<&>Wellington Corpus of Spoken New Zealand English Version One <&>Copyright 1998 School of Linguistics & Applied Language Studies <&>Victoria University of Wellington <&>side one <&>11:15 i'll have to go to bed pretty much <.>s as quickly as i can after the play now yeah <,> you might have to is it quite social afterwards well yeah i mean once you've done a play er <.>you <{><[>you're still a bit buzzing <[>oh yeah i suppose it's like cooking too or like any job at night eh you can't just go home and go to bed no <{1><[1>no you feel like you want to wind down for a <{2><[2>couple of hours you could but <.>you you wouldn't get to sleep for an hour or so <{3><[3>anyway after that so you feel like having a bit of a drink after you've had a shower i mean it's such a sort of big thing and there's all these mistakes that have been made and <{4><[4>stuff and you feel like sitting down and having a sort of laugh about it for <{5><[5>a while <[1>you've got to unwind <[2>yeah <[3>mm <[4>word <[5>yelling at each other laughs killing each other and laughs <,> mm classic thing happened the other night in the barry at the end of the play you don't know <&>12:00 what he's going to do being barry milner he comes out and he's turned into this psycho he's committed this murder and the plan comes out he's some big psycho and then you don't know what he was going to do next he does things like there's like this chicken you know it's the pheasant sitting on the table and he grabs it and and er stuffs his face into its crutch and goes <&>makes gnawing noises <{1><[1>tut and then one night <{2><[2>word <[1>laughs <[2>YUK the three hour boil we'll do yeah word we did you know when <.>i er when we say that er it's a good night when er the audience laughs more than we do <{1><[1>cos we corp so much on stage yeah people are always doing really stupid <{2><[2>things and people are always laughing but barry's barry's the one <.>that <.>that makes you laugh so much one day he came in and he was being a pschyo pig and he went to the table and he sat down and he picked up a crystal glass went mm drank it and went <&>makes noise of glass smashing and hits table and smashed the glass laughs <[1>laughs <[2>laughs inhales laughs just sort of crumpled on the <{><[>table <[>laughs is it a real <{><[>crystal glass <[>voc laughs it was <{1><[1>laughs it was a piece of rubbish and you just saw the bottom of it just disintegrate and <&>makes noise of glass smashing all that was left <&>13:00 <{2><[2>was the top of it sort of <[1>laughs <[2>laughs oh laughs cut himself? he didn't oh the most nuts thing happened in that play our play i mean it's so technical there's so many things that can go wrong and you can be assured that they all will <,> <{><[>laughs <[>great murphy's law yeah what will go what CAN go wrong <{><[>will go wrong <[>will go wrong yeah and lots more things besides probably and and ben really cos he doesn't know his lines that well keeps on coming up with the most STRANGE creations laughs <{><[>laughs <[>they're strange <{1><[1>but <,,> laughs it was <{2><[2>amazing <[1>laughs <[2>if he doesn't know his lines very well then he just <{1><[1>just strings along <{2><[2>word yeah <[1>inhales <[2>word laughs i have this one where i go dole harvey you murdered william yardly detective louis palmday and the eighth earl of wedgecomb tut that's my line and i keep on going william yardly you murdered <,> and then i get really confused cos you've said the name wrong i've said the name i've said that the person that he's murdered instead of who who he is and i guess <&>14:00 people go wayne yardly you murdered dole harvey <.>wi william yardly you murdered <,,> i'm making a citizen's arrest laughs <{><[><&>prolonged s <[>you mucked that line <&>pronounced as rine up on the first <{><[>night <[>laughs <[>yeah laughs i got it right <{><[>in the end though <[>i noticed you mucked that line up laughs once and the other night i said um er i meant to go um do you HAVE to work in here <.