Takeaways

Takeaways

Something to:

Watch

The Wife Swap George Bush episode:

The Patrick and Leierwood Family episode is what your flat is missing. One family is an uber-conservative, hella-patriotic American military family who LOVES George W Bush. Meanwhile, the other family consists of Godless hippies who just want peace, love, and communism. Even 20 years later, it stands the test of time and is perfect for those who get off on some hot political tension. Truly a masterpiece of television from the 00’s Golden Era.

 

Read

About Tampongate:

In light of the coronation, you’re advised to see the least-glamorous side of royal life. We don’t want to spoil the contents of this for you, but in 1989 Charles and Camila had a particularly interesting phone call. If you’re watching The Crown or know anything about royal history, you’ll already be in on the joke, but if you’re like me and have nothing but disdain for royals and don’t have the attention span for television, a quick Google will do wonders for your week. Enjoy the ceremony! Soak it up ;)

 

Listen To

Slowed down Yoshi:

If you're familiar with any Mario game, you should be familiar with the many enthusiastic high-pitched sounds that Yoshi makes. You can make this better. Listen to what he sounds like slowed and pitched down, i.e, like the grown man that voiced him. There are a number of versions on YouTube, but ‘Yoshi's voice but pitched down so he sounds like a grown man’ is the OG. It's 20 seconds of your time – need I say more?

 

Go To

Saint Kilda:

Chuck on ‘New Slang’ by The Shins, take the #3 Bus, and enjoy the last few days of warmth before the bitter winter sets in. Make a day of it and enjoy the vintage railway down the beach, the dinosaur playground, and the sea lions (from afar). Maybe even some fish and chips or burgers from Marlow Takeaways. Better go quick though, you're almost out of sunshine. Oh. See those clouds rolling in over there? Yeah, never mind. It's already too late.

 

Support

OUSA’s protest about Uni staff cuts:

The Government not investing enough in our universities and forcing them to focus on profit? Uni too chickenshit to demand better for us? Enough is enough! Show up at the Clocktower May 9th at 10:30am to demand better, or at least to be able to say you were a part of history when you were a kid. What better things do you have to do? Lectures? Lol.

 

Cancel

Your Netflix subscription:

The content is being gutted and The Office isn’t on there anymore. Even if that’s not what you want to watch, it’s time to jump ship. Use the money saved to subscribe to a better platform with more options. TVNZ and ThreeNow are free and they’ve got good stuff. But if you want to spend money, go for Neon. Better Call Saul is worth it on its own.

This article first appeared in Issue 10, 2023.
Posted 1:59pm Sunday 7th May 2023 by Critic.