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Is it still very easy to pick up the origin of a Spanish speaking American, and/or are there Spanish accents/words that are uniquely American?

Highest Oz lotto jackpot in ages next week. Does anyone know if they do a rush job over night, have a stack of random $$ amounts just lying around, or go print a week advance just in case?

It's quite impressive actually how fast they get them outside shops, at bus stops etc

Speed camera flashing like crazy while overhead signs were reading 100. About 1km or so down the road the speed changed to 80 then eventually 40 for a breakdown in the left lane.

Does anyone know if I and countless others are about to get a fine, or will they know it was flashing in error?

Is it Charles for the lols. Props Boy, Ritchie McCaw, Thingy, Suzanne Paul, Tammy the Briscoes Lady? Or a legit worthy statesman or woman. Who gets the call up?

For me, so I'm guessing a lot of us, would say Hamilton is a city in the North Island. Dunedin is a city in the South Island. So it's in, rather than on.

Is it the same for Stewart Island? And why do we say in rather than on? Is it just North and South Islands do we say in? Do locals close to Waiheke, Kapiti or the Chathams do the same?

Just a late night thought