http://www.spareroom.co.nz Be our guest... Thu, 26 May 2011 02:15:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/11/17/the-sinatras-of-lower-hutt-are-selling/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/11/17/the-sinatras-of-lower-hutt-are-selling/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:03:31 +0000 Ana Samways http://www.spareroom.co.nz/?p=4552 A massive 430m2 gin palace in Lower Hutt is for sale and includes an avocado bench top, wood panelling galore, an aqua–coloured intercom beside the toilet and a vinyl padded bar! I can’t see anything in the photo tour that’s post 1975 – even the tv and stereo are retro! More after the jump...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/11/17/the-sinatras-of-lower-hutt-are-selling/feed/ 13 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/11/13/gay-fabric/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/11/13/gay-fabric/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:18:29 +0000 Ana Samways http://www.spareroom.co.nz/?p=4529 Are you a man who is into men? Need new curtains? How about a matching duvet cover? Check out this range of camp fabric from eQuilter.com. In their 'Hunky & Handsome Guys' category, you'll find oiled-up and posed hard bodies, covering all the themes you could dream of and even some you'd never thought of. The high-quality fabric includes firefighters, cowboys, construction workers, and outdoorsy Types. Plus the shirt-wearing, decidedly mundane, delivery men will play into all the queer stereotypes. Pictures after the jump... ]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/11/13/gay-fabric/feed/ 4 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/11/28/subversive-action-figures/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/11/28/subversive-action-figures/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:26:48 +0000 Ana Samways http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/11/28/subversive-action-figures/ The Britney Spears "hot pocket” action figure is a bit sick-making, so I didn’t publish the photo, but readers can follow the link. I did however love the Paparazzi Action Playset and...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/11/28/subversive-action-figures/feed/ 0 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/08/27/alive-elvis/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/08/27/alive-elvis/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:50:21 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/08/27/alive-elvis/ From the same people behind the Robosapien, the Alive Elvis® is a singing and talking bust of The King, dressed in a ’68 Comeback Special-era leather jacket. The makers say they've used motion capture to replicate facial movements as he operates in the following modes: Alive mode: Elvis moves, responding to sound and music...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/08/27/alive-elvis/feed/ 1 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/07/05/frangipani-lights/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/07/05/frangipani-lights/#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2007 22:32:49 +0000 Ana Samways http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/07/05/frangipani-lights/ Time and time again people make the mistake of ignoring their party lighting. There's nothing worse that having to socialise under the glare of a 100-watt bulb, it's like being interrogated. These Frangipani fairy lights are the perfect lighting solution for a Pacific party...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/07/05/frangipani-lights/feed/ 0 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/05/23/the-runaway-alarm-clock/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/05/23/the-runaway-alarm-clock/#comments Wed, 23 May 2007 01:33:09 +0000 Ana Samways http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/05/23/the-runaway-alarm-clock/ An alarm clock that runs away from you, so you have to get your your sorry ass out of the sack and chase it across the room to turn it off. Genius. Here's how it works... ]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/05/23/the-runaway-alarm-clock/feed/ 3 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/05/01/lebowski-action-figures/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/05/01/lebowski-action-figures/#comments Tue, 01 May 2007 02:17:17 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/05/01/lebowski-action-figures/ Or, more correctly: The Big Lebowski Urban Achiever 8-Inch Figures. "I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino..." ]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/05/01/lebowski-action-figures/feed/ 2 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/04/28/billy-t-james-neon-on-trade-me/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/04/28/billy-t-james-neon-on-trade-me/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2007 03:05:20 +0000 Steven Shaw http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/04/28/billy-t-james-neon-on-trade-me/ As Auckland stares down the barrel of another comedy festival season, it's interesting to remember where it all came from. This flashing neon sign from the Billy T. James show is being auctioned off on Trade Me... ]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/04/28/billy-t-james-neon-on-trade-me/feed/ 1 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/04/10/looks-as-good-as-a-real-fire/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/04/10/looks-as-good-as-a-real-fire/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:06:49 +0000 Ana Samways http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/04/10/looks-as-good-as-a-real-fire/ The Ambient Fire is a DVD of an open fire with all the atmosphere and none of the mess, and without the embarrassment of adding to your carbon footprint. There are nine different fireplaces scenes on the DVD -- "just logs", "just flames", a "cuddle-up-next-to-the-fire scene" and even a campfire... ]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/04/10/looks-as-good-as-a-real-fire/feed/ 2 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/03/23/nice-nose-job/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/03/23/nice-nose-job/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:37:19 +0000 Ana Samways http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/03/23/nice-nose-job/ Pick Your Nose Paper Cups are nice party gag for the whole whanau -- cups with a photo-realistic picture of a new nose (some with a tash, some with lady lips) will get an instant laugh from other guests when in use... ]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/03/23/nice-nose-job/feed/ 0 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/03/12/%e2%80%98the-mrs%e2%80%99-trackpants/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/03/12/%e2%80%98the-mrs%e2%80%99-trackpants/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:53:55 +0000 Ana Samways http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/03/12/%e2%80%98the-mrs%e2%80%99-trackpants/ In these “Low-Rise Crystal Sweats” you can be branded on the hide just like a cow! Sparkly, garish and in your place. Also available saying "newlywed" or "bride to be".]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/03/12/%e2%80%98the-mrs%e2%80%99-trackpants/feed/ 0 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/03/01/safe-as-lettuces/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/03/01/safe-as-lettuces/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:57:12 +0000 Ana Samways http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/03/01/safe-as-lettuces/ This head of iceberg lettuce looks real enough, but don’t go slicing your tomatoes just yet, because it’s actually a security device with a hidden compartment to hide your heirlooms and diamonds in. Those nasty burglars would never find 'em in there. Buy it here for around NZD$69. Sign Up For Our Newsletter ]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/03/01/safe-as-lettuces/feed/ 1 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/02/11/would-you-like-your-embryos-fried-or-heart-shaped/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/02/11/would-you-like-your-embryos-fried-or-heart-shaped/#comments Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:15:55 +0000 Ana Samways http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/02/11/would-you-like-your-embryos-fried-or-heart-shaped/ Some people might think a frying pan which makes eggs into heart shapes would be romantic. It’s not. However, it is deeply amusing and bursting with potentialfor irony. Buy it at Crazy About Gadgets. ]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/02/11/would-you-like-your-embryos-fried-or-heart-shaped/feed/ 0 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/02/09/lifesize-cutouts-bush-or-the-she-clinton/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/02/09/lifesize-cutouts-bush-or-the-she-clinton/#comments Thu, 08 Feb 2007 23:21:26 +0000 Ana Samways http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/02/09/lifesize-cutouts-bush-or-the-she-clinton/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/02/09/lifesize-cutouts-bush-or-the-she-clinton/feed/ 0 http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/02/05/retro-kids-books/ http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/02/05/retro-kids-books/#comments Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:38:38 +0000 Ana Samways http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/02/05/retro-kids-books/ I remember these books vividly from my early childhood. I had completely forgotten about them until one turned up in our bedtime story pile from the grandfolks and prompted me to find more...]]> http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2007/02/05/retro-kids-books/feed/ 1