Before we kick off the 2020 Yogi Awards, we have ten Reverse Yogis to give out for those who, at some point over the past decade, have been dumber than the average. These are mostly just dishonourable mentions and are not awarded in any particular order:
*In early 2012, the movie Journey 2: The Mysterious Island was released. In the scene where stepfather and stepson Hank and Sean (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Josh Hutcherson respectively) arrive in Palau, Sean doesn't know how to talk to the locals but Hank reassures him that "the official language in Palau is English". While English is an official language as a result of 50 years of administration in some form by the United States (indeed, including second-language speakers, more people speak English than Palauan in Palau), it is not the only one. The official languages of Palau are Palauan and English, except in two states (Sonsorol and Hatohobei) where the local languages, Sonsorolese and Tobian, respectively, along with Palauan, are official. Japanese is spoken by some older Palauans and is an official language in the State of Angaur. So what's my point? Here's my point: it would have been nice to have some lines spoken in the Palauan language.
*Another movie-related one: Guns Akimbo. While I liked the film, March probably wasn't the wisest time of year to release it in New Zealand. Any film with that level of violence, and gun violence in particular, should not be released in New Zealand too close to the anniversary of the Christchurch mosque shootings, or at the very least not be screened on the 15th out of respect for the people of Christchurch.
*The dank memes on this blog. There's just too much of them and not enough posts like this.
*Justin Bieber is unfortunately still a thing.
*Pro-vax nutjobs who won't listen to the facts: VACCINES. CAUSE. AUTISM.
*Those of you who voted for Biden in the primaries. Seriously, guys, what does Joe have that Bernie doesn't?
*Those Jafas who got banned from the Rialto cinema in Dunedin last April for flashing some dinero while joking that "ISIS pays well". It wouldn't if they got kidnapped and beheaded.
*The All Blacks losing the Rugby World Cup.
*Donald Trump, most definitely. His presidency has just been one big circus.
*In 2011, police on the Isle of Wight arrested a Simon Ledger on suspicion of racism for singing the classic chart hit Kung Fu Fighting. The song was said to have offended two Chinese people as they walked past the bar where he was singing. It’s a classic song. Just leave poor Simon be.
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