reasoning at the time.
I had hung a new handbag on the pram as I walked around the shop
and then I walked out forgetting I was going to buy it.
Yeah.
I can see how it would happen.
It would happen.
And you would have all the excuses in the world,
but they'd be like, well, you know, it looks like your shop.
We've got you on camera.
It looks like you're shoplifting.
Did I ever tell you about the time my mum went into a baby store
and she was looking around the shop and she had the pram in there,
but she was holding, I think it was my sister.
She was holding my sister.
So the pram, she just kind of sat in the corner near where the other prams were
because she was looking at some other stuff.
And they accidentally sold the pram.
My mum came back to pick up her pram,
which was like a real expensive one.
They sold it?
They sold it.
Wouldn't have even had a barcode on it.
I don't know exactly how it happened,
but I think someone took it up to the counter
and they were like, I want this one.
Is it secondhand?
They're like, yep, go for it.
They're like, it looks like it's got food on it.
It's got a heap of food in it.