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  • hamishm,

    Where did munter come from Russell? I heard it was South African but can never find anything to back that up

    Since Nov 2006 • 357 posts Report

  • Sacha, in reply to Russell Brown,

    I'm all establishment and shit now

    so Te Standard tells me

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Russell Brown, in reply to hamishm,

    Where did munter come from Russell? I heard it was South African but can never find anything to back that up

    No, people assume that but I'm certain it's not true. It predates any South African influence on the vernacular. Which is just as well, because "munt" is a nasty word in Afrikaans slang.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report

  • Hebe, in reply to hamishm,

    Christchurch in the 1980s? I remember my little brother using it when he had a mullet.

    Christchurch • Since May 2011 • 2899 posts Report

  • kmont, in reply to Rich Lock,

    Snort.

    wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 485 posts Report

  • kmont,

    Hey I was supposed to be the one who bought Russell Brown a bloody Maru calendar! What is the world coming to. Have trip planned and it is only just hitting me now how amazing it is going to be to go back 4 years later to Japan and make people happy by taking pressies and bringing pressies back, just like a real Japanese person would.

    wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 485 posts Report

  • Sacha, in reply to Hebe,

    mullet

    say no more

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • kmont,

    Man that edit function is great. It really suits the pendant in me.

    wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 485 posts Report

  • Hebe, in reply to Sacha,

    mullet
    say no more

    Yep munted mullets. Kinda like that late night music channel on Sky.

    Christchurch • Since May 2011 • 2899 posts Report

  • Andre,

    I especially revere the term bogan and the pressure Kylie Mole exerted on the red neck township.

    New Zealand • Since May 2009 • 371 posts Report

  • Biobbs,

    Seems it's even older :-)

    The River Mouth, Denmark • Since Jan 2011 • 114 posts Report

  • Sue, in reply to kmont,

    Hey I was supposed to be the one who bought Russell Brown a bloody Maru calendar! What is the world coming to. Have trip planned and it is only just hitting me now how amazing it is going to be to go back 4 years later to Japan and make people happy by taking pressies and bringing pressies back, just like a real Japanese person would.

    kowhai if you wanted i suspect you could do a roaring trade in maru calendars
    and we would all pay in advance - i'd like 2 one for me and on for my cat

    although people can buy them online http://www.jbox.com/product/CLNIE001

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 527 posts Report

  • Hebe, in reply to Andre,

    Yes they went as silly as a two-bob watch.

    Christchurch • Since May 2011 • 2899 posts Report

  • Emma Hart, in reply to Hebe,

    We certainly had it in Timaru in the 80s, and one of the KAOS flats in the early 90s was known as "Munting-Spak Hall".

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2006 • 4651 posts Report

  • Hebe, in reply to Emma Hart,

    I'm picking the word came from Australia; don't recall it pre-1985 in NZ. then I was OE and it was definitely in current usage when I came back for a visit in the summer of 1987.

    Christchurch • Since May 2011 • 2899 posts Report

  • Steve Barnes,

    Munters AB | Isafjordsg 1, Kista Entré | P.O. Box 1188 | S-164 26 Kista| Sweden
    So now you know. ;-)

    Or As wiki says

    munter (plural munters)
    (UK, slang, pejorative) An ugly woman
    I’m never going to date her, she’s a right munter.
    (New Zealand, slang) A person often impaired by alcohol or recreational drugs
    He’s a real munter; He was really munted at the party.

    Peria • Since Dec 2006 • 5521 posts Report

  • hamishm,

    Thank you Steve and Russell

    Since Nov 2006 • 357 posts Report

  • Steve Barnes,

    Peria • Since Dec 2006 • 5521 posts Report

  • Sacha, in reply to Steve Barnes,

    now that's smart campaigning.

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report

  • Richard Grevers,

    ok, I'm in heaven. A "missing" 1990 documentary about The Blue Nile on their US tour has just resurfaced. American imagery just suits their music to a tee.
    watch here (29 minutes)

    New Plymouth • Since Jul 2011 • 143 posts Report

  • Robyn Gallagher,

    I thought he was wearing fake comedy teeth, but they're real.

    Since Nov 2006 • 1946 posts Report

  • JacksonP, in reply to Richard Grevers,

    A "missing" 1990 documentary about The Blue Nile

    Thank you. I need a distraction.

    Auckland • Since Mar 2011 • 2450 posts Report

  • JacksonP,

    Topical, albeit a sad song. They sure did melancholy well.

    Auckland • Since Mar 2011 • 2450 posts Report

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