Politics #1: John Key's call centre robots were out in force last night ...
Phone: "Ring ring"
Dad: "Abby, can you get that please?"
Abby (8yo): "Hello Abby speaking..."
[A confused look, then jaw-dropping surprise...]
Dad: "Who is it, Abs?"
Abby (whispering): "Dad, its John Key!"
[Dad listens, yup, it's the PM, a delightful bit of recorded telephone spam... goes back to reading homework with younger sister while Abby listens on, then hangs up.]
Dad: "What was that about, Abs?"
Abby: "It was John Key, Dad. He said he wanted us to vote for a national park on Saturday, or something."
Sophie (6yo, looking crest-fallen): "But we can't - we've got a fairy party to go to on Saturday!"
Politics #2: Who said the young aren't political anymore? Avondale rappers Home Brew with their track Listen to Us, includes some fantastic archive clips and some NSFW language.
And The Eversons (a guitar band from Wellington) who possibly out of pity (more likely satire) have released their new single "Vote For ACT". "The lyrics start off: "Mr Brash is a modern Johnny Cash and he's doing a tour of the prisons. He's not much of a musical guy but he'll help all the people stuck in 'em..."
Quick clip: A labrador named Fenton is caught chasing red deer in Richmond park, London, but it's his owner's desperate calls to stop him that give the humour...
Local: A reader spotted this actor recycling: "In Australia for a short time, I'm away from the odious Countdown "Coleman family" series of ads, but now Woolworths over there has started a "My Family" series and the actor playing the father is in both ads and still annoying."
