Public Address | Cafe | Hard News: PAWOTY: We are all quaxing now

Simon Lyall

Wed, 23 Dec 2015 12:51:31 +1300

Here is a story from 1988 of a supermarket in Dunedin using a helicopter to find trolleys "borrowed" by students. Video won't play for me but might work for others.

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/back-in-the-day-dunedin-supermarket-uses-helicopter-war-against-trolley-thieves

David Hood

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 15:45:09 +1300

Gardens New World in Dunedin used to run a special fleet of ‘retired’ trolleys for this purpose in the 1990s

Still do, I think. Called take-home trolleys.

George Darroch

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 13:55:26 +1300

Getting trolleyed, surely.

There has been a rise in the number of places with electronically locked wheels, and I don't blame them. All except the chronically transport-deprived will rejoice.

TracyMac

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 13:13:17 +1300

With the trolleys, what is it about dumping them into creeks? When we moved to GI 30-umph years ago, they were quite the local decor.

TracyMac

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 13:11:36 +1300

Damn, I would have been in with a prize, if I'd remembered to vote from my PC. The voting form didn't work for me on mobile. Next year is another year!

Oliver Thompson

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 11:53:28 +1300

Gardens New World in Dunedin used to run a special fleet of 'retired' trolleys for this purpose in the 1990s. I recall something about leaving your name and address at he counter and being allowed to take one of these rattly old trolleys home with your groceries.

Joe Wylie

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 11:41:51 +1300

I reckon we need a word for taking the trolley all the way home. You could name it after my neighbours, who currently have two in their yard.

Someone did a story on trolley "theft" in Sydney around 15 years ago. The stuff about how supermarkets recover "borrowed" trolleys was…

Stuart Coats

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 11:11:33 +1300

Theft?

B Jones

Mon, 21 Dec 2015 22:19:46 +1300

I guess I quax since I live near a supermarket and regularly pick up stuff on the way home on foot, but I reckon we need a word for taking the trolley all the way home. You could name it after my neighbours, who currently have two in their yard.

George Darroch

Mon, 21 Dec 2015 20:21:09 +1300

The 'Gram gives quaxing a nice leisurely workout.

linger

Mon, 21 Dec 2015 19:05:59 +1300

I'm thinking it could be some kind of ceremonial fluted vase.

linger

Mon, 21 Dec 2015 17:56:01 +1300

The NZ version of the Rory.

Tony Kennedy

Mon, 21 Dec 2015 16:42:06 +1300

Maybe a special "prize" for the next person to utter "twatcock" on Morning Report (and live)

David Hood

Mon, 21 Dec 2015 16:07:30 +1300

In terms of globality, quaxing did get an "article" in the Daily Mail, if being fodder for a corporate content mill counts for anything.

George Darroch

Mon, 21 Dec 2015 14:23:51 +1300

Aotearoa, ataahua as always.

#redpeak, the choice of urban liberals everywhere. Or just people who enjoy boldness and beauty.

George Darroch

Mon, 21 Dec 2015 13:50:42 +1300

Here's to the #quaxers.

Although I just call it 'going to the supermarket'.

Sofie Bribiesca

Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:47:34 +1300

Or a really cool ‘vase’

Or 3 really cool pipes and 2 incense.

Ian Dalziel

Mon, 21 Dec 2015 12:11:35 +1300

Quaxing lyrical...
Sounds like a duck,
ergo shops like a duck
(No, not on the Web!)

Quax, it still sounds like
snake-oil salesmen,
fractures and splits...
Running on empty.

In the pannier, on the ass,
carless consuming by
shanks, chain or bus power
is trolley a gas, gas, gas!

Mark Easterbrook

Mon, 21 Dec 2015 11:51:13 +1300

Or a really cool 'vase'.

Hebe

Mon, 21 Dec 2015 11:02:14 +1300

PR release of the year this. Enjoy your bong Jolisa.

JessicaRose

Mon, 21 Dec 2015 10:56:21 +1300

“I’m very pleased for Jolisa,” said Brown. “That hundy at the Hemp Store will buy her a pretty sweet bong.”

*wipes tears of laughter from corners of eyes* – wonderful post that has made my Monday morning.

Merry Xmas Jolisa!

Hilary Stace

Mon, 21 Dec 2015 10:39:10 +1300

Dick Quax has obviously never been to Melbourne. With free trams throughout the CBD and a lot of inner city apartments, student hostels and tourists, everybody is quaxing.

Kumara Republic

Mon, 21 Dec 2015 10:14:46 +1300

"Paddy didn't invent 'Twitterati', but he certainly did more than anyone else to get it into the discourse, even if he was trolling everyone," said Brown. "It would be great if we could take the next step and actually agree on who the Twitterati are. I'm bloody sure it isn't…

Russell Brown

Mon, 21 Dec 2015 09:57:42 +1300

Is Mary Wilson behind the scenes at Morning Report now?

She is indeed.

Hilary Stace

Mon, 21 Dec 2015 09:55:35 +1300

Is Mary Wilson behind the scenes at Morning Report now?

Public Address

Mon, 21 Dec 2015 09:55:35 +1300

Discussion from blog post.