>thi this is the last place in the house that isn't full of SAWdust <,> and then a couple of lines later i say oh well if anyone wants me i'll be in the kitchen it's the last place in the house i won't be interrupted by hell and i leave and one night i said do you have to work in here this is the last place in the house i won't be interrupted by the hill <,> laughs laughs and then i said um er if anyone wants me i'll be in the kitchen it's the last place in the house that i won't be interrupted by sawdust by the hill laughs bye all laugh laughs the whole theatre's going word laughs laughs mm yes laughs <&>15:00 laughs <{><[>oh dear <[>interesting never mind laughs and ben said one night he goes inhales and when he's meant to say when donald harvey's foot knocks the ornamental axe <,> and my name in the play is damien my character and he goes when damien's foot knocks the ornamental axe and i'm way over on the side of the <{><[>stage and i haven't got a metal axe at all <[>laughs laughs word <{><[>run across <[>laughs laughs yes mm oh well it's lucky it's such a shit play the voc audience probably <{><[>wouldn't notice it <[>laughs <{><[>laughs <[>look they think it's part of it laughs yes taking in are many people coming yeah oh yeah it's been get people are <.>r starting to really enjoy actually i think maybe we're getting a bit slicker tut and the play really needs to be really slick voc i mean saturday night was a fantastic show and the audience really loved it we got asked to do our first encore bow on saturday night and <{><[>mm <[>oh tut and er they loved it and <&>16:00 FRIDAY night was fantastic we had a a whole lot of um er people from i h c come along this whole group of them and that was just <{><[>fanTAStic <[>they'll laugh at anything oh they they thought it was SO funny <{1><[1>and they got the rest of the audience going it was great i <{2><[2>mean <[1>mm <[2>cool laughs they cackled at everything there was this one that would cackle and at end go gasps inhales oh word laughs <&>screams gasps inhales oh go every few seconds laughs it was just really <{><[>funny <[>laughs <{><[>laughs <[>mm it's probably what the audience were laughing at not <{><[>us but <[>oh yes <{><[>that's really funny <[>yeah laughs that's all it takes some of the group and laughs get a few people'd to laugh at them eh or well it's that sort <{><[>of show you want to get drunk to watch the show i reckon if you're a bit drunk and out to have a really good time the show can be quite funny if you go along to watch something sort of <[>yeah word serious really serious and try and solve the murder but we've had a few like it's amazing we've had a few people and this there's <&>17:00 this big really big thing that comes up a bit later on that we think's totally obvious and most people um just <.>there there's <.>just not a whisper in the in the crowd and this huge clue suddenly gets <{1><[1>word i don't whether i should say oh you'll know anyway the the both <{2><[2>well the butler and the earl are the same person <[1>what's that <[1>yeah <[2>yeah oh well now we know yeah <{1><[1>well it's so obvious <{2><[2>and so <{3><[3>everybody always knows <[1>laughs <[2>laughs <[3>well i never did but i thought that was just a casting thing yeah and then and then when it's revealed um they're usually there's just not a whisper nobody goes you know goes oh yeah we knew that but then one then one night because that was old people yesterday yesterday afternoon when they started a whole lot of old people from an old people's home laughs and er was the butler is the same as the earl and suddenly oh yeah oh look all laugh laughs er <{><[>it was really funny <&>18:00 laughs half of it's it's cos they're blind we reckon we never reckon it's cos they're all half blind <,> laughs <,> yes <[>laughs laughs do you want the rest of my tea it's very nice <{><[>but i'm full <[>laughs i want to have a <{><[>sip <[>i'll try some she didn't actually ask you she asked tony mm i thought it was quite nice actually word yeah barry milner's got a fan letter oh have i told you that? no he's got his first fan letter this guy's sent him a letter from auckland saying i <{1><[1>was it was really great to hear your name on the at the oscars and er i've been following your career and i think you're a really good actor and could you please send me a letter and er or something and a signed autograph for my <,> nephew or <{2><[2>something like this <[1>oh this is quite nice isn't it <[2>laughs laughs it's really funny and barry's really worried it's a prank laughs <&>19:00 and he's gonna to send a letter and then they're going to go ha ha <{><[>ha <[>and they're going to ha ha ha and frame <{><[>this letter and send it round everybody laughs just the sort of thing harry dean would do harry dean's really good at leaving really funny things on people's word um on people's dressing tables <[>word sucker someone um when we were at school um tut you know how you can