KEY POINTS:
A practical joker's attempt to add some (perhaps) much-needed frivolity to this work environment doesn't meet with approval.
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More Kiwi Teenglish (a teen version of English):
Gangsta - meaning excellent. "The Warriors had a gangsta win on Sunday."
Buzzy - insanely good.
Skux -
a ladies man.
Skitz down - chill out.
Stain - an unwanted opinion.
Skee - scared.
Puck - instead of the obvious, similar-sounding word.
Fob - fresh off the boat, used to describe a person's bad English.
Mean/Dope/Sick/Bad - impressive: "That car's sick", "Those Nikes are mean".
Shot - thank you: "Shot for the ride home."
Rude - not very good: "That new song's rude."
Laterz - goodbye.
Bangin' - Something that is cool, impressive.
Whakaawi - Where the f*** are we?
Haterade - When someone is hating on you: "That girl be sippin' the haterade."
Horseyed [horse-eed] - Crunk, drunk, cabbaged.
Ill - That's phat, cool, mean, mint: "Your sneakers are ill" ("I like your sneakers").
Rata - Rat. An insult, eg: "you rata!"
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To the garage owner on Great North Road: "My friends and I were wandering home from a party and discovered what we thought was a trapped woman or child screaming inside your workshop. We decided it best to call 111. As I held my cellphone against the door, a very cheeky "hello" emerged from within. The 111 operator laughed as we blushed ... Mr garage owner, you have one funny parrot!"
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Britain's Justice Minister Jack Straw has banned parties in jails after finding out that officials at London's Holloway Prison for women had held a vampire-themed dance party, with dress-ups and fake blood to cheer up the inmates, including several murderers.
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Gotta love local councils: In 2003, Britain gave officials greater power to place people under surveillance, in the name of fighting terrorism. But the Telegraph has found many councils have used this power to investigate allegations of crimes such as noisy children, selling pizza without a licence, and noisy dogs. (Source: Reason.com)