ODT Watch | Issue 18

ODT Watch | Issue 18

In The Wash

Dave Cannan’s “The Wash” documents the daily non-events of Dunedin’s mediocre affairs, or “phenomena” as Cannan would say. This week, a thrilling mystery: A member of the public spotted a picture saying “Joe loves Jill”:



I think they’re lesbians, Dave.

Dave also had some exceptional pun chat for us…



…conceding that the ODT does in fact actively source puns for its impressive headlines.

In other ODT brilliance:



And in its coverage of Te Reo Maori Language week, the ODT gained insightful knowledge from a local Maori woman:


This article first appeared in Issue 18, 2012.
Posted 2:15pm Sunday 29th July 2012 by Alice O'Connell.

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