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  | MrsMojo   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Topic: Whakatane - a dirty word? Posted: 01 August 2008 at 12:03pm
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  | My3Sons   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 01 August 2008 at 12:09pm | 
 
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    thats so silly its funny!
 "Whakatane, to the system, sounds like an F-word." I can see how that would happen though, if you didnt know the pronounciation, which they obviously dont being american. "The content filter is an American-based product, and it does a phonetic analysis of what has been typed in," he said. | 
 
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  | Deez   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 01 August 2008 at 2:55pm | 
 
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   hahaha i didn't even read the link but your heading made me laugh
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  | caraMel   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 01 August 2008 at 4:45pm | 
 
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   Hehe that reminds me of an episode of Rove a while back. He couldn't believe Whaka was allowed to be said on TV here and dared John Campbell to say it on his show. 
John was like "Whaka, Whaka, Whaka! There you go you cheeky little Aussie"
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  | ooEvaoo   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 08 August 2008 at 1:44pm | 
 
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   Yup Whakatane, world famous on Rove lol. That's my home town!!!.
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  | Kellz   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 08 August 2008 at 2:14pm | 
 
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   Lol yeah he siad it on on heaps of his shows,..we were living in Whakatane at the time too! Isla was born there, so will always have it on her passport etc!
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  | BaAsKa   Senior Member
 
   
 
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 08 August 2008 at 3:52pm | 
 
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   bahahahaha! i grew up here so never thought too much of it but when i was a toddler i called it 'whak-in-tane'    | 
 
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  | caitlynsmygirl   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 08 August 2008 at 6:07pm | 
 
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   I remember my friend when he moved over from South Africa 
" Whakatane ? first i have to Whakapapa, now i have to Whakatane? ,,,what if I dont WANT to Whakatane?"
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  | Neeks   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 08 August 2008 at 9:34pm | 
 
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   HAHA Kelly!!!! 
 Who's Tane?? *wink wink* 
 It's kinda like Waipu?? Coz if you don't sh*t you die    | 
 
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