Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily. Today on The Spinoff: Coming off SSRIs, he helpfully boring side of AI and have we had enough depressing Māori war films now? But first: Alex Casey learns the shocking truth about Mitre 10’s ‘Bring on the Weekend’ jingle.
“Every now and then you come across a novel piece of information that shifts the parameters of your universe. It’s a feeling so thrilling, so expansive, so addictive, that there’s a whole genre of Spinoff story devoted to it. You won’t believe what the K in K Bars stands for. You won’t believe why wine biscuits are called wine biscuits. You won’t believe the secrets of the Canterbury logo. You won’t believe the truth about the Frosty Boy. In the wise words of a wise man, we must treasure these moments like a jewel. There are so few happy surprises left that unearthing a brand new fun fact these days is worth its weight in Trumpet chocolate tips (which also contain a fun fact in themselves). It’s been a long, dry, fun fact-free few months until my beloved, during his customary Friday afternoon flurry of memes about the pending weekend, sent me one life-changing Spotify link.”
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The shocking truth about Mitre 10’s ‘Bring on the Weekend’ jingle
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