So my aunt moved to New Zealand last summer. I got word today that she’s buying a house in a new development there. Guess what its called. Go on, guess. Nope. No, one more guess. Wrong again. It’s called (get ready for this)… “Vista View”
Is that fantastic, or what? Vista View! Just rolls off the tongue! Who cares what it means; it sounds great!
My aunt plans on really getting into the spirit of her new home. She plans on naming her new dwelling Casa House. It’s located on Parkway Lane. She’s got a new pet, Perro the dog. Her boyfriend is named Guy. And she got a promotion. Know where she works? Department of Redundancy Department. I could go on like this all night, but for a small fee I won’t.
Hey, drive along Highway 3 in south western Alberta, go through the Crowsnest pass, look down and to the right… that’s it, down there at the bottom of the valley, the town is called “Hillcrest”.
I could be exceptionally cruel tonight and comment that the above quote shows that knowledge of geography obviously isn’t built into the Aussie way of life – as NZ is made up of way more than two islands – but I won’t.
But I will put in a smilie – – just to show it’s all in good fun.
I’ll add here that there are some RL drekkie names various developers have put on their subdivisions, apartment blocks and the like around here. Auckland, after all, is “yuppie haven”.
Thanks to those in this thread, though, who’ve pointed out the other instances of this kind of stuff. And Miller – you have one very odd aunt, if you’ll excuse my saying so.
The JAFA Ice Wolf (Just Another Fucking Aucklander)
Odd NZ Aunts, starter for 10. My wife’s NZ aunt (ok she’s Australian born) is heading for a more obscure location post Sept 11. Yep, she’s concerned that Palmerston North might be a target.