send away those tampax things for the free sample and <{1><[1>you get these information packs <,> voc a group of girls in my class and they filled it in for a friend of theirs at rongotai college some <{2><[2>guy <[1>oh yeah <[1>yeah yeah <[2>laughs oh no and apparently um he got this package in the <{><[>post with these tampax and <[>laughs yeah apparently he was really interested and sat there and read the whole thing <{><[>laughs <[>laughs <{><[>laughs word how i'll use these <[>mm <{><[>laughs <[>laughs harry dean left a little pamphlet for um applying for the young achievers um er award on his dressing table he's about forty five or something like this laughs laughs and he left a a um cos barry milner starting to develop a little pot gut <&>20:00 laughs and he left a little <.>li <.>la <.>ma women's weekly open at um er getting a firm um yeah firm firm tummy in seventeen days <{><[>laughs laughs <,> mm <[>laughs <[>laughs oh <,,> i'm <{><[>hot <[>mm <{1><[1>mm i <{2><[2>am <,> <{3><[3>is the heater on or is it just hot <[1>mm? <[2>yes <[3>it's warm <{><[>it's only on low <[>word well we should turn it off it's warm eh well i'm word laughs <{><[>word turn it down ellen'll fall asleep <[>put a word laughs <&>yawns <{><[><&>yawns <[>what else do they let you do word there tony no i'll get one for you maybe we should sit down on these chair things okay okay sniffs laughs i feel like slouching sit up straight young man no i'm gonna slouch <&>20:50 <&>one minute ten seconds not transcribed as TR leaves room <&>22:00 someone said to me the other <&>door knob is rattled by TR day <{1><[1>um oh we're back to four <{2><[2>now <[1>mm <[2>is it right yeah we're <{><[>talking about you behind your back <[>yeah we're talking about you behind your back clears throat yeah whatever they <{1><[1>said <,> make sure i hear it <{2><[2>oh <[1>someone said <[2>laughs <[2>laughs someone said to me the other day that they thought that was a REAL test of what your marriage was gonna be like whether you could get through planning the wedding all laugh both <{><[>laughs <[>planning a wedding <&>sighs um we've left it up to ellen now sniffs yeah we've <{><[>just heard that you're doing the honeymoon <[>yeah yes GOD knows what WE'RE going to be dressed in then no no i'm looking after THAT you're looking <{><[>after that side of it <[>what's your idea for that bear suits bear suits bear suits i like bear suits i i had thought ahead bit <&>imitates bear walking boom cha boom <{><[>cha boom cha <[>yogi bear <{><[>laughs <[>laughs walk up sing the teddy bears' picnic yeah something like that inhales <{><[>and then could whistle the <[>you go down to the <,> wedding today then i thought we <{><[>could um whistle the um the voc bridal march <[>word laughs and i was thinking like we could all sit there <&>whistles laughs <&>whistles laughs rather than an organ <&>23:00 tut i could try and er learn how to play the saw and um <,> bow and saw what's it called the little eh the violin? yeah no no you know what they are you know <{><[>when you just saw <&>imitates sound of bow and saw <[>when you play the saw oh fascinating laughs laughs no i don't think <{><[>we'll want that dave <[>you could play it on a kazoo yes what about a comb and tissue paper no i think we <{><[>will be um casual <.>let yet formal <[>laughs casual but <{><[>formal <[>laughs <{><[>what does THAT mean? <[>laughs laughs word collars we're gonna wear a tux up here and then just wear nothing <{><[>down there except underpants <[>shorts laughs depends how hot it is yeah shorts undies shorts only my really really good word undies that you really like no you're not allowed to wear those they'll fall off laughs word laughs word laughs everyone will RUN for cover gasps oh no my undies fell off <{><[>laughs <[>laughs oh laughs <{><[>laughs <&>24:00 <[>are you gonna wear a black suit um no we thought we might just wear um a <{><[>collar and waistcoat <[>word tut oh right but not <{><[>tied up bow ties yeah no jacket <[>with no jacket? a what? oh um a shirt with a waistcoat and with <{><[>black trousers eh black slack pants <[>oh or jeans that might <{1><[1>be quite nice <{2><[2>actually cos that <.>wou that would <{3><[3>be like what you wore with <[1>laughs <[2>black sweat pants <[3>are these gonna have the tartan thing are you gonna still have that somewhere <{><[>um the kilt <[>mm <{><[>we could all we could all wear tartan um bow ties <[>word you want you want yeah possibly i don't know if we'll wear ties if you have a <{><[>tie you should wear the jacket though <[>oh right yes yes oh right <{><[>yeah word <[>i thought we'd just have a um er it um word some sort of <{><[>padded waistcoat <[>word oh that's a good idea <{><[>word <[>you could wear braces <[>you could make i'll i'll make the braces word i'll sew them no you bloody well won't laughs i will i'm i'm <{><[>good on the old sewing machine <[>i'll just word it's all right dave you just turn up yeah laughs you <{><[>just bowl on up <[>my speech prepared well tut so you word that will <{1><[1>look well that would be like what <{2><[2>you wore for your thing you know like you wore <[1>right <[2>anyone got a couple of hours <&>25:00 tut oh right <{><[>yeah that was good <[>they all wore black trousers and white shirts and waistcoats <{><[>waistcoats patterned waistcoats <[>mm waistcoats done up mm <{><[>we're after those sort cos um specially if it's outside or something <[>looks great and if it's <{><[>sunny you know <[>it'll be word <{><[>mm <[>mm i think the bow ties still look nice no <{><[>a tartan bow tie would be quite fun <[>otherwise <{><[>but you couldn't have that with a padded waistcoat <[>word no they'd have <{><[>to match <[>could wear all wear tartan glasses laughs that's really dumb dave tartan woolly hats or something laughs laughs you know how it's <{><[>um quite traditional to have a photo taken with the bride showing her garter <[>hats word yeah well megan working in a photography place in k mart she reckons some women think you know it's so traditional that they've got their big FAT legs laughs with a little garter round it they <{1><[1>think they're looking sexy laughs <{2><[2>laughs and she said they're really yukky photos all laugh <[1>stretched laughs <[2>oh really oh this looks like some guy trying to pull it off with his teeth or something all laugh <&>26:00 like when someone goes inhales laughs laughs laughs it's like that hideous tradition of drinking champagne out of the bride's SHOE i <{1><[1>just can't think of anything <{2><[2>more <{3><[3>disGUSTing <[1>word <[2>oh <[3>oh yuk GOD if you've been standing in the shoe for two hours oh yuk <{><[>i've never heard of that one <[>word word sometimes you see photos of i think rod stewart drank out of rachel's shoe or <{1><[1>something <[1>oh jesus <{><[>oh yeah right <[>laughs <{><[>laughs <[>oh they're old and grubby though <{><[>and gross <[>word we'll all be wearing each other's shoes by the end of it he pinched rachel hunter's bum at some huge thing <{1><[1>word a prizegiving you know <{2><[2>awards ceremony <,> i don't know no i <{3><[3>think it might have been when they were married <[1>mhm <[1>laughs <[2>before they were going out <[3>no oh laughs but how tasteless in front of all these people it was live broadcast laughs what? i think it's disgusting mm you can almost <{1><[1>see her <{2><[2>bottom through the clothes she wears anyway <[1>i wouldn't do it <[2><&>next utterance addressed to DK you're such a chauvinist that's true no i wouldn't do it that's true <,> i think she's a tart laughs yeah <{><[>she <[>see she's doing a um home birth video with her <{><[>next kid <&>27:00 <[>i know YUK a home birth video? well not a <{1><[1>home birth eh a <{2><[2>video of of the birth yeah <[1>see the whole thing on video <[2>they're videoing the birth and <{><[>she word <[>she's doing yeah she's doing the series of videos for pregnant mothers entitled with rach <{><[>word <[>laughs with <{><[>rachel and it's gonna culminate in i think in the birth <[>wow jesus tut i don't think <{><[>they'll actually video the birth itself do you <[>i hope it's not still born or something <{><[>not not graphically they'll probably <[>yeah i mean what if something goes wrong i reckon they will but they but i bet they'll edit it yeah yeah cos she won't let them there be <{1><[1>photos around of her all sweating and <{2><[2>swearing and <[1>no <[2>it's really silly cos its like she needs <{><[>the money <[>oh she'll probably look <{><[>furious <[>well rachel she'll probably go all laugh oh look <{><[>what's this <[>have this laughs laughs <{><[>laughs but <[>perfectly bathed and <{><[>dressed baby <[>it'll be half hour STOP stop my hair my hair laughs yeah laughs hairdressers and <{1><[1>makeup artists <{2><[2>she would have to wouldn't she <[1>oh <[2>laughs <{><[>laughs <[>yeah word at least the <{><[>baby will be made up as soon as it comes out of her laughs her little baby laughs <[>word <&>28:00